Introducing ‘Unity Tweak Tool’

For the power-user in you, Unity Tweak Tool fills the void of the one-stop-shop configuration tool for the Unity desktop.

Like other tools of its ilk, Unity Tweak Tool provides users access to a plethora of features and configuration options not (obviously) accessible to the average user, and brings them all together in a polished & easy-to-use interface.

CoD of Duty, A Funny Take on Popular Game Series

CoD of Duty is a first person shooter by Ryan Evans where all of your enemies are fish.


The game is based on a joke that Call of Duty always being abbreviated ‘CoD’ on the Internet. Ryan says:

How To Enable The New KDE 4.10 Appmenu (Title Bar Button Or Top Screen Menubar)

With the latest 4.10 version, KDE can now use an appmenu instead of the classic menu, and two styles are available: a menu bar at the top of the screen that's hidden by default and revealed on mouse over or a menu button on the window decoration:

LibreOffice 4.0 Available For Download

The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 4.0 today, which, according to the official announcement, is the "first release that reflects the objectives set by the community at the time of the announcement, in September 2010: a cleaner and leaner code base, an improved set of features, better interoperability, and a

GIMP 2.8.4 Released, Install It In Ubuntu

GIMP 2.8.4 has been released yesterday, bringing some important bug fixes. This is the stable GIMP branch and no new features will be added in the 2.8.x releases, only bug fixes.

Upgrade To KDE SC 4.10 In Kubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04

KDE SC 4.10 has been released today with many improvements and additions, including a new QML-based screen locker, additional KWin effects and scripts thanks to GHNS (Get Hot New Stuff) integration, a new print manager, a new Air theme and wallpaper and many improvements to Kate, Dolphin, Konsole, Okular, Gwenview, Kontact, re-written typing tutor and m

flareGet Is A Great Download Manager For Linux

flareGet is download manager for Linux that features dynamic file segmentation, HTTP-pipelining for accelerated downloads, supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and metalinks and more. The application is free to use but not open-source.

LibreOffice Hits 4.0, Adds Unity Integration & ‘Persona’ Theming



LibreOffice 4.0, the first release of the open-source office suite said to truly reflect the project’s objectives, has hit the web.

Steam for Linux will have More Launch Titles Than Mac

task-spooler – Personal job scheduler

task spooler is a Unix batch system where the tasks spooled run one after the other. The amount of jobs to run at once can be set at any time. Each user in each system has his own job queue. The tasks are run in the correct context (that of enqueue) from any shell/process, and its output/results can be easily watched.

First Ubuntu Phone ‘Available October’, Says Shuttleworth

The first Ubuntu-powered mobile phones will be reportedly be available from October this year.

Reporting news from a meeting in New York on Tuesday, Michael Hickins of the Wall Street Journal says that Shuttleworth announced that the Ubuntu Phone will be shipping in ‘two large geographic markets’ come October of this year.

Half-Life and Counter-Strike are now Linux Ready, Arrives Officially on Steam for Linux Client!

Gaming on Linux is really taking off. Half-Life and Counter-Strike: Source officially arrives on Steam for Linux client and those hugely popular game titles are now playable on Linux!


5 Unique Linux Based Products at CES 2013

January has come to an end and the highlight of the month was undoubtedly, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held annually at Las Vegas. With each new events featuring latest and greatest from the world of consumer electronics, Linux and products based on it are becoming more prominent than ever. This year's CES was no different.

Microsoft Bringing Office to Linux? [Rumour Mill]

Microsoft Office Running Under WINE

Microsoft are considering a native Linux port of their popular Microsoft Office software – or so a rumour circulated at an recent open-source conference alleges. 

John Carmack Speaks More on Wine and Linux Gaming

John Carmack recently tweeted that Wine for Linux gaming seems like a better idea than Native ports, which triggered a big debate among Linux gamers.

Is Last.FM’s New Linux App A Hit?

The New Scrobbler from Last.FM

Last.fm recently released a new version of their scrobbling app — including a native version for linux.

Counter Strike: Source, Closure, Psychonauts And Shank 2 Available On Steam For Linux

After Counter-Strike 1.6 and Half-Life 1, another important game is now available in Steam for Linux: Counter-Strike: Source (CS: S), a popular first-person shooter developed by Valve.

Jailbreak iOS 6.0 And 6.1 Devices Under Linux Using evasi0n

iOS jailbreak tool "evasi0n" allows you to jailbreak any iPhone (including iPhone 5), iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini models running iOS 6.0.x and 6.1, from Windows, Mac and of course, Linux.

Jonathan Blow: Cost of Switching to Linux is Too High for a Game Developer

Jonathan Blow (creator of award winning game 'Braid') said that his experience with Linux as a game development platform has not been very good.

Wadjet Eye Games Seeking Linux Beta Testers

Ubuntu Grabs 1.12 Percent OS Market Share on Steam, Windows 8 at 8.67 Percent

Steam's January 2013 hardware and software survey results are out. And OS market share on Steam is already showing signs of changes.

John Carmack: Wine for Linux Gaming Seems Like a Better Plan than Native Ports

John Carmack, founder and technical director id software, recently tweeted that Wine for Linux gaming seems like a better idea than Native ports.

Install SoftMaker FreeOffice in ubuntu

SoftMaker FreeOffice is a complete office suite with a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a presentation-graphics program:

FreeOffice TextMaker is more than just Word-compatible: It is not only great at document creation, but also at adding great-looking layouts.The FreeOffice PlanMaker spreadsheet is not only Excel-compatible, but convinces with ease-of-use, speed, and presentation-q

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Changes: Memory Improvements, Two New Default Indicators

The work to "make Ubuntu fit on mobile" has advantages for the desktop users and recently, some changes have landed in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (currently under development) which should reduce the memory used by some default packages.

Use Monochrome Icons For The Steam Ubuntu AppIndicator [Quick Tip]

A quick tip for those of you who are using Steam for Linux in Ubuntu: you've probably noticed that Steam for Linux has recently got an AppIndicator, but its icon doesn't integrate with the default Ubuntu icons, so here's how to use Ubuntu Mono dark / light icons for the Steam AppIndicator.
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