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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[How To] Record And Share Terminal Screencasts Quickly

Recording and sharing your terminal activity with other people is now as easy as running a command. And it's all thanks to Shelr - a small command line tool that is able to record and replay terminal activity and also publish it to the shelr.tv website for others to see.

7 April 2012
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Task Management App ‘Nitro’ Debuts on Ubuntu

New 'task list' apps aren't high on the 'to-do' list of many developers these days; Linux has more than its fair share of them. But the developers of Gradiator are hoping that there is still a little bit of room left to be squeezed out of this crowded market place for their recently launched tasks app 'Nitro'.

7 April 2012
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Linux Tycoon – A Simulation Game for Distro Dreamers

Football fans spend hours playing simulation management games and the socially-obsessed play titles like 'The SIMs' - but what about the dedicated Linux user who dreams of creating the next Ubuntu? Enter Linux Tycoon - a new simulation game that filles a niche you never knew needed filling...

4 April 2012
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Rdio & Pandora Support Added to Nuvola Player

Rdio and Pandora support has been added to the desktop-based cloud music player Nuvola. Updated translations, and fixes for multimedia-keys and webkit rending also feature in the 1.0.4 release.

1 April 2012
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Linux Photo Manager Shotwell Updates, Adds Straighten Tool

Ubuntu's default photo manager 'Shotwell' has put out a new release. A new image straightening tool and improved Flickr login are amongst the changes to be found in Shotwell 0.12.

28 March 2012
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3 Themes for Linux Dock ‘Plank’

It may be yet to see a stable release but that hasn’t stopped many folks from (get ready for pirate punnery) from ‘walking the plank‘ of instability by using it. What am I jabbering about? […]

19 March 2012
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[How to] Never Miss an Ubuntu Notification

Have you ever missed a notification pop-up in Ubuntu? That's where this 'Recent Notifications' applet comes into play. The service it provides is simple enough: it logs all notifications that show up on your screen - whether you act on them or not.

18 March 2012
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Typing Game ‘OMG! Words!’ Updated for Ubuntu 11.10 & 12.04

Our OMG! Ubuntu! themed typing game OMG! Words! has been updated with support for Ubuntu 11.10 and, ahead of its release this April, Ubuntu 12.04. Other than that there is nothing new: it still offers the same increasingly-frustrating game-play, cool soundtrack, and handful of annoying twists to make it a bit more challenging. Download instructions and more information tucked up inside.

14 March 2012
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Bug Fixes Land for Desktop YouTube Music App ‘MusicTube’

A bunch of bug fixes have been added to the latest release of YouTube Music Player MusicTube. The innovative application lets use YouTube’s vast inventory of videos as your own personal on-demand music library. You […]

12 March 2012
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Unity 2D Tweaking Tool Adds Minor New Options

Users of Unity 2D might not be able to tweak as much of their desktop as those running the resource-requiring 3D version, but options are available - and third party tweak too 2D Desktop Settings lets you adjust many parts of the Unity 2D desktop.

11 March 2012
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Minor Updates Land in Latest Release of Midori Web Browser

A new release of lightweight webkit browser Midori is now available to download.

9 March 2012
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First Official Release of Music App Nightingale Available

The first official release of Songbird fork Nightingale has been made available for download. What's it like? Is it worth installing? Let's take a quick look and see...

6 March 2012