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Install GTK3 Version of CPU-G (CPU-Z for Linux) in Ubuntu 16.04

Last updated: March 10, 2016

The development of CPU-G, a CPU-Z hardware stat tool for Linux, now is continued!

CPU-G is a simple tool that collects and displays information about your CPU, RAM, Motherboard, some general information about your system and more.

This is an application initially developed by Fotis Tsamis and subsequently by Michael Schmöller, Michał Głowienka, Michał Olber. Atareao Team have now decided to continue this project, port it to GTK3 + and improve it as much as possible.

New version of CPU-G is available in PPA for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, 14.04, and their derivatives.

How to Install CPU-G:

Select download the latest .deb package of the tool at the link below and click install via Software Center:

Download CPU-G

For those who want to receive future updates for this software via System Updater, launch terminal and run below command to add the atareao team PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao

Type in your password (no visual feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

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How to Install Transmission 2.90 in Ubuntu 15.10, 14.04, 12.04

Last updated: March 2, 2016

Transmission, the default BitTorrent client of Ubuntu, has reached the 2.90 release. Now it’s available in PPA for Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives.

Transmission 2.90 brings miniupnpc API v14, CyaSSL/WolfSSL and PolarSSL cryptographic backends support, various bug fixes and performance improvements to GTK & Qt clients. Read the changelog for details.

Transmission 2.90

How to Install Transmission 2.90 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and derivatives, follow the steps below to install or upgrade the GTK and/or CLI version:

1. Add Transmission PPA.

Launch terminal from App Launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below command and hit run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:transmissionbt/ppa

Type in your password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Launch Software & Updater and you’ll see the 2.90 release of Transmission available in update list after checking for updates.

3. (Optional) For any reason you want to revert the changes and downgrade to the stock version of transmission available in your Ubuntu release, purge the PPA via ppa-purge:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:transmissionbt/ppa

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Corebird Twitter Client 1.2 Released [How-to Install]

Last updated: November 28, 2019

Corebird discontinued! Try Cawbird as an alternative.

Corebird, an open source twitter client for Linux, just got a new release after almost half a year of development.

The new Corebird 1.2 brings some UI changes, improvements to HiDPI displays, and more. See the full changelog:

Inline media and avatars are no longer cached on disk
Videos now indicate download progress showing a preview thumbnail with a circular progress overlay
We download higher-resolution avatars on HiDPI displays now
The build system usage has seen a major refactoring an cleanup, thanks to Rico Tzschichholz
The sidebar is now at the top and dark
Favorites now us a heart icon
Sending tweets is now cancellable (e.g. when multiple images are attached, in which case it might take a while)
Inline media are now displayed “full-size”, scaled to the current window size.
Instagram videos are now correctly marked as videos, instead of was images
If you have GTK+ >= 3.19, there’s now a GtkShortcutsWindow accessible from the app menuexplaining the various keyboard shortcuts. Note that Corebird still compiles and runs with GTK+ 3.16
The big “add media” button in the compose window has been replaced with a regular text button. The added images are scaled down and displayed below it
You can quote your own tweets now
The settings dialog now contains a setting to hide “inappropriate content”, and it is enabled by default.
The file selection dialog in the compose window now keeps you from selecting files > 3MB.

How to Install Corebird 1.2 in Ubuntu:

There’s no official Corebird binary packages. Unofficial builds are available in PPA for Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04. Since it requires GTK+ 3.16, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is not supported.

1. Launch terminal from App Launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below command and hit run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/corebird

Type in password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then refresh your system cache and install the software:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install corebird

For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the .deb package (select i386 for 32bit, amd64 for 64bit) from THIS PAGE, and click install via Software Center.

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Default Desktop Wallpaper Unveiled

Last updated: February 29, 2016

The default desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, the next LTS release, has been unveiled. Grayscale versions are in progress.

The new default wallpapers from Grazina in the design team looks not all that different from the previous 15.10 and 15.04’s wallpapers.

Ubuntu 16.04 default wallpaper

Here are the default wallpapers for Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 15.04:

Ubuntu 15.10 default wallpaper

Ubuntu 15.04 default wallpaper

Download the wallpapers from link below:

Ubuntu 16.04 Default Wallpaper

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Miam-player: An Open-source Qt5 Music Player

Last updated: February 28, 2016

Miam-Player is a cross-platform open source music player using QtAv media library which is based on Qt and FFmpeg.

Miam-player aims to be fast and reliable. It can read almost all music file formats: .mp3, .m4a (MP4), .flac, .ogg, .oga (OGG Vorbis), .asf, .ape (Monkey Audio), .opus and more!

It provides a built-in tag editor (using tablib), plugins, and customizable user interface, covers, and themes. And it’s still under development to add Soundcloud, Spotify streaming and other more features.

How to Install Miam Player in Ubuntu:

The software has an official PPA repository for Ubuntu and based systems. So far, only Ubuntu 15.10 is supported.

Open terminal from app launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key, and follow the steps below:

1. Paste below command and hit run to add PPA for QtAv media library:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wbsecg1/qtav

Type in your password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Add Miam-Player PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bachelier-matthieu/ppa

3. Finally refresh your system cache and install the player via Synaptic Package Manager, or by running following commands one by one:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install miam-player

May need log out (or restart) and back in to be able to launch it from the Dash.

4. (Optional) You can always manage these PPAs via Software & Updates -> Other Software tab,

and remove the music player via either Synaptic or below command:

sudo apt-get remove miam-player && sudo apt-get autoremove

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Ubuntu 16.04 Beta 1 Download Available for Opt-in Flavors

Last updated: February 26, 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, the next LTS (Long-Term Support) release, has reached the first Beta release. Features image for opt-in flavors: Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cloud, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu MATE, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu.

Beta 1 includes the Linux Kernel 4.4 (final release will ship with this kernel) and a number of software updates. As an Beta pre-release, it is only recommended for developers and those who want to test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs.

Release Highlights:

Ubuntu Gnome:

GNOME Shell 3.18
GNOME Software has replaced Ubuntu Software Center
Experimental wayland session available

Xubuntu 16.04:

won’t have a default media manager installed

Ubuntu Kylin:

Kylin style lightdm greeter based on unity-greeter

Download Ubuntu 16.04 Beta 1:

LUbuntu 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/xenial/
Ubuntu MATE 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/xenial/
UbuntuKylin 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/xenial/
Ubuntu Cloud 16.04: cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/xenial/
XUbuntu 16.04: cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/xenial/
UbuntuStudio 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/xenial/
Ubuntu Gnome 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/xenial/

For a reminder of upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 release dates see the table:

March 24th	Final Beta
April 14th	FinalFreeze, ReleaseCandidate
April 21st	Final release of Ubuntu 16.04

via: fridge.ubuntu.com

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Kodi 16 Released, How to Install it via PPA

Last updated: February 21, 2016

Kodi 16.0 (codenamed “Jarvis”), formerly known as XBMC, has been officially released. Official binary packages available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and even Ubuntu 15.04 in PPA.

Kodi 16.0 features event logging, long press button support, 4:3 non-linear stretch support, add-on manager changes, music library improvements, Android surface rendering, and many other important changes. For more details, read the official announcement.

How to Install Kodi 16.0 in Ubuntu:

1. If you don’t have Kodi’s official PPA added in your system, launch terminal from App Launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key and paste below command and hit run:

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

Type in password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. For those who have a previous release installed, launch Software Updater and you’ll see Kodi 16.0 available in the update lists after checking for updates.

To install it for the first time, just run commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kodi

Add --install-suggests option if you want to install audio codecs and other addons, so the last command will be:

sudo apt-get install --install-suggests kodi

Finally log out and select log in with Kodi session, or launch Kodi from Unity Dash in normal session.

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Howto Install BitTorrent Sync From Its Official Repository

Last updated: February 19, 2016

BitTorrent, the cross platfrom P2P file synchronization tool, now provides official Linux packages for Debian-based and RPM-based systems. Here’s how to install and use it in Ubuntu (tested in 15.10 wily).

Install BitTorrent Sync:

Launch terminal from App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below commands one by one and hit run:

1. Add btsync official Linux repository:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/deb btsync non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list'

Type in password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Install the public key so that your system will trust the packages from that repository:

wget -qO - http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -

3. Update your system cache and finally install btsync:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install btsync

How to Use BT sync:

There’s already a few great tutorials about setting up Btsync in Ubuntu around the web. And below is a brief how-to:

First create a shared folder and set its permissions, here I created a folder shared_folder under the root of my current user:

cd && mkdir shared_folder

sudo chown YOUR_USER:btsync shared_folder

sudo chmod 2775 shared_folder

sudo usermod -a -G btsync YOUR_USER

Then start the btsync service:

sudo service btsync start

You may replace start with stop, enable, disable, or status to control Btsync.

Now go to localhost:8888 in your web browser and add the previous created folder:

Finally share the link, key, or QRcode with your friends and enjoy!

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How to Install Latest Budgie Desktop in Ubuntu 16.04, 15.10

Last updated: November 10, 2016

The latest budgie-desktop (so far it’s 10.2.3), flagship desktop of Solus Linux Distribution, now gets a PPA (unofficial) for Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 15.10.

Budgie is the default desktop of Solus Operating System, written from scratch. Besides a more modern design, Budgie can emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop.

Here are some screenshots of Budgie Desktop in Ubuntu 15.10:

Install budgie-desktop via PPA:

1. To Add PPA

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:budgie-remix/ppa

Type in password (no visual feedback when typeing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then either launch Synaptic Package Manager(install it via Software Center) and install budgie-desktop after clicked Refresh button,

or run below command one by one in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install budgie-desktop-environment

For best results, Moka icons and arc-theme will be also installed.

After installation, log out and log in with Budgie session:

3. (Optional) To remove this DE, use Synaptic or run below command in terminal. And remove PPA via Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.

sudo apt-get remove budgie-desktop-environment lighdm-gtk-greeter && sudo apt-get autoremove

via: xpress-ubuntu

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HandBrake 0.10.5 Drops FDK AAC in Its Official Binaries

Last updated: February 12, 2016

The popular HandBrake video transcoder has reached the 0.10.5 release one day ago. Due to licensing issues, the high quality FDK-AAC encoder has been removed from the official binary releases.

This change affects all of the device presets on Windows and Linux. OS X is unaffected because it has always used coreaudio for aac encoding. The LibAV AAC encoder is still present though it does not support HE-AAC.

HandBrake 0.10.5 features:

Removal of FDK AAC from our binary releases. --enable-fdk is required for “non-free” builds if compiling from source.
Updated x265 to 1.9 which brings bug fixes and performance improvements.
Few minor bug fixes since the 0.10.3 release. This includes improvements in large AVI file handling.

Install HandBrake 0.10.5 in Ubuntu:

You can either install the new release in Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and derivatives via the official PPA:

launch terminal and run below commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk handbrake-cli

Or compile from source with --enable-fdk to plug fdk-aac library. See the compile instructions

To revert back the stock version of HandBrake in Ubuntu, just reinstall handbrake via Software Center which will ask to remove handbrake-gtk and/or handbrake-cli.

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