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.
The Unity Launcher in Ubuntu 11.04 provides has some great features for developers to take advantage of, resulting in nifty, neat and useful applications that are far more that 'just' an application launcher.
Solving minor issues in Ubuntu just got easier with the launch of '?YeoWorks Ubuntu Solutions' - a small application that provides one-click 'solutions' for a raft of Ubuntu bugs, flaws and annoyances.
The first release of 'Activity Log Manager', a new tool for managing Zeitgeist-logged activities and blacklists, is now available for download.
My graphics card fan is bust. Well, I say bust but what I actually mean is that I disconnected the fan because it was so freaking loud! I do intend to buy a replacement cooler for it shortly, but in the mean time Psensor allows me to keep an eye on its temperature over a given period with the data recorded and presented in graph form for easy digestion.
Some of the most useful applications are often borne out of a personal need. Such as this 'Tea Time' application created specifically for Ubuntu Unity by rojtberg. With Unity lacking support for 'traditional gnome applets', rojtberg had to find a different application. There are 'indicator timers' available - such as this one - but this wasn't ideal for him.
Desktop e-book manager 'Calibre' added support for more e-reader devices and a 'Get Books' feature for finding an e-book for the cheapest price online in its latest release, version 0.8.
'Gunity' provides options for tweaking aspects of the Unity interfacec without the need to install Compiz-Config Settings manager, wade through dconf settings apply scripts - all via one app.
'My-weather-indicator' - an indicator-applet providing weather updates and alerts in Ubuntu - has been updated with an improved location set-up dialog and general bug fixes.
Byobu is a script that launches GNU screen with a custom configuration which among other things, provides handy system information in the bottom two lines of the screen session itself such as how many system updates are available, memory usage, and date/time.
Whilst the name of this app isn't the most memorable, what it does is. By default Ubuntu provides no feedback whether the connection of a peripheral device - such as a webcam or usb thumbdrive - has succeed or failed. Windows, for example, uses a set of audio notifications to relay such status. udev-notify brings a similar functionality, albeit a visual one using Ubuntu's Notification system, to your desktop.
Lightweight download manager 'Steadyflow' has been updated with support for Ubuntu 11.04, a 'time indicator' and the 'ability to run a command when a download completes.'
We've written about several tools that makde creating Qrcodes - two-dimensional barcodes made up of black squares on a white background - in Ubuntu easy, but the following tool, QtQr, beats them all hands down. Along with the ability to quickly create custom QrCodes containing text, URLs, e-mail, SMS and telephone numbers QtQr also comes with a 'decoding' feature.