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How to Upload images to Imgur via Elementary OS File Browser

Last updated: August 1, 2015

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This tutorial shows how to upload your images to Imgur hosting service easily through files’ right-click context menu in Elementary OS Freya and share the image link with your friends.

Thanks to Stefan Ric (cybre) who wrote a plugin for Pantheon file browser to make uploading to Imgur easier in Elementary OS.

All you need to do is right click on your image file or files and select Upload to Imgur option. After that, system notifications pop up with uploading process:

Once done, it prompts that the image link has been copied to your clipboard.

To install Imgur uploader plugin:

Just open terminal from the application launcher and run below commands one by one to install it from developer’s PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cybre/imgurcontract

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install imgur-contract

For those who don’t want to add PPA, download and install the package “imgur-contract_xxx~ubuntu14.04.x_all.deb” for Freya directly from link below:

Imgur Uploader Plugin for Pantheon

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Second Alpha of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Released

Last updated: September 29, 2017

The second alpha of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf has been released yesterday afternoon, features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, UbuntuKylin and the Ubuntu Cloud images.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. It’s based on Linux Kernel 4.1:

  • Kubuntu 15.10 Alpha 2: Plasma 5.3 desktop and KDE Applications 15.04.1.
  • LXQt is still in development, Lubuntu 15.10 Alpha 1 is set to be another bug fix release.
  • Ubuntu MATE 15.10 Alpha 1 added new wallpapers, Ubuntu MATE Welcome 1.0.1, updated boot splash and Mate Tweak 3.5.0.

For Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs, download Ubuntu 15.10 Alpha 2:

  • Kubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/wily/
  • Lubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/wily/
  • Ubuntu MATE 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/wily/
  • UbuntuKylin 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/wily/
  • Ubuntu Cloud 15.10: http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/wily/

Ubuntu 15.10 release schedule:

  • Alpha 1 – June 25th
  • Alpha 2 – July 30th
  • Feature Freeze — August 20th
  • Beta 1 – August 27th
  • UI Freeze — September 10th
  • Beta 2 – September 24th
  • Kernel Freeze — October 15th
  • Release Candidate – October 15th
  • Ubuntu 15.10 Final – October 22nd

via: fridge.ubuntu.com

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LibreOffice 4.4.5 Released [How-to Upgrade]

Last updated: July 30, 2015

LibreOffice 4.4.5, the final stable release before LibreOffice 5.0 stable which is scheduled to be released next week, has been announced today.

It is the fifth bugfix release from the 4.4 branch of LibreOffice which contains new features and program enhancements. As such, the version is stable and is suitable for all users. This version may contain a few annoying bugs which will be fixed in the next bugfix versions to come.

How to Upgrade to LibreOffice 4.4.5:

For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivatives (e.g., Linux Mint 17.x, and Elementary OS Freya), follow below steps to upgrade the office suite from PPA.

1. To add LibreOffice PPA, open terminal either from the Dash/Launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run below command:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:libreoffice/ppa

2 After added the PPA, open Software Updater and you’ll see the new LibreOffice release available for upgrade after checking for updates.

Just click Install Now button to install/upgrade it.

You can also use Synaptic Package Manager to upgrade the office suite.

3. Optional For those who want to revert back to the original LibreOffice version in Ubuntu, run below commands to install ppa-purge and purge the PPA which also downgrades all installed packages from that PPA:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:libreoffice/ppa
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Nvidia Driver 352.30 Released with Various Fixes [PPA]

Last updated: August 29, 2015

Nvidia announced the 352.30 release of its Linux driver yesterday with GeForce 910M support and various important fixes.

Release highlights of Nvidia 352.30:

  • Fixed a bug that caused poor video post-processing performance in VDPAU when operating on a large number of video streams simultaneously.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an Xid error when terminating a video playback application using the overlay presentation queue in VDPAU.
  • Updated nvidia-installer to avoid recursing too deeply into kernel source trees under /usr/lib/modules, mirroring an existing restriction on recursion under /lib/modules.
  • Fixed a rare deadlock condition when running applications that use OpenGL in multiple threads on a Quadro GPU.
  • Fixed a kernel memory leak that occurred when looping hardware – accelerated video decoding with VDPAU on Maxwell-based GPUs.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash if a RandR 1.4 output provided by a Sink Output provider was selected as the primary output on X.Org xserver 1.17 and higher.
  • Fixed a bug that caused waiting on X Sync Fence objects in OpenGL to hang indefinitely in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented OpenGL from properly recovering from hardware errors or sync object waits that had timed out.

Install Nvidia 352.30 from PPA:

For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivatives (e.g., Linux Mint 17.x, and Elementary OS Freya), the new driver can be easily installed from an PPA repository:

1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash/Launcher/Ctrl+Alt+T. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

2. After adding the PPA, install nvidia-352 package via Synaptic Package Manager or upgrade from previous release through Software Updater. Or run below commands one by one in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-352-uvm nvidia-settings

For the official binaries, go to www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

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Relay – A New Fast, Modern, Streamlined IRC Client

Last updated: July 31, 2015

Relay is a new IRC client designed for Elementary OS that aims to be small, fast, and elegant. It’s written in Vala and also works in Ubuntu and other Linux.

Relay uses very few libraries and takes less memory (

  • drag and drop to Hastebin – drag files to the paste icon will upload all of them and put the URL’s in the output window.
  • A missed message count.
  • Highlighting tabs with activity from IRC servers.
  • Drag and drop reordering of tabs.
  • Automatic IRC channel connecting
  • URL parsing and the ability to open your browser when clicked
  • Highlights the name of your or anyone else when mentioned in a chat
  • Right click tab switching.
  • The ability to switch channels through tabs or the sidebar.
  • It supports languages that use UTF-8 characters.
  • Although Relay was built on Elementary OS it will switch the theme depending on what operating system you are using.
  • The ability to search users
  • The ability to see where you left off since you last visited a tab
  • The ability to control many settings and set colors in the UI
  • Click a user name to have their name placed in the text entry
  • Private messaging and ability to block users
  • The ability to turn on or off joining or exiting messages
  • Creates a datestamp every 5 minutes to give you a timeline of what has happened

    • Screenshots:

    At the moment of writing this tutorial there are two bugs for Ubuntu user and I’ve reported them to the project page:

    1. In Unity desktop, when you try to minimize Relay window by clicking its icon on left Launcher, session crashes immediately and brings you back to login screen. – Bug with Compiz
    2. In Gnome Shell, there’s a reading issue (Picture 4) – Fixed

    Install Relay IRC client from PPA:

    The developer has created a PPA repository for the project. So far, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Elementary OS Freya are supported.

    NOTE: Ubuntu 14.04 needs updated version of libgranite (>= 0.3.0) and GTK+3.0 (>= 3.14). You can get them from Gnome Testing PPA and Elementary Stable PPA. But using the PPAs could break your system or make it unstable! Do it at your own risk!

    1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash, Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run command:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:agronick/relay

    2. After added the PPA, install the software via Synaptic Package Manager. Or just run below commands one by one in terminal:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install relay

    For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the .deb package from the launchpad page.

    Feature requests and issues please report at github.com/agronick/Relay

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    How to Install PyCharm IDE in Ubuntu 14.04/15.04

    Last updated: November 28, 2016

    Quick tutorial shows how to install the PyCharm, a Python IDE, in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17, or Elementary OS Freya via PPA.

    PyCharm is an intelligent Python IDE with unique code assistance and analysis, for productive Python development on all levels. It features (community version):

    • Intelligent Editor, with code completion, on-the-fly error highlighting, auto-fixes, etc.
    • Automated code refactorings and rich navigation capabilities
    • Integrated debugger and unit testing support
    • Native VCS integrations
    • Customizable UI and key-bindings, with VIM
    • emulation available
    • And much more, all available under the Apache 2 license

    Install PyCharm from PPA:

    There’s a PPA repository for Ubuntu based users that contains both professional (30-day free trial) and community version of PyCharm packages. So far, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and their derivatives are supported.

    1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash, Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run command:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-mirage/pycharm

    2. After adding the PPA, update system package cache and install the IDE via Synaptic Package Manager. Or just run below commands one by one in terminal:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install pycharm

    You may replace last command via sudo apt-get install pycharm-community to install the community version which is free.

    For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the .deb installer for either professional or community version from the launchpad page.

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    Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Reached the End of Its Life

    Last updated: July 26, 2015

    Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn finally reached the end of its life on July 23, 2015. No more package updates will be accepted to 14.10. That means 14.10 users won’t get latest software (e.g, Firefox, Thunderbird), security notices/fixes through Software Updater. And Launchpad PPAs will no longer update for 14.10.

    Ubuntu 14.10 was released 9 months ago, on October 23, 2014. As a non-LTS release, it has a 9-month month support cycle and, as such, the support reached the end of life on last Thursday. Users of Ubuntu 14.10 may upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 (ends on January 2016), or install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which has a 5-year support (until 2019).

    To upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04, see:

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VividUpgrades

    To download Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, go to:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/trusty/

    Here’s the support period of the current Ubuntu releases includes the next Ubuntu 15.10 Wily:

    Version Code name Release Date End of Life Date
    Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf October 22, 2015 July, 2016
    Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet April 23, 2015 January 2016
    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr April 17, 2014 April, 2019
    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin April 26, 2012 April, 2017
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    PPA Updated for Audacity 2.1.1, Added Ubuntu 15.10 Support

    Last updated: July 22, 2015

    The 2.1.1 release of Audacity audio editor and recorder was released more than a week ago with some new features and fixes. Now it’s ready in PPA for Ubuntu users (unofficial).

    Release highlights of Audacity 2.1.1:

    • The most visible new feature is scrubbing and seeking, including backwards play. Updates to Quick-Play also help with finding a precise position in the audio.
    • You can now install plug-ins without restarting Audacity or add and remove any effect or generator from the menus.
    • Over 50 bugs have been addressed with this release. Edits are now processed much faster in longer projects of a few hours duration.
    • Effects now have presets. A new Limiter replaces the Hard Limiter effect. There’s a new version of Vocal Removal, a cross-fade effect for combining clips on the same track and ‘classic filters’ available as an opt-in effect.
    • There’s also been lots of work behind the scenes, including VI usability enhancements and upgrade to new libraries.

    For more, see the wiki page.

    How to Install Audacity 2.1.1 in Ubuntu:

    The 2.1.1 release is available in PPA for Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and their derivatives. Due to the old libsuil-0-0 library, Ubuntu 12.04 is excluded but the 2.1.0 release is available.

    1. To add the PPA repository, open terminal from the Dash, Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut keys. When it opens, run command:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audacity

    2. After adding the PPA, you can install/upgrade the editor either via below commands:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install audacity

    or by using Software Updater if you’ve a previous release installed:

    Hope this helps those who are not good at compiling from source tarball.

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    Kodi 15.0 (Stable) Released, Install it in Ubuntu via PPA

    Last updated: July 22, 2015

    The 15.0 release of Kodi media center, formerly known as XBMC, was released yesterday with quite a lot of new features. Codename is Isengard

    According to the official release note, Kodi 15.0 features:

    • A new chapter selector window allows you to visually browse and select chapters from mkvs and other containers that support chapters.
    • Adaptive seeking (aka Skip Steps). The more times you press a button to seek in a period of time, the larger the jump forward or backward will be.
    • Audio and Subtitle Lists. For content that includes multiple audio and subtitle choices, you can select from a full list of choices, rather than manually searching through a spinner.
    • Language Add-ons and Expanded International Preferences. Now language translations get regularly updated to all users as the add-ons themselves update.
    • Improved Add-on Manager to make finding the add-ons you are looking for easier.

    The new release also brings other improvements include: ffmpeg 2.6.3 update, improved Closed Captioning support in Live TV, fixed music video queuing, allow scanning of new sources and marking as watched, and Windows DXVA HEVC hardware decoding support.

    Install / Upgrade Kodi 15.0 in Ubuntu:

    Ubuntu 12.04 support has been dropped in Kodi PPA. Packages for Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 and Elementary OS Freya will be made into PPA very soon.

    1. To add PPA, open terminal from the Dash, Launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command:

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

    2. After adding PPA, you can install or upgrade Kodi as well as the encoder, addons via commands:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kodi kodi-audioencoder-* kodi-pvr-*

    Or using Synaptic Package Manager to install/upgrade the software:

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    How to Install SopCast Player in Ubuntu 15.04

    Last updated: July 21, 2015

    Quick tutorial shows how to install SopCast Player, GUI for SopCast p2p TV streaming, in Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid using PPA.

    SopCast Player is designed to be an easy to use Linux GUI front-end for the p2p streaming technology developed by SopCast. It features an integrated video player (VLC), a channel guide, and bookmarks. Once SopCast Player is installed it simply “just works” with no required configuration.

    Install SopCast Player in Ubuntu:

    There’s a PPA repository available for Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04 and their derivatives (e.g., Mint 13/17, and Elementary OS Freya).

    1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash, Launcher, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T. When it opens, run command:

    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:lyc256/sopcast-player

    2. After that, you can install the player either from Synaptic Package Manager after clicking Reload button or by running below commands one by one:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install sopcast-player

    For those who don’t want to add PPA, download and install the .deb packages of sp-auth and then sopcast-player for your OS from this page.

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