Tor Browser Bundle 4.0.2 is out, install on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca and Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)

Tor Browser Bundle 4.0.2 is out, install on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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

The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked.

The Tor Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser to protect your anonymity, and is self-contained.

What's New in This Release:

• Update Firefox to 31.3.0esr
• Update NoScript to 2.6.9.5
• Update HTTPS Everywhere to 4.0.2
• Update Torbutton to 1.7.0.2
• Bug 13019: Synchronize locale spoofing pref with our Firefox patch
• Bug 13746: Properly link Torbutton UI to thirdparty pref.
• Bug 13742: Fix domain isolation for content cache and disk-enabled
• browsing mode
• Bug 5926: Prevent JS engine locale leaks (by setting the C library
• locale)
• Bug 13504: Remove unreliable/unreachable non-public bridges
• Bug 13435: Remove our custom POODLE fix (fixed by Mozilla in 31.3.0esr)

Features at a glance

It is a portable software, allowing users to use directly from a USB flash drive, running a pre-configured web browser to protect their anonymity. The Tor software is the key component of Tor Browser Bundle, protecting users by bouncing their communications around a distributed network of relays, which are run by volunteers all around the world.

To Install/Update xxx on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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:

i386/32-bit Architectures

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor-browser
sudo chown $USER -Rv /usr/bin/tor-browser/

Amd64/64-bit Architectures  

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/tor64
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor-browser
sudo chown $USER -Rv /usr/bin/tor-browser/

The source is available now (32 & 64 Bit ). Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Opera 26.0 is out, Available for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Linux mint 17.1 Rebecca, Elementary OS, Peppermint, Deepin and Ubuntu derivative system

Opera 26.0 is out

Opera 26.0 is out, Available for Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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

Opera is a free software product designed from the ground up as a replacement for the default web browser of your GNU/Linux operating system, packed with a highly customizable layout, as well as a bunch of unique features and technologies that are not available on any other similar product.

Features at a glance

Key features include a built-in pop-up blocker, integrated search, tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, advanced security, customizable speed dial, support for add-ons, as well as support for a skins.

Additionally, it features a turbo mode that will load web pages faster on slow Internet connections, it features support for bookmarks that can be imported from any other popular web browser, and include a threat analyzer tool that will warn you in case you visit a malicious website.

Furthermore, the program comes with a comprehensive settings dialog that allows the user to configure and tweak the default functionality of the web browser to suit his or her needs, as well as to add add-ons for extra functionality.

Opera 26.0 is out

What's New in This Release: 

Share bookmarks the way you like:

• Select a few links or an entire bookmark folder and click Share. Then, copy the link and paste it to email, chat, or the social network of your choice. It’s as simple as that.

 Import bookmarks from other browsers:

• If you’re switching to Opera for the first time, you can import your bookmarks (and other data) from your old browsers...
• Select to Settings from the main menu (Preferences if you’re on Mac).
• Click Import bookmarks and settings…
• Select what data to import and from where. Then, click Import.

Opera 26 for Linux shows great promise

All the Opera versions are now the same, no matter the platform used. That means that users will get the same kind of features on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, which is not a small feat. Getting parity in apps, across platforms, is a very difficult thing to achieve even if the application uses the same Chromium base.

Opera 26 brings a feature that users won't find anywhere else, and that is the ability to share the bookmarks with other people. This might not sound like much, but it's actually quite useful and it's a great addition. In fact, Opera has been responsible for bringing numerous features that were actually adopted later by Firefox and Chrome, so their role of innovators is very well known.

To Install/Update Opera 26.0 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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:

Download Opera 26.0 for ubuntu flatform

wget http://operasoftware.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/pub/opera/desktop/26.0.1656.32/linux/opera-stable_26.0.1656.32_amd64.deb

Install Opera 26.0 for ubuntu flatform

sudo dpkg -i opera-stable_26.0.1656.32_amd64.deb

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

sudo apt-get install -f

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Watch Movies and TV Shows for Free with Popcorn Time 0.3.5 on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

 Popcorn Time 0.3.5

Watch Movies and TV Shows for Free with Popcorn Time 0.3.5 on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

Popcorn Time is an open source and multi-platform software project that has been designed from the ground up to provide users with a next-gen, torrent-based free video streaming application that allows anyone to easily watch their favorite movies and TV shows in style and with a minimum effort and fuss.

Features at a glance

Key features include a powerful and attractive graphical user interface that looks the same on all supported platforms, support for both 1080p and 720p movies, two different view modes (Movies and TV Series), built-in search engine, support for bookmarks, support for viewing movie trailers via YouTube, and support for subtitles.

What's New in This Release: 

• Made the updater slightly more durable
• Fixed a bug with the updater breaking when files are missing in Linux
• Added a button to reset the databases if you're stuck on the loading screen
• Fixed the missing and not working Airplay bug
• Fixed the missing and not working ChromeCast
• Fixed the stuck at 99% while using subtitles
• Fixed a bug with trailers in the HTTP API, issue PT-1333
• Fixed the ghost processes left behind on mac and binding issues

First of all, let’s get the legal part out of the way. The status of Popcorn Time is a grey one, but surprisingly enough, it is not illegal everywhere. Some countries out there, like Portugal for example, have said that P2P sharing is not a crime, so applications like Popcorn Time don't break any laws.

Other countries have much stricter laws and it's possible that you might be breaking the law when using this app. Make sure you know what you are doing before starting the application.

This is using a BitTorrent engine, so all the files are downloaded from online sources. Users are not able to save the files locally, but that doesn't mean that they won't be sharing the stuff that they are watching.

This is not done in a transparent way, so unless you have something like FrostWire to check the traffic, you won't know exactly what's happening.

Popcorn Time is now even much better

The devs have been working hard to improve the application and they have made a number of changes and improvements. It's nothing major and that is reflected in the version number, which remained largely the same. This is Hotfix 3 for the 0.3.5 branch of Popcorn Time, although the version number could have easily increased.

"Hey everyone, It's time again for yet another hotfix! This one brings all kinds of goodies for those of you with ChromeCast and Airplay devices. We heard your screams, and we've answered them! As always, I hope this hotfix will resolve a lot of the issues that you guys have been having. Hotfixes are automatically downloaded and applied to your Popcorn Time! If you're having issues with it not actually updating, or getting stuck in a download loop, please re-download Popcorn Time," is noted in the announcement.

The devs have explained that the update process has been improved, a bug that was breaking the update process on Linux has been corrected, it's now possible to reset the databases when the download becomes locked, ChromeCast is now working properly, and a few smaller fixes have been implemented.

You can download the latest Popcorn Time 0.3.5 release from Softpedia. This is a binary file and it doesn't need to be installed.

QMPlay2 14.12.01 released, Available for Arch Linux, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Windows and Mac OS X

QMPlay2 14.12.01 released, Available for Arch Linux, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Windows and Mac OS X

QMPlay2 is an open source and multi-platform software project that allows you to play all sorts of video files from the comfort of your Linux, Windows or Mac desktop. It is backed by the amazing and powerful FFmpeg multimedia framework and features an integrated Wrzuta.pl and YouTube browser.

Features at a glance

Key features include support for a wide range of video and audio codecs, including MP3, AC3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, support for playing Internet streams supporting the HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, MMS, and YouTube protocols, support for a wide range of subtitles, including SRT, SUB and SSA, as well as support for playlists, which can be saved or imported.

Additionally, the application features a tabbed interface, allowing you to easily navigate between the main components, which are called widgets in the app. These include the video player, equalizer, video downloader, YouTube viewer, Internet radio, FFT Spectrum, simple visualization, playlist and information. Each one can be detached from the main window.

QMPlay2 compilation tutorial.

You need (devel packages):
- qt4 or qt5 (including QtOpenGL, OpenSSL(for https) and QtDBus on Linux/BSD)
- portaudio (default on non-Linux OS, if you want to compile portaudio module on Linux, change "src/modules/modules.pro")
- libasound (for ALSA module on Linux)
- pulseaudio (optional, if you don't want to compile pulseaudio on Linux, remove it from "src/modules/modules.pro")
- ffmpeg >= 1.2 (libavcodec, libavformat, libavutil, libswscale, libswresample or libavresample*)
- libva (vaapi) and libvdpau - only on X11
- DirectDraw SDK - only on Windows
- taglib >= 1.7 (>= 1.9 recommended) (you can disable it in "src/gui/gui.pro")
- libcdio and libcddb
- libass
- libxv
*libavresample:
Uncomment last three lines in "src/qmplay2/qmplay2.pro"

Running compilation script:
Windows (Cross-compile):
- install all required MinGW packages (I recommend ArchLinux unofficial MinGW repository),
- some libraries are incompatible, uses unneeded libraries or doesn't exists in repository - you must built them on your own,
- notice that QMPlay2 uses static linking for some libraries,
- run compile_win_cross
You can also compile it on Windows, but you must build toolchain for your own!
I'm using my own PKGBUILDs for many MinGW libraries.
Visual Studio can't compile QMPlay2.
Linux/BSD:
- if you don't want to open Xterm or Konsole - "export NOTERM=1",
- if you want to prepare *.desktop files for system use - "export SYSTEM_BUILD=1",
- if you want to compile with qt suffix (for example "qmake-qt5") - "export QT_SUFFIX=-qt5",
- run compile_unix,
- QMPlay2 is in "app" directory, you can move its contents into /usr directory if $SYSTEM_BUILD == 1

Building package RPM, DEB or any other - look at ArchLinux PKGBUILD: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qm/qmplay2/PKGBUILD

QMPlay2 uses the external software - "youtube-dl", so "youtube-dl" should be as optional package in package manager.

The source is available now and you can download for Arch linux, OpenSUSE, Gentoo. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5 released, Available for Linux, Mac and Windows

Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5 released, Available for Linux Fedora, Arch Linux, Chakra, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Mac and Windows

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.

What's New in This Release:

• Firefox Hello real-time communication client
• Easily switch themes/personas directly in the Customizing mode
• Wikipedia search now uses HTTPS for secure searching (en-US only)
• Implementation of HTTP/2 (draft14) and ALPN
• Recover from a locked Firefox process in the "Firefox is already running" dialog on Windows
• ECMAScript 6 WeakSet Implemented
• JavaScript Template Strings Implemented
• CSS3 Font variants and features control (e.g. kerning) implemented
• WebCrypto: RSA-OAEP, PBKDF2 and AES-KW support
• WebCrypto: wrapKey and unwrapKey implemented
• WebCrypto: Import/export of JWK-formatted keys
• matches() DOM API implemented (formerly mozMatchesSelector())
• Performance.now() for workers implemented
• WebCrypto: ECDH support
• Support for the ECMAScript 6 Symbol data type added
• WebIDE: Create, edit, and test a new Web application from your browser
• Highlight all nodes that match a given selector in the Style Editor and the Inspector's Rules panel
• Improved User Interface of the Profiler
• console.table function added to web console
• CSS transitions start correctly when started at the same time as changes to display, position, overflow, and similar properties

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.

News for developers, Firefox 34.0.5 includes the implementation by the extension of TLS (Transport Layer Security) called ALPN (Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation) and new WebIDE for testing and editing web application accessible directly from the browser.

For more information on Firefox 34.0.5 just consult the changelog available on this page.

Firefox 34.0.5 is available for Linux, Windows and Mac from the official mirrors Mozilla, will be available in the coming hours in the official repositories of Ubuntu and other distributions and in such as Fedora, Arch Linux, Chakra, etc. just update openSUSE distribution to receive the update.

Home Firefox

Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 released, install on Linux Fedora, CentOS and Ubuntu Derivative system

Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4

Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 released, install on Linux Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, CentOS 6.5, CentOS 7, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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

Plex Media Server is a powerful application that will help you to manage and stream media files stored on your computer to various mobile devices and smart TVs, across a local network or over the Internet.

The application can be downloaded for Chromcast, Roku, Google TV, and a supported Samsung Smart TV, as well as on Synology, Netgear, QNAP, unRAID, Drobo and ASUSTOR NAS (Network-attached storage) devices.

What's New in This Release:

New:

• Plex Home!
• Translations for Lithuanian, Brazilian, Danish.
• Multiuser and Now Playing available for everyone.
• Improved networking support on FreeBSD.

Fixes:

• Workaround an issue with LG TVs rebooting.
• When viewing "More from" content, don't include original item.
• Fix a crash on start when upgrading from a much older version.
• Cleanup unused tags in the database.
• DLNA server setting takes effect immediately.
• Improved reliability around publishing server to the cloud.
• When setting On Deck window to 0 weeks, all the Recently Added hubs disappeared.
• Some AAC audio was not working with ChromeCast.
• Unassociated directories with similar names could get scanned.
• Issues with by-letter browsing when multibyte titles are present.
• Playlist from albums has tracks ordered by track index, not album.
• QNAP ARM builds supported again.

To Install/Update Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, 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:

For linux 64 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [deb]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver_0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f_amd64.deb

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [deb]

sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f_amd64.deb

For linux 32 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [deb]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver_0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f_i386.deb

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [deb]

sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f_i386.deb

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

sudo apt-get install -f

To Install/Update Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 on Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For linux 64 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.x86_64.rpm

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

sudo yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.x86_64.rpm

For linux 32 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.i386.rpm

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

sudo yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.i386.rpm

To Install/Update Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 on CentOS 6.5, CentOS 7, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For linux 64 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.x86_64.rpm

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

sudo yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.x86_64.rpm

For linux 32 Bit :

Download Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [rpm]

wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f/plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.i386.rpm

Install Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 [deb]

sudo yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.11.4.739-a4e710f.i386.rpm

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

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Install Google Chrome 39 (Stable) in Linux Mageia 5, Mageia 4, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0

Install Google Chrome 39 (Stable) in Linux Mageia 5, Mageia 4, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


The biggest addition in this release is 64-bit support for OS X, which first arrived in Chrome 38 beta. Unlike on Windows where 32-bit and 64-bit versions will both continue to be available (users currently have to opt-in to use the 64-bit release), Chrome for Mac is now only available in 64-bit.

All Chrome for Mac users on the stable channel will be updated to the 64-bit version when they get Chrome 39, which doesn’t have a 32-bit equivalent. While Google hasn’t explicitly said so, this would seem that first-generation Intel Macs will not be able to move past Chrome 38.
As Google has shared before, 64-bit support brings speed and security improvements to its browser:

64-bit Chrome has become faster as a result of having access to a superior instruction set, more registers, and a more efficient function calling convention. Improved opportunities for ASLR enhance this version’s security. Another major benefit of this change comes from the fact that most programs on a modern Mac are already 64-bit apps.
In cases where Chrome was the last remaining 32-bit app, there were launch-time and memory-footprint penalties as 32-bit copies of all of the system libraries needed to be loaded to support Chrome. Now that Chrome’s a 64-bit app too, we expect you’ll find that it launches more quickly and that overall system memory use decreases.

The move also means Chrome for Mac no longer supports 32-bit Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) plugins, although their 64-bit counterparts are supported. Google is hoping to drop 32-bit NPAPI plugin support from Chrome altogether, so this should come as no surprise, in order to “improve Chrome’s security, speed, and stability as well as reduce complexity in the code base.” read more for information about google chrome 39

To install Chrome 39 Unstable on Linux Mageia 5, Mageia 4, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1, OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0 systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Instructions for 32 bit systems:

sudo rpm --import https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
sudo urpmi.addmedia --update chrome_i386 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386
sudo urpmi google-chrome-stable

Instructions for 64 bit systems:

sudo rpm --import https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub
sudo urpmi.addmedia --update chrome_x86_64 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
sudo urpmi google-chrome-stable

Optional, to remove Chrome 38 stable, from both 32 bit and 64 bit systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo urpme google-chrome-stable

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