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QuiteRSS Feed Reader 0.16.0 Released with Enhancement

Last updated: May 26, 2014

QuiteRSS is an open-source RSS/Atom feed reader aims to be quite fast and comfortable to user. It’s written in Qt/С++, available for Linux, Windows, OS X, OS/2.

The latest QuiteRSS 0.16.0 was released on May 24th with following new features added:

Case-insensitive filters, news searching and feed sorting
Regular expressions support in user’s filters
Multiselect feeds
Ability to set style table for news (Options->Feeds)
News style “Rstyle_v1.2.css”
Button “Share” in browser toolbar
Option “View->Show/Hide->Status panel”
Feed option “RTL” (“Display” tab)
Feed option “Enable JavaScript” (“Display” tab)
Ability to add action “Create backup” to toolbar
Shortcut and button “Save page to DB instead of news description”

The new release also did some visual tweaks on UI and now it saves path to folder of the last backup. According to the changelog, there are some bug-fixes:

Data loss
Opening links in external browser (Unix)
Displaying incorrect time with consideration of local time
Application autostart (PortableApps)
Processing some feeds when authorizing using cookie

Install QuiteRSS in Ubuntu:

The new release will be available in the maintainer’s PPA for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, and Ubuntu 12.04.

To install it, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:quiterss/quiterss

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install quiterss

In Howtos Feed Reader, QuiteRSS PPA, Ubuntu 14.04

Install Nvidia Driver 331.79 in Ubuntu 14.04/12.04

Last updated: May 24, 2014

The latest proprietary driver Nvidia 331.79 for Linux has been announced. According to the changlog, the new release only fixed below bugs:

Fixed a bug that caused nvidia-installer to crash in environments where /proc is not mounted.
Fixed a bug that prevented module signing from working correctly for the NVIDIA Unified Memory kernel module when using module signing keys generated by nvidia-installer.
Fixed a bug that caused blank screens and flickering when rotating displays in a Base Mosaic layout.
Fixed a bug that caused BadRRCrtc or BadRROutput errors for big-endian X11 clients making certain XRandR requests.
Fixed a bug that corrupted certain software rendering, notably the stippled text used to represent disabled entries in xterm’s pop-up menus.

Below is how to install this driver in Ubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 12.04:

1. It’s recommended to remove previous installed proprietary driver and install the latest updates-dev package before getting started.

To do that, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-331-updates-dev

2. Restart your computer.

3. Download the official Nvidia packages: 32 bit Linux | 64 bit Linux | 32 bit ARM

4. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F2 ~ F6) on keyboard to switch to command console and login.

5. Stop the graphical session:

sudo service lightdm stop

For Gnome GDM or Linux Mint MDM, you may replace lightdm with gdm or mdm in the command.

6. Now give executable permission and run the official package to start installing Nvidia 331.79:

chmod +x ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.79.run && sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.79.run

Tips:You may keep the installer file so that you can remove this driver via below command if for some reason it does not work properly:

sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.79.run --uninstall

In Howtos nvidia, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04

Install Microsoft Office Clone ‘Kingsoft Office’ in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: May 22, 2014

Kingsoft Office (KSO or KSOffice) is an office suite for Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, developed by now Zhuhai based Chinese software developer Kingsoft.

The office suite includes: Kingsoft Writer, Kingsoft Presentation and Kingsoft Spreadsheet. The user interface is similar to that of the Microsoft Office products, and supports its documents besides its native format.

Below is how to install Kingsoft Office in Ubuntu:

1. The office suite is available for download as .deb, .rpm, and source packages in the link below:

Download Kingsoft Office

2. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal via gdebi. When it opens, run the commands below to install the downloaded package:

sudo apt-get install gdebi && sudo gdebi kingsoft-office_*.deb

In Howtos Kingsoft Office, Ubuntu 14.04

The Pre-installed BitTorrent Client ‘Transmission’ Gets An Update

Last updated: May 22, 2014

Transmission, the default bittorrent client comes with Ubuntu installation, gets a new release with various bug fixes, libraries updates and some new features.

Changes in Transmission 2.83:

All Platforms

Licensing change: the GNU GPLv2 code can now be used under GNU GPL v2 or v3
Fix network hanging issues that could occur when both UTP and DHT were enabled
Fix 2.82 file descriptor leak when importing a blocklist
Disallow torrents that contain “/../” in the path
Fix 2.82 bug that didn’t retain peers between sessions
Fix potential dangling memory error in UDP tracker DNS lookups
Remember a torrent’s “queued” state between Transmission sessions
Updated third party libraries: DHT updated to v0.22; miniupnpc updated to v1.9
Autoconf script fixes: better detection of ccache, minupnpc
Fix the X-Transmission-Session-Id header to be valid with the SPDY protocol
Fix thread safety bugs in the tr_list datatype
When determining free disk space on NetBSD>=6, support its Quota feature
Windows portability improvements

GTK+ Client

Fix threading issue on shutdown

Qt Client

Fix toggle-downloading-by-pressing-spacebar in the file list
Fix “Open URL” crash from dangling pointer
Support launching downloaded files from inside Transmission
On Windows, use native Windows icons
Improved network status info and tooltip in the status bar
Fix “Open Torrent” dialog crash in Qt 5.2

Daemon

On systemd systems, fix config reloading via ‘systemctl reload’
Use libevent’s event loop
Fix discrepancy in curl SSL setup between tr-daemon and tr-remote
Fix broken OS X build

Install / Upgrade

The update is not available in Ubuntu’s default repositories at the moment. Can’t wait? you can install it from a third-party PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 12.04. Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/unstable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install transmission transmission-qt

If you don’t want to keep the PPA, remove it after the app installed:

sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:ricotz/unstable

In Howtos bittorrent client, transmission, Ubuntu 14.04

Desurium PPA Adds Support for Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: May 20, 2014

Desurium, the free and open source Desura game client, now is available in its PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS.

As you may know, Desura is a gaming client that allows users to one click download and install games and game modification. It has a free and open source client know as Desurium.

Install:

The PPA was updated just one hour ago added support for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. To add the PPA, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:makson96/desurium-stable

Then update package lists and install the game client via:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install desurium

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos Desura Gaming Client, Ubuntu 14.04

Install Yorba’s California Calendar in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: May 19, 2014

Yorba team has introduced its calendar app ‘California’ two months ago. Now the first release California 0.1.0 (UNSTABLE) is available.

California is a new calendar application for GNOME 3. It’s currently under heavy development. It features:

Modern, clean interface
Quick setup (if any is required at all)
Uses EDS for calendar access, potentially other specialized backends
Quickly add events with natural-language parser
Desktop notification of events

If you’re using Google Calendar or web calendar (.ics), you can import them to California from its menu.

Install California:

NOTE: California is unstable and in active development at the moment. Use it at your own risk!

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below one by one to install it from Yorba’s daily build PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/daily-builds

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install california

Because the PPA also contains development versions of Geary and Shotwell, you may remove the PPA after:

sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:yorba/daily-builds

sudo apt-get update

Or, download the California calendar directly from the PPA page.

Links:
Gnome wiki for california
California on Yorba blog
omgubuntu post

In Howtos Desktop Calendar, Ubuntu 14.04

VirtualBox 4.3.12 Released with Various Fixes, [How to Upgrade]

Last updated: May 18, 2014

The latest Virtualbox 4.3.12 has been released just days ago on May 16, 2014. The new release brings various fixes on NAT, GUI, VMM, and hosts.

Virtualbox 4.3.12 is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

VMM: fixed an occasional Guru Meditation (Mac OS X hosts only)
VMM: fixed a rare condition that would fail to invalidate guest TLB entries or would invalidate them when not required (Windows hosts only)
VMM: fixed a VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED Guru Meditation seen with certain guests, e.g. OpenServer 5.0.7
VMM: more fixes for MSR emulation on certain hardware
GUI: fixed mouse positioning with mouse integration disabled and multiple guest screens (Windows hosts only)
GUI: fixed crash in VM manager
GUI: fixed crash under rare conditions on entering/exiting fullscreen/seamless mode
Shared Clipboard: don’t stop working after taking a snapshot
AHCI: fixed a crash under rare circumstances
API: fixed a hang during VM shutdown under rare conditions
NAT: fixed generation of malformed ICMP error datagrams (4.3.10 regression)
NAT: fixed potential crash in DNS proxy
NAT Network: don’t drop port forwarding rules after some time
NAT: fixed ARP cache corruption and network loss in Windows guest caused by iSCSI service activity
USB: improved check if a storage device is currently mounted to the host when the device is about to be attached to the VM (Mac OS X hosts only)
3D support: several fixes, including better support for Ubuntu 14.04
VRDP: fixed a potential crash on client disconnect
VBoxSVC: fixed a race when a new client is started a few seconds after the last client terminated (Windows hosts only)
VBoxSVC: fixed VirtualBox.xml registry corruption after VM renaming
VBoxSVC: fixed a potential crash caused by incorrect USB device filter (Mac OS X hosts only)
Windows hosts: partly support 32-bit COM on 64-bit systems
Windows host installer: implemented merge module (msm) support
Linux hosts: fixed dependency of boot script on older Debian systems
Linux guests: fix symbolic link to shared folder helper
Linux Additions: don’t crash VBoxService during guest execute for users without a password
Linux Additions: fixed a bug in guest execution where the guest process terminated with VERR_INTERRUPTED to the host

How to install or upgrade:

You can either get the .deb installer from the link below:

Download Virtualbox for Linux

Or get it from the official Linux repository by running the commands below one by one in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list'

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3

If you already have Virtualbox repository added in your system, just run the last two commands will do the job. That’s it enjoy!

In Howtos Ubuntu 14.04, virtualbox 4.3

Intel(R) Graphics Installer Adds Ubuntu 14.04 Support

Last updated: May 17, 2014

Intel(R) Graphics Installer 1.0.5 for Linux has been released just days ago. The NEW release added support for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and Fedora 20.

What is Intel(R) Graphics Installer:

The Intel® Graphics Installer for Linux is a simple graphical tool that allows you to easily install the latest graphics and video drivers for your Intel graphics hardware. This allows you to stay current with the latest enhancements, optimizations, and fixes to the Intel® Graphics Stack to ensure the best user experience with your Intel® graphics hardware. The Intel® Graphics Installer for Linux is available for the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora.

Installation for Ubuntu:

Download the installer at the link below:

Download Intel Graphics Installer

You may check out your system type 32-bit or 64 bit by going to System Settings -> Details.

Once downloaded, double-click the package to install via Ubuntu Software Center. Or use Gdebi, which will automatically resolve and install required dependencies.

Gdebi DEB installer in Ubuntu

In News intel graphics installer, Ubuntu 14.04

Install Sopcast Player ‘TV-Maxe’ in Ubuntu 14.04

Last updated: May 12, 2014

One of my readers was asking how to install Sopcast Player in Ubuntu 14.04. But Sopcast is not available at any PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 at the moment and it’s not easy to build it from source for normal users. So here’s how to install this good alternative TV-MAXE.

TV-MAXE is an application which provides the ability to watch TV stations and listen radio via different streams, such is SopCast. Currently it has a large number of channels, both romanian and international.

Install TV-Maxe in Ubuntu 14.04:

Because the official PPA provides the latest packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, and Ubuntu 12.04, you can easily install the app by running below commands in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) one by one:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:venerix/pkg

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install tv-maxe

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos sopcast player, tv-maxe, Ubuntu 14.04

Stunt Rally 2.3 Released With New Tracks & New Look, Ubuntu 14.04 PPA

Last updated: May 12, 2014

Stunt Rally, a free and open-source game based on VDrift and OGRE, with Track Editor, now is at version 2.3. Here’s how to install Stunt Rally 2.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS.

ChangeLog:

153 tracks (7 new, 27 renamed)
Common
- All tracks renewed, new look
- Terrain
  - New textures, bigger 1k, with CC 0 license, more info in data/terrain/about.txt
  - Blendmap noise with many parameters
  - Fixed triplanar uv swap, also now max 2 layers can be picked
  - Emissive light, on few tracks
- Grass
  - Channels – different setups for grasses (e.g. white grass in higher mountains)
  - Grass density is a RenderToTexture
- Tracks tab: list sorting fix, more scenery colors, icons hiding, start position
- Frames per second limitting option
- Disabled parallax, broken
- Updated Compiling Wiki, made Windows pre-built dependencies archive
Game
- Dynamic camera bouncing, camera view angle sliders
- Boost fuel depending on track length, more boost options
Editor
- Pick window for terrain textures, grasses and vegetation models
  - Tab key show/hide, bigger list, mouse wheel on button picks next/previous
  - Fill settings (marked with .) from presets.xml (optional)
- Game tab with track settings: gravity, wind, deny reversed, etc.
- Terrain
  - Test blendmap F9
  - Faster terrain editing, blendmap is now a RTT with shader
  - Swap layer buttons
  - Enter – lock brush position (use for big brushes to avoid blur)
- Fixed selected objects rotation (many) and copy
- Start position rotation also global and roll
- Update button on Layers, Grasses, Vegetation for faster update (same for F8)
- Vegetation model info: count and real sizes [m]
- Surface tab for terrain and road surface params (split from Layers tab)
- Test SceneryID button, shows % difference

Install Stunt Rally:

The new release is available in PlayDeb repository for Ubuntu 14.04 and their derivatives.

To add the PlayDeb repository, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu trusty-getdeb games" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/playdeb.list'

Then get the key:

wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -

Finally update packages lists and install the game:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install stuntrally

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos stunt rally, Ubuntu 14.04

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