Section: Download

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‘Classicmenu indicator’ puts old-school GNOME menus in Unity

Long for the familiar trappings of the ‘classic’ GNOME menus in Ubuntu Unity? With ClassicMenu Indicator you can have just that. ClassicMenu Indicator is currently in alpha but it works pretty much as it should. […]

8 June 2011
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Thunderbird 5 hits beta, gets PPA

The first beta release of Thunderbird 5, the next version of Mozilla's desktop e-mail application, has been made available for testing.

7 June 2011
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Quickly kill rogue apps in Ubuntu using Indicator-Forceclose

Crashy apps hanging around chomping on your resources? Kill it quickly with the newly formed 'Indicator-Forceclose'.

7 June 2011
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Download of the Week: The Clockwork Man

The Clockwork Man is an artistic, hidden object game set in the Victorian Era with a strong Steampunk vibe. And it's our download of the week.

6 June 2011
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[How to] Access Ubuntu Files When In Windows

'Ext2explore' allows you to browse a Linux partition - be it Ext2, ext3 or ext4 - from within Windows, giving you the options to 'save' any files needed to a location of your choosing within Windows.

5 June 2011
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Linux Twitter app ‘Turpial’ adds image uploading, interface tweaks, more

It's been a wee while since we last heard a peep from desktop Twitter application 'Turpial', but a new release with some notable new changes has finally arrived.

3 June 2011
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Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 1 released

The first alpha release of the Ubuntu 11.10 development cycle is now available for developers, testers and bug-hunters to download.

2 June 2011
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Drag and drop Google Docs uploader for Ubuntu Unity

Create new Google Docs with a right click, and drag and drop compatible files onto the Launcher icon to have them upload to your Google Docs account with this very nifty Unity app...

2 June 2011
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Linux Screenshot app ‘Lookit’ hits Beta, adds Unity features

A new beta release of screenshot application 'Lookit' has been made available for testing, adding in some rather nifty new Unity features...

2 June 2011
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‘Aldabra’ – GTK2 port of GNOME 3’s default theme

GNOME 3’s default theme is a pale, elegant affair. Granted the window controls are a bit on the, shall we say beefier side, but it’s still a great theme that is very easy on the eye. If you like the theme and want to use it in Ubuntu, but don’t want the hassle that comes with it adding the GNOME 3 PPA, you now can thanks to a GTK2 port of the theme dubbed ‘Aldabra’.

1 June 2011
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PiTiVi video editor update adds over 100 video effects, various interface tweaks

A new release of GNOME video editor 'PiTiVi' has been made available and sees the oft-cited "basic video editor" gain some impressive new audio and video effects, as well as interface improvements and bug fixes.

1 June 2011
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Ubuntu Tweak update makes purging PPAs easier

A new bug fix release of Ubuntu Tweak that offers more dependable purging of PPAs has been released.

1 June 2011