The native Linux virus scanner ClamTK (ClamAV GUI) has released version 5.03. In this release, the scheduler was re-added by demand, it’s mostly the same as it was in the 4.xx series. It also updated requirement for some distros with gnome-icon-theme and brought lots of clean-up.
ClamTK 5.03 changelog:
Re-add scheduler (Google Issue #1). This adds cron or cronie back as a dependency.
Update requirement for some distros to gnome-icon-theme-full, and gnome-icon-theme for some distros (Google Issue #2); for Fedora, it seems we need gnome-icon-theme-legacy. Depends on the distro.
Remove extra gettext subs
Fix ugly copyright symbol
Update year in multiple places, 2013 -> 2014
Minor help documentation and man page tweaks.
Translation updated
Download ClamTK:
Download .deb packages for Ubuntu and .rpm packages for Fedora from the links below:
F-IRC, an irc client for terminals/command-line/console now is at version 1.31 which brings several improvements.
As you may know, F-IRC aims to be as user friendly as possible with easy navigation and keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation. The learning curve should be as shallow as possible.
The latest version F-IRC 1.31 brings below changes:
rewrites IRC protocol handling (much more stable)
Nicks can now be aligned in a column. You can now add a marker line to see where you left off (this is also automatic when changing channels)
An improved configuration editor
A tab-completion dictionary
Improved scroll-back window navigation. You can now invoke an external program/script when there’s a nick-hit
A “headlines” window has been added. You can now set custom highlight words
How to Install F-IRC in Ubuntu:
I’ve uploaded the latest builds to launchpad PPA, so we can easily install the client by running below commands one by one in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
Gmusicbrowser is an open-source jukebox for large collections of mp3/ogg/flac/mpc/ape files. This tutorial will show you how to install the latest version, so far it’s gmusicbrowser 1.1.11, in Ubuntu via PPA.
Gmusicbrowser 1.1.11 was released a few days ago, and here’s the changelog:
improve search responsiveness (improve responsiveness of SimpleSearch)
add auto-update mode that keeps browser lists sorted and filtered (on by default, can be disabled in the songlist/songtree option menu)
picture finder plugin: update google image, add bing and yahoo, various small changes
albuminfo plugin: update and fix parsing of Allmusic’s pages
various improvements to song properties and mass-tagging dialogs
gstreamer : add option to monitor pulseaudio’s volume, off by default as it is unstable due to thread problems with the libraries
close-to-tray option no longer depends on the use-tray option
various improvements and small fixes to error dialogs asking to retry
fix default filters “added today” and “played today” doing the opposite of what they say (only fixed for new users, if you were affected you have to edit them to fix it)
add a new-page button on TabbedLists/Context/NB (can be disabled with newbutton=0)
better handling of vertical scripts in vertical tabs
fix combo boxes for setting artist options in the misc tab of preferences
fix dialog for selecting label icons up-scaling small icons
Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one. It will always install the latest packages from launchpad PPA:
Frogr is a Gnome app allows to manage your accounts in the Flickr image hosting website. It supports all the basic Flickr features, including uploading pictures, adding descriptions, setting tags and managing sets and groups pools.
You see, the GUI is simple and very easy to use. Right click on an image file allows you to edit the picture details.
How to Install Frogr:
Frogr is available in Ubuntu Software Center by default, but the default versions are old. To install the latest version, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one:
This will install the app from its official PPA. So far, it supports Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint, Elementary OS Luna.
The free and open source bittorrent client qBittorrent 3.1.5 has been release a few hours ago. Let’s see what’s new and how to install or upgrade to new version in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and their derivatives.
qBittorrent 3.1.5 Mainly Fixed below bugs:
Fix compilation with Qt 4.7. Closes #1215.
Third attempt at fixing saving settings on OS shutdown.
Preview now correctly uses the selected file.
Allow to resize the columns in Add New Torrent dialog.
Ensure that at least one column in the tranferlist is always visible.
Ensure that the options window will always be placed onscreen.
Delete temporary files after they aren’t needed.
Correctly detect libtorrent version.
Various code cppcheck fixes
Remove isohunt search engine and update thepiratebay url
Fix rss settings corruption when checking regexp and going to other rule.
Midori, the lightweight, fast, and WebKit based web browser now is at version 0.5.7. As you may know, Midori is also the default web browser of the beautiful elementary OS.
In the new release you’ll find that the session management gets smarter about reacting to crashes by not loading the faulty website and running commands on the command line properly. Private browsing has also benefited from some bug fixing, such as not wrongly attempting to load favicons from disk and enabling the sidepanel.
There’s also a small new feature in Midori 0.5.7: Close Tabs to the Right, which may be useful for those who are opening too many tabs.
See the changelog:
Modify actions and internal items in browser without changing settings
Delay tab loading after Midori crashed
Uncomment failing assertions about view_source in tab test
Fallback to about:home if startup is anything but blank
Don’t try to create formhistory database if config_dir is NULL
Handle url arguments for blank sessions
Execute commands given at start time
Introduce high-level prepare/ DatabaseStatement API
Drop unused GraniteClutter-based animation support
Drop uncommented contractor support
Drop deprecated StaticNotebook used in KatzePreferences
Introduce notebook class converging separate implementations
Work around symbol relocation issue old version of gcc present on Ubuntu LTS
NULL-check treeview in midori_search_action_get_editor
Adjust CMakeList .ico check to not skip nojs icons
Enable sidepanel in private mode
Move Preferences menu entry above About
Set minimum value of 0 on spin button for maximum cache size
Give NextForward its own label for toolbar editor
Correctly disable favicon database in app and private mode
Change preferences to refer to proxy address as a “URI” (not “hostname”)
Add close tabs to right feature
Allow printing without confirmation dialog on kiosk setups
Install Midori Browser:
It’s easy to install / upgrade to this release in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint and Elementary OS Luna.
Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it open, run below commands one by one:
Liferea, Linux Feed Reader has just released a new version 1.10.5 with a few bug fixes. Let’s see what’s new and how to install / upgrade it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.
As you may know, Liferea is a news aggregator for GNOME desktop that aims to be fast, easy to use, and easy to install. It supports the major feed formats including RSS/RDF and Atom and can import and export subscription lists in OPML format.
Liferea 1.10.5 brings below bug fixes:
Fixed Honor preferences when opening links
Fixed missing installation of liferea.convert file
Fixed Redhat popup notification only for new items
I’ve updated this build into Launchpad PPA, so we can just run below commands one by one in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) to install/upgrade it in Ubuntu:
NetBeans IDE 8.0 Beta has been released recently. The new release provides out-of-the-box code analyzers and editors for working with the latest Java 8 technologies–Java SE 8, Java SE Embedded 8, and Java ME Embedded 8. The IDE also has a range of new enhancements that further improve its support for Maven and Java EE with PrimeFaces; new tools for HTML5, in particular for AngularJS; and improvements to PHP and C/C++ support.
This simple tutorial will show you how to install NetBeans IDE 8.0 Beta in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.
The Long Term Support Linux Kernel 3.10 now is at its 27th updates. Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this release on January 15 and urged users of this Kernel series to upgrade as soon as possible.
Linux Kernel 3.10.27 is a small release which brings various improvements to x86, ARM architectures and some network fixes. See the changelog for details.
Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.10.27:
The Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the DEB packages available in this page. If you’re comfortable with Linux commands, follow the below steps to download & install them.
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run commands to download the DEBs:
For 32 bit system:
cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.27-031027-generic_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.27-031027_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-image-3.10.27-031027-generic_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_i386.deb
For 64 bit system:
cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.27-031027-generic_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.27-031027_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.27-saucy/linux-image-3.10.27-031027-generic_3.10.27-031027.201401151935_amd64.deb
2. Install the Kernel:
cd /tmp/ && sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.27-*.deb linux-image-3.10.27-*.deb
Restart your computer and done.
If you’re using a proprietary video driver, you may need to re-build or re-install to get it work with the new kernel.
If for some reason this kernel release doesn’t work properly for you, reboot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel) and run commands to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.26:
The latest Linux Kernel 3.12.8 has been announced a few hours ago. According to the changelog, Kernel 3.12.8 is a small release that mainly brings improvements to x86, ARM architectures, as well as some network fixes.
All users of the 3.12 kernel series are urged to upgrade this kernel as soon as possible and here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint and their derivatives.
Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.12.8:
Ubuntu Kernel Team has made the DEB packages which are available in this page. If you’re comfortable with command line, follow below steps to download & install them.
1. Download the Kernel Debs:
For 32 bit system, open terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T and run below commands:
cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.8-031208-generic_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.8-031208_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-image-3.12.8-031208-generic_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_i386.deb
For 64 bit system:
cd /tmp/ && wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.8-031208-generic_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-headers-3.12.8-031208_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12.8-trusty/linux-image-3.12.8-031208-generic_3.12.8-031208.201401151952_amd64.deb
2. Install the DEBs:
cd /tmp/ && sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.12.8-*.deb linux-image-3.12.8-*.deb
Restart your computer and done.
If you’re using a proprietary video driver, you may need to re-build or re-install to get it work with the new kernel.
If for some reason this kernel release doesn’t work properly for you, reboot into previous kernel (Grub -> Advanced -> select previous kernel) and run commands to remove Linux Kernel 3.12.7:
