After first time launching the onscreen keyboard in the login screen, the ‘onboard’ onscreen keyboard automatically starts up every time when I login, or backup from suspend.
The software does not offer an option to enable / disable the auto startup feature. So here’s how to stop Onboard onscreen keyboard from auto-launching using the Startup Applications utility.
1. Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or searching for “Terminal” in Unity Dash. When it launches, run command:
sudo sed -i "s/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g" /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop
Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) when it asks. The command will show hidden startup applications in the Startup Applications utility including Onboard.
2. Launch Startup Applications utility, find out “Onboard” and un-check or remove it:
3. (Optional) You may re-hide these hidden startup applications by running the command below in terminal:
sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=false/NoDisplay=true/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop
If you want to keep the Pidgin 2.12 in your system, you may also remove the PPA since it contains various other (low impact) packages, either via Software & Updates -> Other Software tab or by running command:
Kapow is a free and open-source punch clock program that works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.
Kapow is a punch clock program designed to easily keep track of your hours, whether you’re working on one project or many. Simply clock in and out with the Start/Stop button. If you make a mistake in your hours, you can go back and edit any of the entries by double-clicking on the session in question. Kapow also allows you to easily keep track of the hours since you last billed a client, by providing a helpful “Billed” checkbox—the totals will reflect your work after the last billed session.
To install the software in Ubuntu, follow the steps below one by one:
1. Open terminal from Unity Dash or via Ctrl+Alt+T combination key. When it opens, run command to add the developer’s PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa
Type in your password (no visual feedback for security reason) when it asks and hit Enter.
2. Then you can install the software either via Synaptic Package Manager or by running commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kapow
For those who don’t want to add the PPA, grab the DEB package from HERE.
Uninstall:
To remove Kapow punch clock software, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run the command below in terminal:
The Deluge BitTorrent client 1.3.14 was release one day ago. Users with previous release installed are highly recommended to upgrade to this release.
For WebUI, Deluge 1.3.14 contains a fix for CSRF vulnerability that has the real potential to compromise your machine. For Windows user, the package now includes libtorrent 1.0.11 which should fix crashing on startup.
Fixed ‘Too many files open’ errors.
Added support for python-geoip for use with libtorrent 1.1.
Fixed a single proxy entry being overwritten resulting in no proxy set.
Added tracker_status translation to UIs.
[GtkUI] Strip whitespace from infohash before checks.
Add missed feature autofill infohash entry from clipboard.
How to Install Deluge 1.3.14 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint:
The new release has been made into the official PPA, available for Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04, Linux Mint 13, 17, 18, and their derivatives.
1. To add the PPA, open terminal and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
Type in your password (no visual feedback) and hit Enter
2. Then upgrade Deluge using Software Updater (Update Manager):
Or install it for the first time via commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install deluge
How to Restore:
To restore deluge BitTorrent client to the stock version in your Ubuntu main repository, open terminal and run command to purge the PPA:
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:
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:
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.
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:
