The default desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak has been unveiled. PNG-8, PNG-24, and the same for greyscale, along with mobile formatted ones are available for download.
The new desktop wallpaper looks not all that different from the previous releases’ wallpapers:
Ubuntu 16.10 Wallpaper
Ubuntu 16.10 Wallpaper Gray version
Here are the old releases wallpapers:
Ubuntu 16.04 default wallpaper
Ubuntu 15.10 default wallpaper
Ubuntu 15.04 default wallpaper
Download:
All the Ubuntu 16.10 default wallpaper version, provided by Will Cooke, is available for download at Bug #1621413.
The best-looking Linux distro, Elementary OS, has reached the 0.4 release, code name “Loki” and base on Ubuntu 16.04 package system.
The Elementary OS team announced the stable release of Loki last night:
After a little over a year of development, elementary is proud to announce the stable release of elementary OS Loki!
Loki is the newest version of elementary OS, a design-oriented and open source Linux-based operating system for desktops and laptops. It succeeds Freya which was released in April of 2015.
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What’s new in Elementary OS Loki:
Linux Kernel 4.4 and Ubuntu 16.04 base
redesigned indicators change to be dark or light depending on your wallpaper.
redesigned audio indicator with more compact set of controls and large icons
new network indicator and redesigned network settings, bluetooth indicator
A new lid close setting and related behavior
Notification center now caches notifications and offers Do Not Disturb toggle
Today we are updating the beta channel with Linux NPAPI Flash Player by moving it forward and in sync with the modern release branch (currently version 23). We have done this significant change to improve security and provide additional mitigation to the Linux community.
In the past, we communicated that NPAPI Linux releases would stop in 2017. This is no longer the case and once we have performed sufficient testing and received community feedback, we will release both NPAPI and PPAPI Linux builds with their major version numbers in sync and on a regular basis.
Adobe says it will release both the NPAPI and PPAPI (used in Chrome) versions of Flash Player for Linux. However, the NPAPI version will not support or add any advanced features and capabilities, like DRM, GPU acceleration, Stage 3D, etc.
The open-source desktop twitter client Corebird has reached the 1.3.1 release with some fixes to 1.3 release. For those who prefer this modern twitter app, it’s available for upgrade in my PPA (unofficial) for Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10.
Fix muted and/or blocked tweets still showing up in timelines
Fix accounts not getting saved when first created
Fix retweets of the authenticating user not getting theiry correct seen status
Fix profiles descriptions containing ampersand characters and links
Fix profile banner fade-in transition
Fix doubly-escaped ampersands in link tooltips
Fix missing underlines in @screen_names in the profile popover
Corebird with Numix GTK theme
How to install Corebird 1.3.1 in Ubuntu:
For Ubuntu 16.04, and/or Ubuntu 16.10, you can either download the .deb binary from the PPA file archive, or run the commands below one by one in terminal to add PPA and install Corebird:
Tip: The GetDeb repository also maintains Corebird packages for Ubuntu 16.04, now it contains Corebird 1.3 and the 1.3.1 release should be available soon.
With the PPA added, you can upgrade Corebird along with other system updates via Software Updater when a new release is out and uploaded into PPA.
And the PPA can be easily disabled or removed via Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab.
Converseen, a free and open-source batch image resizer and converter, has reached the 0.9.5 a few days ago.
Converseen 0.9.5 is the first Qt5 port release written in C++. It works on Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD. With Magick++ image libraries it supports more than 100 image formats.
Features:
Convert an unlimited number of images
Create thumbnails to any of the most popular formats
Carry out a single or a multiple conversion
Resize, compress images.
Rotate and flip images.
How to install Converseen 0.9.5 in Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04
While Ubuntu offers the 0.9.2 release in its main repository, you can install or upgrade Converseen from an third-party PPA.
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
2. To upgrade from a previous release, launch Software Updater and install available updates after checking for updates:
Or just run the commands below in terminal to install or upgrade the software:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install converseen
For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the .deb package from the file archive.
3. (Optional) To remove converseen image processor, run:
sudo apt remove converseen && sudo apt autoremove
And the PPA can be disabled or removed via Software & Updates utility in Other Software tab.
The Ubuntu Team has announced the first beta release of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak, feathers images for Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio.
This pre-release includes the v4.4 kernel, LibreOffice 5.2, and a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. These images are still under development, so you should expect some bugs.
Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 1 Release Highlights:
Lubuntu still uses LXDE since LXQT is still in development.
Ubuntu GNOME 16.10:
includes GNOME 3.20
Select apps have been updated to their GNOME 3.22 Beta 1 (3.21.90) versions.
GTK 3 version of LibreOffice 5.2 by default.
GNOME’s Initial Setup utility is included and enabled.
Empathy is no longer installed by default for new installs.
The new Characters character map utility is installed by default.
The experimental wayland session is included.
Ubuntu Kylin 16.04 fixed many internationalization and localization bugs.
Ubuntu MATE 16.10:
Migrated to GTK 3.20
Updated to MATE Dock Applet 0.74
Updated many MATE packages for improved GTK 3.20 support
Removed MATE Heads-Up Display (HUD)
Ubuntu Studio 16.04 included dgedit, drumgizmo, gpick, calibre, pdf-shuffler, plume-creator. Replaced recordmydesktop with vokoscreen, and gnome-color-manager with dispcalgui. Also an updated list of packages included.
The PyCharm Team announced the release of PyCharm 2016.2.2 on August 25. Now it’s available in PPA for upgrade in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and derivatives.
The new release fixed several major problems in the debugger and in the code analysis subsystem. It updates bundled JSHint version to 2.9.2, provides better exclude rules for indexing for Node.js, usability, UI, editing performance improvements, and various bug fixes. See the release note for details.
How to install PyCharm 2016.2.2 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint:
Both the professional and community version with Unity menu-bar integration are available in Mystic Mirage’s PPA for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and the old Ubuntu 15.10, 15.04.
1. Add the PPA
Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-mirage/pycharm
2. For those who have a previous release installed, launch Software Updater and upgrade the IDE:
Or install the PyCharm IDE professional via command in terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install pycharm
Replace pycharm with pycharm-community in the code to install the community version.
3. (Optional) To remove PyCharm IDE, simply run command:
sudo apt remove pycharm pycharm-community
And the PPA repository can be removed via Software & Updates utility (Other Software tab).
Avidemux video editor has reached the 2.6.13 release recently with lots of bug-fixes and improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS via PPA.
Changes in Avidemux 2.6.13:
updated Toolchain for Win64 and OS X
Linux AppImage available (universal linux64 binaries)
Update to libav* 3.0.2
Improved copy mode for h264/h265 video
AAC/ADTS import/export
new video filter : ivtcDupeRemover to remove duplicate after 3:2 pulldown
Revamped refresh screen
ASS/SSA fixes
Improved logo filter with alpha channel
ShaderLoader, load your openGL shaders as filters
Compatibility with newer gcc
Partial filter available only for one in/one out video filters
Add go fwd/go backward 60 sec buttons
Install Avidemux 2.6.13 in Ubuntu 16.04:
The Qt and CLI version of Avidemux 2.6.13 has been made into the GetDeb Apps repository, available for Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint 18. To install it, do below steps:
1. Add GetDeb repository by opening terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and running the command:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu xenial-getdeb apps" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'
2. Install the key so to trust the packages from that repository:
The Gnome photo management software, Shotwell 0.23.5, was released a few days ago with user experience improvements, bug fixes, and translation updates.
Shotwell 0.23.5 adds an option under View menu allows users to hide the bottom toolbar. Tags below the thumbnails now behave like hyperlinks, so that clicking it brings you to the page with all other photos with that tag.
Other changes in the 0.23.5 release:
Remove obsolete files
Plugins: Load icons and GtkBuilder files from GResource
Fix .desktop file generation
Use Gtk.MessageDialog’s printf-style API for strings
Add SQL indexes to PhotoTable
Add Language headers to po files
Update INSTALL file
Really remove reference to external hmac_sha1
Disambiguate strings for time ranges
Implement linked tags
Make it more clear that something failed if SSL conncetion was not possible
Add option to filter by saved search
Explicitly link plugins to their dependencies
Fix typo in GSettings schema
Re-add –disable-extra-plugins configure option
Fix settings migrator and thumbnailer path
Bump debian compat for proper –libexecdir parameter
How to install Shotwell 0.23.5 in Ubuntu 16.04:
For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and derivatives, you can install or upgrade to Shotwell 0.23.5 using Jens Georg’s PPA.
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
2. Then updated package index and upgrade shotwell:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install shotwell
3. To restore the stock Shotwell 0.22 version, run command to purge the PPA:
The Nvidia driver for Linux has reached the 370 series by releasing the 370.23 beta driver. TITAN X (Pascal) and GTX 1060 6GB are officially supported. Over- and under-clock GPUs feature added for GTX 1000 series and later.
Nvidia 370.23 also brings the “PixelShiftMode” MetaMode option, enabling support for 4K and 8K pixel shift displays.
Other changes include:
a Vulkan bug fix revolving around X11 swap chains
fix a mode-setting regression from 367.35
fix OpennGL / OpenGL ES driver crash and CUDA device querying crash
enable persistence mode by default for all GPUs when the daemon is started
How to install Nvidia 370.23 in Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04:
The Graphics Driver Team has made the new 370 driver series into PPA, available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and also the next Ubuntu 16.10.
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
Type in password when it asks and hit Enter.
2. Update system package index via:
sudo apt update
3. Finally launch Additional Drivers utility, select the nvidia-370 driver and click Apply changes.
After installing the new driver, restart your computer to take effect.
