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Media Center XBMC 13 Gotham Released, Install it in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: May 5, 2014

XBMC 13.0 Gotham edition was finally released a few hours ago. This tutorial will show you how to upgrade or install this free and open-source media center in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 12.04.

install xbmc 13 gotham in Ubuntu

According to the announcements, XBMC 13 brings:

  • Android hardware decoding
  • Raspberry Pi and Android speed improvements
  • Stereoscopic 3D rendering
  • Improved UPnP capabilities
  • Dramatic audio engine improvements
  • making subtitle search better
  • An extended Python and JSON-RPC API for developers
  • Update to FFMPEG v1.2 used for audio/video playback
  • Stereo audio can now be up-mixed to 5.1 and sent through optical/SPDIF devices
  • Various visual changes throughout the skin which should improve usability and logic.
  • Improve the handling of subtitle downloading and selection
  • Extend and improve the User-interface Engine which developers use to create a variety of skins to be used.
  • Drop of support for Windows XP.
  • When initiating a library cleaning, XBMC will send a wake-on-lan request to any sleeping servers first, before cleaning the library, to ensure that content isn’t unnecessarily cleaned
  • Numerous PVR fixes and updates with additional new features updated on a per-platform basis.
  • Copy/paste support on Windows, OSX, and iOS to match copy/paste support elsewhere
  • Movie sets are now user editable
  • Episodic bookmarks
  • More details, go to official release page

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    Install / Upgrade to XBMC 13 in Ubuntu:

    IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1. Backup your your current userdata folder before upgrading; 2. Due to changes related to the add-on system and skin improvement, certain plugins, scripts and skins may become incompatible when upgrading from Frodo to Gotham.

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run the commands below one by one will added XBMC PPA and install/upgrade to XBMC 13.0:

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

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xbmc
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    ‘Delete’ Permanently in Context Menu in Ubuntu / Elementary OS Luna

    Last updated: May 7, 2014

    Want to delete files or folders from your file browser bypassing trash? Well, this tutorial will show you how to add ‘Delete’ (Permanently) option to your context menu in Ubuntu Nautilus or Elementary OS Pantheon.

     

    For Ubuntu Nautilus File Browser:

    1. Open your file browser.

    2. Go to menu: Edit -> Preferences

    3. Under behavior tab, check the box where it says “Include a Delete command that bypasses Trash”

    Once done, you’ll find an option “Delete” in context menu:

    For Elementary OS Luna:

    Thanks to Trisailing, he left a comment in another post with below steps:

    1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run command to create and edit the config file:

    sudo scratch-text-editor /usr/share/contractor/Delete.contract

    2. Copy and paste below lines into empty file:

    [Contractor Entry]
    Name=Delete permanetly
    Icon=pantheon-files
    Description=Delete files, skip trash
    MimeType=application;audio;chemical;image;message;model;multipart;text;video;x-conference;x-epoc;x-world
    Exec=rm -r
    Gettext-Domain=pantheon-files

    Add inode to the value list of MimeType will allow to delete folders. But (Thanks to @Trisailing) if you click Delete permanently on a blank space it will delete all files and folders in the current directory. Use it at your own risk!

    3. Save the file. Log out and back in.

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    Install Telegram (WhatsApp Alternative) in Ubuntu 14.04 / 13.10

    Last updated: May 3, 2014

    This tutorial is going to show you how to install the cross-platform open-source messaging service Telegram in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16 via PPA.

    Telegram uses your phone number as your user ID that allows to send messages, photos, videos and files of any type (doc, zip, mp3, etc) to people who are in your phone contacts and have Telegram. Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is cloud-based and heavily encrypted.

    Telegram only provides official applications for Android and iOS. It has an open API so here comes the UNOFFICIAL web application webogram and below will show you how to install this app with Unity integration.

    Disclaimer: This is an alpha version of the Telegram UNOFFICIAL web application. It may have undetected security issues, and there is definitely a load of bugs to fix, features to add and so on. So if you want 200% secure and fully functional communication, don’t use this yet! You can always find Telegram official mobile applications here: https://telegram.org

    Implemented functionality list:

    • Sign in by phone number + SMS code, or phone call
    • View list of existings chats (up-posting) with infinite scrolling
    • View messages history for each chat/group (bottom-posting) with infinite scrolling
    • View brief profile info
    • View/edit group info
    • View/edit members list
    • View media in messages: photo, video
    • Download documents from messages
    • Emoji display in all browsers (Chrome, non-OSX ones)
    • Emoji keyboard
    • Send plain-text messages to user or group
    • Send files (photos or documents) via attach icon or drag’n’drop
    • Desktop notifications
    • Create new group
    • Edit group participants
    • Settings
    • Edit profile/userpic
    • Contacts
    • Edit, delete, forward messsages

    Unsupported at the moment:

    • Registration
    • Contacts add/edit
    • Secret chats
    • Search messages
    • a lot more…

    Install the unofficial Telegram app:

    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:costales/unity-webapps-telegram

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-telegram

    webogram on github.

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    KDE 4.13 Now is Available in KUbuntu PPA for Ubuntu 12.04

    Last updated: May 2, 2014

    The KDE Software Compilation 4.13 is finally made into KUbuntu PPA for Ubuntu 12.04 and its derivatives.

    The KDE Community announced KDE 4.13 on April 16, 2014. Among the changes you can find in KDE 4.13 today include:

    • KDE’s Kate text editor now has improved C++ syntax highlighting with some C++11 and C++1y/C++14 feature support, an improved build plugin, code completion for the D programming language, and a new predictive C++ indenter.
    • Artikulate as a new KDE application for pronunciation training.
    • KNotes has been ported to Akonadi.
    • The StorageServiceManager allows you to manage storage services like DropBox and YouSendIt.
    • Many updates to the Palapeli game.
    • Support for RAW camera image files within Gwenview.
    • Baloo replaces Nepomuk.

    You can find out more details on the KDE 4.13 changes via the official announcement.

    Install / Upgrade to KDE 4.13 in Ubuntu 12.04:

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to add the KUbuntu PPA:

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

    After added the PPA, you can upgrade to KDE 4.13 via:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

    Or install Kubuntu Desktop with 4.13 Software Compilation:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
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    Install Google Talk Plugin in Ubuntu 14.04

    Last updated: May 1, 2014

    Google Talk is browser plugin that allows you to make a voice and video chat with your friends via your webcam and microphone connected to the computer.

    With the plugin installed, just log in to your GMail account with Firefox or Chrome browser, select a contact, you will be able to see that you can have a video chat (you get the option for video chat if they have a camera, or the video chat icon is grayed).

    Install Google Talk Plugin:

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

    sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-talkplugin.list'

    Then get the key:

    wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

    Finally update your system and install the plugin:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install google-talkplugin

    Once installed, Firefox users can verify that if the Google Talk plugin is installed by going to Tools->Addons->Plugins. Chrome users go to chrome://plugins/

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    Install ‘Users and Groups’ Management tool in Ubuntu 14.04

    Last updated: May 1, 2014

    This simple and brief tutorial will show you how to install the old Gnome’s Users and Groups management tool in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr.

    Ubuntu Unity does not have a graphical tool for managing users and groups out of the box. However, Ubuntu Software Center provides a package with a fully integrated set of Gnome System Tools, including Users and Groups.

    Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install the package “gnome-system-tools” (without quotes):

    Once installed, open “Users and Groups” from Unity Dash:

    Enjoy!

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    Customize Notify-OSD (On Screen Notifications) in Ubuntu 14.04

    Last updated: August 26, 2015

    Want to customize your on screen notification bubbles?

    Well, there’s an enhanced version of Notify-OSD available in Launchpad that enables you to:

     
     
     

    • change notification location
    • close bubble on click
    • change color, width, height or other options of bubble
    • add timeout
    • Stops the bubble from fading out when the mouse pointer hovers over it
    • Used Dash background color for bubble background color

    To install the Notify-OSD with additional features:

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install notify-osd

    Then restart the daemon to apply the changes:

    pkill notify-osd

    To install a graphical tool to configure Notify-OSD:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig

    UPDATE 2015-8: For Ubuntu 15.04, you may install Notify-OSD graphical configuration tool via:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gsn/grabbelkiste

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig

    Launch “NotifyOSD Configuration” from Unity Dash and now you’re able to configure your notification bubbles:

    To change the bubble location, run:

    gsettings set com.canonical.notify-osd gravity NUMBER

    Where the NUMBER can be:

    1 – top-right corner
    2 – middle-right
    3 – bottom-right corner
    4 – bottom-left corner
    5 – middle-left
    6 – top-left corner

    Enjoy!

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    Install Netspeed Indicator Applet in Ubuntu 14.04 Unity

    Last updated: April 29, 2014

    Indicator Network is a stupid traffic monitor applet for Ubuntu Unity, inspired by the old netspeed GNOME applet.

    It displays the total current network traffic on system tray area on panel and you can check out the current download & upload speed from its drop-down menu.

    The indicator will be put left of all your other indicators. If this is undesirable, the ordering index can be changed in gsettings:/apps/indicators/netspeed (use dconf-editor, available in Software Center).

    To install this indicator applet:

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

    1. Compile from source (github.com):

    sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtop2-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev git-core

git clone git://github.com/mgedmin/indicator-netspeed.git

cd indicator-netspeed

make

sudo make install

    Once installed, start the applet via:

    indicator-netspeed &

    You need to manually add this applet into Startup Applications (open it from Unity Dash).

    2. Install from PPA (webupd8.org):

    Webupd8 Team has made this into PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04. Add the PPA and install the applet via below commands:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install indicator-netspeed

    Once installed, netspeed indicator automatically starts at next login.

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    How to Change Hostname (Computer Name) in Ubuntu 14.04

    Last updated: April 28, 2014

    This simple and brief tutorial is going to show you how to change the Hostname / Computer name in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr.

    The default name was set when you were installing Ubuntu. You can easily change it to whatever you want in both Desktop & Server by editing the hosts and hostname files. Below is how:

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

    hostname NEW_NAME_HERE

    This will change the hostname until next reboot. The change won’t be visible immediately in your current terminal. Start a new terminal to see the new hostname.

    2. To change the name permanently, run command to edit the host files:

    sudo gedit /etc/hostname /etc/hosts

    For Ubuntu server without a GUI, run sudo vi /etc/hostname and sudo vi /etc/hosts and edit them one by one.

    In both files, change the name to what you want and save them.

    change Computer name ubuntu

    Finally, restart your computer to apply the changes.

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    Set Different Colors on Folder Icons in Ubuntu 14.04/13.10/12.04

    Last updated: April 27, 2014

    Want to change the color of your folders in Nautilus file browser to get a better visual layout? Well, there’s a small extension for Nautilus can do the job in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise.

    See my file browser:

    So far, the tool support following colors: Blue, Light Blue, Pink, Black, Yellow, Violet, Orange (Ubuntu’s default), Green, Gray, Red. Also there’s an option to reset to default.

    To install this simple tool, 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:costales/folder-color

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install folder-color

    Don’t like Ubuntu PPA? Download & install the .deb package from launchpad page.

    Once installed, restart Nautilus via:

    nautilus -q

    Finally you’re able to change a folder color in its context menu:

    Webpage: https://launchpad.net/folder-color

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