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Install the ImageX alternative Wimlib in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04

Last updated: September 20, 2013

Wimlib is a C library for creating, modifying, extracting, and mounting files in the Windows Imaging Format (WIM files). It comes with wimlib-imagex, which may be used to create customized images of Windows PE, or to back up, install, or restore Windows operating systems.

On UNIX, wimlib has special support for capturing and applying WIMs directly to/from NTFS volumes using libntfs-3g, preserving Windows-specific and NTFS-specific data.

Features:

  • Support for both Linux and Windows
  • Apply/extract an image from a WIM file to a directory
  • Apply/extract an image from a WIM file directly to a NTFS volume
  • Capture a directory tree as a WIM image in a new or existing WIM
  • Capture a NTFS volume as a WIM image in a new or existing WIM
  • Mount an image from a WIM file read-only or read-write (Linux only)
  • Add or delete files from a WIM image without mounting it
  • Extract individual files or directories without mounting it
  • Delete an image from a WIM file
  • Display information about a WIM file
  • Change WIM image name, description, or bootable status
  • Export image(s) from one WIM to an existing or new WIM
  • Support for both compression formats used in WIMs (LZX and XPRESS)
  • Split a WIM file into parts, or join a split WIM into a standalone WIM
  • Directly apply, export, or mount an image from a split WIM

Install Wimlib via PPA:

There’s a PPA contains the packages for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 12.10 Qunatal and their derivatives.

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

Then update package lists:

sudo apt-get update

Install the wimlib:

sudo apt-get install wimtools

Once installed, run man wimlib-imagex to see the available options and run man mkwinpeimg to make a customized bootable image for Windows PE. For more, see official documents.

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Install Rosa Media Player via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04

Last updated: September 20, 2013

Rosa Media Player (ROMP) is a media player based on Mplayer. It’s the default player for Rosa Desktop, a Linux distribution based on Mandriva that comes with some special features. ROMP can play almost any audio/video formats, it also has the ability to extract audio from videos, trim videos or record the desktop.

Rosa Media Player

To install Rosa Media Player in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise LTS, and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

Update package lists:

sudo apt-get update

Install the player:

sudo apt-get install rosa-media-player

Enjoy!

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Install Textadept – Lightweight text editor in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04

Last updated: September 20, 2013

This tutorial shows how to install the lightweight text editor Textadept via ppa in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint.

Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and Lua and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless extensibility without sacrificing speed or succumbing to code bloat and featuritis.

Textadept Ubuntu

Features:

  • Entirely keyboard driven.
  • Unlimited split views (GUI version).
  • Support for over 80 programming languages.
  • Powerful snippets and key commands.
  • Code autocompletion and API lookup.
  • Unparalleled extensibility.
  • Terminal (curses) version.

Install Textadept via PPA:

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

Update package lists:

sudo apt-get update

Install the Editor:

sudo apt-get install textadept

Enjoy!

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QCAD 3.3 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Last updated: February 11, 2014

The 2D CAD software QCad 3.3 has been released with a focus on block attributes. Block attributes can be used to define variable, dynamic text entities in blocks. Watch this screencast for a brief introduction on creating and using block attributes with QCAD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X-1Wtq0Mpbw

QCAD is available in Ubuntu Software Center by default, but it’s old. This tutorial is going to show you how to download & install the latest package (so far, it’s 3.3) in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

Download & Install QCad 3.3:

Download:

QCad installer for 32-bit Linux

QCad installer for 64-bit Linux

Install:

1. Go to Downloads folder, right-click on downloaded file and go to its Properties window. Check on ‘Allow executing file as program.’ under Permissions tab.

qcad installer properties

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

cd ~/Downloads/ && ./qcad-3.3.0-linux-x86_*.bin

That’s it. Enjoy!

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How to Upgrade to Thunderbird 24 in Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.04 / 12.10

Last updated: September 19, 2013

Thunderbird 24 Stable has been released. Here’s how to upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal.

New Features in Thunderbird 24:

  • Message threads can now be ignored or watched
  • Emails can now be sent to IDN based email addresses
  • Zoom functionality is now available in the compose window
  • In the Compose window, ctrl/cmd + and ctrl/cmd – now change the zoom setting rather than the font size
  • In Twitter, replying to a tweet now replies to all users, just like on the Twitter website
  • Interactions in the filter list dialogs have been improved
  • In Chat user nicknames are now highlighted when mentioned
  • In IRC, long messages will now be sent in multiple parts instead of being cut off
  • Various security fixes

You don’t have to do something special to install Thunderbird 24 because Canoncial has updated Ubuntu universe repository, so that you can easily upgrade to the latest version via Sysnaptic Package Manager. For details, follow the steps below:

1.) Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install Synaptic Package Manager:

2.) Open Synaptic Package Manager from Unity Dash.

3.) Click Reload button to update package lists.

4.) Search thunderbird in the Quick filter box.

5.) Right-click on the package and choose ‘Mark for Upgrade’

6.) Click Apply button to start upgrading.

upgrade thunderbird 24 ubuntu

Enjoy!

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Install Komodo Edit 8.5 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04

Last updated: September 22, 2013

Komodo Edit 8.5 has been released for days, now the PPA is ready for Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

What’s new in Komodo 8.5:

  • Code Refactoring (Komodo IDE only)
  • you can now select multiple positions in the editor, so that changes made at one position will be reflected in all selected positions.

    komodo multiple selections

  • A breadcrumbs navigation bar has been added to show a trail of directory ancestors relative to the current editor file.
  • Add the new Open Files side pane, which groups open files by language. In 8.5, you can now sort and group the Open Files pane by various attributes: language, file extension, directory, location, and even custom regex pattern match.

    komodo group open files

  • Add a touch of darkness with the new “Abyss” native dark UI theme. This theme applies to the UI elements outside of the main editor and can be enabled in the Appearance preferences.

    komodo dark theme

  • Komodo can now be configured to consolidate the menu bar into a collapsible button (Windows and Linux). The last used menu items will be displayed in the top-level of the button menu, making it quick and easy to run the same menu command again.

    komodo unified menu

  • php 5.5 support
  • Komodo’s code intelligence system is now handled by an external process, greatly enhancing editing responsiveness.
  • added two-character length triggering for Python symbols.
  • Komodo now runs on Mozilla 24, Python 2.7.5, Scintilla 3.34 and other updated components. What this means for you:
    • Faster startup times and less CPU and memory resources
    • Better hardware support for newer systems
    • Better browser preview, supporting the latest web technologies
  • Other improvements

Install Komode Edit 8.5 via PPA:

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

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-mirage/komodo-edit

Then update package lists and install Komode Edit:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install komodo-edit
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Firefox 24 Released, Upgrade in Ubuntu 13.04 / 12.04 / 12.10

Last updated: September 18, 2013

The Mozilla Firefox 24 has been released with bug fixes and improvements. The easiest way to upgrade Firefox in Ubuntu is using the Synaptic Package Manager, here’s how to do it in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Precise.

Firefox 24 in Ubuntu

What’s new in Firefox 24:

  • Support for new scrollbar style in Mac OS X 10.7 and newer
  • Implemented Close tabs to the right
  • Social: Ability to tear-off chat windows to view separately by simply dragging them out
  • Accessibility related improvements on using pinned tabs
  • Removed support for Revocation Lists feature
  • Performance improvements on New Tab Page loads
  • Major SVG rendering improvements around Image tiling and scaling
  • Improved and unified Browser console for enhanced debugging experience, replacing existing Error console
  • Removed support for sherlock files that are loaded from application or profile directory
  • Replace fixed-ratio audio resampler in webrtc.org capture code with Speex resampler and eliminate pseudo-44000Hz rate
  • 24.0: Security fixes can be found here

Upgrade Firefix in Ubuntu:

Some web tutorials lead the readers to install Firefox via the PPA repository which indeed is not neccessary because Canonical will update Ubuntu universe repository as soon as a new stable release of Firefox comes out.

1.) Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install the Synaptic Package Manager

2.) Open Synaptic Package Manager from Unity Dash.

3.) Click on Reload button to update package lists.

4.) Search for Firefox in Quick filter box

5.) Right click on the language version you want, click Mark for Upgrade

6.) Finally click on Apply to start upgrading.

upgrade firefox ubuntu

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Xnoise 0.2.19 Released, Install in Ubuntu & Linux Mint via PPA

Last updated: September 18, 2013

Xnoise Media Player 0.2.19 has been released with some internal updates, new translation updates and some GUI changes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

xnoise 0.2.19 ubuntu 12.04

Changes in Xnoise 0.2.19:

  • Don’t ignore last song in random mode.
  • GUI updates
  • Allow compilation with valac 0.22
  • Changes for Settings dialog
  • AsyncQueues for background worker threads
  • Add media browser visibility option to app menu
  • Media browser rendering fixes for Adwaita
  • Fix rendering of background on Manjaro + Adwaita
  • Desktop file fixes
  • Localization fixes
  • More bug fixes
  • update translations

Install Xnoise 0.2.19

The Xnoise PPA is ready for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal. Due to dependency problem, you need to install gstream1.0 in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. To get started, follow the steps below:

1.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to add Xnoise PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shkn/xnoise

2.) For Ubuntu 12.04 Precise only, run blow command to add the gstreamer developer ppa:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gstreamer-developers/ppa

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

Edit Xnoise repository by running below command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shkn-xnoise-precise.list

Change precise to quantal and save the file.

3.) Update package lists and install the player:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install xnoise

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Install the Latest phpMyAdmin via PPA in Ubuntu 12.04/10.04/13.04

Last updated: September 17, 2013

phpMyAdmin is an open-source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. The latest phpMyAdmin 4.0.6 has fixed a lot of security problems and bugs since version 3.x.x is the default in Ubuntu repository.

latest phpmyadmin ubuntu

Here’s how to install or upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (4.0.6) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server, Ubuntu 10.04 Server, Ubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 12.10 via PPA.

To get started, connect to your Ubuntu server. When you’re log in, run below command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/phpmyadmin

Update package lists on your system:

sudo apt-get update

Install or upgrade phpMyAdmin to the latest:

sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

That’s it. If you want to remove this PPA after installation (without removing any packages you may have installed / upgraded from the PPA), run:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:tuxpoldo/phpmyadmin

If you want to remove the PPA as well as downgrade phpMyAdmin to the version available in the official Ubuntu repositories, run:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge; sudo ppa-purge ppa:tuxpoldo/phpmyadmin

Enjoy!

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How to Install and Play Stendhal MMORPG in Ubuntu

Last updated: September 17, 2013

Stendhal is a fun friendly and free multiplayer online adventure game developed using the Arianne game development system. This tutorial shows you how to install & play this game in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, Ubuntu 10.04 and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

Stendhai MMORPG

Install Stendhal MMORPG

The latest version has reached Stendhal 1.10, which adds many cosmetic changes and some new features. Have a look at the announcement of Stendhal 1.10

The PlayDeb repository contains the latest packages for Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and old versions for Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 10.04. Follow the steps below to install it on your system:

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

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc)-getdeb games" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'

For Linux Mint user, read this post to add playdeb repository.

2.) Get the key:

wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -

3.) Then update package lists and use apt-get command to download and install the game:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install stendhal

Once installed, start it from the Unity Dash.

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