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.

LiveUSB Install Is Not Just Another Live USB Creator for Linux

USB pendrives - those little things in your pocket that can sometimes save your skin. They are so small, yet they can be so extremely useful. So what happens if you want to try out a GNU/Linux distro, but you don't want or can't use a CD/DVD - the answer is pretty simple - you make a LiveUSB.

17 November 2011
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Open Source Radio Software ‘AirTime’ Adds Automated Ubuntu Installers

Open-source radio management app 'Airtime' has added a variety of fuss-free installers for Ubuntu users.

16 November 2011
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‘MyUnity’ Is a Small, Simple Unity Tweaking Tool

MyUnity, a new application by Italian developer Fabio Colinelli, aims to take the fear our of tweaking Unity.

15 November 2011
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Google Music Frame 0.3 Released, Adds Minor New Features

A new release of desktop-based Google Music player 'Google Music Frame' is available for download. It sports a number of new features, most of which we cast an eye over inside...

14 November 2011
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Graphics App Pinta Updates With Image Pad, Fixes

A new release of user-friendly graphics application 'Pinta' has been made available for download. Amongst the new features and fixes are an omni-present 'image pad' for easier image selection and tool tweaks for more intuitive workflow.

14 November 2011
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KDE Twitter App Choqok Updates with New Look

Chirp, chirp: The very capable KDE twitter application Choqok is available for download. Sporting a redesigned interface and a nest full of minor fixes, it's worth upgrading.

13 November 2011
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New Stable Release Of Linux MSN App ‘Emesene’ Available

Emesene, the popular MSN-styled messaging client, has a new stable release available for download. The update fixes several issues, including a recent connection issue caused by changes to the MSN service.

13 November 2011
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Skype Wrapper Adds Unity Features, Menu Avatars and Extra Settings

Skype Wrapper, the third-party Skype plugin that integrates the VoIP client into Ubuntu, has been updated for the second time in less than week.

13 November 2011
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Midori Update Brings Revamped Speed Dial, Bug Fixes

A new release of lightweight webkit web-browser Midori is now available with improvements made to the applications' stability, looks and performance.

11 November 2011
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Ubuntu 12.04 Development Update 3

(This is a guest post from Ubuntu developer and Canonical employee Daniel Holbach, which was originally posted here.) Ubuntu Development Update Ubuntu Developer Summit is over and around 300 blueprints are being filled out with […]

11 November 2011
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Multi-source Music Player ‘Tomahawk’ Updates With New Look, New Features

Tomahawk media player - which bills itself as 'everything you need in a media player - and a lot you don't - has pushed out a new release.

11 November 2011
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Twitter App ‘Polly’ Adds Real-time Updating

A new development snapshot of Twitter application Polly has been made available for download.

10 November 2011