sFTP client, a full-featured FTP/SFTP/FTPIS/FTPES/SSH client, now can be easily installed in Ubuntu via Snap package.
sFTP Client uses the most modern libraries and uses the latest technologies (after-all who would ever like an out-dated / old fashioned app), thats why we use the latest frameworks and latest modern designs.
How to Install sFTP client in Ubuntu:
The software now offers official snap package, containerised software package designed to work securely within most Linux desktop.
Simply open Ubuntu Software, search for and install sFTP client:
Or open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install the snap:
For Ubuntu 16.04, first make sure snapd is installed:
For those who to install KDE’s Elisa music player, the official flatpak (containerised software package) is available for most Linux desktops including Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 16.04.
Elisa is a music player developed by the KDE community that strives to be simple and nice to use. We also recognize that we need a flexible product to account for the different workflows and use-cases of our users.
We focus on a very good integration with the Plasma desktop of the KDE community without compromising the support for other platforms (other Linux desktop environments, Windows and Android).
We are creating a reliable product that is a joy to use and respects our users privacy. As such, we will prefer to support online services where users are in control of their data.
How to Install Elisa player in Ubuntu via Flatpak
Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application launcher. When it opens, run following commands one by one:
1. First install Flatpak framework if not exist (For Ubuntu 16.04, add the PPA first):
Want to split, merge, rotate, and/or delete pages in your PDF files? Here’s a tool make it easy to do the job in Ubuntu Desktop.
It’s PDF Mix Tool, a free and open-source tool written in C++ and depends only on Qt 6 and PoDoFo.
The app provides stupid simple user interface to operate PDF files in Linux. Simply choose an action you want to do in the left, then open/import PDF files, finally click Save/Extract/Generate button, and done!
So far, it support following actions:
Merge multiple PDF files into single.
Extract PDF pages into single or mutiple files.
Delete PDF pages.
Rotate PDF.
Edit PDF metadata.
Change PDF size, layout, margins, etc.
Extract PDF to Images.
PDF Merge
How to Install PDF Mix Tool
Some Linux Distributions (e.g., Fedora, Arch Linux, openSUSE) have made the app package into system repositories.
For Ubuntu, users may choose to install it via either Snap or Flatpak package.
Option 1: Snap package
NOTE: The Snap seems not working good in my case in Ubuntu 24.04 with Xorg.
The Snap package is quite easy to install, simply launch App Center (or Ubuntu Software) then search and install ‘PDF Mix Tool’.
Option 2: Flatpak package
For choice, the app can be also installed via Flatpak package that works in most Linux.
First, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run command to install Flatpak daemon:
sudo apt install flatpak
Then, install the app as Flatpak package via command:
Pragha 1.4 Release Candidate, a lightweight continuation of the Consonance music player, was released a few days ago with new features, performance improvements and some fixes.
After 4 beta releases, Pragha 1.4 RC (1.3.99) may be the last before the 1.4 stable release. The new 1.4 RC features:
First implementation of Favorites as a playlist.
Sync favorites with Koel and Last.Fm.
New Visualizer plugin.
Use Alt+Return shortcut to edit the selected song.
Add progress indicator to the search entry while it works.
Remember last pane used on song info plugin.
Allows to customize the styles to the distro packagers.
How to Install Pragha RC in Ubuntu:
There’s an unofficial PPA that contains the latest Pragha packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 18.x/19.
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:
To do a fresh Ubuntu install, I’m always first burning the ISO image into USB drive, and then boot up with the USB drive and install Ubuntu into hard disk.
I used to use Unetbootin to create the startup USB drive. However, it has been dropped from Ubuntu repositories since Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. And Unetbootin .bin package is not well burning the ISO image in my case.
In this quick tutorial, I’m going to tell you that the default Gnome USB Creator can do the job easier and more straightforward:
1. First download Ubuntu iso from releases.ubuntu.com, and plug-in your USB drive.
2. Search for and launch usb creator (Start Disk Creator) in application menu:
3. When it opens, click the Other button and choose the downloaded ISO image.
Finally click the Make Startup Disk button to start burning the ISO into selected USB drive.
That’s it! When everything’s done, boot the USB drive in your machine and try or install Ubuntu.
For Ubuntu 18.04 default Gnome desktop, this quick tutorial is going to show you how to integrates maximized application window with the top panel, by removing the title bar, and moving the title and buttons to the top panel.
All the work can be done via Gnome Shell extension called No Title Bar.
1. Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install No Title Bar extension.
2. The extension takes effect once you installed it. To tweak the appearance, click Extension Settings in Ubuntu Software.
The extension does not work for Gnome 3.30 at the moment, Ubuntu 18.10 users can build it from the source code.