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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.

  • 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.

  • 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 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.

  • 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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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.

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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Clementine 1.2 Gets Great New Features, Install it in Ubuntu

Last updated: October 15, 2013

The Music Player Clementine 1.2 is coming with cloud services. It adds support for Subsonic, indexing & playing music from Box, Dropbox, Skydrive, and Ubuntu One. Add remote control support for Android and Playlist tab to the sidebar.

As well as the above main features, Clementine 1.2 also contains below new features:

  • Add configurable blur & opacity to album art when used as a playlist background.
  • Support Opus where available.
  • Support .mka and .oga file extensions.
  • Parsing support for WPL playlists.
  • Sort providers by user preference.
  • Add year and bitrate to MPRIS2 messages.
  • Add “not equals” operator to fields in the smart playlist wizard.
  • Add an option to write ratings, play count and scores to files.
  • Add options to show the rating and score on the OSD.
  • Add support for POPM tags.
  • Add support for FMPS tags in Ogg, FLAC, MP4 and ASF files.
  • Compile the bundled Taglib with ASF, MP4 and Opus support.
  • Make it possible to cancel cover searches.
  • Add an option to resume playback on startup.
  • Add support for Performer and Grouping tags.
  • Add Radio GFM.
  • Add an Apply button to the settings dialog.
  • Make it possible to mark all episodes of a podcast as new/listened.
  • Add an option for fading in/out on pause/unpause.
  • Add stereo balance slider to the equalizer.
  • Add a –restart-or-previous commandline flag.
  • Allow files to be transcoded directly from the playlist.
  • Export downloaded album covers
  • see changelog

Although this is not officially 1.2 yet, it already works completely flawless Clementine 1.2 stable is out! Packages for Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Debian wheezy, squeeze, Fedora, Windows are ready!

Download Clementine on Google Code

You can also add the Clementine PPA to get it on your Ubuntu system when it’s ready. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:me-davidsansome/clementine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install clementine

Enjoy!

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Install Tomahawk 0.7 via PPA in Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04/Linux Mint

Last updated: March 19, 2015

Tomahawk is a social music player which allows to connect with your jabber / gtalk / twitter friends and share collections and playlists.

Tomahawk in Ubuntu Software Center is version 0.6 while the latest has reached 0.7. Here’s the changelog:

  • JavaScript Resolvers can now expose collections.
  • Introduced bundle system for JavaScript Resolvers, called “axes”.
  • Fixed playback-loop caused by duplicate tracks in a playlist.
  • Improved peer handling and removed connection support through Twitter.
  • Taking an account offline now also disconnects associated peers.
  • Improved Spotify protocol handling.
  • Added “Append to Playlist” context menu item.
  • User-friendlier collection handling: added info-buttons for artists and albums. Double-clicking an item expands it now.
  • Charts only load on-demand now.
  • Fixed Diagnostics information not correctly updating.
  • Fixed issue with hidden sidebar and panels.
  • Fixed issues with some color schemes.
  • Fixed playing files with special characters in the filename.
  • Improved stability.
  • Added translations for Catalan, Czech, Galician, Greek, Italian and Chinese.
  • (Windows) Smoother and more responsive audio playback.
  • (Linux) Fixed grid issues with GTK-styles.

Install Tomahawk via PPA:

The Tomahawk PPA always contains the latest release for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS users. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open temrinal. When it opens, run below command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:tomahawk/ppa; sudo apt-get update

After that, you can use Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic package manager or other package manager to install this player. Or run below command in terminal:

sudo apt-get install tomahawk tomahawk-dbg

Enjoy!

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How to Install Malys-Deda GTK Theme in Ubuntu 13.04/12.04/12.10

Last updated: September 16, 2013

This tutorial shows you how to install the beautiful Malys-Deda GTK Theme in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

The installation is very easy, just download the theme and put the extracted folder to themes folder and finally you can apply it via gnome tweak tool or unity tweak tool. Follow the steps below to get started:

1.) Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install gtk3-engines-unico or gtk2-engine-pixbuf

2.) Clike to download Malys-Deda GTK Theme

3.) Extract the download package. Copy the result folders (malys-deda & malys-dedaGS) and paste to:

  • user Home -> .themes # For local user only, press Ctrl+H to see hidden folders. Create .themes folder if not exist.
  • /usr/share/themes # For global. You need to press Alt+F2 and type to run gksudo nautilus to open file manager with root privilege.

4.) Open Unity Tweak Tool or Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Themes and choose Malys-Deda.

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Install Nuvola Player 2.2 with Bandcamp & Libre.fm support in Ubuntu

Last updated: September 16, 2013

The Cloud music player Nuvola 2.2 added new service Bandcamp & Libre.fm. Here’s how to install or upgrade Nuvola Player 2.2 in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and their derivatives such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS Luna.

New features in Nuvola 2.2:

Nuvola now supports Bandcamp. Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly to independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads.

Nuvola Player supports scrobling to Libre.fm, a free Last.fm alternative.

Last.fm love and ban actions are available from the main menu (control), tray icon and Unity quick list.

Some services allow you to download songs, but file downloads were not supported by Nuvola Player. File downloads have been enabled and a simple downloads manager has been created to address this issue.

Other changes:

  • File INSTALL: Added information how to run Nuvola Player from source directory.
  • Google Play: Fixed detection of playback status.
  • Google Play: Enable links to song downloading.
  • Updated translations.
  • Updated translations template.
  • Deezer: Fixed metadata and playback status parsing.

Install Nuvola Player 2.2:

Nuvola Player Stable PPA is ready. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands one by one to install it on your system:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nuvola-player-builders/stable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nuvolaplayer nuvolaplayer-flashplugin
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FFmpeg 2.0 PPA available for Ubuntu 13.04 / 13.10 / 12.10

Last updated: September 14, 2013

The FFmpeg 2.0 has been released for months. If you don’t want to build it from source, now you can install in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, and Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal via a PPA repository.

As you may know, FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. It includes libavcodec – the leading audio/video codec library. Version 2.0 is a major release which brings FTP Protocol support and filter graph description readable from file just to name two. Read more at www.ffmpeg.org

Install FFmpeg 2.0 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:samrog131/ppa

Then update package lists and install ffmpeg:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

The PPA also contains other packages that you may not want. Remove the ppa after installation by:

sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:samrog131/ppa; sudo apt-get update

Enjoy!

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HexChat 2.9.6 Released, Install it Ubuntu / Linux Mint via PPA

Last updated: September 14, 2013

HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat, it was originally called XChat-WDK. The latest HexChat 2.9.6 has been released with many improvements and bug fixes.

HexChat 2.9.6 expanded SASL support to include BLOWFISH and AES encryption and EXTERNAL for using client certs, added server-time support so bouncers like ZNC can print their playback and show native timestamps. See the ChangeLog:

  • redesign edit window in network list
  • rename favorites to autojoin
  • improve url detection yet again (this time w/ more ipv6!)
  • implement /exec -o on Windows
  • improvements to the dcc window
  • improvements to sysinfo on unix, including -e to print info instead of saying
  • add support for BLOWFISH, AES, and EXTERNAL SASL mechanisms
  • add reload command and button in plugingui
  • add support for server-time and znc.in/server-time[-iso] capabilities
  • add attributes to hook_print/server and emit_print for information such as server-time
  • add support for QuakeNet’s challangeauth
  • add chanopt for stripping colors
  • add copy option to banlist entries
  • add autoconnect option to context menu of networks
  • add option for omitting alerts while window is focused
  • add python3 support along with various bugfixes
  • add libcanberra support on unix
  • add tracking of users accounts
  • add %u to userlist popups for accounts
  • add channelkey to channel lists in plugin api
  • add MONITOR support for the friends list
  • add QUIET and UNQUIET commands
  • add support for the away-notify, account-notify, and extended-join capabilities
  • add notifications for friends away status (requires away-notify)
  • add events for quiet, unquiet, and quietlist
  • add Ctrl+N (New Server Window) keybinding
  • add ctrl+home/end keybinding for scrolling to top/bottom
  • add theme manager to unix build system
  • fix compilation on FreeBSD
  • fix running as root
  • fix splitting ctcps and notices
  • fix alerts and scrollback chanopts
  • fix crash when attaching/detaching tabs
  • fix sending limited channel messages (op messages) to the wrong tab
  • change /load -e to load from config dir
  • remove Ctrl+L (Clear Text) keybinding
  • remove custom sound applications
  • remove away announce, replaced by away-notify on supported servers. (alternative python script)
  • update network list

Install HexChat via PPA:

The PPA supports for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise 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:gwendal-lebihan-dev/hexchat-stable

Then update and install it:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hexchat
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How to View notification history in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10, 12.04

Last updated: September 13, 2013

Want to display a history of notifications on your Ubuntu desktop? Well, it’s easy to do it with an indicator called recent notifitions.

Recent Notifications is a GNOME applet that collects recent messages sent with libnotify to a notification daemon and display as an indicator applet on your panel.

This indicator works on Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, but not in Elementary OS because it uses Pantheon-notify.

Install Recent Notifications

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

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:jconti/recent-notifications

After that, update and install the applet:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications

You can download and install the .DEB package from launchpad page if you don’t want to add the ppa.

Once installed, log out and back in. You’ll see the icon on panel.

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