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Linux Kernel 3.11.10 Released, 3.11.x Reach The End of Its Life

Last updated: November 30, 2013

Linux Kernel 3.11 end of life

Linux Kernel 3.11 hits the end of its life after released Kernel 3.11.10. Greg KH recommends users to move to Kernel 3.12 series to keep receiving updates.

Linux Kernel 3.11.10 is a small release includes USB fix and Bluetooth update. See the change log for details

If you would like to upgrade to this kernel. Follow the steps below one by one

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

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.10-031110-generic_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.10-031110_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-image-3.11.10-031110-generic_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.10-031110-generic_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.10-031110_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.10-saucy/linux-image-3.11.10-031110-generic_3.11.10-031110.201311291453_amd64.deb

2. Install the kernel via:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.11.10-*.deb linux-image-3.11.10-*.deb

Once installed, restart your computer and done.

If for some reason the kernel does not work properly, boot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced) and run command to remove Linux Kernel 3.11.10:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.11.10-* linux-image-3.11.10-*

Links:

Linux Kernel 3.11.10 DEB download page

Linux Kernel 3.12 series

Linux Kernel 3.10 series Long Term Support

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How to Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.21 LTS in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 30, 2013

The latest LTS kernel now is at Linux Kernel 3.10.21. Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this release hours ago and urged users to upgrade as soon as possible.

Linux Kernel 3.10.21 is a big release that includes PowerPC, ARM, USB, KVM, x86 fixes, numerous updated drivers, including i915, acpi, PowerPC, as well as other improvements. See the changlog for details.

Install / Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.10.21

If you’re now on Kernel 3.10 series, follow the steps below to upgrade to this kernel in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to download the DEB packages:

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-image-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.21-031021_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.21-saucy/linux-image-3.10.21-031021-generic_3.10.21-031021.201311291435_amd64.deb

2. Install the kernel via:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.21-*.deb linux-image-3.10.21-*.deb

Restart your computer and boot with this kernel.

If for some reason this kernel does not work properly on your machine. Boot with previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced) and run command below to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.21:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.10.21-* linux-image-3.10.21-*
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How to Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.12.2 in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 30, 2013

Latest Linux Kernel 3.12 series now is at Kernel 3.12.2. All users of this kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible, here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

Linux kernel 3.12.2 is a pretty big release that includes PowerPC, ia64, ARM, s390 and x86 fixes, numerous updated drivers, including USB, SCSI, Wireless, Bluetooth, ACPI and Nouveau, some filesystem improvements (NFS, Btrfs and XFS), sound improvements, as well as other bugfixes. More details in official announcement.

Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.12.2:

The DEB packages are made into Ubuntu Kernel page. You can download them at this page. Or follow the steps below to download and install this kernel:

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

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.2-031202-generic_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.2-031202_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-image-3.12.2-031202-generic_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.2-031202-generic_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.2-031202_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.2-trusty/linux-image-3.12.2-031202-generic_3.12.2-031202.201311291538_amd64.deb

2. Install all downloaded packages via:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.2-*.deb linux-image-3.12.2-*.deb

It automatically update the grub so you’ll start with this kernel in next normal boot.

If for some reason this kernel does not work properly, boot into the previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced) and run commands below to remove Linux Kernel 3.12.2:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.12.2-* linux-image-3.12.2-*
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GIMP 2.8.10 released, Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: November 29, 2013

The popular image editing tool GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) now is at version 2.8.10 stable. You can easily upgrade to the latest released via PPA. Here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and their derivatives such as Linux Mint, Pear OS, Elementary OS Luna.

See What’s New in GIMP 2.8.10:

Core:

  • Set manifest as Windows 8 compatible

GUI:

  • Indicate if a file was exported in the Quit dialog
  • Add shortcuts and hint labels to the close and quit dialogs that make closing and quitting easier and more consistent
  • Rename the File->Export menu labels to match Save/Save as
  • Fix keyboard shortcuts on OSX Mavericks
  • Don’t open lots of progress popups when opening many files
  • Correctly restore the hidden state of docks in single window mode

Libgimp:

  • Fix exporting an image consisting of a single layer group
  • Don’t attempt to pick transparent colors

Plug-ins:

  • Fix crash in LCMS plugin if RGB profile was missing

General:

  • Fix compile on NetBSD (missing -lexecinfo)
  • Bug fixes
  • Translation updates

Install GIMP via PPA:

We can easily and always get the latest version of GIMP from otto06217’s PPA because the maintainer promised the PPA will never die.

To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

After that, check for updates via Software Updater as usual. Or run commands below instead:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gimp

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How to Install Brightness Indicator in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy

Last updated: January 22, 2014

Want to control screen brightness through an indicator applet on panel? Well, you may want this app if your Fn key does not work properly.

Brightness indicator allows to change screen brightness by using the indicator menu or the scroll wheel of your mouse over the indicator icon. It’s inspired by the original Gnome brightness applet.

UPDATE: PPA has updated for Ubuntu 13.10, and Ubuntu 14.04. Run below commands one by one in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-brightness/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install indicator-brightness

The PPA does not update the packages for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, but we can use the one for old releases. To get started installing this applet, follow the steps below:

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

wget https://launchpad.net/~indicator-brightness/+archive/ppa/+files/indicator-brightness_0.4~bzr11~raring1_all.deb

2. Then install the deb as well as the dependencies:

sudo dpkg -i ndicator-brightness_0.4~bzr11~raring1_all.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

Alternatively, download the package from launchpad page. Install the required package python-appindicator from Ubuntu Software Center and then double-click to install the brightness indicator package.

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Ubuntu 13.04 based Linux Deepin 2013 released [Screenshot Tour]

Last updated: March 21, 2019

Linux Deepin 2013, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring based Linux distribution was released today. It brings Game Center, Face Recognition, Deepin Terminal and other new features, improvements as well as bug fixes.

As you may know, Linux Deepin (previously Hiweed Linux) uses a highly customized GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment. It was initially created for Chinese users only, but there are now ISO images for English language.

What’s New in Linux Deepin 2013:

Deepin Terminal is shipped as the default terminal emulator for Linux Deepin 2013. The features of Deepin Terminal include vertical and horizontal split, workspace switching, SSH connection tool, font resizing and background transparency adjustment, etc.

Linux Deepin Terminal

Deepin Game Center is a platform for online flash games. It aspires to give flash game lovers a one-stop experience. Unfortunately, games are mostly in Chinese.

Linux Deepin Game Center

Other changes:

  • In Linux Deepin 2013, you can choose to log in using face recognition.
  • An improved Deepin Software Center
  • The improved notification center no longer prompt for blacklisted application
  • Resize, move DSnapshot selected area using arrow keys.
  • notification center no longer prompt for blacklisted applications.
  • the default color of window manager changed from blue to black.
  • Improved power management
  • the “Windows” key to bring up launcher
  • Improved automount of removable devices
  • Files dragged from removable devices to hard disk will be copied rather than moved.
  • Various bug fixes.

Download: Linux Deepin 2013

Screenshot Tour:

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Tethered shooting with Pentax DSLR cameras in Ubuntu

Last updated: November 28, 2013

This tutorial shows you a tethered camera control tool pkTriggerCord which is base on PKRemote. After you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable, you can control the camera from pkTriggerCord, such as read status information, change settings, and take pictures. The pictures are stored in the camera’s buffer and can be downloaded to the PC. Pictures are not written on the SD card of the camera.

Currently supported Cameras are:

  • Pentax K-x
  • Pentax K10D (Samsung GX-10)
  • Pentax K20D (Samsung GX-20)
  • Pentax K200D
  • Pentax K-7
  • Pentax K-r
  • Pentax K-5
  • Pentax K-m / K2000
  • Pentax K-30
  • Pentax K-01 (bugs)
  • Pentax K-5 II / K-5 IIs NEW

Install pkTriggerCord in Ubuntu via PPA:

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to install the tool from PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install pktriggercord

This will install pktriggercord on Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 16, 15, 14.

Once installed, open the GUI interface from Unity Dash. Or run man pktriggercord-cli to check out command line tool usage.

For RPM package and source code, go to pktriggercord project homepage

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Kart Racing Game SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 released, Install in Ubuntu

Last updated: November 28, 2013


 

SuperTuxKart, a Free 3D kart racing game recently released v0.8.1 with Wiimote support, new karts, modes and track.

This tutorial is going to show you how to install this new release in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and enjoy the game.

New features in SuperTuxKart:

  • New track ‘STK Enterprise’
  • Updated tracks ‘Old Mine’, ‘Around the Lighthouse’ and ‘Zen Garden’
  • New modes ‘Soccer’ and ‘Egg Hunt’
  • New karts ‘Xue’ and ‘Sara’
  • Updated ‘Beastie’ kart
  • Wiimote support (for most Wiimotes; check supertuxkart.net/wiimote for instructions and compatibility)
  • Added tutorial
  • Added new ‘SuperTux’ difficulty
  • New bubblegum shield defensive weapon
  • New combined speedometer and nitro meter
  • Added ability to filter add-ons
  • Updated nitro models
  • Added ability to save and resume Grand Prix
  • Improved skid marks and particle effects

SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 official video:

Install SuperTuxKart 0.8.1:

First check out system type (32 bit or 64 bit) under System Settings -> Details. Then download the portable version from the official download page for Linux.

Then extract the package and run executable from result folder/bin/

To create a launcher for SuperTuxKart 0.8.1, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command below to install required packages:

sudo apt-get install gnome-panel --no-install-recommends

Then run command to bring up new launcher dialog:

sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/ --create-new

In pop up window, type:

  • Name: SuperTuxKart-portable
  • Command: /home/YOURUSERNAME/Downloads/SuperTuxKart/bin/supertuxkart ### You may change the code to PATH to your GAME folder
  • Icon: choose from /home/YOURUSERNAME/Downloads/SuperTuxKart/data/ folder.

Once done, you can launcher the game from Unity Dash.

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Install gscan2pdf 1.2.0 in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.04, Linux Mint

Last updated: November 27, 2013

 

gscan2pdf is a GUI to ease the process of producing PDFs from scanned documents. You scan one or several pages in with File/Scan, and create a PDF of selected pages with File/Save PDF.

gscan2pdf 1.2.0 was released recently with various bug fixes and translation updates. This tutorial shows how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint.

gscan2pdf 1.2.0 changelog:

  • Don’t lose extension if user-defined tool converts pnm to pbm, ppm or pgm.
  • Allow thread to import different number of pages than requested. Fixed import of pdf no longer working
  • Take the resolution directly from the scanner when scanning rather than assuming that the system value is up-to-date.
  • Fixed UTF8 handling with gocr
  • Fixed import existing multipage tif file loads only the first one
  • Actually change the device when the device combobox is changed.
  • Show/hide options in CLI frontends via Edit/Preferences
  • Fixed Thunderbird detection (for send email) does not work reliably on XFCE
  • Fixed bug opening a session file from multiple sessions
  • Added option in Edit/Preferences to automatically open the scan dialog in the background on program start.
  • Translation updates: Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, French, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukranian

Install gscan2pdf 1.2.0:

The latest release has been made into Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, install it in Ubuntu Software Center after checking for updates.

For other releases, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jeffreyratcliffe/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gscan2pdf

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DeaDBeeF 0.6.0 released, Install in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 27, 2013

The open-source DeadBeef music player recently released v0.6.0 with great new feature: GUI layout designer. It allows to customize the user interface by splitting the main window and filling with button, spectrum, scope, album art display, selection properties, playlist, playlist browser, etc.

Below is my customized DeadBeef interface. You can design it to whatever you like.

customized deabeef music player in Ubuntu 13.10

How to use Layout Designer

First enable design mode under menu ‘View > Design Mode’. Right-click on main window and choose ‘Insert -> Splitter (left and right) or (top and bottom)’ to split the window. When your splitter layout has loaded right click on each box in turn and add item to it.

deadbeef 0.6 design mode

Once done, disable design mode from the menu to apply changes.

What to do if you want to revert Deadbeef back to default layout?

Well, in file browser go to user home -> .conf (press Ctrl+H to view hidden folders), remove the whole deadbeef folder.

Full changes in Deadbeef 0.6.0:

  • gui layout designer, with a set of widgets to choose from (View -> Design mode, then use right click)
  • new API for creating GUI extension plugins
  • visualization support, spectrum analyzer and scope widgets
  • new hotkeys system, which adds local hotkeys, and many more actions to choose from
  • playlist browser widget: a vertical alternative to playlist tabs
  • album art viewer widget
  • selection properties widget
  • button widget: put custom buttons to main window, and assign any actions to them
  • showing seek time in the bar during seeking
  • added worldofspectrum downloader to artwork plugin (for AY tunes)
  • native flac cuesheet support
  • lots of fixes in MP3 and ID3v2 support
  • improved AAC support
  • fixed the context menu in metadata editor
  • added GTK3.6 filechooser filter regression workaround
  • fixed compatibility with FFMPEG up to 2.0.2
  • added location field to the metadata tab in track properties
  • fixed playlist columns sizers dead zone bug
  • new WMA plugin
  • a ton of stability/responsiveness fixes to mms plugin
  • added customizable content-type mapper, to associate network streams with plugins
  • improved remote playlist loading
  • fixed buffer overflow in m3u plugin
  • subtracks no longer get written to pls and m3u
  • warn a user if he attempts to quit while a job is running (e.g. converter)
  • fixed tabstrip scrolling timer bug
  • added GTK3 touchpad smooth scrolling support (kudos to thesame)
  • added option to always convert 16 bit input signal to 24 bit (Eugene Rudchenko)
  • added experimental Mac OS X support (thanks to Carlos Alberto Nunes for the CoreAudio plugin)
  • improved playlist tab rendering code to work better on HDPI displays
  • fixed rounding error in streamer sleep time calculation – that solves some stuttering problems
  • added OPUS and TAK support in the static build (via ffmpeg)

Download Deadbeef:

The installers for Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux and portable version are available in official download page.

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