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Install Recoll 1.19 Full Text Search via PPA in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 14, 2013

Recoll full text search

Recoll is a full text search tool for Linux Desktops. It is based on the very strong Xapian search engine library, for which it provides a powerful text extraction layer and a complete, yet easy to use, Qt graphical interface.

Recoll finds keywords inside documents as well as file names:

  • It can search any document format.
  • It can reach any storage place: files, archive members, email attachments, transparently handling decompression.
  • One click will open the document inside a native editor or display an even quicker text preview.
  • The software is free, open source, and licensed under the GPL.

This tutorial shows how to install the latest Recoll (so far it’s 1.19.9) via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint.

Recoll 1.19.8 in Ubuntu 13.10 Unity

Recoll 1.19.8 in Ubuntu 13.10 Unity

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

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:recoll-backports/recoll-1.15-on

After that, we can search for and install recoll from Ubuntu Software Center after checking for updates. Or, run commands instead:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install recoll

You can install kio-recoll, a Recoll slave for KDE 4 or recoll-lens (does not support Ubuntu 13.10), Unity Lens for searching the Recoll index in Ubuntu Software Center. Or run command below:

sudo apt-get install kio-recoll recoll-lens
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Install ExMplayer (MPlayer GUI with thumbnail seeking) in Ubuntu

Last updated: December 3, 2013

PPA Install ExMplayer Ubuntu

ExMplayer (Extended Mplayer) is a beautiful MPlayer GUI with powerful features, such as flow view, media cutter, audio converter / extractor and 3D videos.

It plays any files with out any codec,199 audio and 416 video built-in external codecs. So ExMplayer can play any media format. Supports network streaming and subtitles.

ExMplayer in Ubuntu 13.10

ExMplayer in Ubuntu 13.10

Under Tools menu, there are Audio Converter supports more than 10 different audio file format conversions, Audio Extractor supports high quality audio extraction without losing audio quality, and Media Cutter with media quality preserved.

ExMplayer audio converter extractor cutter

Since v3.0, ExMplayer can play 3D videos (Side by Side or Above-Below format).

Full list of ExMplayer Features:

  • 3D video playback support
  • Volume booster
  • Seekview
  • Audio extractor
  • Audio converter
  • Media cutter
  • 10 band audio equalizer
  • video equalizer
  • Winamp dsp plugins support
  • 8 Audio effect filters
  • 17 Video effect filters
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts and mouse

Install ExMplayer:

So far, ExMplayer PPA only contains packages for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 10.04. But it works good in my Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy 64 bit.

To get started installing ExMplayer in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command below to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:exmplayer-dev/exmplayer

Then go to Software & Updates (or Software Sources) -> Other Software tab. Find & edit the line which says “http://ppa.launchpad.net/exmplayer-dev/exmplayer/ubuntu xxxx main”, change the Distribution to precise

add ExMplayer PPA

Finally check for updates and install the player:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install exmplayer

You can download ExMplayer Debs from launchpad page if you don’t want to add the PPA.

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Kernel 3.10.19 LTS released, Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 13, 2013

Linux Kernel 3.10.19

The latest Linux Kernel LTS 3.10.19 has been released today. All users of Kernel 3.10 series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible.

Linux Kernel 3.10.19 brings a few driver updates and fixes. See the official announcement for more details.

If you’re using Kernel 3.10 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or Debian based system, you can follow the steps below to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.10.19:

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your 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/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-image-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-headers-3.10.19-031019_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.10.19-saucy/linux-image-3.10.19-031019-generic_3.10.19-031019.201311122235_amd64.deb

2. Run commands to install the DEBs:

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.10.19-*.deb linux-image-3.10.19-*.deb

Restart your computer and done.

If for some reason, this kernel does not work properly on your machine. Boot into previous kernel from Grub and run command to remove Linux Kernel 3.10.19:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.10.19-* linux-image-3.10.19-*

You can also download & install the Kernel Debs from Ubuntu Kernel page if you’re not comfortable with command line.

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Kernel 3.11.8 released, Install / Upgrade in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: July 28, 2015

Linux Kernel 3.11.8

Linux Kernel 3.11.8 has been released today. All users of the 3.11 kernel series are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Here’s how to download & install the kernel packages in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint, Debian and their derivatives.

Linux kernel 3.11.8 includes a few arch improvements, lots of updated drivers, including i915, Radeon, HID, Wireless, SCSI and USB, fixes to the CIFS and eCryptfs filesystems, as well as improved sound and networking. See official announcement

Install / Upgrade Kernel 3.11.8:

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

For 32 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.8-031108-generic_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_i386.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.8-031108_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-image-3.11.8-031108-generic_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_i386.deb

For 64 bit system:

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.8-031108-generic_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_amd64.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.8-031108_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_all.deb

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.8-saucy/linux-image-3.11.8-031108-generic_3.11.8-031108.201311122252_amd64.deb

After that, use command below to install them and reboot your machine once done.

sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.11.8-*.deb linux-image-3.11.8-*.deb

If for some reason the new kernel does not work properly, boot the previous kernel from Grub boot-loader and remove Linux Kernel 3.11.8 via:

sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-3.11.8-* linux-image-3.11.8-*

If you’re not familiar with command line, download & install the DEBs from Ubuntu Kernal page.

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FrostWire 5.6.8 fixes issues related to YouTube search

Last updated: November 13, 2013

frostwire 5.6.8

The free and open source BitTorrent client FrostWire released v5.6.8 for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. This release mainly fixes issues related to YouTube search and greatly improves the translation to Spanish.

According the official blog post, a final fix is coming to bring back all the search results to UK users, the developers are working as fast and hard as they can.

frostwire 5.6.8 in Ubuntu 13.10

Download FrostWire for: Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian, Windows, Mac OS X, Tarball.

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gThumb 3.2.4 Fixes Jpeg Rotating Error, Install in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: November 13, 2013

gThumb 3.2.4

The latest gThumb image viewer and browser 3.2.4 fixed important bugs and updated translations. Among the bugs fixed, we can mention an error when rotating JPEG images, window layout issues with GTK+ 3.10, a crash when opening the preferences dialog, a crash when trying to play a video under special conditions, a crash when moving or copying files, and a crash when using a predefined directory.

The PPA updated just a few hours ago with the new release for Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint, Pear OS, Elementary OS.

gThumb 3.2.4 in ubuntu 13.10

gThumb 3.2.4 in ubuntu 13.10

gThumb 3.2.4 changelog:

  • organize folder: fixed missing tag icon
  • rotation: removed old workaround for modal dialogs
  • message dialog: set a max label size
  • message dialog: activate the text wrap
  • image rotation: fixed error when using libjpeg_turbo
  • web albums: fixed dialog layout
  • bookmarks: fixed the dialog layout
  • rename series: expand the file list
  • fixed crash when opening the preferences dialog
  • rotation: fixed the image position when rotating
  • Updated Latvian translation
  • about dialog: use the 256 pixel icon instead of the scalable one
  • fixed the browser-mode icon of 16 and 24 pixels size
  • simplified the svg of the scalable app icon
  • Fixed rendering of the color scales
  • Fixed broken window layout with gtk+ 3.10
  • Updated Indonesian translation
  • print: do not destroy an unowned image
  • find duplicates: fixed crash when using a predefined directory
  • fixed crash when copying or moving files
  • selections: avoid possible deadlocks

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway

Then install gThumb 3.2.4 after checking for update:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gthumb
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How to easily install or update AMD Catalyst drivers in Ubuntu

Last updated: October 2, 2014

AMD

This tutorial shows how to easily install or update your AMD Catalyst Proprietary Drivers to the latest in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04.

A developer builds a graphical installer called “Ubuntu AMD Catalyst Driver install“. It provides a reliable consistent way to update AMD / ATI graphics drivers on Ubuntu machines.

With this app, we can follow the steps below to install or update AMD Catalyst drivers:

1. Download the app from the links at the end of this tutorial.

Then install it via:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/ubuntu-amd-catalyst-install_*.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

2. Open the app from Unity Dash, it will automatically detect your system hardware configuration and driver compatibility.

check AMD Graphics Controller driver compatibility

3. You’ll be shown a display similar to the one below indicating full support, legacy support or not support.

AMD device full support

4. Select the latest Stable, Legacy or Beta driver to install:

Choose AMD Catalyst driver to install

5. It automatically download the driver you selected. When done, click Next button.

Download AMD Catalyst driver

6. Build Ubuntu DEB installation packages.

Build Ubuntu DEB packages for AMD Catalyst driver

7. It will prompt you to remove the old driver before installing the new one:

Remove old AMD driver

8. Install the new driver from the built DEB packages and enable the driver when done.

install AMD driver

Finally reboot.

Via: developer’s site

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How to Install RedNotebook 1.7.3 via PPA in Ubuntu Linux Mint

Last updated: November 12, 2013

rednotebook 1.7.3
RedNotebook is a modern journal app with calendar, templates and keyword searching. This tutorial shows how to install the latest RedNotebook (so far it’s 1.7.3) via PPA in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint.

RedNotebook features:

  • Tagging
  • Format your text bold, italic or underlined
  • Insert Images, files and links to websites
  • Links and mail addresses are recognized automatically
  • Spell Check on Linux
  • Live-Search
  • Automatic saving
  • Backup to zip archive
  • Word Clouds with most often used words and tags
  • Templates
  • Export the journal to PDF, HTML, Latex or plain text
  • The data is stored in plain text files, no database is needed
  • Translated into more than 30 languages

Changes in RedNotebook 1.7.3:

  • Jump to a specific date on startup with “–date 2013-10-31” on the commandline (Rob Norris).
  • Display current date in the title bar (Rob Norris).
  • Support inserting multiple pictures in one step.
  • Add DejaVu Sans as font fallback for clouds and preview.
  • Fix setting last image directory for insert dialog.
  • Only allow exporting selected text if we are in edit mode (lp:1221792).

To add the RedNotebook official PPA and install the app, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rednotebook/stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install rednotebook
rednotebook main picture, from its website

rednotebook main picture, from its website

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PPA Install macfanctld, Fan control daemon for MacBook

Last updated: November 12, 2013

Running Ubuntu on Apple MacBook / MacBook Pro computers?

Well, you may already know that there’s a fan control daemon which reads the temperature sensors in an Apple Macbook (or Macbook Pro) computer and throttles the fans accordingly to keep the temperature within configurable limits.

I don’t have an Apple MacBook. But I think this daemon will work good on Ubuntu because Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty has made this into its universe repository.

Apple Macbook fan control daemon in Ubuntu

Install macfanctld via PPA:

You can easily get this daemon from the developer’s PPA. So far, it supports Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, and Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mactel-support/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install macfanctld

For Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, install it from an unofficial repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:detly/mactel-utils

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install macfanctld

For Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, search for and install macfanctld package in Ubuntu Software Center after checking for updates.

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Install Gambas 3.5 via PPA in Ubuntu & Linux Mint

Last updated: January 23, 2015

install latest gambas 3.5 ubuntu

Gambas is a free development environment aims at making a graphical development environment based on a Basic interpreter, so that we have a language as easy as Visual Basic™ under Linux™. Gambas3 is available in Ubuntu Software Center since Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, but it’s a little old.

The latest Gambas 3.5 was released on October 22 with more than 240 bugfixes and more than 270 new features. See the official release note.

This tutorial show how to install the latest Gambas 3.5.1 in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint via PPA.

Install Gambas:

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one:

For the latest development version, use the daily build PPA (it’s 3.5.99 at the moment):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gambas-team/gambas-daily

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gambas3

For the more stable version which is available in official download page:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gambas-team/gambas3

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gambas3
gambas 3.5.1 in ubuntu 13.10

gambas 3.5.1 in ubuntu 13.10

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