The new release has been made into universe repositories of all current Ubuntu releases and derivatives. Just run Software Updater and install the available update for Firefox after checking for updates.
Answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything
Add “Psychedelic Colour” mode to all analyzers
There are also some other features such as m4b support for non-drm files, HipHop and Kuduro equalizers, IDv3 tag lyrics support, lyrics from AZLyrics, bollywoodlyrics.com, hindilyrics.net, lololyrics.com, Musixmatch, Tekstowo.pl, and more and more.
You can also install Clementine 1.3 from its official PPA, which allows you to receive future Clementine updates along with other system updates via Software Updater utility.
1. Add PPA.
Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and paste below command and hit run to add PPA:
Gtk-WARNING **: Drawing a gadget with negative dimensions. Did you forget to allocate a size? (node grid owner RBHeader)
Rework logic of Python support option
How to Install/upgrade Rhythmbox 3.3.1 in Ubuntu:
Besides building from the source, fossfreedom is maintaining a PPA to make it easy to install the latest Rhythmbox music player for all current Ubuntu releases.
1. Launch terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run below command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox
Type in your password (no visual feedback just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. After that, launch Software Updater and install updates for Rhythmbox, or just run below commands one by one in terminal:
The final beta of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, codenamed “Xenial Xerus”, has been released today!
The beta release features images for not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Mythbuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu flavours.
New Features in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
based on Linux Kernel 4.4
python has been upgraded to the 3.5 series
golang toolchain was upgraded to the 1.6 series, and gcc-go was upgraded to the GCC6 branch.
includes a new port to 64-bit z/Architecture for IBM mainframe computers.
GNOME is mostly upgraded to 3.18. GLib upgraded to to 2.48 (corresponding to GNOME 3.20)
Ubuntu Software Center is replaced by Gnome Software.
There is, however, one bug in this beta serious, and will be fixed before release:
In some cases, attempts to install to a hard drive that already contains a swap partition may fail in the partitioning phase. If you encounter this, the simplest workaround is to boot to the live session, start a terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T) and type “sudo swapoff -a”. You can then start the installation from the icon on the desktop and it should proceed successfully.
Mozilla Firefox web browser has reached version 45. Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives can now upgrade it via Software Updater.
Firefox 45 comes with following changes:
Instant browser tab sharing through Hello
Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching
Synced Tabs button in button bar
a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow blocking .onion at the DNS level
Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed
HTML5 improvements with ES6 classes, a Web Speech synthesis API, and Push API support
The open-source Variety wallpaper changer has reached the 0.6.0 release with a major new feature – Variety Slideshow.
Variety Slideshow allows you to create a slideshow as desktop background, fullscreen screensaver, or in a normal window with given wallpapers, time interval, and other parameters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIdPUFziZHc
The slideshow can be installed as a standalone application, but the options are command-line only. Variety provides the configuration GUI in its Preferences.
The 0.6.0 release also brings other small updates, and i3, openbox, Awesome WM support.
How to Install Variety 0.6.0 in Ubuntu:
For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Variety has been made into the universe repositories. Just search for and install it via Software Center.
For Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and derivatives, launch terminal and run below commands one by one to get it from PPA:
Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, the next LTS (Long-Term Support) release, has reached the first Beta release. Features image for opt-in flavors: Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cloud, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu MATE, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu.
Beta 1 includes the Linux Kernel 4.4 (final release will ship with this kernel) and a number of software updates. As an Beta pre-release, it is only recommended for developers and those who want to test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs.
Release Highlights:
Ubuntu Gnome:
GNOME Shell 3.18
GNOME Software has replaced Ubuntu Software Center
Experimental wayland session available
Xubuntu 16.04:
won’t have a default media manager installed
Ubuntu Kylin:
Kylin style lightdm greeter based on unity-greeter
Opera web browser for computers has reached version 35, the first stable release for 2016, which features mute tabs, refreshed downloads page, new basic section in setting page, and 32-bit DEB/RPM for Linux users.
Opera 35 lets you mute the sound from a website easily via an option from the tab’s context menu. There’s also an option to mute all other tabs.
The download page has been redesigned. There are quick links in left pane for most used file formats: documents, PDFs, images, music, videos, archives and others.
The settings page brings a new basic section with simple settings for start-up behavior, downloads, bookmarks bar, themes, and cookies.
And finally Opera Team made 32-bit DEB and RPM binaries for Linux users, available for download at the link below:
LiVES, free and open-source video editing system and VJ tool, has reached the 2.6.0 release. It features h264/aac, wmv2, ffv1 and mjpeg encodings support to ffmpeg_encoder and a few important fixes.
LiVES is upgrading continually in recent months. The first release in 2.6 series was released yesterday, one week after the 2.4.8 release. And here’s the changelog:
Fix crash when applying rendered effects to virtual clips.
Add h264/aac, wmv2, ffv1 and mjpeg encodings to ffmpeg_encoder.
Fix memory leak in new style gdkpixbuf converter.
Fix frame seek bug in avformat decoder with non-zero start time.
Autoscroll “Show details” when encoding.
Work around a gtk+ crash bug in GtkTextView with lots of text.
Show missing libraries in ffmpeg_encoder.
Show time remaining estimate for encoding for most encoder formats.
OK / Cancel in the file chooser should immediately cancel any preview (regression).
Add “Use current clip values” button when entering multitrack.
Fix memory leak in pulseaudio input analysis.
Minor GUI improvements.
How to Install LiVES 2.6.0 in Ubuntu:
Besides building from the source code, here’s a unofficial PPA available for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and their derivatives.
Follow below steps to add PPA and install the video editor:
1. Launch terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T key. When it opens, paste below command and run to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives
Type in your password (no visual feedback just type in mind) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. Have a previous installed? Launch Software Updater and upgrade LiVES after checking for updates.
Or, run below commands one by one in terminal to check updates and install the new release:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lives
3. (Optional) You may disable/remove PPAs after installation by launching Software & Updates and going to Other Software tab.
