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Install The Latest Liferea RSS Feed Reader in Ubuntu 14.10

Last updated: August 25, 2014

Liferea, a free RSS feed reader and news aggregator, gets a new release. PPA has been updated with the latest packages, available for Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04.

Liferea, stands for Linux Feed Reader, is a native app for Linux desktop. Its GUI is similar to a desktop mail/newsclient, with an embedded graphical browser. It’s able to play audio & video feeds with plugins.

The latest version 1.10.11 was released a few hours ago with bug fixes and translation updates:

Fixed: Doesn’t automatically update feed name and favicon for new feed (reported by asl97)
Fixed: Missing dist files for documentation (patch by Mikel Olasagasti)
Fixed Javascript links not opening in new browser tabs
Updated French translation (Guillaume Bernard)
Updated Hebrew translation (Genghis Khan)

How to Install Liferea in Ubuntu:

Liferea is available in Ubuntu Software Center by default, but it’s always old. I have create a Ubuntu PPA and keep uploading the latest packages for all current support Ubuntu releases.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, paste the commands below and run one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install liferea

The above will add the PPA repository and install the latest liferea packages in your system.

Once installed, open the feed reader from Unity dash or application menu and enjoy!

In Howtos Liferea News Aggregator, Ubuntu 14.10

How to Play Your PSP Games in Ubuntu 14.04/14.10

Last updated: August 24, 2014

This simple tutorial is going to show you how to play your PSP games in Ubuntu desktop with ppsspp Sony PSP emulator.

Install PPSSPP psp emulator:

PPSSPP can run your PSP games on your PC in full HD resolution. It can even upscale textures that would otherwise be too blurry as they were made for the small screen of the original PSP.

All trademarks are property of their respective owners. The emulator is for educational and development purposes only and it may not be used to play games you do not legally own.

PPSSPP is available in its official PPA for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and their derivatives. To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ppsspp/stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ppsspp-qt

Replace the last command if you want to install the sdl version:

sudo apt-get install ppsspp-sdl

Load psp game via the emulator:

Start the psp emulator, under Games tab navigate to the folder that saves your PSP games (.iso files).

Use arrow keys to choose and hit enter to load the game:

In Howtos psp emulator, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10

Shotwell Added New Photo Services: Gallery3 & Rajce.net

Last updated: August 23, 2014

Gnome 3 photo manager shotwell 0.19.0, an unstable pre-release of the upcoming version 0.20, has been released with support for Rajce.net and Gallery 3 photo services.

Shotwell is a popular photo manager for Gnome 3 with below great features:

Import from disk or camera
Organize by time-based Events, Tags (keywords), Folders, and more
View your photos in full-window or fullscreen mode
Crop, rotate, color adjust, straighten, and enhance photos
Slideshow
Video and RAW photo support
Share to major Web services, including Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube

The latest 0.19.0 has been released as a pre-release of the upcoming version 0.20 with below changes:

Support for Rajce.net and Gallery 3 photo services added
Set background image for lock screen
Better detection of corrupt images during import
Various bug fixes
Updated translations

The .deb installer is available in Yorba’s daily build PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.10. Check your OS type: 32-bit = i386 or 64-bit = amd64, and download & install the appropriate package from the link below:

Download Shotwell .deb

The .deb package can be installed by double-click on it to open with Ubuntu Software Center and click the install button.

In Howtos shotwell, Ubuntu 14.04

Open Source Video Transcoder ‘HandBrake’ Reached 0.10 Beta1

Last updated: August 22, 2014

HandBrake, a free and open source video transcoder, finally gets an update by releasing 0.10 beta. It has been such a long time since the last v0.9.9.

Today we are releasing the first of several beta’s for the 0.10 release with the hope of releasing a final build sometime in the next couple of months.
The 0.10 release will give us the opportunity to push out many improvements, but allow us to continue working on the new API we have planned for the 1.0 release.

Changes in HandBrake 0.10:

Core:

Intel QuickSync Video Encode / Decode support.(Windows only currently)
DXVA Hardware Decode support (Experimental and Windows only)
Choice of Scalers: Lanczos, Bicubic (OpenCL) (Experimental)
hqdn3d filter now accepts individual settings for both chroma channels (Cr, Cb)
New NlMeans? denoiser. This is very slow, but results are significantly better than hqdn3d.
Added Windows Phone 8 Preset
Updated Libraries: x264 r2431-ac76440, Libav v10.1, libbluray 0.5.0
Libavformat is now used for muxing instead of mp4v2 and libmkv
The LibAV AAC encoder is now the default as FAAC has been removed.
H.265 encoder (Experimental – available when compiled from source with –enable-x265)
Added VP8 Encoder (using libvpx), available in MKV files only.
Removed mcdeint deinterlace and decomb modes. This relied on the snow encoder in libav which has been was removed by upstream.
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements

Linux:

Automatic audio and subtitle track selection behaviours which can be stored per preset.
Improvements to Auto-Naming feature.
Batch Add to queue by list selection.
Russian and Czech Translations
Bug fixes and Misc Improvements
Requires GTK3

Install HandBrake 0.10 beta in Ubuntu 14.04:

The new release is available in the snapshots PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 and its derivatives. To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

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

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

Or you can grab the .deb package directly from the launchpad page.

via: handbrake.fr

In Howtos handbrake, Ubuntu 14.04

Install or Upgrade to KDE SC 4.14 in (K)Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: August 21, 2014

The KDE Community has just announced the KDE Applications 4.14. The new release offers more software stability, with little emphasis on new and less-proven stuff.

The KDE Community announces the latest major updates to KDE Applications delivering primarily improvements and bugfixes. Plasma Workspaces and the KDE Development Platform are frozen and receiving only long term support; those teams are focused on the transition to Plasma 5 and Frameworks 5.

Changes in KDE 4.14 Applications:

Kopete: supports for SOCKS5 proxy in ICQ protocol (before only HTTP type was supported)
Kopete: supports for audio calls (both protocols Google libjingle and real jingle) for *all* jabber accounts, enabled by default
a new Lua backend has been added to Cantor
the VI mode for Kate has been improved in Kate
Dolphin now shows thumbnails of .gpx, .kml and other file types supported by Marble, and various KML improvements have been implemented for Marble.
detailed changes, see the release note.

Install / Upgrade to KDE SC 4.14:

KUbuntu Backports PPA has made the packages for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and its derivatives.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

After that, upgrade your system to get the latest applications:

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

Or run below command if you don’t have Kubuntu desktop environment:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos KDE, Ubuntu 14.04

Install Gnoduino – GTK Replacement of Arduino IDE in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: August 19, 2014

This simple tutorial shows how to install Gnoduino IDE, implementation of well-known Arduino IDE for GNOME, in Ubuntu 14.04 & Ubuntu 12.04.

Why Gnoduino?

The original Arduino IDE is written in Java however, and that makes for poor integration on the Linux platform, particularly with Ubuntu Unity. Luckily enough someone has been busy to do a simple rewrite of the original IDE in Python and GTK, making a fully Linux native IDE, and it’s called Gnoduino. This implementation is targeted at GNOME and its purpose is to be light.

How to Install Gnoduino IDE in Ubuntu:

Besides building from source, the IDE is available in PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04.

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, paste the command below and hit enter to run. Type in your password when prompt.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/gnoduino-release

This will add the Gnoduino PPA into your system.

After that, run commands below to update package lists and install the IDE:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gnoduino

Once installed, open it from menu or Unity dash and enjoy!

In Howtos Arduino IDE, Gnoduino IDE, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04

LiVES Editing System 2.2.6 Available For Ubuntu 14.04/12.04

Last updated: August 17, 2014

LiVES, a free video editing system and VJ tool, now is at version 2.2.6, which updates for gtk+ >= 3.10.0.

LiVES is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features.

cross-platforms.
Support multiple video formats via mplayer, mplayer2.
Extendable video and audio effects via plugins.
Support for remote control via OSC protocol.
Video capture from FireWire cameras and TV cards.
Lossless backup and crash recovery.

The latest release 2.2.6 was released on Aug 16, with below changes:

Fix startup bug (regression) creating config file incorrectly.
Libav compatibility fixes.
Updates for gtk+ >= 3.10.0
Show warning when configured with gtk+ 3.10.x
Add support for freenect camera.
Minor code cleanups.

Install / Upgrade to LiVES 2.2.6 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one to get this release from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install lives

(Optional) If for some reason you want to remove it, run below commands one by one:

sudo apt-get remove lives

sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives

sudo apt-get update

Above commands will remove LiVES as well as the PPA from your system and update the package lists.

In Howtos Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, video editor

Gcalcli – Google Calendar in Command Line /Desktop Widget

Last updated: August 16, 2014

Gcalcli is a command line tool for Linux users to manage Google Calendar. It allows you to get your agenda, search for, add, delete, edit events and even import those annoying ICS/vCal invites from Microsoft Exchange and/or other sources.

Additionally, gcalcli can be used as a reminder service and execute any application you want when an event is coming up.

Gcalcli features:

OAuth2 authention with your Google account
list your calendars
show an agenda using a specified start/end date and time
ascii text graphical calendar display with variable width
search for past and/or future events
“quick add” new events to a specified calendar
“add” a new event to a specified calendar (interactively or automatically)
“delete” event(s) from a calendar(s) (interactively or automatically)
“edit” event(s) interactively
import events from ICS/vCal files to a specified calendar
support for URL shortening via goo.gl
easy integration with your favorite mail client (attachment handler)
run as a cron job and execute a command for reminders
work against specific calendars (by calendar name w/ regex)
flag file support for specifying option defaults
colored output and unicode character support
super fun hacking with shell scripts, cron, screen, tmux, conky, etc

Install Gcalcli in Ubuntu:

This python app is available in the default repositories of Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, and Ubuntu 12.04. So we can easily install it by running below command (or via Software Center):

sudo apt-get install gcalcli

For Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, due to this bug, we need to download & install the latest parsedatetime 1.2 to get gcalcli work.

cd /tmp

wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/python-parsedatetime_1.2-1_all.deb

sudo dpkg -i python-parsedatetime_1.2-1_all.deb

How to Use Gcalcli:

Before getting started, set up your Google Account via:

nano ~/.gcalclirc

Type in below as its content:

[gcalcli]
user: GMAIL-ACCOUNT
pw: PASSWORD

After saving the changes by Ctrl+X, type y, and hit Enter, use the tool via below commands:

To get your agenda:

gcalcli agenda

To get a month agenda in a nice calendar format:

gcalcli calm

Quick add an event:

gcalcli quick 'text here'

For more, run:

gcalcli --help

Display Google Calendar as Desktop Widget:

With this command line tool, you can also display Google Calendar on your desktop through conky. To do so, first install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install conky ttf-dejavu ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra

Then download the conky script (thanks to lffl.org):

cd && wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/209784349/lffl/.conkyrc.txt && mv .conkyrc.txt .conkyrc

Finally run conky from terminal or Alt+F2 command box and you’ll see something like below:

via: github, lffl.org

In Howtos Google Calender

Install Vuze BitTorrent Client 5.4.0 in Ubuntu

Last updated: April 4, 2019

Vuze BitTorrent client has finally reached v5.4.0 with new features, UI changes and various bug fixes.

Vuze is a multimedia BitTorrent client based on Azureus intended for DVD and HD video. It includes some social-networking features to share videos among friends.

User Interface

Added ‘force start’ and ‘super seeding’ options to the create-torrent wizard
File filter added to torrent-options dialog
Minimum/Target share ratio setters added to column menu and torrent options view
Added ‘SHA1′ column to files-view
Added a default save directory to apply when ‘best guess’ is enabled and nothing matches
File path names can now be entered into the search box to open the torrent
New column showing the date of completion of the most recent file
Added ‘initial tags’ to the create-torrent wizard
Enabled networks can now be specified in torrent-options dialog
Added an ‘apply to current’ function to tags with initial-save/move-on-complete set
Added ‘availability’ button to torrent-options to allow a torrent’s availability to be checked before addition
Tag buttons can now be enabled in Library view; category buttons can be hidden
Added ‘pause for’ option for selected torrents in Library view via Advanced menu

Client Core

Added simple tag constraint language (e.g. to define a tag that contains downloads whose title matches a regex)
BEP 40: Canonical Peer Priority
Added ‘copy-on-complete’ function to tags
HTTPS support for web-seeds
Speed limit handler can now start/stop downloads assigned to particular tags

Install Vuze in Ubuntu:

The getdeb apps repository contains the latest packages for Ubuntu 14.04, see: ~~GetDeb.net~~

If you don’t want to add this repository, go to the link below:

~~Download Vuze .DEB~~

Download and install below packages via Gdebi (available in Software Center):

azureus_5.4.0.0-1~getdeb1_all.deb
vuze_5.4.0.0-1~getdeb1_all.deb

In Howtos Ubuntu 14.04, Vuze Bittorrent Client

Liferea News Aggregator 1.11 Adds InoReader Support [PPA]

Last updated: August 14, 2014

Liferea 1.11.0, the first release of the new unstable release line, has been released with experimental InoReader and Reedah support.

Liferea is an open source feed reader and news aggregator with an embedded graphical browser (supports playing video, audio). It’s a Linux native app comes with below distinguishing Features:

Read articles when offline.
Synchronizes with InoReader, Reedah (since 1.11), TheOldReader, TinyTinyRSS.
Permanently save headlines in news bins.
Match items using search folders.
Play Podcasts in Liferea

According to the release note, the latest 1.11.0 also added tray icon plugin (removed build in tray icon support), category/folder support for TheOldReader, folder auto-removal for TinyTinyRSS & TheOldReader. And support for libindicate and libnotify has been removed (to be added as plugin maybe).

The new release has fixed below bugs:

Mistakenly claims “TinyTinyRSS source is not self-updating”
Crash on font resize at startup.
Honor preferences when opening links
Selecting last unread item in reduced feed list jumps to next feed
Fixed missing “Via” metadata type
Fixed incorrect new count reset handling in item_state.c and some of the node source implementations.
missing installation of liferea.convert file
liferea-add-feed doesn’t process feed:https//
startup race with LifereaHtmlView
Parsing errors not visible with dark themes
Do not use bold text for feeds/folders with unread items in the leftmost treeview
Liferea does not update feeds with TinyTinyRSS
subscription prop/source: not all fields and buttons visible
RTL comments appear incorrectly
Images do not autosize to fit the available space
Add TinyTinyRSS Enclosure Support
“Any of the following” search condition doesn’t work
Some dialogs scrolling areas do not request enough height
Doesn’t automatically update feed name and favicon for new feed
Update to new libxml2 buffer API
Avoid copying list in itemset_merge_items
Make Liferea use ETags and send If-None-Match
Support NOCONFIGURE for RPM builds

Known Bugs:

issue #48: Need to start Liferea twice simultaneously before it shows the window.

Install Liferea 1.11.0 in Ubuntu:

As an unstable release line it might have bugs. I’ve uploaded it into a new PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04.

To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/liferea-unstable

If you want the latest stable release (1.10.10 so far), remove the previous PPA by running above command with parameter -r and then add the below one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

After added an appropriate PPA, install or upgrade Liferea via Synaptic or Software Updater after checking for updates. Or just run below commands one by one:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install liferea

(Optional) To purge the PPA as well as downgrade Liferea, run:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/liferea-unstable

In Howtos Liferea News Aggregator, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10

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