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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Kazam Screencasting tool 0.1 released – the bar just got raised

Kazam screencasting tool has released it's first version - and boy am I impressed. We first introduced Kazam back in June of this year under the title 'making screencasting tools modern'. At the time we were immensely impressed with not only the idea but the beautiful execution in design proposed for the application. Sadly the design was just that - a design. Until today.

5 September 2010

Lubuntu Control Centre proposal is beautiful AND ready to test!

Everyone and their budgie knows that I have a very soft spot for the lightweight LXDE based Ubuntu spin 'Lubuntu'. It's nippy, pretty & packs in a lot of potential. The community around it is also incredibly talented - take this beautiful control centre application created and designed by Leszek Lesner.

5 September 2010
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Indicator-Keylock: control and monitor caps, num & scroll lock from the panel

Everyone knows that I'm partial to small but useful applets so this next one - for monitoring and controlling caps/num/scroll lock - is yet another great addition to Indicator-Applet arsenal.

5 September 2010
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Busyhot panel applet monitors CPU load, temperature

Monitor CPU load and temperature from your panel using this neat little tool by the developers of Fotoxx.

4 September 2010
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Dock extension for GNOME Shell

If there's one aspect of Gnome Shell that many users don't like it's the inability to switched between windows as quickly as that of a traditional taskbar or dock. With the following extension by a developer called Torb you can easily add a dock-like bar to the right-side of your screen that gives you this & more.

3 September 2010
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SAMSUNG & UBUNTU PLAY VERY NICELY THANKS TO USER EFFORT

Seeking out a new laptop or notebook but dreading the all-too-frequent compatibility issue with function keys, blue tooth, wifi, webcam etc? Don't.

2 September 2010
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Banshee 1.7.5 released with improved hardware support

Grab your portable gadgets, even your iPhone. Banshee 1.7.5 is here with new hardware support and we need YOU to break it (and file bugs if you succeed naturally). With 1.7.5 you will not just get all new and improved hardware support but also 47 bug fixes. Most notable of these writing metadata to video files is now supported.

2 September 2010
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Inkscape 0.48 released – new airbrush tool, greatly improved text tool & multipath editing

Scalable Vector Graphic fans of the world rejoice - Open Source’s premier vector drawing application Inkscape has been bumped up to 0.48, adding lots of fixes and features for artists to get excited about in the process.

1 September 2010
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Choqok 1.0 Beta 3 released – adds OAuth support

KDE twitter client Choqok has rolled out a new beta release with timely OAuth support to ensure Choqok users are able to continue using Twitter - which switches off API requests for non-OAuth applications today. Feature list after the jump.

1 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 Opera 10.70 skins – Opera has never felt this native!

We've mentioned Kyle Baker's superb Opera themes before so, and in light of sad news yesterday that PPC support for Opera will be discontinued, it's nice to see said skins have been updated for the new & improved default themes in Ubuntu 10.10.

1 September 2010

Ubuntu One Contact sync gets better Android device support

Errata: This an updated version of our previous post on the Android Application which wasn’t entirely clear about what was on offer. The Android application for Contact Sync is free – and always will be […]

31 August 2010
Easy Imgur uploading in Ubuntu

Check MD5/SHA256 Hashes in Ubuntu With This GUI tool

Ever needed to check a hash against an .iso or other download but felt put off by using the terminal to do it? Here’s a simple GUI utility for doing so by the name of […]

31 August 2010