Canonical to Implement WhatsApp and Dropbox as Ubuntu Touch Services
As you may know, Ubuntu Touch is a relatively young system, being officially supported on three devices only: Bq Aquaris E4.5, Meizu MX4 and Nexus 4. And like other new operating systems, it lacks some...
View ArticleThe Fedora Developers Will Most Likely Redesign FedUp, For Fedora 23
The Fedora developers are discussing the possibility of redesigning the FedUp upgrade tool. As you may know, FedUp is an Upgrade Utility for Fedora, permitting the users to upgrade their Fedora system...
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Kernel 4.0.5 Brings Optimizations for Architectures, File Systems and Drivers
Kernel 4.0.5 has been released, being the most advanced stable kernel available. Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced Kernel 4.0.5, a kernel patch that bring architecture updates for ARM, x86, MIPS,...
View ArticleUnity 8 and Mir Have Received New Updates
As you may know, Mir and Unity 8 are two of Canonical’s main pieces, in their work to create the first mobiled-desktop convergent system and to create the main IoT (Intenet of Things) operating system....
View ArticleAs a Monthly Habit, Ubuntu MATE Donates Money Yet Again, This Time For TLP...
Ubuntu Mate donates money to TLP and Mate desktop. Ubuntu Mate, the newest member from the Ubuntu family, has create a habit from donating money (every month) to open-source projects, this time...
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How to Install and Use Midnight Commander 4.8.14 on Ubuntu and Derivatives
Midnight Commander 4.8.14 has been released, bringing a bunch of fixes only. Midnight Commander, or MC, is a file manager released under the GNU licence. Like every file manager, it enables the users...
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Skrooge 1.12.5 Has Been Released, Bringing Some Corrections
Skrooge 1.12.5 has been released, bringing a few corrections only. Skrooge is a KDE app for managing personal finances, enabling the users to easily track down their income, expenses and investments,...
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Fritzing 0.9.2b Can Now Simulate Raspberry Pi 2, WeIO, Netduino Plus2 and...
Fritzing 0.9.2b has been released, bringing support for designing new ARM boards and updated translations. As you may know, Fritzing is an open source application, used for either designing electronic...
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Qmmp (Winamp-like Mediaplayer) Has Reached Version 0.8.5
The Qmmp multimedia player has reached version 0.8.5, bringing new features and fixes. Qmmp is a popular open-source, cross-platform multimedia player, similar to Winamp and written in Qt. It has...
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Spotify Beta 1.0.7 Has Been Released, Support For 32 Bit Systems Has Not Been...
Spotify 1.0.7 Beta has been released, being available only for 64 bit (amd64) Ubuntu, Debian and derivative systems. Spotify is a popular music streaming site that gives you access to all your favorite...
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Ubuntu Snappy Core Now Provides a UI for RIOT (Internet of Things OS)
As you may know, Canonical’s main focuses are Ubuntu Touch, the mobile version of Ubuntu, the mobile-desktop convergence and Ubuntu Snappy Core, an Ubuntu system specially designed for the Internet of...
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OpenTTD 1.5.1 Brings Fixes
OpenTTD 1.5.1 has been recently released, bringing a new set of fixes. OpenTTD (Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe) is a Transport Tycoon clone, working on Linux and Unix systems. Being an old game, it does...
View ArticleAUR Gets Migrated to a Git-Based Platform, Systemd Gets Moved From...
The AUR repository gets migrated to a Git-based platform. Starting with today and until the 8th of July, all the AUR (Arch User Repository) packages need to be migrated to a Git based platform, meaning...
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Debian 8.1 Jessie Now Uses Kernel 3.16.7 CKT11
The first point release of Debian 8.0 Jessie has been released. Debian 8.1 Jessie has been released today, being available for free download. Being only a bug-fix release, Debian 8.1 updates the...
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Update Should Be Released by the End of the Week (If It...
As a reminder, I have written more than 5 article stating that Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Update is coming in the next few days. By the end of next week. Soon! But it has not been released yet, being...
View ArticleHow to Install and Use Geeknote (Command-Line Evernote Client) on Ubuntu and...
As you may know, Geeknote is an open-source, command-line Evernote client. The main features of Evernote, for those not familiar with the note taking service: A note can be a piece of text, a full...
View ArticleInstall FFmpeg 2.7 On The Latest Ubuntu, Debian And Fedora Systems Available
FFmpeg is a popular multimedia framework, that enables the users to easily ncode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play audio and video content. Also worth mentioning, FFmpeg provides the...
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Install Cutegram 2.4.0 On The Most Popular Linux Systems
Cutegram 2.4.0 has been released, bringing both new features and bug-fixes. Cutegram is an open-source Telegram application, similar to Sigram. It is developed in Qt5 and QML and uses the libqtelegram...
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Cutegram 2.4.0 Brings Multi Account Support, Among Other Changes
Cutegram is an open-source Telegram application, similar to Sigram. It is developed in Qt5 and QML and uses the libqtelegram and the libappindicator libraries. Like other Telegram clients for Linux, it...
View ArticleLightZone 4.1.1 A Few Bug-Fixes Only
LightZone 4.1.1 has been recently released, bringing a few bug-fixes only. LightZone is a free image editing program, similar to DarkTable, and a good alternative for Adobe Lightroom, which is...
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