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.

Minitube 2.0 And Musique 1.2.1 Released, Available In Our Ubuntu PPA

Minitube, a native Youtube client for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X which you can use to play (and download) YouTube videos without Flash, has been updated today and the new version is available in the main WebUpd8 PPA for Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04.

 

Ubuntu One Turning Off Tomboy Note Sync Late February

Tomboy note syncing through Ubuntu One will stop working at the end of February’s, Ubuntu One have announced. 

IMDb, GrooveShark, eBay and More to Be Searchable from Unity in 13.04

As part of the recent announcement that a smarter Scopes API is to debut in Ubuntu 13.04

Three Top Ubuntu Apps Get Weekend Updates

Three of Ubuntu’s most popular third-party applications recieved some updates over the weekend. 

Audio player Musique; flash-free desktop YouTube viewer Minitube; and its sibling, the YouTube music jukebox ‘MusicTube‘, were all levelled up with new features and new looks.

Quickly Change Privacy Settings (Online Dash Results) in Ubuntu with 'Indicator Privacy'

Vokoscreen, New Screencasting Tool for Linux




Vokoscreen is a new screen capture utility based on ffmpeg.

Canonical Working on New, Custom Display Server?

There is a ‘reasonable likelihood’ that Canonical will create their own display server for use across its desktop, mobile, tablet and TV interfaces,  Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon has said. 

Oracle Releases Critical Security Update For Java 7 (7u13) and Java 6 (6u39), PPA Updated

Oracle has released updates for Java 7: 7u13 and Java 6: 6u39, which come with a Critical Patch Update for 50 new security issues, of which 49 could be used to execute code remotely, without authentication.

Seafile: Robust File Synchronization And Collaboration Tool That You Can Run On Your Linux Server

Seafile is an open source cloud file synchronization and collaboration tool, similar to Dropbox, OwnCloud or

Livalink, New First Person Shooter Game for Linux




Livalink is a new first person shooter game by indie game studio Ben4Views.

New Sync Menu Added to Ubuntu 13.04 by Default

An update to the Ubuntu One desktop client in 13.04 has brought with it a new ‘Sync Menu’.

How To Get Unity Launcher Window Dodge In Ubuntu 12.10 Or 13.04

The patch that adds the old window dodge autohide behaviour for the Unity Launcher hasn't been updated for Ubuntu 12.10, but an old script that implements the same behaviour, with some limitations, now works with Ubuntu 12.10 and even 13.04.

Dropbox Uploader Bash Script: Useful For Servers, Raspberry Pi And More

Dropbox Uploader is a bash script you can use to access your Dropbox files from the command line, without having to install the Dropbox client. The script can upload, download, delete, share or list the files available in your Dropbox account.

How to Charge your iPad/iPhone/iPod in Ubuntu

This tutorial will explain How to Charge your iPad/iPhone/iPod in ubuntu via USB por.We have a utility call ipad_charge to do this.You can enable or disable charging of an Apple device connected to USB port.

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Unity to Ship with Smarter Scope Searching in 13.04

Changes to the way results are delivered into in Unity’s Dash are on their way to Ubuntu 13.04.

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