Jetbrains announced the release of its Python IDE, PyCharm 2017.3.2, a day ago. Here’s how you can install it in Ubuntu 16.04 and higher.
Changes in PyCharm 2017.3.2 include:
Type annotation ahead of time. You can’t put an inline type annotation when defining a variable in a for or a with statement, so you need to provide the annotation in a separate place, read more on the ticket. This is now supported in PyCharm.
‘Show command line afterwards’ now works correctly for remote interpreters. And further fixes to this feature
Various SQL syntax fixes for PostgreSQL and Oracle (PyCharm Professional Edition bundles all DataGrip features)
React code completion improvements (PyCharm Professional Edition bundles all WebStorm features)
MPV media player reached the 0.28.0 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04.
MPV 0.28.0 requires FFmpeg 3.4 and features initial d3d11 and vulkan support. Other changes include:
Add DRM_PRIME Format Handling and Display for RockChip MPP decoders
Add support for Display P3 primaries
support multiple seekable cached ranges, display cache ranges on OSC
demux_playlist: support .url files
dvb: Add multiple frontends support (up to 8)
dvb: implement parsing of modulation for VDR-style channels config
hwdec: add mediacodec hardware decoder for IMGFMT_MEDIACODEC frames, rename mediacodec to mediacodec-copy
lua: integrate stats.lua script (bound to i/I by default)
add support for nvdec hwaccel
add android opengl backend
How to Install MPV 0.28.0 in Ubuntu:
MPV does not provide official Linux binaries, but it refers to a third-party PPA which contains the latest packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and derivatives.
To install it, open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from start menu. When it opens, do:
1. add the PPA repository via command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) when prompts and hit Enter.
2. If you have a previous release installed, you can now launch Software Updater and upgrade the software after checking for updates:
Or just run commands to install it for the first time:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mpv
Uninstall:
For any reason, you can remove the PPA easily by going to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab. And remove the player via command:
The Liferea feed reader reached the 1.12.1 release earlier today with some bug-fixes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04.
Changes in Liferea 1.12.1 include:
Fix typo in debug message
Add patch: appstream data has new format
Fix that Liferea doesn’t remember the feeds’ custom settings
Fix assertions/crashes on changing view layouts
Workaround to avoid GtkPaned shrinking
Added Indonesian default feed list
And some translation updates.
How to Install Liferea 1.12.1 in Ubuntu:
For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher, you can easily install the new release from this PPA repository.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
Type your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it asks and hit Enter.
2. Then upgrade Liferea via Software Updater utility:
or run commands one by one to install the Linux feed reader:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install liferea
Uninstall Liferea:
To remove the software, either use your system package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove liferea
To remove the PPA repository, open “Software & Updates” utility and navigate to Other Software tab.
Yarock, a Qt music player designed to provide an easy and pretty music collection browser based on cover art, reached 1.3.0 release on Christmas Eve.
Yarock 1.3.0 release highlights:
New favorite stream editor with extended option
Improve favorites streams management
Improve stream search (TuneIn, Dirble)
Add bitrate info for radio stream view (TuneIn, Dirble)
Add option to enable/disable playing history
Better icon color consistency for light or dark system theme
Save/restore bottom bar state (expanded/collapsed)
Fix favorite stream loss
Fix playcount update if history not enabled
Fix auto rating calculation
Fix cover size management for album edition
Fix phonon engine crash condition on stopping player (with gstreamer backend)
Fix mpv engine player crash
Improve playing item visibility
Restore previous playing cover for radio stream
Minor code update for deprecated Qt5
Minor ui changes & improvments
How to Install Yarock 1.3.0 in Ubuntu:
And unofficial PPA contains the new release for Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04. Due to requirement of Qt >=5.6, Support for Ubuntu 16.04 ends up with Yarock 1.2.0.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.
2. After adding the PPA, upgrade the player from an existing release with Software Updater.
Or run commands one by one in terminal to install it:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install yarock
Uninstall:
To remove the PPA, launch “Software & Updates” utility and navigate to “Other Software” tab.
To remove Yarock music player, either use synaptic package manager or run command:
Sigil epub ebook editor reached the 0.9.9 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and higher via PPA.
Sigil 0.9.9 release highlights:
Ability to limit/disable clipboard history saving.
A new Spellcheck Dictionary Preferences setting that allows the user to include words with numbers in them.
Two new Quick Launch Icons for plugins added to the main menu.
Preview Window Title bar will now show height and width of the Preview Window
Convert br tags in header text to linebreaks for toc/ncx/nav generation routines
Besides building the new release from source tarball, an unofficial PPA is available that contains the packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and Ubuntu 18.04.
1. Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or searching for “Terminal” from start menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/sigil
Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) and hit Enter.
2. Then you can upgrade Sigil editor from an existing release via Software Updater:
Or install /upgrade Sigil via commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sigil
In Addition, for Linux libxml2 bug see HERE. Sorry that I can’t build it with DBUILD_PATCHED_LIBXML2=1 option since it requires cloning source from github.com but Launchpad builders do not have internet access.
Uninstall:
To remove the PPA repository, launch ‘Software & Updates’ utility and navigate to ‘Other Software’ tab.
To remove Sigil epub editor, either use system package manager or run command in terminal:
