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How To Flash Android (Flyme) On Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition
25 August 2017 @ 9:52 am
This is a quick guide for how to reflash Fyme OS on Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition. Flyme is based on Android with some redeAudacious 3.9 Released With Qt User Interface Enhancements, More [PPA]
22 August 2017 @ 10:34 am
Audacious 3.9 was released recently, bringing much-needed updates to the QT UI, along with various other enhancements.
YouTube-DL GUI 0.4 Ships With New User Interface, More [PPA]
11 August 2017 @ 9:05 am
After two years since the previous version, a new YouTube-DL GUI (YouTube-DLG) version was made available for download recently. The new 0.4 version ships with a a new user interface, easier format and save path selection and more.
Nemo 3.4 Without Cinnamon Dependencies Available In PPA For Ubuntu 17.04 And 16.04
10 August 2017 @ 10:50 am
Nemo 3.4 (3.4.7 at the time I'm writing this article) without Cinnamon dependencies and with Unity patches is now available in the WebUpd8 Nemo 3 PPA, for Ubuntu 17.04 and 16.04.
While it comes with some Unity patches, this Nemo version should work with other desktop environments as well, like GNOME (Shell), etc.
Ambient Noise (ANoise) Player Fixed For Ubuntu 16.04 And Newer
14 June 2017 @ 1:38 pm
Ambient Noise, or ANoise is a simple, lightweight application for playing ambient noises, such as waves, rain, fire, and so on, useful to help you stay focused and boost productivity, or fall asleep.
The application didn't work in Ubuntu 16.04 and newer until recently, when it was updated to GStreamer 1.0 and Python 3, along with some bug fixes.
Tool To Create Bootable Windows USB Stick From Linux `WinUSB` (Fork) Renamed To `WoeUSB`, Sees New Release
14 June 2017 @ 12:17 pm
The WinUSB fork we covered a while back was renamed to WoeUSB recently, while also seeing quite a few releases for the past few days.
MATE Dock Applet Sees New Release
6 June 2017 @ 10:37 am
MATE Dock Applet is a MATE panel applet that displays open windows / applications as icons. The latest 0.78 version includes 5 new types of indicators, a new option to add space between dock icons, and more.
Why Oracle Java 7 And 6 Installers No Longer Work
2 June 2017 @ 9:41 am
Because I've received more than 50 emails about this, I though I'd make a post about it, to clear things up for everybody.
While Oracle Java 6 and 7 are not supported for quite a while, they were still available for download on Oracle's website until recently.
However, the binaries were removed about 10 days ago (?), so the Oracle Java (JDK) 6 and 7 installers avaTilix (Previously Terminix) 1.5.8 And Guake 0.8.9 Available In PPA
31 May 2017 @ 12:12 pm
Tilix (previously called Terminix) and Guake terminal emulators have had new releases recently, and are both available in PPA for Ubuntu / Linux Mint.
Tilix 1.5.8
Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) Available For Download
13 April 2017 @ 12:09 pm
Ubuntu 17.04 has been released.
The new version brings updated applications and various under-the-hood improvements, along with bug fixes. As expected, Compiz and Unity have onl