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How to Install Green Recorder 2.0 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04

Last updated: March 6, 2017

Green Recorder is a simple yet functional Linux desktop recorder written with Python and GTK+ 3. Since 2.0 release, it supports Wayland on GNOME session.

Green Recorder uses ffmpeg libraries and so far supports mkv, avi, mp4, wmv and nut (And only WebM for Wayland’s GNOME session). With it, you can record a running window or select an area to record.

The changelog in Green Recorder 2.0 includes:

Added Wayland Support (GNOME Session).
Added ability to select a specific window.
Added ability to select a specific area.
Added ability to show/hide mouse cursor.
Added ability to follow mouse cursor.
Added ability run a command after finishing recording.
Indicator now checking for ffmpeg before running.
Fixed some issues about multi-recordings.

To install the desktop recorder, open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T keys, and then run following commands one by one:

1. Run command to add the Green project PPA repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mhsabbagh/greenproject

Type your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit enter.

2. Then install green-recorder package either via Synaptic Package Manager (after click refresh):

or by running following commands in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install green-recorder

How to Remove:

To uninstall the software, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run command in terminal:

sudo apt-get remove green-recorder && sudo apt-get autoremove

To remove the PPA repository, go to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.

In Howtos desktop recorder, Green Recorder

How to Install SopCast Player in Ubuntu 16.04 / 16.10

Last updated: March 5, 2017

For those who want to install SopCast Player, a Linux GUI front-end for the p2p streaming technology developed by SopCast, here’s a PPA with sopcast-player 0.8.5 for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Linux Mint 18, and derivatives.

Open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run following commands one by one:

1. Run command to add the PPA repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxthebest.net/sopcast

Type in your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then install sopcast-player package either via Synaptic Package Manager or by running commands in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install sopcast-player

3. Remove the PPA repository afterwards, since the player is not updated any more.

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:linuxthebest.net/sopcast

For those who don’t want to add PPA, manually grab the DEB packages here.

In Howtos sopcast player

How to Install Vuze (Azureus) 5.7.5 in Ubuntu 16.10, 16.04

Last updated: March 3, 2017

The Vuze BitTorrent protocol client has reached the 5.7.5 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and/or Linux Mint 18.

Vuze 5.7.5 features:

Native search results view
Native subscription results view
Search results now show if result already in Vuze where possible
Column Setup dialog now has a filter box
Sharing Progress popups can now be suppressed
New Files View column to show entire file path
Option to switch to Tag Settings view after tag creation to allow customization
Quick ‘notification view’ added to the Plugin Bar (Top Bar)
Plugin bar now has right-click menu to select the sub-views of interest
Sound/speech notifications added to notifications
Option added to create a notification when a download added to/removed from a tag
Option added to create a notification when a subscription has new results
Added size column to download history
Sidebar subscriptions menu option to update all manually
Added search option to always route through a proxy
Search templates now support full cookies
New isError tag constraint
Extended tag execute-on-assign actions to include pause and resume
Added some time-related tag constraint expressions to support time-based automatic tag assignment
Support for anonymous updating
New tag removal policy of ‘move to old tag’
Various other changes and bug-fixes

Install Vuze in Ubuntu via GetDeb repository:

The GetDeb repository has built Vuze 5.7.5 for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and their derivatives.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the GetDeb repository:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'

You may replace xenial (for ubuntu 16.04) in the code with yakkety for Ubuntu 16.10.

2. Then download & install the gpg key via command:

wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -

3. After adding the repository, install Vuze 5.7.5 either via Synaptic Package Manager:

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or by running following commands in terminal:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install vuze

Uninstall:

To remove Vuze BitTorrent client, use Synaptic Package Manager or run command:

sudo apt remove vuze azureus && sudo apt autoremove

To remove the GetDeb repository, launch Software & Updates and go to Other Software tab.

In Howtos azureus, Vuze Bittorrent Client

How to Install Skype 5.0 For Linux Beta in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Last updated: March 1, 2017

Skype 5.0 for Linux has been announced a few hours ago. It’s now in the beta stage.

What’s New in Skype 5.0 for Linux:

Calls to mobiles and landlines with Skype credit
one-to-one VIDEO CALLS support from Linux to Skype for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac.
View shared screens from other Skype desktop clients
Unity launcher now shows the number of unread conversations
online contacts in contact list now include Away and Do Not Disturb statuses.

How to Install Skype 5.0 for Linux in Ubuntu / Linux Mint:

The new release can be installed from the Skype apt repository, simply open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key and run following commands one by one:

1. Make sure you have ‘apt-transport-https’ installed by running command:

dpkg -s apt-transport-https > /dev/null || bash -c "sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https -y"

Type in your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Download and install Skype GPG key via command:

curl https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -

3. Add Skype apt repository to your system via command:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list

4. Finally, install Skype for Linux either via Synaptic Package Manager or by running following commands in terminal:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install skypeforlinux

How to Remove:

For any reason you can remove Skype for Linux either via Synaptic Package Manager or by running the command:

sudo apt remove skypeforlinux && sudo apt autoremove

And you can remove the Skype repository via Software & Updates -> Other Software.

In Howtos, News skype, skype for linux

How to Install FlightGear 2017.1 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Last updated: February 27, 2017

The FlightGear Flight Simulator has reached the 2017.1 “Bergen” release a few days ago with many exciting new features, enhancements and bug-fixes.

FlightGear 2017.1 release highlights:

Accurate buildings from OpenStreetMap
voice synthesis of tutorial instructions
improved rendering of Earth from orbit
a more realistic blackout/redout system.
See the changelog for more details.

How to Install FlightGear 2017.1 in Ubuntu:

The GetDeb repository has built the new release for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 and their derivatives. Follow the steps below to install it:

1. Open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, run command to add the repository:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb games" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'

you may replace xenial (ubuntu 16.04) in the code with yakkety for Ubuntu 16.10.

2. Download and install the GetDeb key via command:

wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -

3. Finally update and install FlightGear 2017.1 via command:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install flightgear

For those who have a previous release installed, upgrade FlightGear via Software Updater after adding the repository and key.

How to Remove:

To remove FlightGear, open terminal and run command:

sudo apt remove flightgear && sudo apt autoremove

And you can remove the GetDeb repository by going to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.

In Howtos flight simulator, flightgear

Install Simple Weather Indicator in Ubuntu 16.04/16.10/17.04

Last updated: February 26, 2017

Simple Weather Indicator is an elegant and very simple system tray applet that displays the current weather condition of the user’s location in Unity and Gnome 3.

The applet is developed with Python and uses two web service calls Ip-api.com and eris.madadipouya.com to detect user’s location and temperature respectively.

Features:

Automatic/manual location detection
Show/hide location
Enable/disable indicator startup
Temperature scale support (Celsius, Fahrenheit)
Rounding weather temperature
Overall weather condition
Humdity level
Wind speed
Weather cloudiness
Weather pressure
Weather visibility

How to Install Simple Weather Indicator via PPA in Ubuntu:

The developer has made the indicator into PPA repository, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04, and derivatives.

To install it, simply open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run following commands one by one to get it from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kasra-mp/ubuntu-indicator-weather

sudo apt update

sudo apt install indicator-weather

For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the latest “indicator-weather_x.x-xxx_all.deb” package from:

Simple Weather Indicator Release page

Then click install via Ubuntu Software App.

Uninstall:

To remove the applet, run following command in terminal:

sudo apt remove indicator-weather

And remove the PPA by going to System Settings -> Softwware & Updates -> Other Software tab.

In Howtos simple weather indicator, weather indicator

Ubuntu 17.04 Beta 1 Released for Opt-in Flavors

Last updated: February 24, 2017

The next Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus has reached the beta 1 release earlier today. The beta 1 features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu.

This Zesty Zapus snapshot includes the v4.9 kernel and features:

Kubuntu 17.04 comes with Plasma 5.9, and KDE Applications 16.12.1
Ubuntu Budgie 17.04:
- budgie-desktop stable release v10.2.9
- Latest GNOME 3.24 applications (in beta) together with GTK+ 3.22 window manager
- AppIndicator support is now default
- Terminix is the default terminal
Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 includes GNOME 3.24 Beta, Flatpak 0.8, the Software app 3.22 which now supports Flatpak.

Download Ubuntu 17.04 images:

Xubuntu 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/zesty/

Ubuntu Studio 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/zesty/

Ubuntu Kylin 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/zesty/

Ubuntu Gnome 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/zesty/

Ubuntu Budgie 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/zesty/

Lubunu 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/zesty/

Kubuntu 17.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/zesty/

How to Install MKVToolNix 9.9.0 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Last updated: June 17, 2018

MKVToolNix, the free and open source Matroska libraries and tools, has reached the 9.9.0 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and Linux Mint 18.

MKVToolNix 9.9.0 release highlights:

chapter editor: added a character set selection in the preferences for text files.
multiplexer: added a column “character set” to the “tracks, chapters and tags” list view showing the currently selected character set for that track.
mkvmerge: added an –engage option “all_i_slices_are_key_frames”
mkvmerge: MP4 reader: “ctts” version 1 atoms are now supported.
DVB subtitle tracks whose CodecPrivate data now is up to the proper five bytes long
Various MP4 input module fixes and other fixes.

How to Install MKVToolNix 9.9.0 via PPA:

The new release is available in its official Linux repository for Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 16.10.

1. Open terminal from your app launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, run command to add the key:

wget -q -O - https://mkvtoolnix.download/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -

Type in your password (no visual feedback), and hit enter

2. Then go to System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab, click Add and paste following line to add the official repository:

deb http://mkvtoolnix.download/ubuntu/ xenial main

replace xenial (16.04) with yakkety for Ubuntu 16.10.

3. Finally you’re able to upgrade MKVToolNix from previous release via Software Updater

Or install it via commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui

In Howtos mkvmerge GUI, MKVToolNix

How to Install Kernel 4.10 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Last updated: February 21, 2017

Linus Torvalds announced the final release of Kernel 4.10 days ago. He wrote on lkml.org:

So there it is, the final 4.10 release. It’s been quiet since rc8, but we did end up fixing several small issues, so the extra week was all
good.

On the whole, 4.10 didn’t end up as small as it initially looked. After the huge release that was 4.9, I expected things to be pretty
quiet, but it ended up very much a fairly average release by modern kernel standards. So we have about 13,000 commits (not counting merges – that would be another 1200+ commits if you count those). The work is all over, obviously – the shortlog below is just the changes in the
last week, since rc8.

Linux Kernel 4.10 release highlights:

Initial mainline GVT-g graphics virtualization support
Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 support.
EXT4 DAX iomap support and XFS iomap support.
Better Microsoft Surface 3/4 support. Wacom MobileStudio Pro class of drawing tablets support
Nouveau Boost support
More ARM platform support, better Raspberry Pi 3 support.
and many other changes.

How to Install Kernel 4.10 in Ubuntu:

The Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the DEB packages for the new kernel, available for download at the link below:

Download Kernel 4.10 (deb)

NOTE that Canonical does not support these Kernel packages. They are not appropriate for production use.

For the Desktop users, you can also use Ukuu a simple graphical tool to install the latest kernels.

For Ubuntu Server or those who prefer the command line, install them via following commands:

For 64-bit system:


cd /tmp/

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-headers-4.10.0-041000_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-headers-4.10.0-041000-generic_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-image-4.10.0-041000-generic_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

For 32-bit system:


cd /tmp/

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-headers-4.10.0-041000_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-headers-4.10.0-041000-generic_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.10/linux-image-4.10.0-041000-generic_4.10.0-041000.201702191831_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

After installed these debs, restart and enjoy!

Uninstall:

To remove Linux Kernel 4.10, you may first restart and select boot with previous kernel (from Grub boot-loader -> Advanced Options) and then run command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.10* linux-image-4.10*

In Howtos Linux Kernel

Install / Remove Hardware Enablement Stacks in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: February 24, 2017

Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS was released 2 days ago with security updates, corrections for high-impact bugs, and hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware.

The LTS enablement stacks provide Linux Kernel 4.8 and newer X support, and they are included in the Ubuntu 16.04.2 desktop ISO images.

For original Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 16.04.1 users, you have to manually install the HWE stacks. And below will tell you how:

How to Install Hardware Enablement Stacks:

Open terminal from app launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, run command:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04

Type in your password (no visual feedback) and hit Enter.

After installation, reboot your computer.

How to Uninstall:

1. I don’t like the new X stack in my laptop, so I removed it via commands:

sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-input-all-hwe-16.04 linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-video-all-hwe-16.04

You’ll see the command also removes the ubuntu-desktop package. Don’t worry. The following commands will install it back.

2. Then install back the original xserver-xorg via commands:

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-core

sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-input-all libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

If you want to remove the new kernel 4.8, reboot and select boot with old 4.4 kernel (grub -> Advanced Options), then see this how to tutorial.

In Howtos LTS Enablement stacks, Ubuntu 16.04