Section: Download

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Lucidity theme for GNOME adds pastel elegance to the desktop

A new release of everyone's favourite minimalist grey theme Lucidity brings some nice fixes and four different flavours.

23 November 2010

StackApplet 1.4 released – great indicator-applet for askUbuntu

Track your StackExchange reputation, get notified of new comments and answers with StackApplet. Works brilliantly with Ask Ubuntu (dot com).

23 November 2010
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Opera 11 Beta released with ‘tab stacking’ feature & more

The first beta of Opera 11 has been made available for download.

23 November 2010
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2 CoverGloobus themes with seekbar support

CoverGlooubs 1.7 brought with it the much longed for 'Seekbar' feature. Whilst one of the default themes takes advantage of it the rest don't - so here's a couple that do.

23 November 2010
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Darktable ‘Lightroom for Linux’ 0.7 released with new plugins, features

A new release of virtual light-table and darkroom application Darktable is available for download. New features, new plugins and even a user manual. Read on for more.

22 November 2010
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‘Orta’ theme guide – Firefox, Docky, AWN, Chrome

'Orta' is the 'theme' of the moment; a light, milky white theme that has been carefully designed to make every part of your desktop feel 'just right'.

22 November 2010
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Oxygen theme for Google Chrome

I've been on the hunt for a decent Oxygen theme to make Google Chrome look less orphan in Kubuntu 10.10 and finally found one. I thought I'd bookmark it here in public in-case other folks are also seeking one out.

22 November 2010
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Jimmy Wales Chrome extension adds Wikipedia appeal banner to every site

This is not a personal appeal from the founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales - but it is an extension which inserts one on every website you visit.

22 November 2010
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Get gorgeous transparent blurred app windows in Kubuntu

Make Oxygen even more beautiful with transparent blurred windows.

21 November 2010
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Nautilus Imgur uploading Script updated with login feature

Last week I posted about Tommy Brunn’s ace Imgur nautilus script that makes image uploading a right-click breeze. On that post many readers wished for ‘login’ support so that images could be uploaded to their […]

21 November 2010
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OpenTeacher language tutor hits 2.0 beta 2

Open Source language aid ‘OpenTeacher’ 2.0 has released its second beta. The self-described ‘easiest way to learn a new language’ tool allows you to ‘enter a list of words in both a known and a […]

21 November 2010
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Plymouth manager lets you change boot theme, resolution in Ubuntu

If you’re fortunate enough to have a graphics card capable of displaying Plymouth boot splashes then ‘Plymouth Manager’ may just be of interest. Features include: – Enable/disable Plymouth Set splash resolution Fixing errant errors Choosing/creating […]

20 November 2010