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.

Split large files easily in Ubuntu with GNOME Split

Ever needed to upload a large file to an online web service but found yourself constrained by maximum file size limits? The easy way to get around this is to 'split' your file into smaller chunks for uploading. These are then rejoined by the downloadee.

30 August 2010
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Easy to use GUI for Ubuntu’s default firewall

Firewall configuration in Ubuntu is about to get a lot easier thanks to a new project providing a graphical front end to Ubuntu’s default firewall UFW and thus making security settings simple for everyday users.  […]

30 August 2010
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Find stray photos by sketching them, seeing results in real-time

You know what picture you want to find – you can see it in your mind! Now if only you could remember what it was called… Naming conventions for digital camera images – and worse […]

29 August 2010
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Darktable photography app hits 0.6.0, gains many new features

A new release of virtual light-table and darkroom application Darktable is available for download. The tool, aimed at photographers, allows you to manage “your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable light-table.” […]

29 August 2010
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Batch rename files in Ubuntu with ‘Renamer ‘

Having to rename a group of files – whether they’re photos or general files – can be a time consuming process unless you make use of a batch-renaming tool. ‘Renamer’ is one such tool. A small […]

29 August 2010
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WeatherPaper puts the weather outside on your desktop inside

GNOME users have long been left out in the cold when searching for a good looking & easily-themeable ‘Weather Wallpaper’ application. Over a year ago I ran down the Gnome-friendly alternatives to KDE’s slick weather wallpaper plug-in and […]

26 August 2010
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Indicator-Monitor puts system stressing process in plain sight

Another day and another indicator applet to share word of. Today we’re looking rather more informative than time-saving – a system process monitor. ‘System load indicator’ monitors yours running processes CPU, RAM and disc I/O […]

25 August 2010
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Finally – A Chrome theme for Elegant GNOME!

Chrome/ium fans using the Elegant GNOME theme/script pack we featured yesterday can rejoice! A very ace dude by the name of JurgenWagen has created an Elegant-matching Chrome/ium theme that is just the thing for those […]

25 August 2010
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Much coveted MSN VoIP support lands

The papyon and telepathy-butterfly elements which power Empathy’s support for MSN has finally landed support for the p2pv2 protocol and enabled VoIP support. Since the latest Beta of the official Microsoft MSN Messenger Live only […]

24 August 2010
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Meerkat’s Software Centre gets a background…

Don’t ever say we no longer keep you up-to-date with the trivial: The Ubuntu Software Centre in Ubuntu 10.10 now has a background! Look nice, non? The background is also displayed when viewing more information […]

24 August 2010
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Indicator-Workspaces does what it says on the tin

As a self-confessed Indicator-fanboy I relish seeing projects like the following pop up that set out to ‘upgrade/replace’ existing gnome applets into modern, neat and orderly indicator applets. Indicator-Workspaces by George Dumitrescu (AppImage Thumbnailer) is […]

24 August 2010
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Rainlendar puts calendar sexy on your desktop

Rainlendar is a self-described ‘feature rich’ calendar for your desktop that allows for extensive customization, tweaking and personalization. Events can be set with an alarm for notification and the to-do list makes a handy extra. Rainlendar is […]

23 August 2010