Section: Apps

Here you can discover the latest Linux apps, software and system utilities to use on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related distributions, from office suites and music players to dev tools and CLI scripts for getting things done.

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‘Daily Journal’ adds calendar-based note navigation

A new release of Daily Journal - the streamlined, fuss free application for marinating a daily log of your diet, life, or anything - has been made available.

22 April 2011
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Tomahawk media player adds PPA but not much else

I billed Tomahawk as a media player with potential after my first play with it last month, so when I heard that Tomahawk recently added a PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 users to install from I decided to check it out and see whether anything had changed.

19 April 2011
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Plugin to display unread message count for Pidgin on Unity Launcher

Launchpad user jf has patched up Pidgin to take advantage of the unread message badge on Unity's Launcher.

19 April 2011
Tiny RSS support has been added to Liferea 1.8

Desktop Google Reader app ‘Read me’ adds twitter, read it later support

The "uniquely" designed desktop Google Reader application 'read Me' has updated, chucking in integration with 'Twitter' and 'Read it later'.

17 April 2011
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Tomighty: Pomodoro technique timer for Linux

"Getting things done" is, of late, a phrase alien to my work ethic. Rooting around for ways to help my concentrate I remember the 'Pomodoro Technique' - a time-management method that is, supposedly, meant to help. And thankfully there's an app for it.

15 April 2011
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A few good Banshee features: New Artist Browser and eMusic integration

Banshee 2.0 is out and default in Natty which is all good and well but.. Banshee has not been resting. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, these new features are presented to you as screenshots.

14 April 2011
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3D graphics app Blender hits new stable release; available in PPA

After several years in development the Blender Foundation have today announced the first official stable release in the 2.5.x series of their 3D graphics software 'Blender'.

14 April 2011
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Sentinella: automatically launch actions based on system activity

Sentinella might sound like name of a posh fragrance but the small app has been designed to keep your OS feeling fresh rather than yourself smelling such. It does this by monitoring your system resources for a pre-set 'condition', and then launching a specified action when this condition is met.

13 April 2011
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Drag and Drop Imageshack uploader for Ubuntu’s Unity Launcher

The Unity Launcher is nifty for many reasons - the way it hides, the way you can drag file types on to the launcher to open up in an appropriate app, etc. The following 'app' by reader Vincent makes it niftier still by adding a 'drag and drop' Imageshack uploader to your launcher line-up...

12 April 2011
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Synapse launcher update brings new theme, more options

A new release of semantic file and application search tool 'Synapse' has been made available for download. Although similar in function to other launchers, such as GNOME Do or Launchy, the vala-written Synapse is lightweight in resource use and fast in presenting a variety of results thanks to tight Zeitgeist integration.

7 April 2011
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New Skype beta for Linux improves call quality, adds Skype Access

A new beta release of internet telephony application Skype is available. And about time too, eh?

6 April 2011

Banshee 2.0 released; new features, bug fixes and more

Banshee 2.0 has just been released, bringing with it numerous new features such as user interface improvements, album/artist track actions, sound menu and Ubuntu One Music store extensions and more. Those that have been keeping up with the development of Banshee unstable probably won't notice many new features, but if you're upgrading from the last stable version (1.8) it's sure to be a vast improvement.

6 April 2011