PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 Released, You can Install on Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Frugalware and Ubuntu

PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 Released, You can Install on Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Frugalware and Ubuntu 14.04, ubuntu 13.10/13.04
 
PlayOnLinux is an open-source and completely free software project that has been designed from the ground up as a graphical user interface (GUI) for the Wine application, allowing you to effortlessly install and use a wide range of software designed for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Features at a glance

Key features include an easy-to-use and straightforward graphical user interface, support for multiple Wine versions, ability to run local scripts, built-in messenger, debugger and console, support for a wide range of Windows applications, as well as a plugin architecture that will extend the default functionality.

What's new in PlayOnLinux 4.2.6:

• Use $ POL_TERM more Consistently, allow POL_TERM global configuration override. Beware, the carrier must terminal -T and -e options, so gnome-terminal Does not Qualify (gnome-terminal.wrapper Does though)
• Add a function to compute a hash of a POL_Wine_VersionSignature Wine Package
• Python version string extraction hardening (# 4895)
• POL_System_PartInfo APPROBATION thru mount filesystems point INSTEAD of device (Btrfs subvolumes compatibility)
• Modify bash / document_reader to pass extra arguments Unchanged ( http://www.playonlinux.com/en/topic-12519-Pass_arguments_to_PDFXChange_Viewer.html )
• Remove "skipped lines" messages When The debugger gets the focus back
• POL_Shortcut: do not overwrite $ binary logging to Improve
• mainwindow: make boxen alert child of the main window So They can not get lost behind --other windows
• Prevent POL_Download_Resource clobbering $ APP_ANSWER
• Critical error: wget throwing SSL error when Install Components uses wget (bug 5002)

Install/Update PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04 :

PlayOnLinux: PlayOnLinux_4.2.6.deb

Ubuntu Precise (and superior) users : You must install the package wine:i386 to get PlayOnLinux working

For the Trusty version
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_trusty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

For the Saucy version
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_saucy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

For the Precise version
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_precise.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

Install/Update PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 on Arch Linux :

As root (or with sudo), type the following command:
pacman -Syu playonlinux

Install/Update PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 on Debian 7 "wheezy" and Debian 6 "squeeze" :

PlayOnLinux: PlayOnLinux_4.2.6.deb

Wheezy users : You must install the package wine:i386 to get PlayOnLinux working

With the Wheezy repository
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | apt-key add -
wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_wheezy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
apt-get update
apt-get install playonlinux

With the Squeeze repository
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | apt-key add -
wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_squeeze.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
apt-get update
apt-get install playonlinux

With the Lenny repository
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | apt-key add -
wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_lenny.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
apt-get update
apt-get install playonlinux

With the Etch repository
Type the following commands:

wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | apt-key add -
wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_etch.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
apt-get update
apt-get install playonlinux

Install/Update PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 on Fodora 20 and Fedora 21

Go here and install the playonlinux-yum package.

Install/Update PlayOnLinux 4.2.6 on Frugalware

Just type the following command:

pacman-g2 -S playonlinux

VLC 2.2.0 Media Player Released, Install on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

VLC 2.2.0 Media Player is Released, You can Install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA
 
VLC Media Player (formerly VideoLAN Client) is an open source and highly portable multimedia player application that integrates support for many audio and video formats, as well as DVDs, VCDs, and several streaming protocols. In addition to those, VLC reads Audio-CDs, DVB-S/C/T streams, MPEG encoding cards, and video acquisition from a supported V4L (Video4Linux) device.

What's new in VLC 2.2.0:

• Important changes:
• The licenses of more modules have changed from GPLv2+ to LGPLv2.1+, notably most of the streaming output, muxers and access output modules
• Core:
• Support automatic rotation using streams metadata, GPU-accelerated when possible
• Add extensions manager and downloading from external repositories
• Rework the metadata fetching algorithm and policies
• Partial fix of playback of short audio samples
• Access:
• Added TLS support for ftp access and sout access New schemes for implicit (ftps) and explicit (ftpes) modes
• MMS audio selection on split audio streams
• Blu-Ray: support overlays, preferred menu languages, region selection and BD-J navigation
• Digital Cinema Package support, including encrypted DCP with KDM
• Partial fixes for Arccos protected DVDs
• Fix CDDB lookups, including pregap data
• Decoder:
• Support VDPAU acceleration for GPU-zerocopy decoding
• Support MediaCodec acceleration for GPU-zerocopy decoding
• Add Media Foundation Transform audio and video decoder
• Add video decoder module based on GStreamer plugins
• Add MMAL decoder for Broadcom VideoCore chips (like the RaspberryPi) supporting MPEG-2 and H.264, supporting GPU-zerocopy display
• Partial support for Voxware MetaSound
• libvpx decoder for VP8 and VP9
• Support MSN Audio, Atrac3+, VP7, Bink, TAK, On2 AVC, DK3, DK4, IMC, Vivo g723.1, Smacker, FIC, Auravision, Canopus Lossless, and numerous videogame codecs
• Teletext subtitles display improvements
• Mediacodec speed improvements on x86
• Support setting the post processing level in Theora
• OpenMax IL improvements, notably for RaspberryPi
• Fix channel ordering of LPCM codec in m2ts files
• New jpeg image decoder
• Add tx3g subtitles decoder
• New SVG image decoder
• Fix Speex decoding over RTP and in flv
• Support more x264 and FFv1 RGB modes
• Improvements on ZVBI teletext decoder, notably for speed and alignments
• Encoder:
• Support for MPEG-2 encoding using x262
• Support for HEVC/H.265 encoding using x265
• Support for Opus encoding using libopus
• New jpeg image encoder using libjpeg
• New png image encoder using libpng
• Demuxer:
• Support for Core Audio Format (CAF) files
• Important rework of the Ogg demuxer, notably improving seeking, streaming resilience, speex demuxing and chained Ogg
• Important rework of the ASF/WMV demuxer, notably for seeking, synchronization and tracks exclusion
• AVI improvements for better seek-indexing in non-fastseekable situations
• AVI fixes for uncompressed, indexed and paletized bitmaps
• MP4 fixes for fragmented files, vobsub, duration, aspect-ratio and support for rotation, covr atom and tracks exclusion
• Support Opus in MKV
• Support VP8 in OGG
• Basic support for WebVTT
• Handle support for ISO/IEC 14496-3 (AAC) Audio stream type in TS
• Support HDPR TS files
• Support microseconds in SubRip subtitles
• FLAC packets validation using CRC
• Improvements in metadata support in Ogg/Opus/Vorbis files
• Fix encoding issues and relative paths in some XML playlist formats
• Support THP Wii/Gamecube, RenderWare and Escape Replay game video files
• New HEVC raw packetizer and demuxer
• TS support for WiDi/Miracast LPCM
• Handle MOV/MP4 tx3g styled subtitles through codec
• Support SVG images files (on glib platforms)
• Keep selection of tracks on segment changes in MKV
• Support detection of SRT languages based on filename
• Support for seeking Standard MIDI Files
• Video Output:
• Direct rendering and filtering for VDPAU hardware acceleration
• New CoreAnimation OpenGL video output module for NPAPI plugins
• New OpenGL ES 2.0 through EGL video output module for Android
• New Android native window provider module
• Direct rendering for MediaCodec Android hardware acceleration
• Support for loading HLSL shaders in Direct3D video output
• Add MMAL based video output for RaspberryPi
• Video Filter:
• New Oldmovie effect filter
• New VHS effect filter
• New Freeze effect filter
• Support I422 and J422 in transform
• NEON optimizations for deinterleaving chroma, notably NV12->I420
• Fix audiobargraph activation and usage
• Audio Output:
• Allow setting volume while not connected with PulseAudio
• Audio device notifications for WASAPI
• Fix replay of sound buffer in DirectSound
• Split of MMDevice and WinRT audio modules
• Numerous fixes on AUHAL, including device management and stream changes
• Fixes for SPDIF passthru in most modules
• Muxers:
• Important rework of the Ogg muxer, notably for skeleton
• Fixes for the AVI muxer to respect the specification
• Support VP8 in OGG
• Add HEVC muxing in MP4 and TS
• Streaming:
• Important rework of the transcoding module to fix numerous bugs
• WebM streaming, including live sources, compatible with all major browsers vlc vlc://quit --sout '#transcode{vcodec=VP80,vb=1000,acodec=vorb,ab=128} :std{access=http{mime=video/webm},mux=webm,dst=:4212}'
• GSM, VP8, Opus and JPEG RTP packetization
• HLS: Allow setting the first segment number and numerous improvements
• new stats module to output block timing values and md5 sums
• transcode module access fps values as rationals now, eg 30000/1001
• VLC now streams all elementary streams, you can revert to previous behaviour with --no-sout-all
• --ts-out option has been removed, it has been superceded by --demux demuxdump --demuxdump-access udp --demuxdump-file 127.0.0.1:1234
• Support Metacube protocol when streaming over HTTP
• libVLC:
• add equalizer API libvlc_audio_equalizer_* functions
• add libvlc_media_player_program_scrambled function
• Visualizations:
• Add a 3D OpenGL spectrum visualization.
• Allow setting the FFT windowing style for 3D and normal spectrum
• Interfaces:
• Add support for subtitles drag 'n drop in skins2
• Add record button in Qt menus
• New module for core dialogs on iOS
• New layout for Qt buttons customization
• Support to continue media playback where it was left off for Qt and OS X
• Mac OS X Interface:
• Support for OS X Yosemite
• Avoid grey bars in fullscreen when using Mavericks with multiple monitors
• Improve fullscreen behavior for the native and VLCs own mode
• Fixes for advanced preferences
• Added 'file size' column to playlist table
• in addition to iTunes, Spotify is automatically paused on playback start
• Option to increase playlist font size
• Improved crash log reporting
• Misc:
• New module for TLS on OS X and iOS
• Windows installer will kill running instance before installing
• Teletext navigation buttons support in Qt4 gui
• Update and improve Koreus, Dailymotion, Soundcloud and Youtube scripts
• Security:
• Numerous integer and heap overflow in Ogg, AVI, ASF, TTA and MP4 demuxers
• Removed modules:
• iOS video output: use ios2
• OpenMash H.261 video decoder
• dirac encoder: use schroedinger
• Translations:
• New translation in Urdu, Tatar, Silesian, Samoan, Kapampangan, N'ko, Kurdish, Kabyle, Mexican Spanish, Catalan, Amharic
• Update of all translations: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Turkish, Thai, Swedish, Serbian, Albanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Russian, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Dutch, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Malay, Marathi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Korean, Kannada, Khmer, Japanese, Italian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Hebrew, Galician, Scottish Gaelic, French, Finnish, Persian, Estonian, Spanish, Modern Greek, German, Danish, Welsh, Czech, Bosnian, Bengali, Asturian

 

Supports a wide range of multimedia file formats

Among the input formats supported by VLC Media Player, we can mention MPEG ES/PS/TS/PVA/MP3, AVI, ASF/WMV/WMA, OGG/OGM/Annodex, MP4/MOV/3GPP, Matroska (MKV), WAV, DTS WAV, Raw DV, Raw AAC, Raw AC3/a52 audio, Raw DTS audio, and FLAC audio. The MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX 1/2/3, MPEG-4/DivX 5/XviD/3ivX D4, Sorenson (SVQ 1/3), DV, Cinepak, Theora, H263/H263i, MJPEG A/B and WMV 1/2 video codecs are supported by default.

Install/Update VLC 2.2.0 Media Player on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA : 

Because it is available via PPA, installing VLC 2.2.0 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the vlc package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install vlc

Optional, to remove vlc, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove vlc

VLC Media Player is available in a Beta form on the Google Play Store for the Android platform, and in the last few years it became one of the most used media player applications for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Linux Kernel 3.18.8 Stable Released, Install on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

Linux Kernel 3.18.8 Stable is Released, you can Install, Update and Upgrade on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana 

Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.


For more information on the major Linux Latest Stable Kernel Changes in the upcoming version 3.18.8 Vivid please consult this page.

For more information on the major Linux Latest Stable Kernel Changes in the upcoming version 3.18.5 Vivid please consult this page. - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/01/install-upgrade-latest-stable-kernel.html#sthash.02ZuClUc.dpuf

Features at a glance

Linux comes with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management. Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

Install, Update and Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.18.8 Stable on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana:

to install Linux Kernel 3.18.8 Stable on ubuntu and linux mint,open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

o install Linux Kernel 3.18.5 Stable on ubuntu and linux mint,open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands: - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/01/install-upgrade-latest-stable-kernel.html#sthash.02ZuClUc.dpuf

For Linux system 32 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.8-031808_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.8-031808-generic_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-image-3.18.8-031808-generic_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_i386.deb

For Linux system 64 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.8-031808_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.8-031808-generic_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.8-vivid/linux-image-3.18.8-031808-generic_3.18.8-031808.201502271935_amd64.deb

Install Linux Kernel 3.18.8 Stable :

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Atfer install complete, update grub and reboot your computer and choose new kernel in grub :

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive.

Mozilla Firefox 36.0 released, you can install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

Mozilla Firefox 36.0 released, you can install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

The Mozilla Firefox project is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform, supporting Linux, Android, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It is a fast, small and very easy-to-use web browser/navigator/explorer that offers many advantages over other similar products, such as the ability to block pop-up windows and the feature-rich tabbed browsing experience.

Features at a glance

The application offers a well designed graphical user interface that integrates search (powered by Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.), and industry leading accessibility with Find As You Type - find links and page text by simply typing. As mentioned before, the Firefox browser features comprehensive pop-up controls, which will keep unwanted advertising off your desktop. A tab browsing mode will let you open several pages in a single window, allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you're on.

What's new in Mozilla Firefox 36.0

• Pinned tiles on the new tab page can be synced
• Support for the full HTTP/2 protocol. HTTP/2 enables a faster, more scalable, and more responsive web.
• Locale added: Uzbek (uz)
• New preferences implementation enabled for the first half of the beta cycle
• The Flash protected-mode sandbox is disabled on Windows, to evaluate the stability impact of protected mode
• -remote option removed
• No longer accept insecure RC4 ciphers whenever possible
• Phasing out Certificates with 1024-bit RSA Keys
• Shut down hangs will now show the crash reporter before exiting the program
• Add-on Compatibility
• Implemented a subset of the Media Source Extensions (MSE) API to allow native HTML5 playback on YouTube.
• Support for the ECMAScript 6 Symbol data type added
• unicode-range CSS descriptor implemented
• CSSOM-View scroll behavior implemented allowing smooth scrolling of content without custom libraries
• object-fit and object-position implemented.
• Defines how and where the content of a replaced element is displayed
• isolation CSS property implemented.
• Create a new stacking context to isolate groups of boxes to control which blend together
• CSS3 will-change property implemented.
• Hints the browser of elements that will be modified. The browser will perform some performance optimization for these
• Changed JavaScript 'const' semantics to conform better to the ES6 specification.
• The const declaration is now block-scoped and requires an initializer. It also can not be redeclared anymore.
• implemented for more privacy. Allows to control the content of the HTTP referer header.
• Improved ES6 generators for better performance
• Eval sources now appear in the Debugger
• Debug JavaScript code that is evaluated dynamically, either as a string passed to eval() or as a string passed to the Function constructor
• DOM Promises inspection
• Inspector: More paste options in markup view
• CSS gradients work on premultiplied colors
• Fix some unexpected logout from Facebook or Google after restart

 

Install Mozilla Firefox 36.0 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

For Linux system 32 bit

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/36.0/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-36.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo tar -xjvf firefox-36.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox36.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox36.0/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

For Linux system 64 bit

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/36.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-36.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo tar -xjvf firefox-36.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox36.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox36.0/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

Home Mozilla

Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 31.5.0, you can install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.

Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 31.5.0, you can install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.

Sending and receiving emails is like breathing these days, and you will need a reliable and extremely stable application to do it right. Mozilla Thunderbird is one of those rare applications that provides users with a feature-rich, easy to use and extendable email client. Besides begin an email client, the software is also a very good RSS news reader, as well as a newsgroup and chat client. It is supported and installed by default in many Linux operating systems.

Features at a glance

Among some of its major highlights, we can mention adaptive junk mail controls, saved search folders, global inbox support, message grouping, privacy protection, and comprehensive mail migration from other email clients.

Mozilla Thunderbird is designed to be very comprehensive. It will help users communicate better in an office space, allowing them to send, received emails, chat with their colleagues, and stay updated with the latest news.

Few know that the application provides users with a built-in web browser functionality, using a tabbed user interface and based on its bigger brother, the powerful Mozilla Firefox web explorer. Another interesting feature is the ability to add extensions, popularly known as add-ons, which will extended the default functionality of the application.

What's new in Mozilla Thunderbird 31.4.0:

• The previous issues with jp mac builds have now been fixed, and Thunderbird will no longer need to be run in 32-bit mode.
• Installing extensions within Thunderbird no longer requires download and installing as a file.Security fixes.

Supported operating systems

Do to the fact that it is written by Mozilla, the software supports multiple operating systems, including Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, as well as the 64-bit and 32-bit hardware platforms.

There are many popular Linux distribution that use Mozilla Thunderbird as the default email client application, integrated in a wide range of open source desktop environments including GNOME, Xfce, LXDE, Openbox, Enlightenment, or KDE.

Install Mozilla Thunderbird 31.5.0 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.

How to install Thunderbird 31.5 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Debian CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/31.5.0/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird31.5.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird31.5.0/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird

To start Thunderbird 31.5, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

How to install Thunderbird 31.5 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Debian CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:

$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/31.5.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird31.5.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird31.5.0/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird

To start Thunderbird 31.5, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

Note: This will replace the version of Thunderbird you have already on your system with Thunderbird 31.5.

Fotoxx 15.02.1 released, Available for Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Ubuntu Derivative System

Fotoxx 15.02.1 released, you can install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems

Fotoxx is an all-in-one complex image editor and collection manage open source graphical software. It provides users with powerful tools for manipulating image files made with a digital camera.

What's new in Fotoxx 15.02.1:

• Bugfix: Fotoxx may fail to start after a new install if there are less than 200 image files found, or if Fotoxx is re-installed and less than 200 new image files are found.

Features at a glance

The application features brightness and contrast functionality, allowing users to change bright and dark image areas independently, the ability to reduce haze and intensify colors, as well as HDR support, so you can merge underexposed and overexposed images, while improving detail in both bright and dark areas.

It can also create panorama images, allowing users to stitch multiple images together, as well as the usual crop, rotate, flip, resize, red-eye removal, sharpen fuzzy edges, reduce noise in low-light photos, stretch, and distort functionality.

Download for Linux 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://www.kornelix.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13035936/fotoxx-15.02.1-i686.deb

Download for Linux 64 bit :

$ wget -c http://www.kornelix.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13035936/fotoxx-15.02.1-x86_64.deb

Download fotoxx Maps for all Version :

$ wget -c http://www.kornelix.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/13035936/fotoxx-maps-1.1-all.deb

to install Fotoxx 15.02.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo dpkg -i fotoxx-15.02.1-*deb

In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install -f

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 

DigiKam 4.8.0 released, Install/Update on (K)ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, Mandriva, Mageia, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Gentoo Linux

DigiKam 4.8.0 released, Install/Update on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy, Arch Linux, Mandriva, Mageia 5, Mageia 4, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Gentoo Linux

DigiKam is an open source project that provides users with a dedicated photo management solution, specifically designed to be deployed on KDE desktop environments. It includes image editor and organizer components, which can be easily extended through a built-in and powerful plugin architecture.

Features at a glance

Key features include red eyes correction, brightness, contrast, gamma, hue, saturation and luminosity correction, color balance, color inversion, color auto-correction, ratio cropping, free cropping, black & white and tonality converter using curves adjustments, rotation, and flipping.

With this tool, you will be able to import pictures, organize your photo collection, view images, edit and enhance photos, create slideshows and calendars, print and share your photo creations using social web services, email images, and much more.

What's new in digiKam 4.8.0:

• This release includes a new sets of bugs fixes from Maik Qualmann who maintain KDE4 version while KF5 port is under progress.

When running the application for the first time, users will be asked to enter the path of the database where the image files will be stored, set how they want to manipulate RAW images, as well as if they want to add information to image files, and how photos will be displayed in preview mode.

In addition, the first time wizard will ask you to set how images should be opened when right clicked, as well as to enable or disable contextual tooltips in folder-view and icon-view modes. After this, the application will open and will prompt users with a “Tip of the Day” dialog, from where they can learn how to use certain functions of the application.

The user interface is comprised of the main image view area and a sidebar that acts as an image navigator, tag browser, calendar browser, timeline viewer, image finder, duplicate finder, geographical locator, and people tagger.

Install/Update DigiKam 4.8.0 on (K)Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy, Arch Linux, Mandriva, Mageia 5, Mageia 4, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Gentoo Linux  :

You can install digiKam using pre-compiled version of digiKam. This is done by your distribution. A disadvantage is that in some cases the version provided by your distribution is not the latest stable version the digiKam team has released. The links given below will give you information about which version your distribution packages.

Distribution	Link to the list of digiKam packages	Command line to install
Kubuntu	here	apt-get install digikam
Ubuntu	here	apt-get install digikam
Debian	here and reason why the latest version of packages is not in testing can be found here	apt-get install digikam
Arch Linux	here	pacman -Sy digikam
Ark Linux	here	apt-get install digikam
Mandriva/Mageia Linux	here	urpmi digikam
SUSE Linux	here	yast -i digikam
Fedora Linux	here	yum install digikam
Gentoo Linux	here	emerge digikam

KDE Plasma 5.2.1 released, Available on (K)ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE and Arch Linux

KDE Plasma 5.2.1 released, Available on (K)ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1 and Arch Linux
 
KDE Plasma (formerly K Desktop Environment and KDE Software Compilation and KDE Plasma Workspace and Applications) is an open source project comprised of numerous packages, libraries and applications designed to provide a modern graphical desktop environment for Linux and UNIX-like workstations.

What's new in KDE Plasma 5.2.1:

• Don't turn off the screen or suspend the computer when watching videos in a web browser
• Fix Powerdevil from using full CPU
• Show the correct prompt for a fingerprint reader swipe
• Show correct connection name in Plasma Network Manager
• Remove kdelibs4support code in many modules
• Fix crash when switching to/from Breeze widget style
• In KScreen fix crash when multiple EDID requests for the same output are enqueued
• In KScreen fix visual representation of output rotation
• In Oxygen style improved rendering of checkbox menu item's contrast pixel, especially when selected using Strong highlight.
• In Plasma Desktop improve rubber band feel and consistency with Dolphin.
• In Plasma Desktop use smooth transformation for scaling down the user picture
• When setting color scheme information for KDElibs 4, don't read from KF5 kdeglobals
• Baloo KCM: Show proper icons (porting bug)
• Full 5.2.1 changelog 

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

Comes pre-loaded with apps for daily tasks

Users will find at least one application for each common task, including emailing, web browsing, news reading, painting, image viewing, video and music playback, and many more.

It also includes a collection of basic utilities, such as a calculator or archive manager, various scientific and educational applications, packages that contain extra themes, icons, wallpapers, window decorations and screensavers, some system administration tools, bindings for well known programming languages, and many games.

Install/Update and Upgrade KDE Plasma 5.2.1 on (K)ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1 and Arch Linux :

to install KDE Plasma 5.2.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", Kali linux 1.0.9, Kali Linux 1.0.8 (and old version 1.0.7, 1.0.6, 1.0.5), KNOPPIX, Kanotix, Astra Linux, Blankon Linux 9.0 suroboyo,  Blankon Linux 8.0 rote , Blankon Linux 10.0 tambora (upcoming) and old version 7.0, Univention Corporate Server and other debian derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo apt-get build-dep qtbase5-dev
$ sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev libxslt-dev libxml2-dev shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme libgif-dev libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev doxygen gperf bzr libxapian-dev fontforge libgcrypt20-dev libattr1-dev network-manager-dev libgtk-3-dev xsltproc xserver-xorg-dev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev libpwquality-dev modemmanager-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libepoxy-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev libnm-util-dev libnm-glib-dev libegl-mesa-dev libxcb-xkb-dev

   
Install on OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1 : 

All the necessary dependencies:

$ sudo zypper si -d libqt5-qtbase
$ sudo zypper in libbz2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel vlc-devel doxygen gstreamer-0_10-devel gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-devel docbook-xml-slides docbook-xsl-stylesheets xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON boost-devel libxcb-devel libXrender-devel xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-devel xcb-util-image-devel gettext-tools
$ sudo zypper in gtk3-devel # for kde-gtk-config
$ sudo zypper in grantlee5 # for kdevplatform
$ sudo zypper in libkdcraw-devel liblcms2-devel # for gwenview
# optional for kdeplasma-addons: libibus >=1.4.2 (see http://software.opensuse.org/package/libibus-1_0-5)

   
Install on Fedora 21 and Fedora 20 :

All the dependencies used for building frameworks can be installed by running:

$ sudo yum-builddep qt phonon-backend-vlc phonon-backend-gstreamer
$ sudo yum install gcc-c++ ruby doxygen git bzr flex bison gperf socat boost-devel bzip2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON perl-Pod-Usage "*xcb*-devel" perl-XML-Parser NetworkManager-glib-devel xapian-core-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel  systemd-devel libwayland-cursor-devel libwayland-server-devel libepoxy-devel gtk3-devel sane-backends-devel libcanberra-devel libusb-devel libxkbfile-devel fontforge-devel libical-devel gpgme-devel cyrus-sasl-devel openldap-devel

Install on Arch Linux: 

All the dependencies used for building frameworks can be installed by running:

$ sudo pacman -Sy phonon-qt5 qt5-webkit qt5-script qt5-svg qt5-tools qt5-x11extras enchant jasper openexr libutempter docbook-xsl shared-mime-info giflib libxss upower udisks2 bzr git doxygen perl-json perl-libwww
$ <your_AUR_helper> kf5-akonadi-git

Released Announc | Home KDE

Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 is released, Install/update on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux

Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 is released, Install/update on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux
 
Nvidia Linux Display Driver is a proprietary OpenGL video driver that tries to bring support for the graphics cards produced by Nvidia on Linux-based operating systems. This version supports only the 32-bit architecture. For 64-bit support, see this link. Even if it provides a settings panel, the Nvidia Linux Display Driver is not an application. It is a hardware driver, which provides some instructions that tell an operating system how to use a piece of hardware.

What's new in Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47:

Added support for the following GPUs:

• Quadro K620M
• Quadro K2200M
• GeForce GTX 965M
• Fixed a bug that could cause rendering corruption in GLX clients using PBOs and/or VBOs when using GLX indirect rendering.
• Fixed a bug that caused Xinerama layouts which included X screens with 'Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"' to be represented incorrectly in the nvidia-settings control panel.
• Fixed a bug that could cause glXSwapBuffer() to block for longer than necessary in multi-threaded GLX applications using the GLX_NV_delay_before_swap extension.
• Fixed a bug that caused OpenGL applications using the NV_path_rendering extension to crash after a modeswitch event.
• Fixed a bug that caused DisplayPort audio to stop working after monitors are hotplugged.

Supports a wide range of Nvidia GPUs

In our tests, we’ve discovered that the Nvidia Linux Display Driver supports much more Nvidia graphics cards than the open source Nouveau driver. It plays well with most of the ION, ION LE, Quadro Plex, Quadro Sync, GRID, NVS, nForce Professional 3000, Quadro FX, Quadro Blade, as well as all the GeForce series.

All in all, if you have a PC or laptop equipped with an Nvidia GPU, and you have issues with the default Nouveau open source driver, you may want to install the Nvidia Linux Display Driver. It’s also the number one choice for gaming users.
For more information about support product NVIDIA, you can follow this page.

Install/update Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux

to install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Because the drivers are not available via any repository, we have to download the binary files from the official site:

For 32 bit systems:

$ wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run

For 64 bit systems:

$ wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run

Set execution permissions:

$ sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-*-346.47.run

Kill the display manager, which can either be: kdm for KDE, gdm for Gnome, lightdm for LXDE and XFCE, mdm (for Linux Mint):

$ sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

OR:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

OR:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm stop

OR:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/mdm stop

And finally, run the Nvidia binary file:

$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-*-346.47.run

You can install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 32 bit and 64 bit via PPA Launchpad on Ubuntu derivative system, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-340

to install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux

For Linux system 64 bit :

# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run

For Linux system 32 bit : 

# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run

For other platform, you can view in this page.

NVIDIA nForce Drivers
Open source drivers for NVIDIA nForce hardware are included in the standard Linux kernel and leading Linux distributions. This page includes information on open source drivers, and driver disks for older Linux distributions including 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux.
- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html#sthash.0t77bLoK.dpuf

Install/Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1 on Linux Mint and Ubuntu derivative System

Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1 is out, you can install, update and upgrade on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana

Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

What's new in Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1:

• The live patching infrastructure made some news, but my personal favorite features are actually some vm cleanups, where this release is getting rid of the largely unused non-linear remapping code (replaced with just emulating it with lots of smaller mappings) and unifies the NUMA and PROTNONE handling for page tables.

Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

The most essential component of a Linux-based operating system is the Linux kernel. Without it, the entire system (libraries, applications, etc.) is useless. When creating a Linux distribution, it is also very important to know how to correctly optimize the Linux kernel package, in order to make it support certain hardware components or recognize a specific device.

Install/Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1 on Linux Mint and Ubuntu derivative System :

Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1 available deb file, you can install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Linux System 32 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc1_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc1-generic_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc1-generic_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_i386.deb

For Linux System 64 bit :

wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc1_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc1-generic_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc1-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc1-generic_4.0.0-040000rc1.201502222235_amd64.deb

For Low Latency Kernel 4.0 RC1 you can download deb file in this page.

Install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC1 : 

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Atfer install complete, update grub and reboot your computer and choose new kernel in grub :

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive.

ClearOS Community 6.6.0 is released and available for Download

ClearOS Community 6.6.0 is released, An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system

ClearOS Community (formerly ClarkConnect) is an open source operating system based on the CentOS Linux server distribution and designed for small organizations and distributed environments.  It provides users with a very powerful cloud-connected server, gateway and network OS.

What's new in ClearOS Community 6.6.0:

• Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces WPAD, QoS, YouTube School ID support, an upgrade to the Intrusion Detection engine, and ISO-to-USB key support.

Features at a glance

Key features include integrated LDAP for user and group management, user security certificate manager, multi-WAN, VPN - PPTP, IPsec, OpenVPN, DMZ and 1-to-1 NAT, stateful firewall, local DHCP, as well as DNS servers.

Among its gateway functionality, we can mention anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, anti-spam, bandwidth management, intrusion protection, intrusion prevention, intrusion detection, protocol filtering, content filter, web proxy, and access control.

ClearOS Community 6.6.0 Final has arrived! Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces WPAD, QoS, YouTube School ID support, an upgrade to the Intrusion Detection engine, and ISO-to-USB key support.

Downloads:
- 32-bit ISO - MD5Sum: f1d0f424c8295b866b67862d418de926
- 64-bit ISO  - MD5Sum: 7fdbf1c7ede11019cc1994217ed1abcd


To install the distribution, the user must choose a language, select between basic and specialized storage devices, choose a hostname and timezone, set up the root (system administrator) password, as well as to select an installation type and install the boot loader. A graphical installer is provided for the entire installation process.

After installation, a welcome screen will prompt users to configure the network interfaces, as well as to offer them instructions on how to connect to the web-based interface. Supported web browsers include Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer and Safari.

You can find more information in the Release Notes.

Install/Update Wine 1.7.37 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

Wine 1.7.37 is released, you can install, update or upgrade on your linux ubuntu/ Linux mint via PPA
 
Wine stands for "Wine is not an emulator" and it is an open source command-line software that's capable of translating Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly for integrating Windows applications into your Linux/UNIX desktop. For regular Linux users, the above means that the Wine software will allow them to run applications which are designed to be installed only on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

We can’t list here all the applications that are compatible with Wine, but we can assure you that most of them are. In order to find out if a certain apps runs on Linux via Wine, we suggest to test it yourself. Numerous Windows games also work well on Wine, which can be configured to support Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 Server, Windows 2008 R2 Server, Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating system.
 

Considering the fact that the Linux and Open Source software ecosystem is thriving with many alternatives to popular Windows apps, we feel obligated to suggest Wine only to those of you who are really tight to a certain application that has no correspondent in the Linux world.

The Wine development release 1.7.37 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• Interface change notifications.
• Support for the UTF-7 encoding.
• A number of graphical fixes for themed controls.
• Wininet now implemented on top of Win32 sockets.
• Various bug fixes.

How to install Wine 1.7.36 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Winehq 1.7.36 (development) on the listed Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the wine package. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks

Optional, to remove Wine 1.7.36 and winetricks, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo apt-get remove wine1.7 winetricks

How to Completely removing Wine:

sudo apt-get remove wine

rm -rf $HOME/.wine

rm -f $HOME/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine*

rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/applications/wine

rm -f $HOME/.local/share/desktop-directories/wine*

rm -f $HOME/.local/share/icons/????_*.xpm

- See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/02/install-update-winehq-1736-on-ubuntu.html#sthash.AgNFMUTw.dpuf

How to install Wine 1.7.36 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Winehq 1.7.36 (development) on the listed Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the wine package. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks

Optional, to remove Wine 1.7.36 and winetricks, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo apt-get remove wine1.7 winetricks

How to Completely removing Wine:

sudo apt-get remove wine

rm -rf $HOME/.wine

rm -f $HOME/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine*

rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/applications/wine

rm -f $HOME/.local/share/desktop-directories/wine*

rm -f $HOME/.local/share/icons/????_*.xpm

- See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/02/install-update-winehq-1736-on-ubuntu.html#sthash.AgNFMUTw.dpuf

How to install Wine 1.7.37 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Winehq 1.7.37 (development) on the listed Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the wine package. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks

Optional, to remove Wine 1.7.37 and winetricks, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo apt-get remove wine1.7 winetricks

How to Completely removing Wine:

sudo apt-get remove wine
rm -rf $HOME/.wine
rm -f $HOME/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine*
rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/applications/wine
rm -f $HOME/.local/share/desktop-directories/wine*
rm -f $HOME/.local/share/icons/????_*.xpm

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Nootka 1.1.5-beta released, available for openSUSE 13.1/12.3 and Fedora 20/19

Nootka 1.1.5-beta released, available for openSUSE 13.1/12.3 and Fedora 20/19

Nootka is open-source application to help with learning (also with teaching) classical score notation. Mostly it is for guitarists, but it can be used for ear training as well.

Features:

• interactive interface to discover the rules of musical notation
• exercises with possibility to create own sets
• accurate method for detecting sung and played sounds
• natural sound of guitars
• clefs (treble, bass and others) and grand staff
• analyze of results
• different kinds of guitars and theirs tuning
• Czech, French, German, Polish and Russian translations

Binary packages are available for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX

Changelog Nootka 1.1.5-beta :

- improvements of melodies in exams
- bug fixes
- ready for distribution

Available for :

openSUSE 13.1
openSUSE 12.3
Fedora 20 (x86_64)
Fedora 20 (i686)
Fedora 20 (x86_64)
Fedora 20 (i686)
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Belle 0.5 alpha is out, available for Arch Linux, Gentoo, Ubuntu and Mac OSX

Belle 0.5 alpha is out, available for Arch Linux, Gentoo, Ubuntu and Mac OSX (KDE Graphic Editor)

What is Belle?

Belle is a cross-platform and easy-to-use visual novel maker, that lets you create visual novels and other 2D games for the web.
Belle is already functional and quite stable, with most features implemented, however it's still a work in progress.

Easy to use

Belle doesn't require coding, like most visual novel engines do, instead everything is done through a visual editor, which has a similar design to Novelty. Optionally there's the ability to extend games using Javascript.

Easy to distribute

Games made with Belle run natively on modern browsers, so you don't need to worry about compiling and distributing libraries.
On top of that, by using the web as a medium, your games become easier to access and play.

Changelog: Belle 0.5a

#### [Editor]
- Added "New Project" option.
- Added synchronization between resources and cloned objects on scene(s). (not active by default)
- Assets are now exported to a separate file (assets.js).
- Improved usability of condition's text edit.
- Implemented character state in Show action.
- Fixed ChangeState action not loading correctly.
- Set proper detection of animated images.
- Fixed images not showing in add character dialog.
- Fixed issues in Show Action.
- Improved editing of Slide action.
- Fixed object z-order when importing project.
- Fixed opacity in ObjectGroup objects.
- Fixed crash when switching character states.
- Fixed crash when switching to a ChangeBackground action.
- Improved ObjectGroup editing.
- Fixed many (other) bugs.

#### [Engine]
- Major redesign and rewrite.
- Improved pause screen.
- Improved load screen.
- Added support for animated images in canvas.
- Fixed strange behaviour with text baseline due to floating point coordinates.
- Removed stroke when drawing the object's background.
- Fixed drawing bug when hovering a button.
- Added meta tag to force IE to use the correct document mode.
- Improved overall event detection.
- Improved Slide animation.
- Fixed many (other) bugs.

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FlightGear 3.4.0 is out, A free flight simulator project that runs under Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms

FlightGear v3.4 is out, available for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Gentoo, or for Solaris, FreeBSD and Mac OSX

FlightGear is an open source and cross-platform cooperative flight simulator software. It also known as the world’s best free flight simulator that runs on Linux/UNIX, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Features at a glance

Key features include flight dynamics models, accurate and extensive world scenery database, detailed and accurate sky model, open and flexible aircraft modeling system, as well as moderate hardware requirements.

In addition, the program features built-in support for multiple displays, as well as a number of networking options that allow it to communicate with GPS receivers, external autopilot, external flight dynamics modules or other FlightGear instances.

Its extensive world scenery database includes over 20,000 real world airports, taxiways, directional airport lighting, accurate terrain worldwide, scenery night lighting, paged scenery tiles, sloping runways, as well as correct runway placement and markings.


Support OS System

Savvy tech users should know that the application is written entirely in the C++ and C programming language, using OpenGL, and it requires a 3D-enabled graphics card with OpenGL drivers, a 32-bit or 64-bit 2-3Ghz class CPU and at least 512MB or RAM.

It is supported on the Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, IRIX, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows OSes. On Linux/UNIX it is available for download as a source archive, as well as pre-built binaries for various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Gentoo, or for Solaris, FreeBSD and IRIX systems.

However, the best way to install FlightGear on your Linux distribution is to use the default Software Center or Package Manager application and the pre-built binary packages from the default software repositories (third-party repos are also provided the the community for Ubuntu distros).

What's new in FlightGear 3.4.0:
Performance:

• Improved frame-rates on some systems from more efficient use of Uniforms
• Reduced memory occupancy for scenery tiles
• AI models are now rendered based on display size rather than range
• AI/MP models may now define objects as being part of the interior, which will not be rendered at large distances

Usability:

• Built-in web server now includes a moving map, a screenshot grabber, and supports SVG-based panels
• In-application launcher for Mac, based on Qt5

Graphics:

• Improved rendering of runway and other lights under ALS
• Landing and spotlight support for ALS

Scenery:

• Improved materials XML format making customer material definition easier
• Procedural rock material definition

JSBSim:

• Synchronization with latest JSBSim

Highlighted new and improved aircraft:

• Extra EA-500
• North American P-51D Mustang
• Cessna Citation II
• F-14b

Other:

• Firewall exceptions are automatically added during setup on Windows systems
• Aircraft moved to a SVN repository.

Bug fixes:

• See our bugtracker for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release.

To install FlightGear v 3.4.0 Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/flightgear-edge
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flightgear

Macintosh OSX (supports OSX 10.8, 10.9, 10.10)

• Note to Mac users: we have another build in the pipeline which we anticipate will support 10.7-10.10, so you may wish to postpone upgrading until this message is updated.
• Download the Mac OS X installer here: [Mirror 1] [Mirror 2] [Mirror 3].
• Quick install instructions: double click on the downloaded .dmg file.  Then from the window that opens up, drag the FlightGear icon to your “Applications” folder.  When the install is complete, you can run FlightGear from your Applications folder.

Linux

If you love Linux (like we do) and don’t see the newest version of FlightGear available yet for your favorite distribution, please let your distribution maintainers know how badly you want FlightGear packaged for your system — and once it’s there, let us know so we can put a link right here!  If you see any out-dated information here, please let us know.  We will update this section as packages are built and made available.

• Ubuntu: Launchpad PPA for FlightGear (Updated for version 3.2; contributed by Saikrishna Arcot)
• Gentoo: This is a link to the overlay (git) for FlightGear 2.10 (contributed by Christian Schmitt)
• openSuse: Option 1: Install FlightGear stable. (currently FG 2.8.0.)
• openSuse: Option 2: Install the latest FlightGear development version. (Git version)
• Fedora/Redhat: Search here for FlightGear rpm’s.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 

Install FocusWriter 1.5.3 on Ubuntu/Linux Mint via PPA

FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work. It’s available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, and has been translated into many different languages.

Features:

• TXT, basic RTF, and basic ODT file support
• Timers and alarms
• Daily goals
• Fully customizable themes
• Typewriter sound effects (optional)
• Auto-save (optional)
• Live statistics (optional)
• Spell-checking (optional)
• Multi-document support
• Sessions
• Portable mode (optional)
• Translated into over 20 languages

Changes in version 1.5.3

• Released on August 17th, 2014
• FIXED: Find did not take smart quotes into account
• FIXED: Style hierarchy was not always loaded in ODT
• FIXED: Ignored text sections in ODT files
• FIXED: Was not reading styles for OOXML files
• Translation updates: Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazil), Swedish 

To Install FocusWriter 1.5.3 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems via PPA, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppasudo
sudo apt-get updates
sudo apt-get install focuswriter

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

FreeFileSync 6.14 Released, available for for Linux Ubuntu 14.10, OpenSUSE 13.2, CentOS 7.0 and Mac OS X

FreeFileSync is a free, open source folder comparison and synchronization software for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It also works on 64bit operating systems on all platforms. The program can be installed in two versions: as a standard installer on Windows or as a portable application (no registry entries). Powered by a clean, easy, intuitive interface, this tool offers a myriad of features for synchronization purposes.

Features

•Detect moved and renamed files and folders
•Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
•Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
•Binary file comparison
•Full support for Symbolic Links
•Automate sync as a batch job
•Process multiple folder pairs
•Comprehensive and detailed error reporting
•Copy NTFS extended attributes (compressed, encrypted, sparse)
•Copy NTFS security permissions
•Support long path names > 260 characters
•Fail-safe file copy
•Cross-platform: Windows/Linux
•Expand environment variables like %USERPROFILE%
•Access variable drive letters by volume name (USB sticks)
•Native 64-bit support
•Keep versions of deleted/updated files
•Optimal sync sequence prevents disc space bottlenecks
•Full Unicode support
•Highly optimized performance
•Include/exclude files via filter
•Local and portable installation
•Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32
•Use macros %time%, %date%, et al. for recurring backups
•Case sensitive synchronization
•Built-in locking serializes multiple jobs running against the same network share

Changelog FreeFileSync 6.14 :

New buttons allow changing the order of folder pairs
New keyboard shortcuts for rearranging folder pairs
Preserve comparison results when deleting a specific folder pair
Allow inserting new folder pairs into the middle of the list
Append status to log file names when warnings occur
Don't interrupt immediate comparison when starting a .ffs_gui file for slow devices
Work around wxWidgets bug eating up command keys in text boxes (Linux)
Fixed incorrect parameter error when checking recycle bin on drive mounted with Paragon ExtFS (Windows)
Use colon as time stamp seperator in log file names
Refactored basic low-level file traversal routine
Optimized file icon startup procedure
Fixed occasional failure to set modification times on Samba shares (OS X)
Transfer creation times during file copy (OS X)
Support copying file times with nano-second precision (OS X)

Click in here to download for Linux Ubuntu 14.10, OpenSUSE 13.2, CentOS 7.0 and Mac OS X

DVDStyler 2.9.2 released, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

DVDStyler 2.9.2 released, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

DVDStyler is a cross-platform free DVD authoring application that makes possible for video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs. DVDStyler provides over 20 DVD menu templates, allowing you to create your own menu designs and photo slideshows. After you select your DVD label name, video quality, video format, aspect ratio, and audio format, you can select a template to add video materials to. DVDStyler's interface supports drag-and-drop so you can add project buttons and movies around with ease. Some basic video editing operations such as trimming and cropping are also available.

Features

• create and burn DVD video with interactive menus
• support of AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, OGG, WMV and other file formats
• support of MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, MP2, MP3, AC-3 and other audio and video formats
• user-friendly interface with support of drag & drop
• flexible menu creation on the basis of scalable vector graphic

What's new in DVDStyler 2.9.2 :

• fixed muxrate

DVDStyler 2.9.2 available on PPA Launchpad, to install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dvdstyler-maintainers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dvdstyler

Optional, to remove dvdstyler, do:

sudo apt-get remove dvdstyler

Download file from DVDStyler Home

• Windows binary: DVDStyler-2.9.2-win32.exe (25 MB), DVDStyler-2.9.2-libav-win64.exe (33 MB)
• Mac OS X binary: DVDStyler-2.9.2-MacOSX.dmg (28 MB)
• Source code: DVDStyler-2.9.2.tar.bz2 (6.3 MB), wxsvg-1.5.3.tar.bz2 (466 KB)
• Debian and Ubuntu packages: see InstallationDebian+
• Portable Application Description: pad.xml, pad-osx.xml, pad-src.xml