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Install Classic Menu Indicator 0.09 in Ubuntu Linux

Last updated: March 10, 2014

Classic Menu Indicator 0.09 was released recently with more languages support and now it use unity-lens-applications.menu for Ubuntu Unity.

As you may know, ClassicMenu Indicator is a notification area applet (application indicator) for the top panel of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment. It provides a simple way to get a classic GNOME-style application menu for those who prefer this over the Unity dash menu. Like the classic GNOME menu, it includes Wine games and applications if you have those installed.

classic menu indicator

Classic Menu Indicator 0.09 contains below changes:

  • use $XDG_MENU_PREFIX (LP: #1228053)
  • use unity-lens-applications.menu for Unity
  • don’t use gtk.image_new_from_stock (LP: #1220961)
  • Added Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Norwegian Bokmal, Spanish, Swedish, Telugu, Turkish translations
  • Added some menu items to change configuration

Install Classic Menu indicator:

Download & install the DEB or build the source tarball: official download page.

Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 12.10 users can also install it from the developer’s PPA. 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:diesch/testing

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install classicmenu-indicator
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Install QuiteRSS 0.15.1 in Ubuntu 13.10/12.04/12.10

Last updated: March 8, 2014

QuiteRSS, an open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader has released version 0.15.1 with integrated Adblock , other new features and bug fixes. This simple and brief tutorial is going to show you how to install or upgrade the most recent QuiteRSS 0.15.1 in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 via PPA.

QuiteRSS 0.15.1 changelog:

  • Changed: Download manager. Displays size and time after downloading file
  • Fixed: Incorrect application startup if path to database contains a “‘”
  • Fixed: Displays a menu bar after exit from full screen mode
  • Fixed: Saving toolbar feeds
  • Main: Adblock integrated
  • Added: Support for feeds with local path (file://)
  • Added: Embedded browser. Determining and adding feeds from web sites
  • Added: Notifications. News grouping – display feeds title
  • Added: Notifications. Button to delete news
  • Added: Notifications. Button to mark read every news
  • Added: System tray. Mane item “Mark All Feeds Read”
  • Added: Option “Show close button on tab”
  • Added: Tab “Information” to “About” dialog
  • Added: Language: Galician
  • Changed: GUI. Visual tweaks
  • Changed: The process of news deletion is sorted by date of publication
  • Changed: RTL-model of news for Arabic and Persian languages
  • Changed: Process of displaying of the splash screen
  • Fixed: Wrong codepage while importing feeds
  • Fixed: Processing feeds that contains ‘&’ symbol
  • Fixed: Processing some feeds that contains ‘br’ tag within the news
  • Fixed: Application activation after opening of the link in external browser and minimizing to tray
  • Fixed: Options dialog didn’t fit monitors with low resolution
  • Fixed: Reset options while switching on tab that contains category
  • Fixed: Application crash when open “Options” dialog if “Downloads” tab is active
  • Fixed: Feed option “Disable update”

Install QuiteRSS:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, paste the command below and hit Enter to add the official PPA (Personal Package Archive) to your system and type in your password when prompt.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:quiterss/quiterss

Then update your system package lists and install or upgrade the RSS reader:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install quiterss

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Install Calligra Office Suite 2.8 in Ubuntu 13.10 or Ubuntu 12.04

Last updated: March 7, 2014


The Calligra team has announced the release of version 2.8 of the Calligra Suite, Calligra Active and the Calligra Office Engine. This version is the result of thousands of commits which provide new features, polishing of the user experience and bug fixes.

What’s New in Calligra 2.8:

  • The word processing application, and Author, the writer’s application, both gained support for comments in the document.
  • Sheets, the spreadsheet application, has improved support for pivot tables.
  • improved quality of existing features of Kexi, the visual database creator.
  • Kexi is able to open hyperlinks in forms
  • Flow, the diagram editor, has new support for SVG based stencils.
  • Krita, a new high-quality scaling mode for the OpenGL canvas, G’Mic integration, a wraparound painting mode for easy creation of textures and tiles, support for touch screens.
  • Two new applications based on Krita: Krita Sketch, aimed at tablets and Krita Gemini, which can switch between desktop and tablet mode at the press of a button.
  • For details, see the release note.

Install Calligra:

Kubuntu Backports PPA provides the latest builds of Calligra for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and their derivatives.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, paste the command below and run to add the PPA:

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

Then update and install the app:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install calligra

Once installed, you can find the calligra suite from Menu or Unity Dash.

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Install Nvidia Driver 334.21 in Ubuntu linux

Last updated: March 5, 2014

Nvidia has just announced the short lived branch driver 334.21 for Linux. This driver added support for the new GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, and GeForce GTX TITAN Black.

Besides that, Nvidia 334.21 brings quite a few bug fixes, the first in the list is for a regression in the NVIDIA kernel module which caused it to improperly dereference a userspace pointer. This potential security issue was initially reported on the grsecurity forums. Check out the changelog for a complete list of fixes and improvements.

Install Nvidia 334.21:

1. To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to remove the previous driver:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*; sudo apt-get install nvidia-319-updates-dev

2. You may switch to the recommended open-source driver in “Software & Updates -> Additional drivers” utility after restarted your computer.

3. Download the driver from the official links below:

Nvidia 334.21 for 32 bit Linux

Nvidia 334.21 for 64 bit Linux

Nvidia 334.21 for 32 bit ARM Linux

4. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 key combination on your keyboard to switch to command console and login.

5. Stop the graphic session with the appropriate command below:

sudo service lightdm stop     ## For the default LightDM

sudo service gdm stop     ## For the Gnome GDM

sudo service mdm stop     ## For the Linux Mint default MDM

6. Now give executable permission and start the installer, and finally follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

chmod +x ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-334.21.run && sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-334.21.run

Tips: You may keep the installer file so that you can remove this driver via below command if for some reason this driver does not work properly:

sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-334.21.run --uninstall

That’s it. Enjoy!

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The Gnome 2 Fork MATE 1.8 Released, Install it in Ubuntu

Last updated: March 5, 2014

 
The classic Gnome 2 fork MATE Desktop 1.8 has been released a few hours ago. This release brings various improvements and new features, including side-by-side tiling (windows snapping), support for Metacity as window manager and more.

MATE 1.8 contains below changes:

  • Control Center: added support for Metacity as window manager;
  • Marco (window manager): added side-by-side tiling (windows snapping);
  • Caja (file manager):
    • added option to use IEC units instead of SI units;
    • added “Open parent location” option in context menu in search view;
  • Panel: Added support to run dialog and main menu opening with Metacity keybindings;
  • Screensaver: show date and time in lock dialog;
  • Applets:
    • added undo functionality to sticky note applet;
    • new “command” applet to show the output of a command;
    • rewritten “timer” applet in C;
    • mouse middle click on volume applet toggles mute state;
  • added MATE User Guide;
  • added mpaste tool for paste.mate-desktop.org;
  • Eye Of MATE (image viewer): added shuffle mode in slideshow;
  • See the release note for more.

Dropped packages:

  • Replaced mate-doc-utils with yelp-tools
  • Replaced libmatekeyring/mate-keyring with libsecret/gnome-keyring
  • Replaced libmatewnck with libwnck
  • Replaced mucharmap with gucharmap
  • Replaced mate-bluetooth with blueman
  • Merged all caja extensions in a single package

Some Screenshots from mate desktop website:

Install MATE Desktop:

MATE 1.8 will be available soon in its official repository, so far it contains the 1.6 build for Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, and Ubuntu 12.04.

When the repository is ready, follow the below steps to install it in Ubuntu:

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the MATE repository:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu saucy main"

2. Update and install the key:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install mate-archive-keyring

4. Finally update and install the MATE desktop:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment

Once installed, log out from the current session and you’re able to choose MATE in the login screen.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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MKVToolnix 6.8.0 Released With h.265/HEVC Support

Last updated: March 4, 2014

The mkvmerge gui tool MKVToolnix has reached release 6.8.0 recently with tons of bug fixes for the Windows builds and support for h.265/HEVC video.

So far the h.265/HEVC support is only for reading it from elementary streams or from other Matroska files. See the changelog.

Install MKVToolnix:

The official website provides the most recent builds for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy. To download the .deb, go to bunkus.org/ubuntu/ -> select your release code name -> binary -> os type -> download the package.

For command line, run the commands below in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) window one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://www.bunkus.org/ubuntu/saucy/ ./"

wget -O - http://www.bunkus.org/gpg-pub-moritzbunkus.txt | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install mkvtoolnix mkvtoolnix-gui

NOTE: in the code change the Ubuntu code name saucy to yours.

These commands will add the mkvtoolnix repository, download & import the key, update system package lists and install mkvtoolnix and the gui.

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95 Beautiful Images From Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest

Last updated: March 4, 2014

Here are some beautiful images from the Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Wallpaper Contest.

The atareao team has built these images into the PPA. You can download the .tar.gz package and get all the pictures in its data folder, or install the .deb which will save all the wallpapers into /usr/share/backgrounds/, the default location for Ubuntu Wallpapers.

Below are a few of them:

To download these images, go to the link below and scroll down and click the line that says “trusty-tahr-wallpaper-contest – 0.0.1-0extras14.04.0“.

Download Ubuntu 14.04 Wallaper Contest

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Ubuntu 14.04 Beta 1 Builds Are Available to Download

Last updated: February 28, 2014

The first set of beta builds of Ubuntu 14.04 are now available for download in 8 different ‘flavors’, including:

  • Kubuntu 14.04 Beta 1
  • Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 Beta 1
  • Xubuntu 14.04 beta 1
  • Lubuntu 14.04 beta 1
  • Edubuntu 14.04 beta 1
  • Ubuntu Kylin 14.04 beta 1
  • Ubuntu Cloud 14.04 beta 1
  • Ubuntu Studio 14.04 beta 1

According to the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS release schedule, the next beta will be released on March 27th. After the Release Candidate (April 10th), the Ubuntu 14.04 final release will be available on April 17th.

Download Ubuntu 14.04 Beta 1:

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Install Oracle Java 6, 7, or 8 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty

Last updated: September 18, 2014

This simple tutorial is going to show you how to easily install Oracle Java (JDK) 6, 7, or 8 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr via PPA.

There’s a Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive) maintained by webupd8.org, a popular Ubuntu Linux blog, which provides the most recent installers to automatically download and install Oracle Java JDK6 / JDK7 / JDK8 from oracle website. Note there are no actual Java files in this PPA.

To get started:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, copy and paste the command below and hit enter. Input your user password when prompts and it will add the PPA repository into your system.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

After that, update package lists via:

sudo apt-get update

To install Oracle Java 8, run:

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

Change the number 8 to 6 (or 7) in the code to install Java 6 (or 7).

While installation, you’ll be asked to agree the license and then the installer start downloading Java file from oracle website and install it on your system.

To set the default Java, run:

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default

Also change number 8 to the Java version you want.

Finally check whether everyting is OK:

java -version

It will output something like below:

java version “1.7.0_60”
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_60-b19)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.60-b09, mixed mode)

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Install digiKam 4.0 Beta3 in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy

Last updated: April 24, 2024

The photo management software digiKam 4.0.0 has reached its third beta release just a few hours ago. There will be also beta4 and RC releases, and the digiKam 4.0.0 final will be released on May 11.

According to the release notes, following new features will be added in this version:

  • A new tool dedicated to organize whole tag hierarchies. This new feature is relevant of GoSC-2013 project from Veaceslav Munteanu. This project include also a back of Nepomuk support in digiKam broken since a while due to important KDE API changes. Veaceslav has also implemented multiple selection and multiple drag-n-drop capabilities on Tags Manager and Tags View from sidebars, and the support for writing face rectangles metadata in Windows Live Photo format.
  • A new maintenance tool dedicated to parse image quality and auto-tags items automatically using Pick Labels. This tool is relevant to anotherGoSC-2013 project from Gowtham Ashok. This tool require feedback and hack to be finalized for this release.
  • Showfoto thumbbar is now ported to Qt model/view in order to switch later full digiKam code to Qt5. This project is relevant to another GoSC-2013 project from Mohamed Anwer.
  • A lots of work have been done into Import tool to fix several dysfunctions reported since a very long time. For example, The status to indicate which item have been already downloaded from the device is back. Thanks to Teemu Rytilahti and Islam Wazery to contribute. All fixes are not yet completed and the game continue until the next beta release.
  • This release is now fully ported to Qt4 model-view and drop last Q3-Support classes. The last pending part was Image Editor Canvas ported and completed by Yiou Wang through this GoSC-2013 project. In the future, port to Qt5 will be easy and quickly done, when KDE 5 API will stabilized and released.

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    Install:
    Besides building digiKam 4.0 from the source tarball. Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy users can install the beta release from the third-party PPA.

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open a terminal window. When it opens, run the commands below to add the digiKam Beta repository:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:msylwester/digikam-beta

    There’s also a stable PPA created by the maintainer. It will provide the digiKam 4.0.0 final build for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty. To add this PPA, run:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:msylwester/digikam

    After adding the PPA, run the commands below to update package lists and install digiKam:

    sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install digikam

    That’s it. Check out the PPA packages on Launchpad page.

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