[How To] Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.0 RC6 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

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.

Includes powerful features

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.


What's new in Linux Kernel 4.0 RC6:

• Things are calming down nicelly, and there are fixes all over. The NUMA balancing performance regression is fixed, and things are looking up again in general. There were a number of i915 issues and a KVM double-fault thing that meant that for a while there I was pretty sure that this would be a release that will go to rc8, but that may be
• unnecessary. Apart from the aforementioned issues, the bulk of this is mostly small misc driver fixes and architecture updates. The shortlog gives more of a flavor of what's been going on.

Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.0 RC6 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint :

to install, update or upgrade Linux Kernel 4.0 RC6 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17 Qiana, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Ubuntu 32 bit :

$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc6_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_all.deb \  http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc6-generic_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc6-generic_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64 bit :

$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc6_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc6-generic_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc6-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc6-generic_4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935_amd64.deb

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Install, update or Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.0 RC6 :

$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

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

$ sudo update-grub
$ sudo reboot

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.

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

Sunflower 0.2.59 Twin-Panel File Manager is out, Available for Debian, Elementary OS, Redhat, CentOS, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSUSE, PcOsLinux, Gentoo, Arch, Mageia,Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Sunflower is a small and highly customizable twin-panel file manager for Linux with support for plugins. It is intended to be an easy-to-use and powerful file manager that seamlessly integrates into the GNOME desktop environment (but not limited to).

Sunflower 0.2.59 update

• Multiple file system monitor;
• Drag and drop in same directory;
• Column font size;
• Auto-complete in manual location entry;
• Support for XDG directory icons;
• Right-click drag and drop with options “Copy”, “Move”, “Link”;
• Option to choose to allow multiple instances;
• Emblem support;
• DBus support interface;
• Locking tabs and tab menus;
• Linking using with drag and drop;
• Affected items list in copy/move dialog.
• and a ton of bug fixes

Sunflower 0.2.59 Twin-Panel File Manager is out, Available for Debian, Elementary OS, Redhat, CentOS, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSUSE, PcOsLinux, Gentoo, Arch, Mageia,Ubuntu and Linux Mint :

For Ubuntu vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, you can install Sunflower 0.2.59 Twin-Panel File Manager using PPA, Like this :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/sunflower
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sunflower

For Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca and older version, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

wget -c http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
sudo dpkg -i sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
sudo rm -rf sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb

And Debian Derivative system, Like this :

wget -c http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb
sudo dpkg -i sunflower-0.2.59-1.all.deb

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

sudo apt-get install -f

For Fedora 20,Fedora 21, Fedora 22 :

wget http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.rpm

CentOS :

wget http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.rpm

OpenSUSE :

$ wget http://sunflower-fm.org/pub/sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.opensuse.rpm
$ sudo zypper install sunflower-0.2.59-1.noarch.opensuse.rpm

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Blender 2.74 Out Now, Available for Mac OSX, Windows, Linux Ubuntu and Linux Mint [PPA]

Blender 2.74 Out Now with New Tools, Add-Ons, and Dozens of Improvements

The Blender Foundation is proud to announce today, March 31, the immediate availability for download of the Blender 2.74 free, open-source 3D modelling software that is used by many professional designers to create stunning graphics and models for Hollywood movies.

Highlights of Blender 2.74 include Cycles Render improvements, support for Custom Normals, new Viewport features, an all-new “Cavity Mask” tool, several improvements to the Game engine and Grease pencil, a number of improvements to the hair dynamics and editing tools, as well as great memory consumption optimizations in Freestyle NPR stroke rendering.

In detail, we can mention that the Cycles Render component received several memory, noise, speed, and precision improvements, as well as a brand-new Pointiness attribute for the Geometry node, which can be used to control texture space of a single object by another.

Supports a wide range of image file types, animations and movies

Blender allows for photorealistic rendering, fast modelling, fast rigging, sculpting, fast UV unwrapping, amazing simulations, camera and object tracking, and much more. The application provides import and export support for various image file types, such as JPEG, JPEG2000, PNG, TIFF, TAGA, DPX, Radiance HDR, SGI Iris, Cineon, and OpenEXR. In addition, it can import or export animations and movies to MPEG, AVI and Quicktime file formats, and 3D models for 3D Studio (3DS), X3D, STL, Autodesk (DXF), DirectX (x), Motion Capture (BVH), Lightwave (LWO), SVG, Filmbox (FBX), Stanford PLY, Wavefront (OBJ), VRML, VRML97, and COLLADA (DAE).

What is Blender ?

Blender is an open source application for creating professional 2D/3D graphics, models and animation on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. The truth is that Blender is targeted at advanced users and enthusiasts who know what they are doing. However, new users can find comprehensive documentation and tutorials on the official website, which will help them to get started with Blender.

What's new in Blender 2.74:

• Cycles got a few optimizations, a new "Pointiness" attribute and objects can now use the texture maps from other objects, the Viewport is now able to display Ambient Occlusion and Depth of Field, the Outliner was improved in quite some ways, it is now possible to edit normals, the Hair tools developed for the Gooseberry Project are now available (including improved hair dynamics, child hair modifiers and various interaction tools), texture painting can now be done using Cavity Masks, Freestyle memory consumption was greatly improved, the Grease Pencil rewrite from Blender 2.73 was continued to make more editing tools available, improvements for animation interaction and many more features which are worth checking out!

More Features

• .blend Files & Libraries: generation and saving of previews for materials, textures, lamps, world and images datablocks.
• Background images can now be rotated and flipped.
• Compositing: Plane Track Deform, Multilayer EXR nodes improved; memory usage optimization.
• Sequencer: Slip tool, Setting proxies improved; preview individual strips (feature back from Blender 2.4x)
• Added gamma node support for Blender Internal
• Added MotionTracking operator to filter tracks based on how smooth their motion is
• Many other small Improvements
• Blender 2.74 brings numerous other new features, so it is recommended to check the official release notes for more details.

Install Blender 2.74 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca via PPA

Because it will be added soon in the Blender PPA, installing Blender 2.74 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS 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 needed repository. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cheleb/blender-svn
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install blender

Optional, to remove blender, do:

sudo apt-get remove blender  

Download for Mac OSX 64 bit
Download for Windows 7 | 8 | Vista ( 64 bit & 32 bit )

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

For More information about download Blender 2.74 you visit this page.

How to Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19.3 Stable on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

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. - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-31810.html#sthash.oAU7wy80.dpuf

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. - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-31810.html#sthash.oAU7wy80.dpuf

Linux Kernel 3.19.3 Stable is released, How to Install, Update and Upgrade on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
 
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.

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.

Read Full Changelog Linux Kernel 3.19.3 Stable :

How to Install, Update and Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19.3 Stable on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca  :

to install, update and upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19.3 Stable on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Ubuntu 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903-generic_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-image-3.19.3-031903-generic_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64 bit : 

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903-generic_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-image-3.19.3-031903-generic_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_amd64.deb

For Ubuntu 32 bit (LowLatency Kernel) :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903-lowlatency_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-image-3.19.3-031903-lowlatency_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64 bit (LowLatency Kernel) :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.3-031903-lowlatency_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.3-vivid/linux-image-3.19.3-031903-lowlatency_3.19.3-031903.201503261036_amd64.deb

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

Install, update or Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.19.3 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

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.

Follow this page for installation Long term support Kernel on your Ubuntu System.

Vibrancy Colors 2.1 is released, Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian [PPA]

Vibrancy Colors 2.1 (GNOME Icon Theme) is released, Available for Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian [PPA]

RAVEfinity is an Open Source Design Project with amazing contributors worldwide. We craft carefully designed and Open Source, GUI Themes, Icons Sets & Wallpapers. We work mainly with Linux & BSD. But also other platforms for projects like our wallpaper collections.

New in 2.1: Added a new folder color "Green Viva". A darker green for those who'd prefer a calmer shade. Added Full support for Folder Color Extension. (Nemo, Nautulis, Caja, Files extension) Fixes for New XFCE 4.12 (Reboot Icon Fixed Thanks to John for tip) , Completely re-hauled mimetype system. Based on Numix Mimetype icons, With changes by RAVEfinity. Now all proper size SVGs Scale on gtk 3.14+, Added more emblems and enhanced emblems icon system. Other fixes and enhancements


Vibrancy Colors is a bold, modern & beautiful "Vibrant" GTK Icon Theme. Vibrancy is a highly polished mixture of many amazing open source icon projects/themes into a new, "beautiful" icon theme. It is meant to be modern, clean and customizable.

Vibrancy is a different take on the "Flat" or "Modern Design" trend, Featuring simple, beautiful and modern icons. But with more handcrafted details and emotion.

Fully tested/built to work on most major GTK desktops including:
Unity, Cinnamon, Gnome Shell, Gnome Classic, Mate, Xfce, LXDE, Openbox and more.

Theme Requires about 95 MB When installed.

14 Colors of Folders are Selectable:
Stock Manila Folder, Blue, Aqua ,Graphite ,Blue Vivid (Dark), Brown, Green,
Green Viva (Dark), Purple,Red, Pink, Orange, Teal, Yellow.

Now Fully Supports Folder Color Extension (On Nemo, Nautilus, Caja, Files)
An optional extension that allows you to right click on any folder and change it to any of the 14 colors on the fly. Perfect for organization or personalization. This works on top of the already selectable 14 colors from the theme panel.

Please Support:  All The Great Open Source Icon Themes/Projects
who make up this theme and make it possible:

http://mokaproject.com/about/  (App Icons, Category)
http://tiheum.deviantart.com/   (Panel Icons, Toolbar Icons)
https://numixproject.org/          (Mime-type Icons)
http://nitrux.in/                        (Breeze Folders, Folders based on this. but we made many changes.)
http://elementaryos.org/           (Folder Symbols, Toolbar Icons In NonMono)

This theme would not be possible without Moka and Sam Hewitt. He did all the app icons. (We only tweaked them slightly and changed them around.) We ask you to please support him before you support us. He has spend hours upon hours drawing these amazing app icons.

How to Vibrancy Colors 2.1 (GNOME Icon Theme) on Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian [PPA] :

to install Vibrancy Colors 2.1 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:

This theme can be installed in Ubuntu, 15.04,14.10,14.04 , Mint 17.1 by using the RAVEfinity PPA. 

Enter These Commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ravefinity-project/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vibrancy-colors

Deb Package :

$ wget -c https://launchpad.net/~ravefinity-project/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/vibrancy-colors_2.1%7Etrusty%7ENoobslab.com_all.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i vibrancy-colors_2.1%7Etrusty%7ENoobslab.com_all.deb

Or download in here, For Arch Linux and Other Distros.

How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.18.10 LTS (Long Term Support) on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 3.18.10 LTS (Long Term Support) is released, How to Upgrade on 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

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.

Read Full Changelog

How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.18.10 LTS (Long Term Support) on Ubuntu and Linux Mint :

to install, update and upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.18.10 LTS (Long Term Support) on ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.0, 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:

For Linux Ubuntu 32 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810-generic_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-image-3.18.10-031810-generic_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_i386.deb

For Linux Ubuntu 64 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810-generic_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-image-3.18.10-031810-generic_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_amd64.deb

For Linux Ubuntu 32 bit (LowLatency Kernel) :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810-lowlatency_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-image-3.18.10-031810-lowlatency_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_i386.deb

For Linux Ubuntu 64 bit (LowLatency Kernel) :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-headers-3.18.10-031810-lowlatency_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18.10-vivid/linux-image-3.18.10-031810-lowlatency_3.18.10-031810.201503241436_amd64.deb

Install, update or Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.18.10 LTS (Long Term Support) :

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.

For upgrade to Latest Version kernel you can follow this page.

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. - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-updateupgrade-to-linux-kernel-40.html#sthash.OdcO6XLw.dpuf

KDE Plasma 5.2.2 is released, Install on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu, openSUSE, Slackware and ROSA

KDE Plasma 5.2.2 is released, How to Install, update or Upgrade on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu, openSUSE, Slackware and ROSA

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.

KDE releases a bugfix update to Plasma 5, versioned 5.2.2. Plasma 5.2was released in January with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience.

This release adds a month's worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include :

What's new in KDE Plasma 5.2.2:

• Breeze:
• Pass both caption rect and alignment as output from ::captionRect. Commit. See bug #344552
• Find KF5GuiAddons and KF5I18n. Commit.
• Fixed background color behind scrollbars in dolphin's side panels. Commit.
• Removed ellision flag from captionRect (broken anyway). Commit. See bug #344552
• On testing again breeze icons do work in gtk. Commit.
• Create gtk-3.0 directory before putting the settings file into it. Commit.
• Check widget validity before calling deleteLater. Commit. Fixes bug #344980
• Return parent style method when option passed to tabBar rect is invalid, instead of full option rect. Commit. Fixes bug #344779
• Check scrollbar policy before forwarding events. Commit. Fixes bug #343659
• Added an explicit flag as output from captionRect to tell whether caption must be ellided

• KDE GTK Config:
• Use the correct version of desktop_to_json. Commit.
• Fix ecm_install_icons warning. Commit.
• Configsavetest: Use QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN. Commit. Code review #123045
• This targets are used in project; find them. Commit.
• Simplify regular expression that matches fonts. Commit.
• Disable test for now. Commit.
• Fix issue in font parser. Commit.

Full Plasma 5.2.2 changelog

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

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.

How to Install, update or Upgrade KDE Plasma 5.2.2 on Arch Linux, Exherbo Linux, Fedora 20, 21, 22, Gentoo Linux, Kubuntu 14.04, 14.10, 15.05, openSUSE 13.1, 13.2, Slackware and ROSA :

Arch Linux
Plasma Next packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:a

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma-meta

or

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S plasma

Exherbo Linux
We currently provide Plasma 5 packages in the kde repository. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:

# cave resolve plasma*

Fedora
We provide Plasma 5 packages for Fedora 20 and 21 in the dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository. (Please note that these packages replace Plasma 4. The Plasma 4 and Plasma 5 workspaces cannot be installed in parallel from our RPMs.) The required KDE Frameworks 5 packages are available in the official Fedora repositories for Fedora 20 (in updates) and 21, and will be automatically installed as dependencies of the Plasma 5 packages. (Unlike the Plasma workspaces, the libraries, i.e. KDE Frameworks 5, kdelibs 4 and kdelibs 3, can be installed in parallel.)

Add the Plasma 5 Copr to Yum and install the plasma-5 meta-package, which will install all needed packages.

# wget http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/dvratil/plasma-5/repo/fedora-20/dvratil-plasma-5-fedora-20.repo
# yum install plasma5

On Fedora 21, replace fedora-20 with fedora-21.

If you use DNF, simply install dnf-plugins-core and run

dnf copr enable dvratil/plasma-5
dnf install plasma5

Plasma 5 will replace Plasma 4 as the system version of Plasma in Fedora 22. Until that happens, packages for Rawhide (i.e. what will become Fedora 22 and newer) are also available from the dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository.

For all those who want to try out Plasma 5 without affecting their existing Plasma 4 installation, we also provide an x86_64 live image with Plasma 5 based on Fedora 20: http://pub.dvratil.cz/plasma/iso/5.1/. 

Gentoo Linux

Plasma 5 packages are currently in the KDE overlay. For more information please visit the Gentoo wiki
 

Kubuntu

Packages for Kubuntu Utopic Next and Next backports PPAs for Utopic (14.10) are now deprecated.
To test upgrade to Vivid, please use the PPA-purge package to remove those PPAs and packages, and then install `kubuntu-desktop` meta-package, and finally:

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

before initiating:

sudo kubuntu-devel-release-upgrade

to move to Vivid beta. Full instructions to upgrade from 14.10.
Live Image of Kubuntu Vivid with Packages from Git The Weekly Live Image, updated every Friday with latest source from Git to run a full system from a USB disk. Based on Kubuntu 15.04, Vivid.
KDE Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 is available in the Vivid development version of Kubuntu, now in beta.

openSUSE
Packages are provided in KDE:Frameworks5 and KDE:Qt5 repositories, for openSUSE 13.1:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.1/ Qt5
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.1/ KF5

openSUSE Factory:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Factory/ KF5

For openSUSE 13.2:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Qt5/openSUSE_13.2/
zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Frameworks5/openSUSE_13.2/

For more details see this page. 

Slackware

You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from Alien BOB's repository. They should be installed on top of the latest KDE 4 package set from that same repository. Read more background on Eric's blog
 

ROSA

We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the unofficial KDE Backports repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:

# urpmi task-plasma5

Link PPA Ubuntu Archive : http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/p/ppa-ubuntu.html

Joomla! 3.4.1 is released, available now for Download

Joomla! is an award-winning, easy to use and extensible software project that aims to deliver an open source CMS (Content Management System) solution to users who are bored with their regular content management systems and want to try something different. It is built using the PHP and MySQL web technologies, and it can be used to deploy powerful websites to your clients, as well as to build astonishing web apps.

What's new in Joomla! 3.4.1:

The 3.4 release introduces new features into the CMS such as improved front end module editing, decoupling of weblinks, composer integration, Google new reCaptcha and security improvements by implementing UploadShield code which can detect most malicious uploads by examining their filenames and file contents. Please note: Due to technical reasons we have had to disable the Install from Web Service. We are working to get it back online as soon as possible.

What can I do with Joomla!

With Joomla!, you will be able to create corporate websites and portals, community-based portals, corporate extranets and intranets, websites for non-profit organizations, family or personal homepages, websites for churches and schools, online reservation systems, e-commerce websites, publications, online magazines, government applications, newspapers, as well as websites for small and medium-sized businesses.

As mentioned, Joomla! is written entirely in the PHP server-side scripting language and uses the award-winning and powerful MySQL database server for storing its data. Being designed as a web-based application, Joomla! runs on top of a web server (e.g. Apache) and it is independent of a computer OS. Of course, this means that you can use it through a supported and modern web browser on GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and any other operating system

For known issues with the 3.4.1 release, see the Version 3.4.1 FAQ in the documentation site.

The Production Leadership Team's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Joomla! Developer Network.

Download Joomla 3.4.1 Full Package

For more information about releases joomla 3.4.1, you can follow this page.

How to Update/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.0 RC5 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Linus Torvalds Releases Linux Kernel 4.0 RC5 with Several Updated Drivers, you can update or  upgrade this kernel 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.

Today, March 23, Linus Torvalds had the pleasure of announcing the fifth Release Candidate (RC) version of Linux kernel 4.0, one of the most highly anticipated Linux technologies of 2015. Therefore, we’re announcing that Linux kernel 4.0 RC5 is now available for download and testing (see download link at the end of the article).

According to the appended shortlog, Linux kernel 4.0 RC5 includes mostly driver updates for GPU, USB, HID, networking, sound, pinctrl, input, etc., several architecture updates for ARM, ARM64, x86, and SPARC, various fixes to the btrfs file system, and some networking fixes.

“So rc5 is almost exactly the same size as rc4 was. I'd be happier if the rc's were shrinking,” says Linus Torvalds. “There's nothing particularly worrisome going on, although I'm still trying to think about the NUMA balancing performance regression. It may not be a show-stopper, but it's annoying, and I want it fixed. We'll get it, I'm sure.”

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

How to Update/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.0 RC5 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint :

to install, update and upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.0 RC5 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, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Linux system (ARM Pae):

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic-lpae_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_armhf.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic-lpae_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_armhf.deb

For Linux system (ARM Generic):

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_armhf.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_armhf.deb

For Linux system 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_i386.deb 

For Linux system 64 bit :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-generic_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_amd64.deb

LowLatency Kernel 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-lowlatency_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-lowlatency_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_i386.deb

LowLatency Kernel 64 bit :

$ wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc5-lowlatency_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc5-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc5-lowlatency_4.0.0-040000rc5.201503230035_amd64.deb

Install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC5 :

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

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

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

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.

For upgrade to stable kernel you can follow this page.

Wine 1.7.39 released, available for Ubuntu and Linux Mint on PPA

Wine 1.7.39 released, available for 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 on 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.

Numerous GUIs exist

PlayOnLinux, Crossover, Q4Wine, Bordeaux, Pipelight, Swine, WineXS, and winetricks are some of the most popular Wine GUI (Graphical User Interface) front-ends on Linux. On Mac OS X you can use the Wineskin, WineBottler and osxwinebuilder apps. Also, the application is not only supported on the Linux platform, as it is also compatible with other POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as BSD (FreeBSD, PC-BSD), OpenSolaris, and Mac OS X.
The Wine development release 1.7.39 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• WinMM joystick support on Mac OS X.
• Kerning support in DirectWrite.
• Support for DirectX Media Objects filters.
• Better support for animated GIFs in GdiPlus.
• Improved support for Known Folders in Shell32.
• Various bug fixes.

Install Wine 1.7.39 on Linux Mint and Ubuntu derivative system :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Winehq 1.7.39 (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 1.7.39 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.

Install nginx 1.7.10 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint [PPA]

nginx 1.7.10 released, you can install/update 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

nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server, written by Igor Sysoev. For a long time, it has been running on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Yandex, Mail.Ru, VK, and Rambler.

nginx 1.7.10 changelog

• Feature: the “use_temp_path” parameter of the “proxy_cache_path”, “fastcgi_cache_path”, “scgi_cache_path”, and “uwsgi_cache_path” directives
• Feature: the $upstream_header_time variable
• Workaround: now on disk overflow nginx tries to write error logs once a second only
• Bugfix: the “try_files” directive did not ignore normal files while testing directories
• Bugfix: alerts “sendfile() failed” if the “sendfile” directive was used on OS X; the bug had appeared in 1.7.8
• Bugfix: alerts “sem_post() failed” might appear in logs
• Bugfix: nginx could not be built with musl libc
• Bugfix: nginx could not be built on Tru64 UNIX

To Install nginx 1.7.10 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

to install nginx 1.7.10 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 Launcphad, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/development
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx

Remove nginx 1.7.10

sudo apt-get remove nginx

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

How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-upgradeinstall-kernel-40-rc4-on.html#sthash.cxuobizn.dpuf

Install - Upgrade Kernel 3.19.2 Stable on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Latest Stable Kernel 3.19.2 is released, Available for 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.

Includes powerful features

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.

For more information on the major Linux Latest Stable Kernel Changes in the upcoming version 3.19.2 please consult this page.

Install - Upgrade Kernel 3.19.2 Stable on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

to install Kernel 3.19.2 Stable on Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Linux System 32 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.2-031902_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.2-031902-generic_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.2-031902-generic_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_i386.deb

For Linux System 64 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.2-031902_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_all.deb \http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-headers-3.19.2-031902-generic_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19.2-vivid/linux-image-3.19.2-031902-generic_3.19.2-031902.201503181436_amd64.deb

Install Linux Kernel 3.19.2 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.

read too : How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint

How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint - See more at: http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-to-upgradeinstall-kernel-40-rc4-on.html#sthash.cxuobizn.dpuf

How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint

Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4 is out, you can Upgrade/Install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint
 
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.

Includes powerful features

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.

What's new in Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4:

• Nothing particularly strange going on this week either, with perhaps just a slightly larger-than-expected ARM SoC update. So "just" half of the patch is driver updates, with about half of the rest being ARM changes.
• The rest is the usual random mix of fixes - some other architectures (s390, nios2), some networking, core kernel and vm, some documentation updates. Nothing particularly stands out here. Shortlog appended, I think we're doing fine for where in the release cycle we are.

How to Upgrade/Install Kernel 4.0 RC4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)and Linux Mint :

to install kernel 4.0 rc4 on linux mint and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

for linux system 32 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_i386.deb

for linux system 64 bit :

wget -c http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_all.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-headers-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb \ http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0-rc4-vivid/linux-image-4.0.0-040000rc4-generic_4.0.0-040000rc4.201503152135_amd64.deb

For download more Linux Kernel 4.0 rc4 (ARM, LowLatency Kernel, Generic Pae) you follow this page.

Install Linux Kernel 4.0 RC4 :

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.

flareGet 4.1-80 Stable Released, Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, Chakra Linux and many more...

flareGet 4.1-80 Stable Released, Available for 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, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Fedora 22, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, Chakra Linux and many more...

flareGet is a freeware product that provides users with a complex, full featured, multi-threaded, multi-segment and cross-platform download manager and accelerator that can easily replace the default download manager of popular web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera or Internet Explorer.



It supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8 , Mac OS X 10.7+ and almost all 32 and 64 bit Debian, RPM and Pacman based Linux Distributions. The supported Linux Distributions include Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, LinuxMint, Arch Linux, Chakra Linux and many more...

Features at a glance

Key features include enhanced browser integration through add-ons, dynamic file segmentation algorithm for amazingly fast downloads, batch download, support for pausing and resuming unfinished downloads, on completion actions, YouTube video grabber, scheduler, proxy support, as well as intelligent file management.

What's new in flareGet 4.1-80:

• fixed failure of downloads with file size than 5KB
• fixed the download dialog behaviour to display on top
• fixed hiding of main window on closing to tray in Mac
• fixed some minor UI issues
• added notification for download start, if download dialog is disabled
• improvements in queue manager
• added support for showing files selected on opening in file manager
• other minor bug fixes and improvements

Download and 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 and Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6:

open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
For Linux system 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://flareget.com/files/flareget/debs/i386/flareget_4.1-80_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i flareget_4.1-80_i386.deb

For Linux system 64 bit :

$ wget -c hhttp://www.flareget.com/files/flareget/debs/amd64/flareget_4.1-80_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i flareget_4.1-80_amd64.deb

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

$ sudo apt-get install -f

Download and Install on Fedora 22, Fedora 21, Fedora 20 and OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1 :

open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
For 32 bit :

$ wget -c http://www.flareget.com/files/flareget/rpm/i386/flareget_4.1-80_i386(stable)_rpm.tar.gz

For 64 bit :

$ wget -c http://www.flareget.com/files/flareget/rpm/amd64/flareget_4.1-80_x86_64(stable)_rpm.tar.gz

For Mac OSX 64 bit : Download i here

For Arch Linux, Chakra Linux and other Pacman based Linux distributions.
Download 32 bit | Download 64 bit

FlareGet for Linux System Requirements:
FlareGet is a native Linux application written in C++, using Qt framework. FlareGet will run on almost all desktop environments - GNOME, KDE, Unity, Cinnamon etc. To run FlareGet following minimum dependencies should be met:

• Qt libraries with version >=4.8.1
• glibc (C library) with version >=2.13

FlareGet Issues:
FTP support is limited. Only single threaded download is supported, with no resume and proxy support.

RawTherapee 4.2 released, Install on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

RawTherapee 4.2 released, 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

RawTherapee is an advanced program for developing raw photos and for processing non-raw photos. It is non-destructive, makes use of OpenMP, supports all the cameras supported by dcraw and carries out its calculations in a high precision 32bit floating point engine. RawTherapee supports JPEG, PNG, and TIFF as output format for processed photos.

New features since 4.1

• RawTherapee-4.2 includes many speed, precision, stability and memory usage optimizations. As such, users of 32-bit operating systems may now find that they can enjoy more stability while using the most memory intensive tools. Of course users of 64-bit systems benefit from this as well. Refer to the full changelog for more information.
• Powerful color toning tool.
• Curve control of luminance noise reduction.
• Median filter in the noise reduction tool.
• Film simulation tool using Hald CLUT pattern files.
• Command-line option to define bit depth of output TIFF/PNG file.
• Multiple improvements to dead/hot pixel handling, see RawPedia.
• Filename of currently opened image shown in the titlebar.
• Clip control for the flat-field correction tool.
• Demosaic method "Mono" for monochrome cameras, and "None" for no demosaicing.
• Copy/paste processing profile keyboard shortcuts for right-handed users using Ctrl/Shift-Insert.
• Update to dcraw 9.22 1.467
• New or improved support for:
• Canon EOS 7D
• Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Canon PowerShot G7 X
• Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
• Fujifilm cameras using the X-Trans sensor
• Fujifilm X30
• Hasselblad H4D-31
• Hasselblad H4D-50
• Hasselblad H4D-60
• Hasselblad H5D-40
• Hasselblad H5D-50c
• Mamiya Leaf Credo 40
• Mamiya Leaf Credo 50
• Mamiya Leaf Credo 60
• Mamiya Leaf Credo 80
• Monochrome cameras such as Leica Monochrome
• Nikon D610
• Nikon D700
• Nikon D750
• Nikon D800E
• Nikon D810
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
• Phase One IQ250
• Phase One P40
• Phase One P65+
• Sony Alpha ILCE-5100
• Sony NEX-C3

Refer to the RawPedia for information about these tools and how to use them.

RawTherapee-4.2 includes many speed and memory usage optimizations (refer to the full changelog for detailed information). As such, users of 32-bit operating systems may now find that they can enjoy more stability while using the most memory intensive tools.

Install RawTherapee 4.2 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

to install, update and upgrade RawTherapee 4.2 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, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rawtherapee

Optional to remove, do :

$ sudo apt-get remove rawtherapee

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

Unknown Horizons 2014.1 is out, you can install/Update on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

Unknown Horizons 2014.1 is out, you can install/Update 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

Unknown Horizons is a 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.

What New in Unknown Horizons Release 2014.1

• Only expand settlement range for certain buildings
• Color overlays (if running with FIFE 0.3.6 or newer)
• Armory producing weapons
• Button to fill lumberjack range with trees
• Fixed some bad bugs causing the game to crash completely
• Lots of other improvements
• See changelog for more details about new features, improvements and fixed bugs & crashes

All in all, the new release Unknown Horizons 2014.1 provides a more stable gaming experience with new content and a bit of eye candy added as well. As some of you may have noticed already, there are several big changes happening around our engine FIFE right now. As a result of this, some new features (like the color overlays spotlighted above) are only available after a new engine release, or if you’re running a development snapshot. There is more work ahead to fully adopt our code to more of those changes, like replacing the currently used guichan library with its FIFE-maintained improved fork fifechan. Look forward to advanced text styling, many new cool widgets (e.g. for in-game statistics) and full UTF-8 support.

Install/Update Unknown Horizons 2014.1 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

To install/update Unknown Horizons 2014.1 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 via ppa, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:christoph-egger/unknown-horizons
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install unknown-horizons

For Gentoo Linux, Debian, Arch Linux, Chakra Linux installation, see here

Bomi 0.9.3 Multimedia Player is out, Install on Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA

Bomi 0.9.3 Multimedia Player is out, 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

Bomi is a multimedia player formerly known as CMPlayer, which is aimed for easy usage but also provides various powerful features and convenience functions. Bomi comes with an intuitive, user friendly interface, with unlimited playback history, and restoration. It also has support for hardware accelerated GPU decoding, dvd playback and image slide show. Bomi is based on mpv for Linux.

 

Bomi 0.9.3 update

• New: display used encoding for subtitle file track in playinfo
• New: ‘–dump-api-tree’ and ‘–dump-action-list’ command line options
• New: JSON-RPC interface
• New: current deinterlacing method in playinfo
• New: options to set general font and fixed-width font
• New: ‘Window > Remove Frame’ for frameless(borderless) window
• New: ‘Subtitle > Subtitle Sync > Bring Previous/Next Subtitle’ menu
• New: allow to map actions for left/right button click
• New: ask username and password on permission denied for smb://
• New: ‘Subtitle > Subtitle Scale’ menu to adjust font scale during playback
• New: ‘Subtitle > Override ASS Style’ menu
• New: options to specify authentication info for samba
• New: configurable step for ‘move screen position’
• New: ‘Video > Zoom’ menu
• New: color adjustment for RGB channel
• New: video color editor dialog
• New: new skin ‘air’
• New: ‘Est. Frame Number’ item in playback information
• New: aspect ratio is adjustable now
• New: enable smbclient support(smb:// protocol)
• New: caption filter in subtitle viewer
• New: checkbox to display time in milliseconds
• New: language filter list for subtitle find dialog
• New: reconstruct encoding list
• New: reload file with specific encoding
• New: seek by double clicking caption in subtitle viewer
• New: accept non-media type URL by drag-and-drop
• and lots of bugfixes

Install/Update to Bomi 0.9.3 Multimedia Playeron Ubuntu and Linux Mint via PPA :

to install, update and upgrade to Bomi 0.9.3 Multimedia 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, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo apt-get remove cmplayer
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:darklin20/bomi
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install bomi

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

Popcorn Time 0.3.7 Finally released, Available for Ubuntu and Linux Mint on PPA

Popcorn Time 0.3.7 Finally released, you can install, update 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

Popcorn Time is a tool that allows you to play hundreds of movies and episodes from TV series directly on your Android device, without having to download anything. Popcorn Time app version is very similar to the Windows version in that it takes the .torrent file for the movie or episode that you want to watch and streams it on your device. It is recommended to use it with a WiFi connection due to streamed data size.

Popcorn Time’s interface is elegant and intuitive. On the first screen of the app you can quickly access any of the latest releases available to download, and you can access the selection of series or the search tool just by tapping on the screen. Note that the video file might end up stored on your device, so it’s a good idea to clean the temporary file folder for Popcorn Time every so often.

Whats New in Popcorn Time 0.3.7 Finally :

BugFixes:

• Fall back to Sequential ID when AirPlay devices do not respond to ServerInfo queries
• Rebuild the new built-in VPN Client
• Renamed “External” to “ExtPlayer” to avoid confusion with non-local devices
• Fix the movie cover resizing code and garbage collect the cache to ensure old metadata isn’t used
• Greatly improves the built-in DLNA detection
• Fix retina display for Ultra HD screens
• Properly hide the spinner in cases where an error occurs
• Always show the FileSelector if TorrentCol is active. Fixes PT-1575
• Fix subtitle error handling in the streamer
• Prevent the app from getting stuck on “Waiting for Subtitles” if subtitle discovery fails
• Fix the HTTP API / Remote API
• Improved IP-Detection for all external devices. Fixes PT-1440
• Fix the issue where the Ukrainian flag was displayed instead of the Armenian flag
• Fixed TV Show covers not showing up due to Trakt shutting down Slurm Image Server

Features:

• Calculate the remaining time before stream download completion
• Added a “Magnet” icon in the details pane to allow copying of the magnet link
• Added the ability to save the .torrent files and magnet links in-app for later

Install/Update Popcorn Time 0.3.7 Finally on Linux Mint and Ubuntu derivative System via PPA :

to install Popcorn Time 0.3.7 Finally 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, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/popcorntime
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install popcorn-time

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

Note : Downloading copyrighted material may be illegal in your country. Use at your own risk

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