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QupZilla 1.8.7 Released, QtWebEngine Version Is Under Development

Last updated: October 13, 2015

QupZilla, an open-source Qt web browser, has reached the 1.8.7 release with enhancements and various bug-fixes.

QupZilla 1.8.7 is still using QtWebKit. New version QupZilla 2.0 will be using QtWebEngine, and it’s now under development. Changes in the 1.8.7 release:

save pinned tabs per-window when set to restore session
Shift+Left click on links now opens link in new window
show web inspector action now toggles inspector
add button to create new userscript in GreaseMonkey
add “Anti-Adblock Killer” AdBlock subscription
add Ctrl+G and Ctrl+Shift+G shortcuts in search toolbar
fix enabling select all and find actions in menu
fix searching for strings with special whitespaces from locationbar
fix build with KF5 KWallet, Qt 5.5 and gcc 4.9.
fix crash when blocking popup window with AdBlock
fix icon animation when blocking popup window with AdBlock
fix incorrectly accepting some cookies
fix creating new config directory
fix saving settings without changing pages in SpeedDial
fix center dials option in SpeedDial
fix not escaping characters for (file, ftp) dir listings
fix not showing restore page when opening new url from cli
fix adding search engine from form on page with Qt 5
fix saving homepage/new tab urls from preferences
Linux: use run-time detection of X11 platform

How to Install / Upgrade QupZilla in Ubuntu:

For all current Ubuntu releases, there’s an official PPA repository for QupZilla browser. Follow below steps to add the PPA and install/upgrade the latest browser:

NOTE: The new release is not ready for upgrade at the moment. CHECK OUT THE PPA PAGE.

1. Add QupZilla PPA.

Open terminal from the Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, run below command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:nowrep/qupzilla

2. If have a previous release installed, run Software Updater (or Update Manager) to upgrade the browser once a new release is out and made into PPA.

Or, run below commands one by one in terminal to refresh system repository cache and install/upgrade the browser:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qupzilla

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Final Beta of Ubuntu 15.10 Available for Download

Last updated: September 29, 2017

The final beta of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf was released a few hours ago, features images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu flavours.

The final release of Ubuntu 15.10 is planned for release on 22 October. It will be supported for 9 months for Desktop, Server, along with all other flavours.

Ubuntu 15.10 Beta2 include Kernel 4.2.1 and features:

Kubuntu: Plasma 5 and KDE Applications 15.08
Lubuntu: another bug fixes for LXQt, replace iBus with Fcitx.
Ubuntu Gnome: Gnome 3.16, experimental wayland session available (install gnome-session-wayland)
Ubuntu MATE: Migration MATE 1.10 is complete.
See more at fridge.ubuntu.com

Upgrade to Ubuntu 15.10 from Ubuntu 15.04:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WilyUpgrades

Download Ubuntu 15.10 and flavors:

Ubuntu 15.10: http://releases.ubuntu.com/15.10/

Kubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/15.10/

Lubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/15.10/

Ubuntu Gnome 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10

UbuntuKylin 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/15.10/

Ubuntu MATE 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/15.10/

Xubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/15.10/

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This is the Default Desktop Wallpaper for Ubuntu 15.10

Last updated: September 19, 2015

The default desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, next Ubuntu release coming in October, has been released on launchpad by Will Cooke.

The wallpaper is made from Alex Milazzo in the Design team. It looks not all that different from the previous 15.04’s wallpaper.

Ubuntu 15.10 default wallpaper

Below is the Ubuntu 15.04 default wallpaper:

Ubuntu 15.04 default wallpaper

The wallpaper image, png8 and png24 in 4096 x 2304 available for download at the link below:

Ubuntu 15.10 default wallpaper

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Upgrade to Firefox 40 in Ubuntu 15.04, 14.04

Last updated: August 12, 2015

Mozilla Firefox 40 was released yesterday and available for upgrade in Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04 repositories.

Release highlights according to the official release note:

Support for Windows 10
Added protection against unwanted software downloads
User can receive suggested tiles in the new tab page based on categories Firefox matches to browsing history (en-US only).
Hello allows adding a link to conversations to provide context on what the conversation will be about
New style for add-on manager based on the in-content preferences style
Improved scrolling, graphics, and video playback performance with off main thread compositing (GNU/Linux only)
Graphic blocklist mechanism improved: Firefox version ranges can be specified, limiting the number of devices blocked
Add-on extensions that are not signed by Mozilla will display a warning
NPAPI Plug-in performance improved via asynchronous initialization
Smoother animation and scrolling with hardware vsync (Windows only)
JPEG images use less memory when scaled and can be painted faster
Sub-resources can no longer request HTTP authentication, thus protecting users from inadvertently disclosing login data
IndexedDB transactions are now non-durable by default
Implemented AudioBufferSourceNode.detune to modulate playback rate in cents, a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals
Improved Performance tools in the developer tools: Waterfall view, Call Tree view and a Flame Chart view
New rules view tooltip in the Inspector to tweak CSS Filter values
Console API messages from SharedWorker and ServiceWorker are now displayed in web console
New page ruler highlighting tool that displays lightweight horizontal and vertical rules on a page
Inspector now searches across all content frames in a page
Fix that Kannada text does not display properly in built-in pdf viewer
security fixes.

How to upgrade:

The packages has been made into Ubuntu updates and security repositories. Just search for and launch Software Updater and install the updates after checking for updates:

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Second Alpha of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Released

Last updated: September 29, 2017

The second alpha of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf has been released yesterday afternoon, features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, UbuntuKylin and the Ubuntu Cloud images.

Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. It’s based on Linux Kernel 4.1:

Kubuntu 15.10 Alpha 2: Plasma 5.3 desktop and KDE Applications 15.04.1.
LXQt is still in development, Lubuntu 15.10 Alpha 1 is set to be another bug fix release.
Ubuntu MATE 15.10 Alpha 1 added new wallpapers, Ubuntu MATE Welcome 1.0.1, updated boot splash and Mate Tweak 3.5.0.

For Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs, download Ubuntu 15.10 Alpha 2:

Kubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/wily/
Lubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/wily/
Ubuntu MATE 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/wily/
UbuntuKylin 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/wily/
Ubuntu Cloud 15.10: http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/wily/

Ubuntu 15.10 release schedule:

Alpha 1 – June 25th
Alpha 2 – July 30th
Feature Freeze — August 20th
Beta 1 – August 27th
UI Freeze — September 10th
Beta 2 – September 24th
Kernel Freeze — October 15th
Release Candidate – October 15th
Ubuntu 15.10 Final – October 22nd

via: fridge.ubuntu.com

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Nvidia Driver 352.30 Released with Various Fixes [PPA]

Last updated: August 29, 2015

Nvidia announced the 352.30 release of its Linux driver yesterday with GeForce 910M support and various important fixes.

Release highlights of Nvidia 352.30:

Fixed a bug that caused poor video post-processing performance in VDPAU when operating on a large number of video streams simultaneously.
Fixed a bug that could cause an Xid error when terminating a video playback application using the overlay presentation queue in VDPAU.
Updated nvidia-installer to avoid recursing too deeply into kernel source trees under /usr/lib/modules, mirroring an existing restriction on recursion under /lib/modules.
Fixed a rare deadlock condition when running applications that use OpenGL in multiple threads on a Quadro GPU.
Fixed a kernel memory leak that occurred when looping hardware – accelerated video decoding with VDPAU on Maxwell-based GPUs.
Fixed a bug that caused the X server to crash if a RandR 1.4 output provided by a Sink Output provider was selected as the primary output on X.Org xserver 1.17 and higher.
Fixed a bug that caused waiting on X Sync Fence objects in OpenGL to hang indefinitely in some cases.
Fixed a bug that prevented OpenGL from properly recovering from hardware errors or sync object waits that had timed out.

Install Nvidia 352.30 from PPA:

For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and derivatives (e.g., Linux Mint 17.x, and Elementary OS Freya), the new driver can be easily installed from an PPA repository:

1. To add the PPA, open terminal from the Dash/Launcher/Ctrl+Alt+T. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

2. After adding the PPA, install nvidia-352 package via Synaptic Package Manager or upgrade from previous release through Software Updater. Or run below commands one by one in terminal:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-352-uvm nvidia-settings

For the official binaries, go to www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

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Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Reached the End of Its Life

Last updated: July 26, 2015

Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn finally reached the end of its life on July 23, 2015. No more package updates will be accepted to 14.10. That means 14.10 users won’t get latest software (e.g, Firefox, Thunderbird), security notices/fixes through Software Updater. And Launchpad PPAs will no longer update for 14.10.

Ubuntu 14.10 was released 9 months ago, on October 23, 2014. As a non-LTS release, it has a 9-month month support cycle and, as such, the support reached the end of life on last Thursday. Users of Ubuntu 14.10 may upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 (ends on January 2016), or install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which has a 5-year support (until 2019).

To upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04, see:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VividUpgrades

To download Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, go to:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/trusty/

Here’s the support period of the current Ubuntu releases includes the next Ubuntu 15.10 Wily:

Version	Code name	Release Date	End of Life Date
Ubuntu 15.10	Wily Werewolf	October 22, 2015	July, 2016
Ubuntu 15.04	Vivid Vervet	April 23, 2015	January 2016
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	Trusty Tahr	April 17, 2014	April, 2019
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	Precise Pangolin	April 26, 2012	April, 2017

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Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Alpha 1 Available for Download

Last updated: September 29, 2017

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf was released a few hours ago, which features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, UbuntuKylin and the Ubuntu Cloud images.

Alpha 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. All releases are based on Linux Kernel 3.19.

Kubuntu 15.10 Alpha 1 features Plasma 5.3 desktop and KDE Applications 15.04.1.
LXQt is still in development, Lubuntu 15.10 Alpha 1 is set to be another bug fix release.
Ubuntu MATE 15.10 Alpha 1 features TLP for improved laptop battery endurance, xdg-utils support, more options in MATE Tweak tool, artwork updates, and some fixes.

For Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs, download Ubuntu 15.10 Alpha 1 from:

Kubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/wily/
Lubuntu 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/wily/
Ubuntu MATE 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/wily/
UbuntuKylin 15.10: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/wily/
Ubuntu Cloud 15.10: http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/wily/

Ubuntu 15.10 release schedule:

Alpha 1 – June 25th
Alpha 2 – July 30th
Feature Freeze — August 20th
Beta 1 – August 27th
UI Freeze — September 10th
Beta 2 – September 24th
Kernel Freeze — October 15th
Release Candidate – October 15th
Ubuntu 15.10 Final – October 22nd

via: fridge.ubuntu.com

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Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet (Final) Available for Download

Last updated: September 29, 2017

The final release of Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet and its flavors, e.g., Xubuntu 15.04, Lubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu Gnome 15.04, UbuntuKylin 15.04, Ubuntu MATE 15.04, Ubuntu Studio 15.04, and Kubuntu 15.04 are available for download now!

Ubuntu 15.04 will be supported for 9 months for Desktop, Server, and all its official flavors. It features:

Linux Kernel 3.19
Updated packages
systemd has replaced Upstart as the standard boot and service manager on all Ubuntu flavors except Touch.
Unity 7.3
Kubuntu 15.04 comes with Plasma 5 and KDE Applications 14.12 as the default
Gnome 3.14 for Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
Xfce 4.12 for Xubuntu 15.04

Download Ubuntu 15.04 and its flavors

Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop (Unity) and Sever:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/vivid/

Xubuntu 15.04, a lightweight Xfce Desktop based flavor:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/15.04/

Lubuntu 15.04, based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/15.04/

Ubuntu Gnome 15.04, based on Gnome-shell desktop environment:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.04/

UbuntuKylin 15.04, an official flavor for Chinese users:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/15.04/release/

Ubuntu MATE 15.04, a new official flavor based on MATE desktop, the continuation of classic GNOME 2:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/15.04/

Ubuntu Studio 15.04, for multimedia production:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/15.04/

Kubuntu 15.04, based on KDE:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/15.04/

For the official release note and how to upgrade instruction, refer to the Ubuntu wiki page.

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HPLIP 3.15.4 Adds New Printers, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Support

Last updated: April 17, 2015

HPLIP, an HP developed Linux solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser printers, reached 3.15.4 release with new printers and most recent Linux Distros support.

According to the release note, Ubuntu 15.04 Beta, Debian 8.0 RC, Linux Mint 17.1 are supported in this release. Also below new printers are supported now: