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gThumb 3.3.1 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: January 15, 2014

gThumb 3.3.1

GNOME image viewer and browser utility gThumb 3.3.1 has been released recently, which is the first release of the development series that will lead to the next major version 3.4.

gThumb 3.3.1 contains below new features and user visible changes:

  • Use a GtkHeaderBar instead of a menu and a toolbar.
  • Use the dark theme.
  • Better raw image support, using libraw instead of libopenraw.
  • Image viewer: show a frame around the image; use an overview window to scroll the image instead of the scrollbars;
  • better quality for zoomed out images.
  • Faster image loader for big images.
  • Media player: hide the mediabar after a timeout.
  • Filterbar: added buttons to view the selections.
  • File properties: show only the basic properties, allow to
    show all of them.
  • Image tools: use a grid layout for the buttons
  • Use a separate dialog for the file tool options.
  • Use symbolic icons everywhere.
  • Added a custom tiff loader.
  • Add a rating-based filter. (Louis-Marie Mouton)
  • App menu: removed ‘keyboard shortcuts’.
  • Histogram view: save and restore the scale type.

It also fixed below bugs:

  • Help: fix calling help from withing the application. (Dominique Leuenberger)
  • Fixed saving of TGA files
  • Fixed the video player stopping after saving a screenshot.
  • Rotating image destroys XMP and IPTC metadata
  • Command line ignored for the second window
  • Empty Options dialog after Canceling it once
  • Buttons with label toolbutton1 and toolbutton2 in Bookmark window
  • Default parameters for image resizing are misleading (Christian Krause)
  • Fixed broken window layout with gtk+ 3.10
  • Find duplicates: fixed crash when using a predefined directory (Christian Krause)
  • gThumb crashes when attempting to play a video. (Christian Krause)
  • Flickr: allow to use a facebook or google account
  • Thumbnail list: images drawn with wrong offset
  • Facebook: fixed authentication.
  • configure: fixed unrecognized option –disable-libjson-glib
  • Removed the use of many deprecated functions.

The Source Tarball is available at:

https://download.gnome.org/sources/gthumb/3.3/

If you’re on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, you can try gThumb 3.3.1 by adding Andrew’s test PPA (Only for test purpose!).

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run below command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/test

Then install the image viewer after checking for updates:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gthumb

Once installed, you may remove the PPA via:

sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:nilarimogard/test

NOTE: This PPA is maintained by Webupd8 Team and is only for test purpose. Packages will be moved or removed at any time. Use it at your own risk!

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Install the Latest FFmpeg 2.1.2 in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 13.04, 12.10

Last updated: July 28, 2015

This tutorial is going to show you how to install the latest version of FFmpeg, so far it’s FFmpeg 2.1.2, in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and their derivatives via PPA.

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. 2.1.2 was released on 2014-01-13. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.1 release branch, which was cut from master on 2013-10-28. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2013-10-27, libav 9 as of 2013-10-27.

Sam Rog has been maintaining the most recent FFmpeg packages in his PPA for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and their derivatives. The PPA is trustable and so far it supports Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:djcj/vlc-stable

Then you can check for updates via Synaptic Package Manager. Or just run below commands instead:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

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How to Install Faenza Icons in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr

Last updated: January 15, 2014

This simple tutorial is going to show you how to install and apply the latest Faenza icon theme in Ubuntu 14.04 while the PPA is not available yet.

It’s pretty easy to install an icon theme on Ubuntu Linux. Because Ubuntu stores icons in /usr/share/icons for global and user’s .icons folder for single use, all you need to do is put your icon theme folder into one of previous location and that’s it.

To install Faenza icons:

1. Download the latest package at Google Code. So far, it is Faenza 1.3.

2. Extract the package and you’ll see Faenza-Radiace, Faenza-Darkest, Faenza-Darker, Faenza-Dark, Faenza-Ambiance and Faenza packages.

3 Unpack all of them and move the result folders to:

  • For single use, move them to .icons folder. Under your home folder, press Ctrl+H to view/hide hidden folders. Create one if .icons is not exist.
  • For global use, move them to /usr/share/icons/ folder. You’ll need to press Alt+F2 and run gksudo nautilus to open file browser with root to do copy and paste things.

To make the installation easy:

Download the Deb package below:

faenza-icon-theme_1.3.1_all.deb

Double-click the package and click Install button in pop-up Ubuntu Software Center will install the theme into /usr/share/icons/.

Apply Faenza Icons:

Open Unity Tweak Tool or Gnome Tweak Tool. The faenza icons should be in the icons list.

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Hamachi GUI Haguichi 1.0.23 Released, Install in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: December 9, 2021

NOTE: This post is outdated!! Ubuntu user may follow this new tutorial to install the app.

Haguichi is a graphical frontend for LogMeIn Hamachi on Linux. It is free and open source software licensed under GPLv2. Haguichi 1.0.23 has been released on January 11th, 2014.

  • Improved internet connection check by using netcat and web request as fallback if ping fails (fixes bug #1258361).
  • Wait for internet connection cycle is now using a separate thread.
  • Configuration folder is now always opened in the default file manager.
  • Added stock icons to open and save configuration menu items.
  • Added scrollbar policy to the commands editor in the preferences dialog.
  • Added complete Asturian translations (thanks to Tornes Llume).
  • Updated Bulgarian translation.
  • Other minor fixes, improvements and optimizations.

 

Install Haguichi:

Haguichi is available in Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/haguichi

Then install the app via:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install haguichi haguichi-appindicator
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How to Install Nvidia Driver 331.38 in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 12.04

Last updated: January 13, 2014

Nvidia Driver for Linux 331.38 has been released on January 13 with OpenGL promotion, bug fixes and other improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

Before getting started, let’s take a look at what’s new in Nvidia 331.38:

  • Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash if video memory is exhausted and the GPU does not support rendering to system memory.
  • Updated nvidia-installer to make the –multiple-kernel-modules option imply the –no-unified-memory option: Unified memory is incompatible with multiple kernel modules.
  • Updated the behavior of the nvidia-settings PowerMizer Preferred Mode drop-down menu, to make the setting apply consistently across all GPUs in an SLI group.
  • Improved the robustness of the NVIDIA X driver in scenarios where GPU-accessible memory for allocating pixmaps was exhausted.
  • Added NV-CONTROL attributes to control the brightness of the illuminated logos on certain graphics boards.For example, to turn off the illumination of the “GEFORCE GTX” lettering on the GeForce GTX 780, use
    nvidia-settings –assign GPULogoBrightness=0
  • Fixed a bug that prevented screen transformations from being applied properly when starting X.
  • GLX protocol for the following OpenGL extensions from OpenGL 2.1 and OpenGL 3.0 have been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved official status:
  • GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
  • GL_NV_conditional_render
  • GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
  • GL_EXT_texture_integer
  • GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
  • GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object was the last piece of protocol needed to have official support for indirect rendering with all OpenGL 2.1 commands.
  • GLX Protocol for the miscellaneous OpenGL 3.0 commands not associated with specific extensions has also been promoted from unofficial to ARB approved status.
  • Deprecated display mask related configuration of display devices via NV-CONTROL and nvidia-settings.Display target specifications should be used instead – A display target is one of the display’s valid names, with an optional GPU or X screen qualifier.
  • Deprecated the following NV-CONTROL attributes:
  • NV_CTRL_CONNECTED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_ENABLED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_ASSOCIATED_DISPLAYS
  • NV_CTRL_NOTEBOOK_INTERNAL_LCD
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTER
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVES
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_MASTERABLE
  • NV_CTRL_FRAMELOCK_SLAVEABLE
  • Also, although NV_CTRL_PROBE_DISPLAYS is still operational, the return value has been deprecated and should not be used.
  • Added deprecation warning messages in nvidia-settings when deprecated attributes are used.This also includes display mask usage.

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    Download & Install Nvidia Driver 331.38

    The official installer is available for downloading at this page.

    If you’re not sure your system type, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run:

    uname -m

    You can also run below command to download the Nvidia installer:

    For 32 bit (x86):

    cd && wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/331.38/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.38.run

    For 64 bit (x86_64):

    cd && wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/331.38/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.38.run

    Now start the installer via below steps:

    0. Remove previous proprietary driver if any:

    sudo apt-get purge nvidia-current

    1. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to command console. Login with your username and password.

    2. Stop the graphic session by:

    sudo service lightdm stop

    You may change the lightdm to gdm or mdm if you’re using Ubuntu Gnome or Linux Mint.

    3. Make the installer executable:

    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run

    4. Finally start the installer and follow the on screen prompts:

    sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run

    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 NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.38.run --uninstall

    You may also add blacklist nouveau to a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ if you get blank screen after installed the new driver.

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    How to Install Turpial 3 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10 & Linux Mint 16

    Last updated: January 13, 2014

    Turpial Twitter client 3.0 now is available in PPA for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy and Linux Mint 16 Petra.

    Turpial 3.0 was released on December 19, 2013, two years after the last stable release. Main features in this release include:

    • New backend on top of libturpial
    • Rewrite of the whole interface using Qt
    • Multiple accounts and multiple columns
    • Pre-visualization of images and user avatars
    • Messages queue
    • Added support for Mac OS (and Windows theoretically)
    • Broadcasting messages
    • Autologin
    • Cleaned and improved overall UI
    • Improved user interaction
    • Links, mentions and hashtags are clickable
    • Enhanced Twitter search
    • More services to short URLs and upload pictures
    • Improved conversation interface
    • Welcome screen
    • Restored window geometry at startup
    • Available in 11 languages: Catalan, German, Esperanto, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian (Russia) and Turkish

    The Turpial website has announced a few hours ago that the Turpial’s PPA is back and so far it supports Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy.

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

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:effie-jayx/turpial

    Then update and install the client:

    sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install turpial

    via: turpial.org.ve

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    How to Install Rekonq 2.4.2 in Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 13.04, 12.04

    Last updated: January 13, 2014

    Rekonq is a web browser for KDE based on WebKit. Rekonq 2.4.2 has been released recently and here’s how to install it in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and their derivatives while the Kubuntu Backports PPA still has version 2.3.2.

    Recently changes in rekonq:

    rekonq 2.4.2

    • clear urlbar action added
    • global zoom settings added
    • faster suggestions in the urlbar
    • work around favicons
    • default tab width changed
    • doc update
    • bugfixes

    rekonq 2.4.0:

    • added a simple ssh sync handler
    • adblock improvements
    • work on startup settings: load important things before, UI and then last things in the background

    Install Rekonq:

    Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to add the PPA for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

    Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 users also need the KUbuntu Backports PPA:

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

    Finally update and install the browser:

    sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install rekonq

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    Install G’MIC Plugin For GIMP in Ubuntu Linux via PPA

    Last updated: January 11, 2014

    The G’MIC plug-in for GIMP proposes a set of various filters to apply on your images, including artistic effects, image denoising and enhancement algorithms, 3D renderers, etc. It is a quite large plug-in, integrating a lot of different effects.

    This plug-in is able to :

    • Propose an image preview window for each available filter.
    • Manage multi-layers inputs and outputs. G’MIC defines filters to compose layers or create animations from static images.
    • Update his list of filter definitions from the Internet, so it is able to improve itself over time.
    • Allow any user to add its own custom filters in it, written in the G’MIC language interpreted by the internal image processing engine.

    Install G’MIC Plugin in Ubuntu:

    Thanks to Otto Meier, the GIMP PPA maintainer has built this plugin and standalone app into PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

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

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

    After that, checking for updates via:

    sudo apt-get update

    Install the plugin for Gimp:

    sudo apt-get install gimp-gmic

    Once done, you can access the plugin from gimp menu Filters -> G’MIC….

    You can also install the standalone (command line) app via:

    sudo apt-get install gmic

    Get help from its man page.

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    How to Install Hugin 2014.0 Beta via PPA in Ubuntu Linux

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    Hugin is an easy to use panoramic imaging toolchain based on Panorama Tools. With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more.

    The first beta of Hugin 2014 has been released. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.

    What’s New in Hugin 2014.0:

    • inherit many of the libpano improvements (of version 2.9.19)
    • the translation plane variables Tpy and Tpp have been added to the GUI (better support for translation parameters, e.g. for nadir images. A pano with translation parameters can now be rotated)
    • improvement of the GPU remapping code (bug fixes in the glue code, added some missing GPU transformations. Now fisheye lenses are supported by GPU code as well)
    • better support for line control point in Control points tab (it still requires that the same image is displayed left and right for full features, but also better support for line control points above several images)
    • obsolete programs matchpoint, nona_gui and PTBatcher have been removed
    • outdated translations have been removed from the default install
    • initialize the colour balance values during loading with EXIF values (this information is only stored and decoded by some cameras (mainly models by Panasonic, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon))
    • improved the assistant
    • allow customization of exiftool command used to copy metadata to output images

    New tools added:

    • pto_mask: manipulate mask in project file
    • pto_template: apply template to project file
    • pto_move: move or copy project files with all associated images

    Install Hugin:

    The current stable version is available in Ubuntu universe repository, just search for and install it in Ubuntu Software Center.

    If you’d like to try the Hugin 2014.0 beta, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens run below commands one by one:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hugin/next

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install hugin

    Hugin Homepage

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    How to Install MKVToolNix 6.7 (mkvmerge GUI) in Ubuntu Linux

    Last updated: January 10, 2014

    mkvmerge GUI has been updated to version 6.7 recently with enhancements and various bug fixes. This simple tutorial shows you how to install or upgrade it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 from its official repository.

    Changes in mkvmerge GUI:

    • fixed faulty timing informations for H264/AVC
    • fixed mapping of MKV elements
    • support for muxing OPUS/WEBM
    • reading of DTS audio tracks for MP4 video files
    • improved AAC, AC3 and MP3 header decoding
    • enhanced reading of uncompressed PCM audio tracks from QUICKTIME and MP4
    • See the release note for details.

    How to Install mkvmerge:

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

    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

    You may replace saucy for Ubuntu 13.10 with raring for Ubuntu 13.04, quantal for Ubuntu 12.10, or precise for Ubuntu 12.04.

    For those who hate Linux commands:

    1. go to this page

    2. select your Ubuntu editon -> binary

    3. Choose your system type amd64 (64-bit) or i386 (32-bit). Check it out in System Settings -> Details.

    4 Download and install the latest .deb package.

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