Opera web browser 71 was released one day ago. The new version features more options for tab searching and history searching, custom shortcuts for Messengers & Workspaces.
Opera 71 release highlights:
Add Show more (Show less) button in ‘Search in tabs’ result.
Add date filtering to the history searching options.
Add Delete History Below button to delete history items you’ve found.
Ability to create your own keyboard shortcut for each messenger or workspace.
For GNOME fans, there’s now a GTK 4 BitTorrent client that has a stylish user interface looks native in Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation or other Linux with GNOME desktop.
The software was originally written in Vala as a GTK3 app. By the 2.0 release (in beta at the moment), it’s rebuilt from scratch using Rust. Along with libadwaita library, it has an adaptive UI that fits well in small displays (e.g., Linux mobile or tablet).
Fragments adaptive UI
Fragments is based on Transmission, the out-of-the-box BitTorrent client in Ubuntu. Besides deep integration with GNOME desktop, the key features so far include:
Automatic clipboard detection. Click or copy a magnet link, it will handle the downloads automatically.
Control remote Fragments or Transmission sessions.
Say you have a Linux machine running as a ‘download server’ either with desktop environment or not. After setting up the remote access functionality in Transmission GTK or CLI, user may use Fragments’ menu option ‘Add Remote Connection‘ to remote control the server via RPC protocol.
Fragments add remote session
Once connected, the header-bar turns purple and it displays ‘Remote Control “Name”‘ as subtitle indicates that you’re in control of the remote session. A little server icon appears in header-bar, allows to switch between local and remote sessions.
As well, it displays statistics about current session, such as overall network usage, and allows to select encryption type and toggle dark mode, and more.
How to Install Fragments in Ubuntu & other Linux:
The software is available as Flatpak package. Open terminal by searching from ‘Activities’ overview screen. When it opens, run following commands one by one:
1.) Install Flatpak framework if you don’t have it installed via command:
sudo apt install flatpak
2.) Add flathub, the main repository hosts a large list of flatpak packages:
Battle for Wesnoth 1.14.14 was released one day ago as the latest maintenance release for the turn-based strategy game.
In the new release, translations for add-on titles and descriptions now are used in Add-on client when available, and provided via Add-on server at upload time in the .pbl.
Other changes in Wesnoth 1.14.14 include:
Translation updates.
5p – The Wilderlands: Player 5’s units are sorted when cycling through them with the »n« key.
Fixed disabled buttons using the pressed highlight color.
Made wmllint recognize [remove_time_area] in order to avoid spurious warnings about unit ids.
Files created by the scenario editor include a boilerplate warning about hand-editing them.
How to Install Wesnoth 1.14.14 in Ubuntu:
The latest Wesnoth package is available as Flatpak package for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, and most other Linux desktops.
1.) If you’re first time installing a Flatpak package in Ubuntu, setup your system by running commands in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
Wine 5.17, a new development release of the compatibility layer allows to run Windows apps on Linux and Mac OS, was released with new features and various bug-fixes.
Still more restructuration of the console support.
Various bug fixes.
How to Install Wine 5.17 in Ubuntu:
Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from system application menu. When it opens, run following steps one by one.
1.) Run command to enable 32 bit architecture (if you haven’t already):
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2.) Install the repository key by running command:
(Optional) After successfully installed Wine 5.17, you may remove the PPAs by launching Software & Updates utility and navigating to Other Software tab.
Want to change CPU frequency scaling in Ubuntu 20.04? There’s a gnome shell extension can do the job.
CPU Power Manager is a Gnome-Shell extension for intel-pstate driver. If you have an Intel Core i CPU, the extension will offer an indicator menu for changing CPU frequency scaling.
To install the extension, simply do following steps one by one:
1.) Open terminal and install chrome-gnome-shell package if you’re first time installing a Gnome shell extension:
3. Finally refresh the web page (see the link in step 2), toggle on and install the extension.
Once installed, you’ll see the indicator applet in system tray area. To make it work, you have to click “Attempt installation” option, type user password and hit Enter.
(Optional) To remove this gnome shell extension, either go to link in step 2 and turn it off, or use Extensions tool.
Vivaldi web browser 3.3 was released today. The new release introduces a new Break Mode.
By clicking on the new pause button at the left corner of the Status Bar, or press Ctrl + “.” on keyboard, Break Mode mutes and stops HTML5 audio and videos, hides all tabs, panels, and other content leaving the screen clean.
After taking a break, you can resume your browsing activity exactly where you left off by pressing Play to un-pause the browser.
Easier cropping of URL in the Address Bar by pressing Ctrl & clicking.
Full-page blocking support
Drag & drop Speed Dials to folders
How to Install Vivaldi 3.3 in Ubuntu:
The official Ubuntu .DEB packages are available for download at the link below:
Grab the deb matches your OS, then install it via Ubuntu Software or Gdebi package manager. Or run command in terminal:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/vivaldi-stable_3.3*.deb
Vivaldi also has apt repository, with it you can install the browser and get future updates through Software Updater utility.
Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for terminal from application menu. When it opens, run following commands one by one:
Looking for screen capturing application for your Ubuntu desktop? Here are 7 popular graphical tools you can try.
1. Gnome Screenshot
GNOME Screenshot is no longer default since GNOME 40 (meaning Ubuntu 22.04 and higher). Install it either from Ubuntu Software or by running sudo apt install gnome-screenshot command in terminal.
First of first, if you just want to take a screenshot. use the default screenshot tool by pressing PrintScreen, Alt + PrintScreen, or Shift + PrintScreen on keyboard to take screenshot of whole screen, focused app window, or selected area.
You can also launch the tool by searching for screenshot from system application launcher.
2. Flameshot
Flameshot is a powerful yet simple to use screenshot software. It starts as indicator applet with option to capture selected rectangular area.
The software features editing tools around screenshot selection area. As well, it supports for uploading to Imgur, and commands.
To install Flameshot, either search for and install it via Ubuntu Software or run command in terminal:
sudo apt install flameshot
3. Shutter
Shutter is a feature-rich screenshot application with a built-in editor.
It’s one of must installed applications on my Ubuntu. The software features:
Capture rectangular area.
Capture active window, or select an app window to capture.
whole screen, workspaces.
Capture app child window.
Capture menu or cascading menus from an app.
Capture tooltips.
Upload to Dropbox, Imgur, etc.
Edit with built-in editor, or auto-open with other system image editor.
Ubuntu removed Shutter from its universe repositories due to old Gnome 2 dependency libraries. Now, the project is working on removing old libraries and getting back to Ubuntu main repositories.
To install Shutter, either install snap package, or run commands one by one to get it from PPA:
Screencloud is a screenshot sharing software that works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.
It starts as an indicator applet offers menu options & keyboard shortcuts to take screenshot of selection, full-screen, and window.
Screenshot URL is automatically copied to clipboard, if you have pre-defined settings, for easy sharing with your friend. Supported online services include: Dropbox, Imgur, Google Drive, OneDrive, FTP/SFTP, Shell Script.
The software is available as Snap, so you can easily install it from Ubuntu Software. For choices, an Appimage is also available to download in the link below:
Grab the .appimage package, make it executable in file “Properties -> Open With” dialog, and finally run it to launch the tool.
5. GIMP
If you edit images regularly with GIMP image editor, try its built-in screenshot function by going to menu File -> Create -> Screenshot ….
You’ll see a child window with options to capture window, full-screen, and selected area. And screenshot will be opened in a new GIMP window automatically.
6. Ksnip
Ksnip is a Qt-based screen capture with a built-in editor. It works on X11 and Gnome / Plasma Wayland.
It includes most features that other screenshot tools have (e.g, upload to Imgur, hotkeys, etc), and can be a great alternative to Shutter. Although it’s not perfect at the moment, the development is updating regularly.
7. Kazam
Kazam is a simple screencast application which also include features to capture screenshots. Similar to the default Gnome screenshot, it only offers basic options to capture, full-screen, window, and selection area.
To install Kazam, either use Ubuntu Software, or run command in terminal:
sudo apt install kazam
Summary:
There are also many other screenshot tools (e.g., KDE Spectacle, Deepin screenshot, xfce4-screenshooter, lximage-qt) that are either not desktop independent, or not working good in my case.
So the previous 7 tools are the best for Ubuntu so far in 2020 in my private opinion.
