Lollypop – A New GNOME Music Player Available in PPA Lollypop is a new Gnome music playing application written in Python and Gtk3. It’s a free and open-source project hosted on github. The developer has built the latest packages into his PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.04 (tested in Ubuntu 14.04 bu
Minecraft Alternative ‘Minetest’ 0.4.11 Available for Ubuntu 14.04 Minetest, the popular open-source game alternative to Minecraft, has reached the 0.4.11 release recently. The 0.4.11 release adds new game-play options, provides various visual changes, boasts build system improvements, provides
LXQt 0.8.0 Released with Full Qt 5 Compatibility LXQt, the next generation of LXDE, has just reached release 0.8.0, which brings full Qt 5 compatibility, two beautiful new themes, and a lot of new features. LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. []
How to Install Sublime Text 2 / 3 in Ubuntu 14.10 Quick tutorial to install Sublime Text 2 stable, so far its 2.0.2, or Sublime Text 3 Beta in Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn. Sublime Text is a close-source text and code source editor with an Python API. [] via Pocket October 14, 2014 at 08:11AM
Install Multimedia Codecs, Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu 14.10 Due to legal constraints in many countries, Ubuntu does not include multimedia codecs to play mp3, movies, and DVDs out-of-the-box. This quick tutorial will show you how to manually install the multimedia codecs to enable playback audio,
How to Install μTorrent (uTorrent) on Ubuntu 14.10 µTorrent (or uTorrent) is a free, closed source, and most widely used BitTorrent client available in Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. The program was designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorren
Enable SSH in Ubuntu 14.10 Server / Desktop Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol for securely accessing remote machine, it allows you to run command line and graphical programs, transfer files, and even create secure virtual private networks over the Internet. Ubuntu does not provide the ssh service out
BitTorrent Sync 1.4 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu BitTorrent Sync, a p2p file syncing service, now has been updated to version 1.4 with new simplified UI and other new features. BitTorrent Sync is a simple tool that applies p2p protocol for direct live folder sync with maximum security, netw
How to Mount Your Box.com Storage in Ubuntu Desktop This quick tutorial shows you how to mount and map your Box.com storage in Ubuntu desktop so that you can access your cloud storage within Nautilus file browser. There are many cloud storage services available for Ubuntu Linux. Box. [] via Pocket A
Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.16 in Ubuntu 14.04/12.04 The latest Linux Kernel 3.16 has been released. Linus Torvalds wrote in the Linux Kernel Mailing List (lkml.org): So nothing particularly exciting happened this week, and 3.16 is out there. [] via Pocket August 05, 2014 at 09:23AM
How to Mount Partitions Automatically on Start Up in Ubuntu 14.04 This quick tutorial will show you how to make your Ubuntu mount partitions automatically on start up. 1. Search and open Disks utility from Unity dash. [] via Pocket July 30, 2014 at 01:07PM
Install Awesome Window Manager 3.5.5 in Ubuntu 14.04 Awesome is a dynamic window manager for the X developed in the C and Lua. It aims to be extremely small and fast, yet extensively customizable and make it possible for the user to productively manage windows with the use of keyboard. [] via Pocket
Install ClipGrab Youtube Downloader in Ubuntu 14.04 This quick tutorial shows you how to install ClipGrab, a simple YouTube downloader and converter, and create a launcher icon in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS. ClipGrab is a simple graphical tool that allows you to search and download videos from YouTube,
Install Note-Taking App Springseed 2.0 in Ubuntu Springseed is a native Linux note-taking application that features markdown support, syntax highlighting, and sync with Dropbox. It’s a free and open source software. And now Springseed team has a Google+ and Twitter page. [] via Pocket June 24, 201
System Load Indicator 0.4 Brings Various Fixes, Install it in Ubuntu System Load Indicator 0.4 was finally released on June 14, 2014 which brings various important fixes. It has been one year and four months since the 0.3 release. [] via Pocket June 16, 2014 at 09:58AM
XBMC Media Center 13.1 Released, Install in Ubuntu via PPA XBMC 13.1, the first bug-fix release of XBMC 13 Gotham, was finally announced after released two betas and a release candidate. This 13.1 release contains only fixes compared to previous 13.0, and no new features. It can be safely installed
Share Internet Connection With Android in Ubuntu 14.04 This quick tip is going to show you how to create wifi hotspot in Ubuntu 14.04 so that you can share a wired internet connection with Android devices through your wireless card. I’ve written about this in another post using a third-party app c
Turn on NumLock Automatically When Ubuntu 14.04 Boots Up For desktops and laptops that have a separate numeric keypad, it might be useful for NumLock to be turned on automatically when your Ubuntu boots up. This quick tutorial will show you how to do it in Ubuntu 14.04. First click the below button
Install Nvidia Driver 331.79 in Ubuntu 14.04/12.04 The latest proprietary driver Nvidia 331.79 for Linux has been announced. According to the changlog, the new release only fixed below bugs: 1. It’s recommended to remove previous installed proprietary driver and install the latest updates-dev pack
Install Google Keep in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Google Keep is a free note taking service from Google. It’s available on Google Play for the Android mobile operating system and on Google Drive as a web application. This tutorial will show you how to install Google Keep, based on Chrome browser, in Ubun
Lollypop – A New GNOME Music Player Available in PPA | UbuntuHandbook
Minecraft Alternative ‘Minetest’ 0.4.11 Available for Ubuntu 14.04 | UbuntuHandbook
LXQt 0.8.0 Released with Full Qt 5 Compatibility | UbuntuHandbook
How to Install Sublime Text 2 / 3 in Ubuntu 14.10 | UbuntuHandbook
Install Multimedia Codecs, Enable DVD Playback in Ubuntu 14.10 | UbuntuHandbook
How to Install μTorrent (uTorrent) on Ubuntu 14.10 | UbuntuHandbook
Enable SSH in Ubuntu 14.10 Server / Desktop | UbuntuHandbook
BitTorrent Sync 1.4 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu | UbuntuHandbook
How to Mount Your Box.com Storage in Ubuntu Desktop | UbuntuHandbook
Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.16 in Ubuntu 14.04/12.04 | UbuntuHandbook
How to Mount Partitions Automatically on Start Up in Ubuntu 14.04 | UbuntuHandbook
Install Awesome Window Manager 3.5.5 in Ubuntu 14.04 | UbuntuHandbook
Install ClipGrab Video Downloader in Ubuntu 14.04 | UbuntuHandbook
Install Note-Taking App Springseed 2.0 in Ubuntu | UbuntuHandbook
System Load Indicator 0.4 Brings Various Fixes, Install it in Ubuntu | UbuntuHandbook
XBMC Media Center 13.1 Released, Install in Ubuntu via PPA | UbuntuHandbook
Share Internet Connection With Android in Ubuntu 14.04 | UbuntuHandbook
Turn on NumLock Automatically When Ubuntu 14.04 Boots Up | UbuntuHandbook
Install Nvidia Driver 331.79 in Ubuntu 14.04/12.04 | UbuntuHandbook
Install Google Keep in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty | UbuntuHandbook