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.
Mounting disc image files (.iso, .img, .dmg, etc) in Ubuntu isn't hard. There are a number of applications available designed to carry out the task. But Mounty, a system tray applet, is probably the easiest of them.
Running GTK+ applications on the KDE desktop isn't as brutish-looking as it once was thanks to the creation of an oxygen-gtk theme. But as oxygen-gtk isn't capable of playing all that nice with GTK3 applications the following tool was created to offer up greater control over GTK apps running in KDE.
A new release of visually slick application launcher GNOME Pie has been made available to download. Notable new fillings making up version 0.4 are a GTK3 port and improved settings dialog.
Installing software just got easier: The Linux Deepin Software Center is now available to install in Ubuntu 11.10. The software store is easily the gems in the crown of Ubuntu-based Chinese Linux distribution 'Linux Deepin'. It sports a clean layout, low-resource usage, and integrates package management features not present in the Ubuntu Software Centre.
Innovative YouTube music player 'Musictube' has a new release out - but is it a hit?
Recent updates to the Ubuntu One Files application for Android have added some welcome features. You can now sign up for an Ubuntu One account within the application itself. Prior to this one had to use the Ubuntu One website.
Smuxi, my personal favourite IRC client, has a new release available. It adds a number of new features that make it capable of pleasing the most ardent of IRC users.
KDE. Some think of it as the desktop environment that doesn't get the attention it deserves. What I like most about KDE is that there is Plasmoid (a form of widget for KDE) for almost everything - Facebook, clocks, weather, tweeting, start menus, Dash, calculator, system monitors etc... you name it.
A new photo-orientated Lens for Unity that lets you browse through your Shotwell library and online Flickr collection is seeking testers. The 'Photo Lens' adds an easy-to-access photo-centric pane to your Unity Dash that's powered by two 'Scopes' (search backends) - one for Ubuntu's default photo app Shotwell, and the other for popular online photo service Flickr.
Linux-based web developers meet your new must-have tool: Gradiator. Gradiator is a CSS3 gradient app for Linux. In fact, according to its developers, it's the only CSS3 gradient application available for Linux.
A new elementary-style screencasting tool is seeking wider testing. Eidete, which is in heavy development, makes use of elementary project technologies like Granite and Contractor. The result is an application that's simple, featured and a snap to use.
It might sound like the sequel to a film you never knew existed, but after five long years in the wilderness open-source screenwriting software ‘Blyte’ is back from the dead. Yes, after five long years […]