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digiKam 5.1.0 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: April 24, 2024

After one month of development, the digiKam team announced the release of its photo management software digiKam 5.1.0 last night with new RAW cameras support and bug fixes.

DigiKam 5.1.0 brings a new huge bugs triage and some fixes, LibRaw 0.18 to support new lead RAW cameras, Mysql database interface consolidation, speed-up startup operation. Also the option to enable or disable the scan for new items at startup is back in Setup/Miscs dialog page.

New supported RAW cameras in Digikam 5.1.0:

Canon 80D, 1300D, 1DX MkII
Fujifilm X-Pro2, X70, X-E2S
HTC One A9 and M9
Leica M and X-U
Nikon D5
Olympus Pen F, SH-3
Panasonic DMC-GX80/85, DMC-TZ80/81/85/ZS60, DMC-TZ100/101/ZS100
PhaseOne IQ150, IQ180 IR, IQ3
Samsung Galaxy S7
Sony ILCA-68, ILCE-6300, RX1R II, RX10 III

Install / upgrade to digiKam 5.1.0 in (K)Ubuntu 16.04:

1. Add Philip Johnsson’s PPA

Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:philip5/extra

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

2. install or upgrade digiKam.

For those who have the previous 5.0 release installed, launch Software Updater and upgrade digiKam to 5.1.0 release after checking for updates.

Or just run commands below one by one in terminal to update package index and install/upgrade the software:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install digikam5

3. (Optional) Remove digiKam 5.1.0

To remove the software, use Synaptic Package Manager or simply run apt command with remove flag:

sudo apt remove digikam5 && sudo apt autoremove

And the PPA can be removed or disabled via Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab.

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LibreOffice 5.2 PPA is Ready for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: August 11, 2016

LibreOffice 5.2 is finally available for upgrade in Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 14.04 via PPA repository.

Although LibreOffice 5.2 was released a weed ago along with .deb binaries, Flatpak, and Snap (still in beta) packages, a PPA repository, with well Unity integrated packages, is still needed for some users. Now the PPA is ready, and here’s how to upgrade for beginners.

What’s new in LibreOffice 5.2:

a single toolbar mode for Writer and Calc
most of the context menus can now be customized
new Calc spreadsheet functions (including forecasting functions)
support for signature descriptions
support for OOXML signature import/export
GTK3 user-interface improvements
OpenGL rendering improvements
multi-threaded 3D rendering, faster rendering
bookmark improvements.
See release note for more.

How to install LibreOffice 5.2 in Ubuntu via PPA:

1. First open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add LibreOffice Fresh PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa

Type in your password when it prompts and hit Enter, read the PPA description, and hit Enter to continue.

2. Upgrade LibreOffice via Software Updater, after checking for updates. ~~removing the package libreoffice-gtk~~.

~~The current build in PPA uses the package libreoffice-gtk2 instead of the default libreoffice-gtk, so Software Updater or (apt upgrade) will keep back the original LibreOffice release.~~

~~To fix it, simple remove libreoffice-gtk before the upgrade process:~~

The PPA has re-built the package with traditional libreoffice-gtk package added, so just launch Software Updater and upgrade your system.

Instead of using Software Updater, you may also use the dist-upgrade command to upgrade to LibreOffice 5.2:

sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade

3. (Optional) To downgrade to LibreOffice 5.1.4, purge the PPA via command:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:libreoffice/ppa

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos LibreOffice, LibreOffice 5.2 PPA

Museeks – A Lightweight & Stylish Music Player based on Electron

Last updated: August 6, 2016

Museeks is an open-source music player written with Node.js, Electron and React.js. It’s free, lightweight, and works on Linux, OS X, and Windows.

The Museeks music player offers a light and dark user interface, and supports mp3, mp4, m4a/aac, wav, ogg, 3gpp file formats. And it also features:

Playlists
Queue management
Shuffle, loop
Playback speed control
Sleep mode blocker

Download Museeks music player:

The pre-compiled Linux binaries are available for download at its release page:

Download Museeks (zip)

grab the museeks-linux-ia32.zip for 32-bit, and museeks-linux-x64.zip for 64-bit OS.

To start the player, just extract and run the executable file from the result folder.

Install Museeks with desktop shortcuts:

If you like this music player, you can install it to /opt and create a shortcut so that you can launch it from Unity Dash or App Launcher.

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and extract the downloaded zip archive to /opt:

sudo unzip ~/Downloads/museeks-linux-*.zip -d /opt && sudo mv /opt/museeks-linux* /opt/museeks

Type in your password when it asks and hit Enter.

2. Create the .desktop file for the software:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/museeks.desktop

This command creates and then opens the .desktop file with Gedit text editor. Paste below lines when it opens, and save the file.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Museeks
Exec=/opt/museeks/museeks
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/museeks/resources/app/src/images/logos/museeks.png
Categories=AudioVideo;Player;Audio;

After that, you should be able to launch the player from Unity Dash, or App Launcher.

3. (Optional) To uninstall it, simply remove the /opt/museeks directory and the desktop file.

sudo rm -rf /opt/museeks && rm ~/.local/share/applications/museeks.desktop

In Howtos lightweight audio player

Ubuntu 14.04.5 Released with Kernel 4.4 and 16.04 X Stack

Last updated: August 5, 2016

The Ubuntu Team has announced the release of Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS. It’s the fifth and final point release that includes new hardware enablement stack (HWE) from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.

We have expanded our hardware enablement offering since 12.04, and with 14.04.5, this point release contains an updated kernel and X stack for new installations to support new hardware across all our supported architectures, not just x86.

As usual, this point release includes many updates, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04.5:

Ubuntu 14.04 users can easily upgrade to the 14.04.5 point release by running a regular system update via Software Updater.

Or run the commands in terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Note that the updated hardware enablement stack, Kernel 4.4 and X graphics stack from 16.04, will be available through the update only for those who installed Ubuntu 14.04 using the 14.04.2 or newer disc image.

Those who installed Ubuntu 14.04 from the original or 14.04.1 disc image will keep the original Trusty stack. Anyone wishing to opt into the new Kernel and X graphics stack may do so by running the command below in terminal:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-xenial libwayland-egl1-mesa-lts-xenial

For Sever edition, run this command instead:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-xenial

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How to Install FileZilla Client 3.20 in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: April 4, 2019

FileZilla client has recently reached the 3.20 release. While Ubuntu 16.04 offers the old 3.15.0 release in its main archive, you can easily upgrade to FileZilla 3.20 by following this tutorial.

FileZilla 3.20 now depends on ibfilezilla >= 0.6.1, it brings some crash fixes, error message improvements, and other bug-fixes. See details at this page.

Install FileZilla 3.20 in Ubuntu 16.04:

It is recommended to install FileZilla using the package manager, although the project page offers pre-compiled Linux binaries. And below is how to install it from the ~~GetDeb repository~~.

1. Open terminal from Unity Dash or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run commands to:

add Getdeb repository:

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

install the key:

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

2. Launch Software Updater and upgrade the FTP client.

For those who don’t have a previous release installed, just run commands to update package index and install FileZilla:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install filezilla

In Howtos FileZilla, FTP Client

Howto-Upgrade: Firefox 48 Released, Multi-Process Enabled

Last updated: August 3, 2016

Mozilla Firefox 48.0 was released on Tuesday. The biggest change is that Electrolysis (E10S), the multiple processes architecture, is beginning to be enabled by default.

Electrolysis is the project name for Mozilla’s efforts to split Firefox into multiple processes to improve responsiveness, stability, and security. The first phase of this work was to split Firefox into a UI process and a content process.

Besides enabling E10S for some users. Firefox 48 also features:

Download Protection: potentially unwanted software and uncommon downloads.
Add-ons that have not been verified and signed by Mozilla will not load
Better Canvas performance with speedy Skia support for Linux
WebRTC embetterments:
- Delay-agnostic AEC enabled
- Full duplex for GNU/Linux enabled
- ICE Restart & Update is supported
- Cloning of MediaStream and MediaStreamTrack is now supported
Searching and various security improvements, and more at release page.

How to upgrade to Firefox 48 in Ubuntu:

The new Firefox release will be made into Updates/Security repositories very soon, available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, and Ubuntu 12.04. (Check out THIS PAGE)

At that time, just launch Software Updater and install available updates after checking for updates.

If for some reason you don’t receive the updates for Firefox 48, launch Software & Updates and:

select Download from “Main Server” in first tab.
make sure the security and updates repositories enabled in Updates tab.

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How to Install Deluge 1.3.13 in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: August 2, 2016

While Ubuntu 16.04 offers Deluge 1.3.12, the BitTorrent client has recently reached the 1.3.13 release with an extremely large set of bug fixes.

Deluge 1.3.13 now includes libtorrent 1.0.9 for all platforms. Python 2.6 is not supported for Windows. So if you were using py2.6 when you upgrade your 3rd party plugins will disappear from the plugins list.

For the full list of changes in Deluge 1.3.13, see this page.

How to install or upgrade Deluge in Ubuntu:

The official Deluge PPA has made the binary packages for Ubuntu 16.04, and also Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and derivatives.

1. add PPA:

Open terminal and run the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa

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

2. Upgrade Deluge via Software Updater:

Or you can run the commands below in terminal to install the software for the first time:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install deluge

3. (Optional) For any reason, you can easily switch back to Deluge 1.3.12 by installing ppa-purge and purge the PPA.

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:deluge-team/ppa

In Howtos bittorrent client, deluge

Native GTK+3 Twitter App Corebird 1.3 Released

Last updated: November 28, 2019

Corebird discontinued! Try Cawbird as an alternative.

Corebird, an open-source GTK+3 twitter app, has reached the 1.3 release with some new features and build system improvements.

Corebird 1.3 changelog:

The build system will now check for gtksink
Remove libgee dependency
The compose tweet window will now save the current text on cancel
Allow self-retweeting
Fade loaded inline media in
Twitter wont send mp4 urls for their videos anymore starting August 1st, so support HLS videos
Query full-length DMs
Support muting in profiles

How to install Corebird 1.3 in Ubuntu 16.04:

Besides building the software from source, you can install the latest release from third-party PPA, Ubuntu 16.04 and its derivatives are supported.

1. Add PPA

Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run the command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

Type in your password when it prompted and hit Enter.

2. If you have a previous release installed, just launch Software Updater and upgrade it after checking for updates.

Or run the commands below one by one in terminal to update and install Corebird Twitter client:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install corebird

3. (Optional) For those who want to revert to Corebird 1.1, the stock version in Ubuntu 16.04, purge the PPA via ppa-purge:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

That’s it. Enjoy!

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How to Install ‘Anatine’ Twitter App in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: July 29, 2016

Anatine is a new open-source Desktop Twitter App for Linux, Windows, and OS X. It offers mobile Twitter interface with keyboard shortcuts support and extended features.

Anatine is only 3 months old and so far it features:

Hides promoted tweets
Dark Mode (Ctrl+Shift+D)
Context menu for save images.
system tray icon to toggle the window.

Install Anatine in Ubuntu:

A non-install Linux package is available from the link below, just download, extract, and run Anatine executable from result folder.

Download Anatine for Linux (.zip)

For those who want to install the software, so it can be launched from Unity Dash / App Launcher, do:

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to extract downloaded package to /opt:

sudo unzip ~/Downloads/Anatine-linux-*.zip -d /opt/Anatine

2. Create a shortcut for the app by running command:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/anatine.desktop

The command creates and opens a .desktop file with Gedit text editor. Just paste below lines into the file and save it.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Anatine
Exec=/opt/Anatine/Anatine
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/Anatine/resources/app/static/Icon.png

3. Finally launch Anatine from Unity Dash and enjoy!

4. (Optional) For any reason you want to remove the software, simply run command:

sudo rm -rf /opt/Anatine && rm ~/.local/share/applications/anatine.desktop

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Ubuntu 16.10 Alpha 2 Available for Download

Last updated: September 29, 2017

Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak now reaches the Alpha 2 release, features images for Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Kylin.

The second alpha of the Yakkety Yak (to become 16.10) has now been released!

This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Kylin.

Pre-releases of the Yakkety Yak are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is still an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.
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Ubuntu 16.10 Alpha 2 release highlights:

This Yakkety Yak snapshot still includes the v4.4 kernel
Lubuntu still uses LXDE since LXQt is still in development
MATE Tweak adds option to enable Heads-Up Display (HUD)
new Ubuntu MATE start page.
MATE Dock Applet drag and drop icons support

Ubuntu 16.10 Release Schedule:

June 30th	Alpha 1 (for opt-in flavors)
July 28th	Alpha 2 (for opt-in flavors)
August 18th	Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze
August 25th	Beta 1 (for opt-in flavors)
September 22nd	Final Beta
October 6th	Final Freeze, Release Candicate
October 13th	Final release of Ubuntu 16.10