Topic: App Updates

Reporting on the latest Linux software releases, app updates and command-line tooling – new features, performance improvements and critical bug fixes for scores of popular Linux applications you can run on Ubuntu.

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Opera 11 Alpha released with add-ons, speed boost

The first alpha release of Opera’s flagship web browser has been made available. Extensions Unusually for a new browser release the onus in this release is not on speed but on the newly introduced ‘Extensions’ […]

21 October 2010
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Hotot Twitter app adds multi-profile, identi.ca support in latest update

Users of the Hotot twitter application's Daily Builds PPA are in for a treat with the latest pre-alpha update with indenti.ca & multi-account support now added.

15 October 2010
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Menu replacement Cardapio now uses less than 5MB of RAM

Main menu replacement Cardapio can truly boast to be a lightweight app, with it now using just 5MB of RAM when in active use.

15 October 2010
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Linux screencasting tool ‘Kazam’ updates, gains bug fixes galore

Screencasting made simple is the ethos behind Linux screen-recording tool 'Kazam' and the latest release sees it hammer home this point with improved features and a veritable genocide of bug fixes.

14 October 2010
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Indicator-Workspaces updated for Maverick

Upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and want to install the workspaces indicator applet? Good news - the PPA has been updated to support Maverick.

13 October 2010
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LibreOffice 3.3.0 Beta 2 released

The second beta of the newly-forked OpenOffice competitor LibreOffice has been released. Ubuntu users can install it quickly by using the tuxfamily repository, details on which can be found inside...

12 October 2010
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‘CCleaner for Linux’ BleachBit hits 0.8.1

Free disk space, improve system performance and maintain your privacy using the latest version of system cleaning tool BleachBit. BleachBit 0.8.1 adds support for deleting HTML 5 and stubborn ‘evercookie’ tracking cookies, removing MB’s worth […]

10 October 2010
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GUI deb creator ‘Ubucompilator’ hits 1.0 beta

The latest beta version of .deb creation assistant Ubucompilator is available for testing. The past 12 months have seen the tool mature considerably, with the 1.0 beta boasting many new additions: – A new style […]

3 October 2010
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Banshee 1.8.0 released

The Banshee project is proud to announce the release of 1.8.0, which includes a whopping 230 bugfixes as well as a sleeve of new features to users including integration with Ubuntu's SoundMenu, Amazon MP3 store integration, completely new and improved hardware support and other goodies.

30 September 2010
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Xnoise 0.1.11 released

Lightweight music player Xnoise 0.1.11 has been released, adding support for Ubuntu 10.10's new sound menu amongst many other changes. Read on for more details.

29 September 2010
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Cardapio adds USB, iPod mountpoints in ‘Places’ menu

Popular menu-replacement utility Cardapio has just gained the ability to show your USB, iPod, etc, mountpoints under the ‘Places’ menu. Announcing the feature tvst – Cardapio’s developer – informs that ‘you can simply click on […]

27 September 2010
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Cover art extension RhythmArty updates with new display options

Yeah, yeah I know – you’re all sick of posts somehow pertaining back to Rhythmbox but news is news, kiddies and when it involves one of our favourite Rhythmbox extensions – the excellent Album Art […]

23 September 2010