Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, FreetuxTV is a TV player application that allows the users to watch television and listen to radio stations over the internet. It comes with a multi-language interface and has many interesting features, including: recording TV shows or radio songs. The latest version available is FreetuxTV 0.6.5.

In this article I will show you how to install both FreetuxTV 0.6.5 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint 13 Maya.

Because it is available via the default repositories of Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16, installing FreetuxTV 0.6.5 on this systems is easy. Just do:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freetuxtv

For Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 14, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2, FreetuxTV 0.6.5 is available via PPA. So, all you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the freetuxtv package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freetuxtv/freetuxtv-dev
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install freetuxtv

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr is still under massive development, the second alpha 2 version of Ubuntu 14.04 being released on in late January.

The Canonical developers say that Ubuntu 14.04 Alpha 2 is the best release in Canonical’s history and Mark Shuttleworth is advising people to test Ubuntu 14.o4 in all the available flavors, in order to give the developers a hand in bug reporting.

This is what Mark said, on his blog:

“Of course, my testing was relatively lightweight. I saw tons of major improvements in shared apps like LibreOffice and Firefox and Chromium, and each of the desktop environments feels true to its values, diverse as those are. What I bet those teams would appreciate is all of you taking 14.04 for a spin yourselves. It’s stable enough for any of us who use Linux heavily as an engineering environment, and of course you can use a live boot image off USB if you just want to test drive the future. Cloud images are also available for server testing on all the major clouds.”

While the Beta version of Ubuntu 14.04 will be released on the 27th of March, 2014, the stable version of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr will be released on the 17th of April, 2014.

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, there is no official Google Drive Client for Linux, yet. However, there is a command-line interface client, called Grive,  which copies all the files from your Google Drive into a directory and will upload all the new files created under that directory, on the Google Drive. The deleted files will be moved under a .trash folder or put in the Google Drive trash, in order to get recovered.

Recently, the Fan Club has created a GUI for Grive, called Grive-Tools, which is compatible with the following desktop environments: Unity, Mate, Gnome Classic and LXDE. The latest version is Grive-Tools 1.4, which has been recently released.

In this article I will show you how to install Grive-Tools 1.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 16 Petra and Linux Mint 14 Nadia.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Grive-Tools 1.4 on the listed Ubuntu and Linux Mint systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the grive-tools and grive package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thefanclub/grive-tools
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install grive-tools

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Hello Linux Geeksters. ffDiaporama is an app based on Videoporama, used for creating videos from images and movie clips. It has support for the most important image and video formats bmp, gif, jpg, png, pbm, pgm, ppm, tiff, xbm, xpm, and avi, mov, mpg, ,m4v, mkv,mp4. The latest version available is ffDiaporama 2.1, which has been recently released.

In this article I will show you how to install ffDiaporama 2.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing ffDiaporama 2.1 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the ffdiaporama package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ffdiaporamateam/stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ffdiaporama

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the Canonical developers have implemented Kernel 3.13.2 as the default Kernel of the upcoming Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, a while ago.

Since Canonical intends to integrate the latest stable Kernel available on their Ubuntu 14.04, in order to provide support for the latest hardware, Kernel 3.14 may get adopted by Ubuntu 14.04, if it reaches a stable form before the 3th of April, when Ubuntu 14.04 goes in Kernel freeze.

According to the mailng lists, the Ubuntu developers also intend to implement Kernel 3.14 in their next maintenance release of Ubuntu Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu 12.04.5.

As a reminder, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr will be released on the 17th of April 2014.

Also worth mentioning: Mark Shuttleworth has recently announced that Ubuntu 14.04 will be the best release in Canonical’s history, and it is already stable enough, in order to be used for daily tasks, despite the fact that it has reached only its Alpha 2 version.

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Suricata is an open source Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engine, developed by the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF).

The latest version available is Suricata 2.0 RC1, which comes with the below changes (from the changelog):

• unified JSON output for almost all log types (eve-log)
• QinQ VLAN handling
• Alerting over PCIe bus (Tilera only)
• Add –set commandline option to override any YAML option
• Various scalability improvements, clean ups and fixes
• ICMPv6 handling improvements
• memcaps for DNS and HTTP handling were added
• Several fixes and improvements of AF_PACKET and PF_RING
• NSM runmode, where detection engine is disabled

In this article I will show you how to install Suricata 2.0 RC 1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Suricata 2.0 RC 1 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the Suricata Beta PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the suricata package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oisf/suricata-beta
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install suricata

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may already know, HotShots is a lightweight screenshot tool with editing options. It has the same features as Shutter despite the fact that it is lighter. Hotshots 2.1.0 has been released recently, bringing the following improvements to the previous version. For more information, see the official changelog.

In this article I will show you how to install HotShots 2.1.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra,Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Hotshots 2.1.0 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the repo to the system, update the local repo index and install the hotshots package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hotshots

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Subsurface is a diving log application, written by Linus Torvalds himself. The latest version available is Subsurface 4.0.3, which has been recently released, coming with a bunch of bug-fixes only.

In this article I will show you how to install Subsurface 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Subsurface 4.0.3 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the subsurface package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:subsurface/subsurface
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install subsurface

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Hello Linux Geeksters. In this article I will provide you three *Buntu news: the Lubuntu 14.04 default theme, icons and wallpaper and some new features that will be included in Kubuntu 14.04.

The Lubuntu 14.04 default theme, icons and wallpaper:

As you may know, Lubuntu is one of the most popular Ubuntu flavors, providing a system lighter than Ubuntu Unity and using LXDE and LightDM as the default desktop environment respectively login manager.

Recently, the Lubuntu Artwork Team has officially published the new theme and icons for the upcoming Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, which is scheduled for release for the 17th of April, 2014.

This is how the Lubuntu 14.04 default theme (and wallpaper) will look like:

Also, the latest icon pack will look like this:

Among others, Kubuntu 14.04 will be using Firefox as the default browser, will be released with an enhanced version of USB Creator and will debut two new features: Kubuntu Touchpad Manager and Driver Manager

Also, the Kubuntu developers are working at the upcoming Kubuntu 14.04, which will come with a bunch of improvements and new features. Among others, Firefox will replace Rekonq as the default browser, an enhanced version of the USB Creator, enabling the users to easily create Kubuntu Live USBs and two new tools: Kubuntu Touchpad Manager and Driver Manager.

Driver Manager is an open source backend for the ubuntu-drivers-common tool that helps the users to easily install proprietary drivers, for wifi cards, graphical user cards and others.

The new Touchpad Manager is a replacement for the Synaptiks touchpad management, that helps the users to enable and disable touchpads and manage the touchpad settings.

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, LibreOffice 4.2 has been recently released, being available for both deb and rpm using systems.

Now, LibreOffice 4.2.1 RC1 has been developed, being available for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, via the LibreOffice PPA. For information about LibreOffice 4.2.1 RC1, see the official release notes.

In this article I will show you how to install LibreOffice 4.2.1 RC1 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr.

So, all you have to do is add the needed ppas to your system, update the local repository index and install the libreoffice package. Like this:

$ sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-core
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-prereleases
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libreoffice

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr will be released with Unity 7, the Unity version running by default on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander. While Unity 8 is already under development and used by default on the Ubuntu Touch images, it has been created to run over Mir, and not X.org.

The Canonical developers have released a new major update for Unity 7, implementing a lot of changes in it. The GNOME Control Center has been temporary replaced by Unity Control Center, the plan being to use Ubuntu Control Center (which will be used as default on Ubuntu Touch also) on the stable version of Ubuntu 14.04.

Multi-monitor support for EMConverter in Unity settings has been added, the shutdown dialog and shortcut overlay have been made transparent and the Quicklist and Tooltip active blurring has been enabled yet again. Also, the users are able to lock their computer via a new key combination Super (Win key) + L.

For now, the new Unity 7 is not available for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander and most likely, it will never be patched to work on Ubuntu Saucy, due to the fact that it will reach EOL soon.

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, the Canonical developers have been working a lot at their Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, lately.

Now, they are implementing fixes for the issues that occur when the users upgrade from old Ubuntu 12.04/Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu 13.10/Ubuntu 14.04.

According to the mailing lists, only one test has passed, in the upgrade process verified on desktop, server, i386 and amd64.

As a reminder, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr will be released on the 17th of April, 2014. From that date on, the Ubuntu users can easily upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 via command-line.

First, get all the packages of the system up to date:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Upgrade the system, via the GUI:

$ sudo update-manager -d

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Boomaga is an open source virtual printer software, having support for the most popular printers, via CUPS and Gutenprint.

Unlike CUPS and Gutenprint which provide drivers for printers, the Boomaga virtual printer enables the users to view the document before printing, adjust the margins of the page, manage the number of documents per page, export the to be printed files as PDFs and others.

The latest version available is Boomaga 0.4.0, which has been recently released. For more information, see the official changelog.

In this article I will show you how to install Boomaga 0.4.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Boomaga 0.4.0 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the boomaga package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:boomaga/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install boomaga

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Simple Screen Recorder is a screen recorder application, with support for X11 and OpenGL. Having a simple and intuitive GUI built by using the Qt libraries, it enables the users to easily record both the entire screen (having multi-monitor support also) or parts of it only, or OpenGL applications.

Among others, it keeps the audio and video synchronized, by reducing the video frame on slower PCs, it has support for multi-threading, allowing the users to launch new apps while recording. The latest version available is Simple Screen Recorder 0.2.0.

In this article I will show you how to install Simple Screen Recorder 0.2.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Simple Screen Recorder 0.2.0 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the simplescreenrecorder package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder

For recording openGL applications, the simplescreenrecorder-lib library is required, but it is also available via the PPA. While it installs automatically on 32 bit systems, for enabling the recording of 32 bit apps on 64 bit systems, you have to do the following, after the simplescreenrecorder has been successfully installed:

$ sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, F-IRC is an open-source commandline interface IRC client. With a friendly interface, it enables the users to navigate quickly via the keyboard shortcuts. Among others, it allows the users to select channels and toggle between them easily, go to actions via the pop-up menu and easy configure it. The latest version available is F-IRC 1.35.

In this article I will show you how to install F-IRC 1.35 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing F-IRC 1.35 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the f-irc package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install f-irc

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Clementine is an open-source, multiplatform music player, similar to Amarok 1.4, offering an intuitive and simple interface for the user. The latest version available is Clementine 1.2.2 which has been recently released.

In this article I will show you how to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Debian 8.0 Jessie and Debian 7.0 Wheezy.

Follow the instructions for your system and architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation. For Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems, you can install Clementine 1.2.2 via PPA. If not, follow the instructions below.

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Ubuntu 14.04:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.trusty_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.trusty_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.trusty_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.trusty_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.saucy_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.saucy_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.saucy_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.saucy_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 14:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.quantal_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.quantal_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.quantal_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.quantal_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13, Elementary OS 0.2:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.precise_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.precise_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.precise_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.precise_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Debian Jessie:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.jessie_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.jessie_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.jessie_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.jessie_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Debian Wheezy:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.wheezy_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.wheezy_i386.deb

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine_1.2.2.wheezy_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i clementine_1.2.2.wheezy_amd64.deb

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Fedora 20:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine-1.2.2-1.fc20.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i clementine-1.2.2-1.fc20.i686.rpm

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine-1.2.2-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i clementine-1.2.2-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm

How to install Clementine 1.2.2 on Fedora 19:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine-1.2.2-1.fc19.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i clementine-1.2.2-1.fc219i686.rpm

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

$ wget github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/releases/download/1.2.2/clementine-1.2.2-1.fc19.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i clementine-1.2.2-1.fc19.x86_64.rpm

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Hello Linux Geeksters. Pinta is an open-source drawing application, similar to Paint. It has a simple and intuitive interface, allowing users to do basic photo manipulation. The latest version available is Pinta 1.5, but it is unstable. For a stable version, install Pinta 1.4.

In this article I will show you how to install either Pinta 1.4 or Pinta 1.5, on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

How to install Pinta 1.4 on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 16, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2:

Because it is available via PPA, installing Pinta 1.4 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the pinta package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install pinta

How to install Pinta 1.5 on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 16, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2:

To install Pinta 1.5 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS systems, we have to add the Pinta Unstable PPA to our system, update the system and install the pinta package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-daily
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install pinta

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, QMPlay2 is a cross-platform open-source Music Player, working on both Linux and Windows, having support for the most popular audio formats, including: OGG Vorbis, MP3, AAC, MODs, AudioCD, AIFF, WAV and FLAC.

The latest version available is QMPlay2 14.02.17, which has been recently released. For more information, see the official changelog.

In this article I will show you how to install QMPlay2 14.02.17 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Linux Mint 16 Petra and Linux Mint 14 Nadia.

Because it is available via PPA, installing QMPlay2 14.02.17 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Pear OS is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the qmplay2 package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install qmplay2

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Canonical has been working hard at Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr lately. Among others changes and enhancements, the have fixed some bugs occurred during the upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 process, they have improved Unity 7, added support for window filtering via the Unity spread, replaced the Gnome Control Center with Unity Control Center, and began testing Kernel 3.14 on Ubuntu 14.04.

Now, Unity 7 has received a brand new feature: locally integrated menus (LIM). While the Unity approach is to display the menu on the top panel, the locally integrated menus are displayed in the window decorations of the windows that are not maximized.

LIM is is not enabled by default in Ubuntu 14.04 for now, but it can be easily enabled via System Settings > Appearance, on the Behavior tab and depending on the community’s opinion, it may be activated by default.

For more information, see the below video:

Also, a bunch of Shutdown and Logout improvements have been added to Ubuntu 14.04, including a better transition between lightdm shutting down and plymouth shutdown animation, so the users don’t see the console messages during shutdown anymore.

In order to get the latest updates, just perform a normal system upgrade:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Also worth mentioning, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr has reached the Feature Freeze state, which means that now new features will be implemented from now on, the developers focusing on bug-fixes only.

As a reminder, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr is scheduled for the 17th of April, 2014.

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Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Rapid Photo Downloader is an open source photo and video downloader, allowing the users to download and copy images and videos from photography devices. The latest version available is Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.10, which has been released a few days ago.

In this article I will show you how to install Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing Rapid Photo Downloader 0.4.10 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa, update the local repository index and install the rapid-photo-downloader package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dlynch3/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rapid-photo-downloader

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