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Sat, 08/25/2007 - 14:02 — admin —Welcome to UbuntuHQ. Our goal is to collect all Ubuntu related articles in one place. Here you can find recent news issues, application reviews, howto's and other stories. Every article has a 'Full Story' link to the original website. There's also an easy browseable archive of howto's.
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Skype 4.2 For Linux Released With Minor Improvements And Bug Fixes
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:20 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgSkype 4.2 for Linux has been released today and it includes various bug fixes, increased stability when using a Microsoft Account, optimized Voice messaging as well as some minor new features.
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Gnome Encfs Manager: Cryptkeeper Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:19 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgGnome Encfs Manager (GencfsM) is a tool to manage EncFS filesystems.
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Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:57 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgHandbrake, a free, open source video transcoder for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, has been updated to version 0.9.9 recently, getting Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support, better audio remix support, updated built-in presets, additional video framerates and more.
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Desktop Search Tool `Recoll` Updated With Significant Improvements
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:56 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgRecoll is a full text search tool for Linux that comes with a Qt GUI, an Ubuntu Unity Lens and it can also be used via command line. The application can find keywords inside documents as well as file names.
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Get Better Linux Desktop Performance And More With pf-kernel
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:56 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgpf-kernel is a custom Linux Kernel that comes with some popular patches not merged into the mainline Kernel, such as:
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Fix: Shadow Displayed On Top Of Full-Screen Videos / Windows In Ubuntu 13.04
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:55 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgIn Ubuntu 13.04, the top Unity panel shadow is displayed on top of full-screen videos / windows. The bug has been fixed a while back but it hasn't landed in Ubuntu 13.04 yet so here are two fixes / workarounds you can use until then.
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Free DJ Software `Mixxx` Sees New Release
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:55 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgAfter more than a year of work, Mixxx 1.11.0 has been released recently, featuring a new beat detector, colored 3-band waveforms and many other new features as well as various bug fixes and performance improvements.
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Possible Changes In Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander [UDS]
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 15:54 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgUbuntu Developer Summit is a meeting where software developers gather to discuss the next Ubuntu version changes and features.
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Get Weather Or System Info On Your Desktop With These 2 Conky Configurations
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 15:53 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgThere are two Conky configurations I've been wanting to write about for a while, but I didn't have the time to do it, until today, so here it is: the first one has been created by Satya, it's called Conky Google Now and is very easy to set up while the second one, created by Pressian, is more advanced and requires some experience
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How To Get The Systray Whitelist Back In Ubuntu 13.04
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 15:53 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgAs you probably know, the Unity notification area (systray) whitelist is no longer available in Ubuntu 13.04 so you can't whitelist applications to be able to use the systray.
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Ubuntu Might Get A New Simplified Packaging Format / App Installer
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:33 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgAccording to a recent message posted on the Ubuntu Devel mailing list by Colin Watson, Installer Team leader, Ubuntu might get a new, simplified packaging format and app installer which should make it easier for developers to get their software into Ubuntu.
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elementary OS Luna Beta 2 Available For Download
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:33 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgFive months after the first beta, elementary OS Luna beta 2 has been released yesterday. Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Luna beta 2 comes with improved multi-monitor support, updated default applications and artwork and more.
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Cinnamon 1.8 Gets Its Own Control Center And Screensaver, Easier Spices Installation
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:32 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgCinnamon, the desktop environment used by default in Linux Mint, has reached version 1.8, getting its own Control Center, screensaver and more.
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Get Nautilus 3.4 Features Back In Ubuntu 13.04 With SolusOS Patched Nautilus
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:32 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgUbuntu 13.04 uses Nautilus 3.6 by default, for which some features that were available in Nautilus 3.4 are no longer available, such as the dual pane view, sidebar tree view and more.
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Download Lightworks Linux Public Beta [Professional Video Editor]
Tue, 04/30/2013 - 13:17 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgLightworks, a professional video editing and mastering software, is finally available for Linux, as a public beta.
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Install Pepper Flash Player For Chromium In Ubuntu Via PPA
Tue, 04/30/2013 - 13:17 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgAs you probably know, the latest Adobe Flash Player versions are available on Linux only through Google Chrome, while other browsers are stuck with version 11.2.
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Liquid Prompt: An Adaptive Prompt For Bash Or Zsh
Tue, 04/30/2013 - 13:16 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgLiquid Prompt is an adaptive, smart prompt for Bash and Zsh. It can display various useful information on the shell prompt, only when it's needed, like the battery status when it's discharging over a given threshold, an up arrow if using an HTTP proxy, the number of detached sessions (screen or tmux) and more.
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Configurable NotifyOSD Updated For Ubuntu 13.04
Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:26 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgQuick update for Ubuntu 13.04 users: Leolik has updated the patched / configurable NotifyOSD that he maintains, to work with Ubuntu 13.04.
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Bumblebee 3.2.1 Released With Ubuntu 13.04 Fixes, New Options
Mon, 04/29/2013 - 09:06 — hotice — www.webupd8.orgBumblebee 3.2 has been released a few days ago but there was an issue and it didn't work on a lot of setups o version 3.2.1 has been released to fix this.
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