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Linux Deepin 2013 Available For Download [Video, Screenshots]

| Date: November 28, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: distro, linux, Linux Deepin


Linux Deepin 2013 has been released with various improvements and enhancements as well as two new applications: Deepin Terminal and Deepin Game Center.

Save Up To 80% On Steam Thanks To The Steam Autumn Sale

| Date: November 28, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: games, steam, valve


Quick update for Steam users: Valve has launched the "Steam Autumn Sale" and many games available for Linux (not only, obviously) can be purchased with discounts of up to 80% or maybe even more, depending on the upcoming daily deals and flash sales.

Ubuntu Unity Global Menu Can Now Be Disabled For Individual Applications

| Date: November 28, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: appmenu, tips n tricks, Trusty Tahr, ubuntu

After a recent update in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, it's possible to whitelist or blacklist individual applications from using the Ubuntu AppMenu (global menu).

Y PPA Manager 0.9.9.2 Adds Support For Linux Mint 16 And Ubuntu 14.04

| Date: November 27, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: linux, linux mint, ppa, ubuntu, y ppa manager

Quick update: today I've released Y PPA Manager 0.9.9.2 which adds support for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr and Linux Mint 16 Petra.

Y PPA Manager Linux Mint

How To Downgrade Proposed Repository Packages In Ubuntu

| Date: November 27, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: downgrade, fix, tips n tricks, ubuntu

Enabling the proposed repository in Ubuntu is usually not a good idea because it's a testing area for updates so things can break. If you've enabled the proposed repository and something broke, here's how to revert the changes by downgrading the packages installed from the proposed repository.


Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Might Get A New Icon Theme

| Date: November 21, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: design, icons, Trusty Tahr, ubuntu


In an Ubuntu Developer Summit session today, Matthieu James (Graphic/Visual Designer at Canonical) presented the design guidelines as well as some of the work done to create a new icon theme for Ubuntu (both desktop and touch).

Experimental Ubuntu Touch Emulator Released

| Date: November 20, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: emulator, linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu Touch, unity8

The Ubuntu developers have released an experimental Ubuntu Touch emulator running Unity 8 and Mir.

Ubuntu Touch Emulator

Australis UI Lands In Firefox Nightly, Install It In Ubuntu (PPA)

| Date: November 20, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: australis, firefox, ubuntu

Australis, a new Firefox user interface, has finally landed in Firefox Nightly.

Firefox Nightly Aurora Linux

Possible Changes In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

| Date: November 14, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: Trusty Tahr, ubuntu, uds-t

A new Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit (uds-1311) will start next week and some interesting changes will be discussed, such as enabling TRIM for SSDs by default, supporting touch apps on Ubuntu desktop and more.

Below you'll find some of the changes proposed for the upcoming Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) as well as some other interesting UDS tracks.


Android x86 Emulator `Genymotion` 2.0 Released

| Date: November 13, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: android, android-x86, emulator, linux, macosx, ubuntu, windows

Genymotion 2.0 has been released with Android 4.3 support as well as new features such as drag&drop to copy files and APKs to the virtual device.

Genymotion Android emulator

Genymotion is a fast, cross-platform Android emulator that comes with pre-configured Android (x86 with OpenGL hardware acceleration) images. The emulator features Ethernet support, multi-touch gestures, emulation widgets for GPS, battery, camera and more.

Cinnamon 2.0 No Longer Breaks Unity In Ubuntu 13.10 [Quick Update]

| Date: November 12, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: cinnamon, desktop environment, tips n tricks, ubuntu

A quick update for Ubuntu 13.10 users: the latest Cinnamon from the stable PPA no longer breaks Unity so it's safe to install it in Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander).

cinnamon 2.0 ubuntu

Install Brackets In Ubuntu Via PPA (Open Source Code Editor For HTML, CSS And JavaScript)

| Date: November 07, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: brackets, code editor, ide, linux, macosx, ubuntu, windows

Brackets is an open-source code editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

The application was originally created by Adobe, but is now maintained by the community.

Brackets code editor Ubuntu

Avant Window Navigator Gets New Maintainer, Ubuntu 13.10 PPA

| Date: November 05, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: avant window navigator, dock, ubuntu

Avant Window Navigator is a dock / task manager for Linux founded by Neil J. Patel, who was later hired by Canonical to work on Unity.

Avant Window Navigator

A quick update for AWN fans: after several years of inactivity, Avant Window Navigator is maintained again thanks to Povilas Kanapickas, who took over the project recently.

Metro: Last Light Available For Linux (Steam)

| Date: November 05, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: fps, games, linux, metro: last light, steam, ubuntu

Metro: Last Light, a popular single-player first-person survival horror video game, is available for Linux, through Steam.


Google Calendar Indicator 0.2.0 Released With Bug Fixes

| Date: November 04, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: apindicator, calendar, google calendar, ubuntu

Calendar Indicator, an Ubuntu AppIndicator for Google Calendar, was updated to version 0.2.0, receiving some important bug fixes, including a fix for the calendar events not showing up in the indicator menu under Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander.

Google Calendar Indicator Ubuntu

TopFeed: A Fancy Feed Widget For Your Ubuntu Desktop

| Date: November 04, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: feed reader, ubuntu, widgets

TopFeed is a new smart feed widget that lets you stay up to date with your favorite websites by displaying the latest news on your Ubuntu desktop.

TopFeed Ubuntu

The application presets all the feed items in a single column and tries to move what it thinks are the more important news to the top of the widget. The importance of news items is determined based on the following factors:
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