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Humanity Icon Theme Updated To Match The New Ubuntu Branding

The Humanity Icon Theme got a really nice update in Ubuntu Lucid today which brings integration with the new branding (purple that is) as well as a new Banshee monochrome icon for the panel.

gThumb Finally Gets Flickr Support

gthumb flickr support

Shotwell 0.5 (Gnome Photo Manager) Has Been Released

Shotwell 0.5 new features:

Opera 10.51 For Windows Released; New, 'Prettier' Linux Builds Available Too

While Opera 10.50 for Windows was released more then a week ago, Linux builds only get 'prettier'.

PiTiVi 0.13.4 Released (Non-Linear Linux Video Editor)

pitivi 0.3.14

 

New Proposed Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 Ubiquity Slideshow

The Ubuntu Ubiquity Slideshow is a project which uses Webkit that provides a slideshow when you install Ubuntu.

Here is how the Ubuntu 10.04 Ubiquity slideshow looks currently:

Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 1 Released (And How To Install It In Ubuntu Linux)

Mozilla released the first beta of the new Thunderbird 3.1 codename Lanikai.

Lanikai Beta 1 is built on top of the Gecko 1.9.2 platform. Notable changes include:

Automatic Changing Ambiance and Radiance Script

I really like the two new Ubuntu themes (Ambiance and Radiance) and I for once can't decide which one to use. So to use them both, I've modified the script created for New Wave Chronos to use the Radiance theme from 6 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Ambiance from 5 P.M. to 6 A.M.

Best Linux Instant Messaging Client (Hive Five)

For this week's hive five post we would like to ask WebUpd8 readers to vote for the best instant messaging client for Linux (in their opinion, of course).

Ubuntu Running On HTC Touch Pro2 [Video]

There are of course some limitations such as not being able to perform calls from withing Ubuntu, but still this seems amazing:

Nouveau Getting More Stable In Ubuntu Lucid, Available In The Main Kernel Package

About three weeks ago, Ubuntu officially switched to Nouveau as the default Nvidia driver. In the attempt to make Ubuntu 10.04 a rock solid LTS release, large changes have been made to the packaging stack and as a result, Nouveau's kernel module is now in the main kernel package.

Banshee 1.5.5 Released With Grid View, YouTube Plugin And Gapless Playback

Like we told you a few days ago, Banshee 1.5.5 (aka 1.6 RC1) got a very nice new YouTube extension but the new version also brings some other new features like Grid View and Gapeless Playback:

Banshee Telepathy Extension Allows You To Stream And Share Music With Your Jabber (Including Gtalk) Empathy Contacts

I've recently came across a very interesting Banshee extension which I'm sure many of you will find to be useful.

The extension is called Banshee Telepathy Extension and you can use it to share or stream music through Empathy instant messaging client with your contacts (Jabber (including GTalk) only) through a p2p protocol.

Psi Is A Feature-Rich Jabber Instant Messaging Client For Ubuntu

Psi is a free, open source instant messaging application designed for the Jabber IM network (including Google Talk) compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

If you're tired with the Jabber functionality of Empathy or Pidgin, both lacking lots of important features for this protocol, you should give Psi a try.

Listen Music Player Comes With Lots Of Useful Features, Plugins. Try It!

listen music player 0.6.5

 

Launchy 2.5 Beta 2 Released

launchy 2.5 beta 2

Workrave Tells You When To Take A Break, Preventing Repetitive Strain Injury

Many of us get caught up in our work on the computer and forget to take breaks. This can cause Repetitive Strain Injury. But Workrave comes to the rescue!

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