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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 is out, Install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc


Install / Update Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora21, Fedora 20, CentOS 7, CentOS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features!

Sending and receiving emails is like breathing these days, and you will need a reliable and extremely stable application to do it right. Mozilla Thunderbird is one of those rare applications that provides users with a feature-rich, easy to use and extendable email client. Besides begin an email client, the software is also a very good RSS news reader, as well as a newsgroup and chat client. It is supported and installed by default in many Linux operating systems.

Features at a glance

Among some of its major highlights, we can mention adaptive junk mail controls, saved search folders, global inbox support, message grouping, privacy protection, and comprehensive mail migration from other email clients.

Mozilla Thunderbird is designed to be very comprehensive. It will help users communicate better in an office space, allowing them to send, received emails, chat with their colleagues, and stay updated with the latest news.

Few know that the application provides users with a built-in web browser functionality, using a tabbed user interface and based on its bigger brother, the powerful Mozilla Firefox web explorer. Another interesting feature is the ability to add extensions, popularly known as add-ons, which will extended the default functionality of the application.

What New in Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0.1 :

  • GMail supports OAuth2 authentication, removing the need to manually select "allow less secure applications" in Google options for the account.
  • Ship Lightning calendar addon with Thunderbird and enable with an opt-out dialog
  • Filter sent messages
  • Filter messages when archived
  • Enable search in multiple/all address books
  • Add support for Yahoo Messenger in Chat
  • Support Internationalized domain name URLs for RSS feeds
  • Show expanded columns in folder pane
  • Allow file-per-message (maildir) local message storage
  • Add a Learn more link to the support page in feeds subscribe dialog
  • Add reading position marker line to conversations
  • The editor for twitter should show inputtable character count

Installation instructions:

Mozilla does not provide a repository for Thunderbird, but the installation steps are quite easy anyway and should not create difficulties on any Linux distribution.

The latest versions of Firefox are available as pre-compiled libraries via the Mozilla FTP, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract it and run the thunderbird file. Also, it is advised to remove previous versions of Thunderbird, move Thunderbird to /opt and create a symlink, for an easier usage.

The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora21, Fedora 20, CentOS 7, CentOS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc

How to install Thunderbird on 32 bit Linux systems:
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.0.1/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
To start Thunderbird, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

How to install Thunderbird on 64 bit Linux systems:
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.0.1/linux-x86_64/en-US/thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-38.0.1.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
To start Thunderbird, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.
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Nvidia Linux Display Driver 352.21 is released, Install on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux







Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 352.21 on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux

Nvidia Linux Display Driver is a proprietary OpenGL video driver that tries to bring support for the graphics cards produced by Nvidia on Linux-based operating systems. This version supports only the 32-bit architecture. For 64-bit support, see this link. Even if it provides a settings panel, the Nvidia Linux Display Driver is not an application. It is a hardware driver, which provides some instructions that tell an operating system how to use a piece of hardware

Release highlights since 352.09:


  • Added support for the following GPUs:
    • Tesla K40t
    • GeForce 720A
    • GeForce 920A
    • GeForce 930A
    • GeForce 940A
    • GeForce GTX 950A
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti

  • Added GLX Protocol support for the following OpenGL extensions:
    • GL_ARB_copy_buffer
    • GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Display Configuration page of the nvidia-settings control panel to automatically generate layouts with multiple displays occupying the same position when enabling or disabling Base Mosaic.
  • Updated nvidia-settings to allow the use of the standard Display Configuration page when SLI Mosaic is enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the kernel to report errors when unmapping DMA allocations on kernels with CONFIG_DEBUG_DMA_API enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a kernel crash if SLI Mosaic and G-SYNC were used at the same time on a configuration with more display devices connected to one GPU than another.
  • Fixed a bug in nvidia-settings that caused the application to crash when saving the EDID to a file.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the "mkprecompiled" utility included in the driver package from reading files correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an Xid error when terminating a video playback application using the overlay presentation queue in VDPAU.
  • Updated nvidia-installer to avoid recursing too deeply into kernel source trees under /usr/lib/modules, mirroring an existing restriction on recursion under /lib/modules.
Supports a wide range of Nvidia GPUs

In our tests, we’ve discovered that the Nvidia Linux Display Driver supports much more Nvidia graphics cards than the open source Nouveau driver. It plays well with most of the ION, ION LE, Quadro Plex, Quadro Sync, GRID, NVS, nForce Professional 3000, Quadro FX, Quadro Blade, as well as all the GeForce series.

All in all, if you have a PC or laptop equipped with an Nvidia GPU, and you have issues with the default Nouveau open source driver, you may want to install the Nvidia Linux Display Driver. It’s also the number one choice for gaming users.

Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 352.21 on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux 

How To Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 352.21 on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Arch Linux, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems from Single file installation :

For Linux 32 bit :
# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/352.21/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-352.21.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-352.21.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-352.21.run

For Linux 64 bit :
# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/352.21/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.21.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.21.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.21.run

For Linux System 32 bit ARM, do :
# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86-ARM/352.21/NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-352.21.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-352.21.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-armv7l-gnueabihf-352.21.run

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jAlbum 12.4 released, web photo album generator software compatible with Linux, Windows and Mac

jAlbum 12.4 released : A popular web photo album generator software compatible with Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, Opensuse, Fedora, Redhat, CentOS and Mac OS X

jAlbum is a commercial and cross-platform application that allow anyone to create professional and astonishing digital, web-based photo albums with minimal effort.
What's New in This Release:
  • News and Updates:
  • Consumes far less RAM memory when making large albums
  • Font size for jAlbum's user interface now configurable under Preferences
Key features include easy to use graphical user interface, compatibility with any modern web browser for viewing the generated photo albums, EXIF support, image filters, professional-grade album functions, and support for multiple languages.

In addition, it provides users with a highly customizable photo album appearances, an easy to use wizard dialog for generating albums, integrated file transfer (FTP) client, as well as the ability to create albums with comments and text.

Thanks to a great selection of skins that are built into the application, it allows users to effortlessly create beautiful photo and video websites with only a few mouse clicks. More skins are easily downloadable from the project’s website.

For each skin, the program also allows users to add a different background image or pattern, as well as custom fonts, called styles. By default, it comes with different styles for each skin, making the software truly customizable.

jAlbum 12.4 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian Derivative system :

To Install/Update jAlbum 12.4 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Download jAlbum 12.4 :
$ sudo wget -c http://download.jalbum.net/download/12.4/Linux/NoVM/jalbum_12.4-1_all.deb
Install jAlbum 12.4 :
$ sudo dpkg -i jalbum_12.4-1_all.deb
In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install -f

jAlbum 12.4 on Fedora, OpenSUSE, CentOS :

Install jAlbum 12.4 on CentOS 6.5, CentOS 7, openSUSE 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3/12.2/12.1, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19 :

For OpenSUSE :
wget -c http://download.jalbum.net/download/12.4/Linux/NoVM/jalbum-12.4-1.noarch.rpm
sudo zypper install jalbum-12.4-1.noarch.rpm
For Fedora & CentOS :
wget -c http://download.jalbum.net/download/12.4/Linux/NoVM/jalbum-12.4-1.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install jalbum-12.4-1.noarch.rpm
Download for Mac OS X
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SailfishOS SDK Alpha 1412 released, Available for Ubuntu, Debian, Rehat, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Mac OSX and Most Popular Linux Distro


SailfishOS SDK Alpha 1412 released, Available for Ubuntu, Debian, Rehat, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Mac OSX and Most Popular Linux Distro

SailfishOS SDK is a completely free, cross-platform and open source software implemented in Qt and designed from the offset to allow developers to easily and quickly develop mobile-optimized applications for the SailfishOS mobile operating system.

What's New in version Alpha 1312
  • Updated Silica with Qt5, QtQuick2 and Wayland
Based on the Qt Creator application

The Software Deveopment Kit is actually using the Qt Creator application as an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) platform for developing flexible, stable and cutting-edge mobile applications for Sailfish OS.
What is SailfishOS?

Sailfish OS is an open source Linux-based mobile operating system that will be used in upcoming smartphones produced by Jolla, the same company that develops this SDK (Software Development Kit).

SailfishOS SDK is a cross-platform software project. It is officially supported on the GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, compatible with both 32 and 64-bit computer platforms.

 

How to install SailfishOS SDK Alpha 1412 on Ubuntu, Debian, Rehat, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Most Popular Linux Distro :

to install SailfishOS SDK Alpha 1412, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

For Linux system 32 bit :
# wget -c http://releases.sailfishos.org/sdk/installers/1412/SailfishOSSDK-Beta-1412-Qt5-linux-32-offline.run
# ./http://releases.sailfishos.org/sdk/installers/1412/SailfishOSSDK-Beta-1412-Qt5-linux-32-offline.run
For Linux system 64 bit :
# wget -c http://releases.sailfishos.org/sdk/installers/1412/SailfishOSSDK-Beta-1412-Qt5-linux-64-offline.run
# ./http://releases.sailfishos.org/sdk/installers/1412/SailfishOSSDK-Beta-1412-Qt5-linux-64-offline.run
Download for Mac OSX
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How to install Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.20 on Linux CentOS 7


How to install Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.20 on Linux CentOS 7


VirtualBox is a powerful PC virtualization solution allowing you to run a wide range of PC operating systems on your Linux system. This includes Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, DOS, OpenBSD and others. VirtualBox comes with a broad feature set and excellent performance, making it the premier virtualization software solution on the market.

VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while Oracle ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.

Changelog 4.3.20 :

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

  • VMM: fixed reboot hang of 32-bit Windows SMP guests (bug #13319, #13462)
  • VMM: proper Math Fault handling with certain legacy guests (bug #9042, AMD hosts)
  • VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VINF_EM_TRIPLE_FAULT on older CPUs that don't support MSR-bitmaps (VT-x only; bugs #13034, #13125, #13311, #13425, #13426, #13463,

How to install Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.20 on Linux CentOS 7 :

Create the repository config file /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo:
[virtualbox]
name=VirtualBox
baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/el/$releasever/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc
Install VirtualBox-4.3 rpm package:
# yum install VirtualBox-4.3
Our hope tutorial entitled "How to install Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.20 on Linux CentOS 7" can be useful for visitors or readers.
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FlightGear 3.4.0 is out, A free flight simulator project that runs under Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms


FlightGear v3.4 is out, available for Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Gentoo, or for Solaris, FreeBSD and Mac OSX

FlightGear is an open source and cross-platform cooperative flight simulator software. It also known as the world’s best free flight simulator that runs on Linux/UNIX, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Features at a glance

Key features include flight dynamics models, accurate and extensive world scenery database, detailed and accurate sky model, open and flexible aircraft modeling system, as well as moderate hardware requirements.

In addition, the program features built-in support for multiple displays, as well as a number of networking options that allow it to communicate with GPS receivers, external autopilot, external flight dynamics modules or other FlightGear instances.

Its extensive world scenery database includes over 20,000 real world airports, taxiways, directional airport lighting, accurate terrain worldwide, scenery night lighting, paged scenery tiles, sloping runways, as well as correct runway placement and markings.


Support OS System


Savvy tech users should know that the application is written entirely in the C++ and C programming language, using OpenGL, and it requires a 3D-enabled graphics card with OpenGL drivers, a 32-bit or 64-bit 2-3Ghz class CPU and at least 512MB or RAM.

It is supported on the Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, IRIX, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows OSes. On Linux/UNIX it is available for download as a source archive, as well as pre-built binaries for various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Gentoo, or for Solaris, FreeBSD and IRIX systems.

However, the best way to install FlightGear on your Linux distribution is to use the default Software Center or Package Manager application and the pre-built binary packages from the default software repositories (third-party repos are also provided the the community for Ubuntu distros).

What's new in FlightGear 3.4.0:
Performance:
  • Improved frame-rates on some systems from more efficient use of Uniforms
  • Reduced memory occupancy for scenery tiles
  • AI models are now rendered based on display size rather than range
  • AI/MP models may now define objects as being part of the interior, which will not be rendered at large distances
Usability:
  • Built-in web server now includes a moving map, a screenshot grabber, and supports SVG-based panels
  • In-application launcher for Mac, based on Qt5
Graphics:
  • Improved rendering of runway and other lights under ALS
  • Landing and spotlight support for ALS
Scenery:
  • Improved materials XML format making customer material definition easier
  • Procedural rock material definition
JSBSim:
  • Synchronization with latest JSBSim
Highlighted new and improved aircraft:
  • Extra EA-500
  • North American P-51D Mustang
  • Cessna Citation II
  • F-14b
Other:
  • Firewall exceptions are automatically added during setup on Windows systems
  • Aircraft moved to a SVN repository.
Bug fixes:
  • See our bugtracker for an extensive, yet incomplete, list of the bugs fixed in this release.
To install FlightGear v 3.4.0 Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/flightgear-edge
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flightgear

Macintosh OSX (supports OSX 10.8, 10.9, 10.10)
  • Note to Mac users: we have another build in the pipeline which we anticipate will support 10.7-10.10, so you may wish to postpone upgrading until this message is updated.
  • Download the Mac OS X installer here: [Mirror 1] [Mirror 2] [Mirror 3].
  • Quick install instructions: double click on the downloaded .dmg file.  Then from the window that opens up, drag the FlightGear icon to your “Applications” folder.  When the install is complete, you can run FlightGear from your Applications folder.
Linux
If you love Linux (like we do) and don’t see the newest version of FlightGear available yet for your favorite distribution, please let your distribution maintainers know how badly you want FlightGear packaged for your system — and once it’s there, let us know so we can put a link right here!  If you see any out-dated information here, please let us know.  We will update this section as packages are built and made available.
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 
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Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202 released, you can install on OpenSUSE, Fedora, CentOS, Mandriva and RHEL


Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202 released, you can install on OpenSUSE 13.2/13.1, Fedora 20/21, CentOS 5/6/7 and RHEL

Adobe Flash Player is a proprietary (closed source) and freeware web browser plugin designed to allow users to enjoy rich multimedia and Internet applications powered by the Flash technology.

Supports popular web browsers

Initially developed by the American Macromedia web development software company, the project was previously known as Macromedia Flash. These days it is actively developed by the Adobe Systems and Microsoft Corporation.

It is basically a simple library, a plugin for several well known web browsers, including the powerful Mozilla Firefox application, supporting playback of audio and video streams, as well as to view Flash websites and interact with rich Internet apps.

Supported operating systems

The plugin is known to work on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, supporting the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera web browsers.

Chances are that Adobe Flash Player will soon be deprecated in favor of the modern HTML5 web technology that is already used on well known multimedia hosting and streaming websites, such as Google’s YouTube.


What's new in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.356:
These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-0515).

 

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202 released, you can install on OpenSUSE, Fedora, CentOS, Mandriva and RHEL

For Linux system 32 bit :

Download flash-plugin-11.2.202.440-release.i386.rpm for Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, openSUSE, Mandriva
from the Adobe repository.
 
Download adobe-release rpm from
wget -c http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
Install olea-repo-release rpm: 
# rpm -Uvh adobe-release*rpm
Install flash-plugin rpm package:
# yum install flash-plugin

For Linux system 64 bit :

Download flash-plugin-11.2.202.440-release.x86_64.rpm for Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, openSUSE, Mandriva
from the Adobe repository.

Download adobe-release rpm from 
wget -c http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm 
Install olea-repo-release rpm:
# rpm -Uvh adobe-release*rpm 
Install flash-plugin rpm package:
# yum install flash-plugin
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MKVToolnix 7.6.0 is out, The ultimate MKV (Matroska) manipulation software for Linux-based operating systems


MKVToolnix 7.6.0 is out, available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, CentOS, Fedora, OpenSUSE, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Mandriva, Slackware, Windows and Zenwalk


MKVToolnix is an open source set of command-line and graphical utilities that empower users to extract streams from MKV files, display information about MKV files, merge several MKV streams into one, and split Matroska media files. The resulting files from MKVToolnix can be played back with various media players on Linux/UNIX, or with the Matroska Direct Show filters under Windows operating systems.

Supports a wide range of audio and subtitle formats

In addition, the mkvextract program can be used to extract audio, subtitle and video tracks, chapters, tags, CUE sheets, attachments and timecodes from Matroska files. At the moment, it supports the following track types: H.264/AVC, RealVideo, Theora, VP8/VP9, MP2, MP3, AC3, raw PCM, AAC, OGG Vorbis, TrueAudio, ALAC, FLAC, WavPack, Opus, SSA, ASS, Kate, VobSub, and USF.

Edit the properties of MKV files or view detailed information

The mkvinfo program is capable of displaying detailed information about all the elements that are included in a Matroska file. It outputs a list of tracks and provides information about the codecs used in them.

Advanced users can use the mkvpropedit tool to edit the properties of a MKV file without a complete remux. There’s also a GUI front-end for the mkvextract tool, called mmg, designed to used for editing a chapters and headers.

Supported operating systems

MKVToolnix is a platform-independent project that supports Linux (Gentoo, Arch Linux, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, openSUSE, Slackware, Zenwalk), BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD), Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.


What's new in MKVToolnix 7.6.0:
  • all programs: bug fix: Since release 7.0.0 the wrong exit code was used when warnings were finished (0 instead of 1). Fixes #1101.
  • mkvmerge: bug fix: Appending chapters with the same chapter UID was dropping all sub-chapters from the one of the two merged chapters. Now the sub-chapters are merged recursively as well.
  • mkvmerge: bug fix: The wrong Codec ID was written when reading PCM tracks from Matroska files in Big Endian byte order. Fixes #1113.
  • all: new feature: added a Serbian (Latin) translation of the programs by Danko (see AUTHORS).
  • mkvmerge: bug fix: If splitting was active and AC3 tracks read from Matroska files were shorter than a split point then the following output file would contain an AC3 packet with the timecode of 00:00:00 somewhere in the middle. Fixes #1104.
  • mmg: bug fix: If a chapter track from a Matroska file is selected then the »language« drop-down box is disabled. Fixes #1105.
  • mkvmerge: bug fix: On Windows the end-of-file-reached status wasn't tracked correctly for certain file operations. This could manifest in e.g. mkvmerge not finding tracks in MPEG transport streams when probing MPLS playlist files. Fixes #1100.
  • mmg: bug fix: When scanning for play lists the window presenting the results listed some properties in an unescaped way (e.g. »\s« instead of spaces).
  • mmg: bug fix: When adding MPLS files mmg was only offering to scan for more playlists if there were at least two additional MPLS files present. This has been fixed to one MPLS file (in addition to the one just added).

For Full information about installation you can follow this page.
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Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 31.5.0, you can install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.


Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 31.5.0, you can install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.

Sending and receiving emails is like breathing these days, and you will need a reliable and extremely stable application to do it right. Mozilla Thunderbird is one of those rare applications that provides users with a feature-rich, easy to use and extendable email client. Besides begin an email client, the software is also a very good RSS news reader, as well as a newsgroup and chat client. It is supported and installed by default in many Linux operating systems.

Features at a glance

Among some of its major highlights, we can mention adaptive junk mail controls, saved search folders, global inbox support, message grouping, privacy protection, and comprehensive mail migration from other email clients.

Mozilla Thunderbird is designed to be very comprehensive. It will help users communicate better in an office space, allowing them to send, received emails, chat with their colleagues, and stay updated with the latest news.

Few know that the application provides users with a built-in web browser functionality, using a tabbed user interface and based on its bigger brother, the powerful Mozilla Firefox web explorer. Another interesting feature is the ability to add extensions, popularly known as add-ons, which will extended the default functionality of the application.

What's new in Mozilla Thunderbird 31.4.0:
  • The previous issues with jp mac builds have now been fixed, and Thunderbird will no longer need to be run in 32-bit mode.
  • Installing extensions within Thunderbird no longer requires download and installing as a file.Security fixes.

Supported operating systems

Do to the fact that it is written by Mozilla, the software supports multiple operating systems, including Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, as well as the 64-bit and 32-bit hardware platforms.

There are many popular Linux distribution that use Mozilla Thunderbird as the default email client application, integrated in a wide range of open source desktop environments including GNOME, Xfce, LXDE, Openbox, Enlightenment, or KDE.

Install Mozilla Thunderbird 31.5.0 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, LXLE, Deepin, Linux Lite, Peppermint, Debian, Kwheezy, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia and OpenMandriva.


How to install Thunderbird 31.5 on 32 bit Ubuntu, Debian CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/31.5.0/linux-i686/en-US/thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird31.5.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird31.5.0/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird

To start Thunderbird 31.5, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.

How to install Thunderbird 31.5 on 64 bit Ubuntu, Debian CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva and derivative systems:
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/31.5.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ tar -xjvf thunderbird-31.5.0.tar.bz2
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/thunderbird*
$ sudo mv thunderbird /opt/thunderbird31.5.0
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/thunderbird31.5.0/thunderbird /usr/bin/thunderbird
To start Thunderbird 31.5, just open a terminal, type thunderbird and hit enter.
Note: This will replace the version of Thunderbird you have already on your system with Thunderbird 31.5.
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FrostWire 6.0.8 is out, Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE and Mac OSX

FrostWire 6.0.8 is out, Available for Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, CentOS, OpenSUSE and Mac OSX


FrostWire is an open source and cross-platform application that allow users to share large files and folders at faster download speeds over the Internet, with other people. It is compatible with the BitTorrent network, and allows users to download Magnet links.

Features at a glance

Key features include user-friendly online chat rooms, support for Internet radio stations, skins, Apple iTunes support, as well as a media library and audio player. Being an open source software, FrostWire includes no spyware and no adware. Guaranteed!

It is inspired by the well known LimeWire application and has been designed from the ground up to support search inside cloud and .torrent files, IRC (Internet Relay Chat) service, playback of audio and video files using the MPlayer software, as well as local file sharing and streaming via Wi-Fi/HTTP.

In addition, the program allows users to send downloaded audio files to the iTunes music player application in order to play them. Also, the integrated video player component will let you to playback downloaded video files.

What's new in FrostWire 6.0.8:
  • Significant improvements in search result availability.
  • Faster Bitsnoop, Extratorrent and KAT individual file search results.
  • Reduced use of DHT network for search.
  • Faster torrent download start time.
  • Fixes download error on some Archive.org search results.
  • Fixes Yify search.
  • Misc fixes in Library functionality.
  • Crash fixes.

FrostWire 6.0.8 is out, Available for Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, CentOS, OpenSUSE and Mac OSX

open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ wget -c http://dl9.frostwire.com/frostwire/6.0.8/frostwire-6.0.8.amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i frostwire-6.0.8.amd64.deb
$ sudo rm -rf frostwire-6.0.8.amd64.deb

Download RPM File and DMG (Mac OSX)

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

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Viber 5.0 is released, Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and Fedora


Viber 5.0 is released, A free and multi-platform messaging, VoIP, and video calling desktop application and Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian and Fedora

Viber is a free and cross-platform software project that allows you to make free calls or send free text messages to your family members, friends and colleagues who use Viber on a supported operating system. It is also possible to make calls or send SMS messages to any mobile network or device, in any country.

Requires no registration, invitation or passwords

Viber is extremely easy to use, no registration, invitation or passwords is required to make free calls to other Viber users. You just download and install the application on your Linux box (see below for supported distributions) in order to make free voice calls or send text messages.

It has only been tested with Ubuntu

Officially, the application has only been tested with Ubuntu, world’s most popular free operating system, supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware platforms. Being distributed as a DEB file, Viber can be easily installed on other Ubuntu-based OSes, as well as Debian-based distributions. It can also be easily installed on other Linux distros from their default software repositories (e.g. Arch Linux).

Viber for Linux lets you send free messages and make free calls to other Viber users on any device and network, in any country! Viber syncs your contacts and messages with your mobile device.
  • Text, photo and sticker messages
  • Group conversations
  • Call any Viber user for free
  • Full sync between your mobile and your Linux
  • Transfer ongoing calls between your mobile and your desktop
  • No registration, passwords or invitations required
  • Tested on: Ubuntu, Fedora
Download for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian derivative system :

To Install/Update Viber 5.0  on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
wget -c http://download.cdn.viber.com/cdn/desktop/Linux/viber.deb
sudo dpkg -i viber.deb
sudo rm -rf viber.deb
In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get install -f
Download for Fedora and Redhat Derivative system.
wget http://download.cdn.viber.com/desktop/Linux/viber.rpm
sudo yum install viber.rpm
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FreeFileSync 6.14 Released, available for for Linux Ubuntu 14.10, OpenSUSE 13.2, CentOS 7.0 and Mac OS X


FreeFileSync is a free, open source folder comparison and synchronization software for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It also works on 64bit operating systems on all platforms. The program can be installed in two versions: as a standard installer on Windows or as a portable application (no registry entries). Powered by a clean, easy, intuitive interface, this tool offers a myriad of features for synchronization purposes.

Features
•Detect moved and renamed files and folders
•Copy locked files (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
•Detect conflicts and propagate deletions
•Binary file comparison
•Full support for Symbolic Links
•Automate sync as a batch job
•Process multiple folder pairs
•Comprehensive and detailed error reporting
•Copy NTFS extended attributes (compressed, encrypted, sparse)
•Copy NTFS security permissions
•Support long path names > 260 characters
•Fail-safe file copy
•Cross-platform: Windows/Linux
•Expand environment variables like %USERPROFILE%
•Access variable drive letters by volume name (USB sticks)
•Native 64-bit support
•Keep versions of deleted/updated files
•Optimal sync sequence prevents disc space bottlenecks
•Full Unicode support
•Highly optimized performance
•Include/exclude files via filter
•Local and portable installation
•Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32
•Use macros %time%, %date%, et al. for recurring backups
•Case sensitive synchronization
•Built-in locking serializes multiple jobs running against the same network share

Changelog FreeFileSync 6.14 :
New buttons allow changing the order of folder pairs
New keyboard shortcuts for rearranging folder pairs
Preserve comparison results when deleting a specific folder pair
Allow inserting new folder pairs into the middle of the list
Append status to log file names when warnings occur
Don't interrupt immediate comparison when starting a .ffs_gui file for slow devices
Work around wxWidgets bug eating up command keys in text boxes (Linux)
Fixed incorrect parameter error when checking recycle bin on drive mounted with Paragon ExtFS (Windows)
Use colon as time stamp seperator in log file names
Refactored basic low-level file traversal routine
Optimized file icon startup procedure
Fixed occasional failure to set modification times on Samba shares (OS X)
Transfer creation times during file copy (OS X)
Support copying file times with nano-second precision (OS X)
Click in here to download for Linux Ubuntu 14.10, OpenSUSE 13.2, CentOS 7.0 and Mac OS X
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Converseen 0.8.6 is out, how to install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Chakra and Mageia

 
Converseen 0.8.6 is out, how to install on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Chakra and Mageia

Converseen is an open source image conversion graphical utility for Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. It supports some of the most popular image formats and allows for rapid conversion and resize of any kind of picture.

Supported over 100 image file types

The application can convert between more than 100 images, including, but not limited to, PNG, JPEG, GIF, DPX, JPEG-2000, EXR, Postscript, PhotoCD, TIFF, and SVG. Thanks to its clean and easy-to-use user interface, users will be able to quickly convert, rotate, flip, and resize an unlimited number of image files, all at once.

In addition, users can execute a single or multiple conversion operation, create one or multiple thumbnails for converted images, as well as to compress images for publishing on their personal websites.

What's new in Converseen 0.8.6:
  • Fixed crashes when selecting some pictures
  • Various bugfixes
To Install Converseen 0.8.6 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/2.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install converseen
To Install Converseen 0.8.6 on openSUSE 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, openSUSE 12.2, openSUSE 12.1, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

You can install Converseen on OpenSuse using the 1-Click install, searching it on YaST or using this command:

zypper install converseen
To Install Converseen 0.8.6 on Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

You can install Converseen on Fedora using the official repository:
yum install converseen
To Install Converseen 0.8.6 on Arch Linux or Chakra, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
pacman -Sy converseen
To Install Converseen 0.8.6 on Mageia 5, Mageia 4, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

You can install Converseen on Mageia via Mageia Control Center or with:
urpmi converseen
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Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 is released, Install/update on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux


Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 is released, Install/update on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux
 
Nvidia Linux Display Driver is a proprietary OpenGL video driver that tries to bring support for the graphics cards produced by Nvidia on Linux-based operating systems. This version supports only the 32-bit architecture. For 64-bit support, see this link. Even if it provides a settings panel, the Nvidia Linux Display Driver is not an application. It is a hardware driver, which provides some instructions that tell an operating system how to use a piece of hardware.

What's new in Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47:

Added support for the following GPUs:
  • Quadro K620M
  • Quadro K2200M
  • GeForce GTX 965M
  • Fixed a bug that could cause rendering corruption in GLX clients using PBOs and/or VBOs when using GLX indirect rendering.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Xinerama layouts which included X screens with 'Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"' to be represented incorrectly in the nvidia-settings control panel.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause glXSwapBuffer() to block for longer than necessary in multi-threaded GLX applications using the GLX_NV_delay_before_swap extension.
  • Fixed a bug that caused OpenGL applications using the NV_path_rendering extension to crash after a modeswitch event.
  • Fixed a bug that caused DisplayPort audio to stop working after monitors are hotplugged.
Supports a wide range of Nvidia GPUs

In our tests, we’ve discovered that the Nvidia Linux Display Driver supports much more Nvidia graphics cards than the open source Nouveau driver. It plays well with most of the ION, ION LE, Quadro Plex, Quadro Sync, GRID, NVS, nForce Professional 3000, Quadro FX, Quadro Blade, as well as all the GeForce series.

All in all, if you have a PC or laptop equipped with an Nvidia GPU, and you have issues with the default Nouveau open source driver, you may want to install the Nvidia Linux Display Driver. It’s also the number one choice for gaming users.
For more information about support product NVIDIA, you can follow this page.

Install/update Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, RHEL, Slackware and Arch Linux

to install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04, Linux Lite 2.0, Linux Lite 2.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

Because the drivers are not available via any repository, we have to download the binary files from the official site:

For 32 bit systems:
$ wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
For 64 bit systems:
$ wget us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run
Set execution permissions:
$ sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-*-346.47.run
Kill the display manager, which can either be: kdm for KDE, gdm for Gnome, lightdm for LXDE and XFCE, mdm (for Linux Mint):
$ sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
OR:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
OR:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm stop
OR:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mdm stop
And finally, run the Nvidia binary file:
$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-*-346.47.run

You can install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 32 bit and 64 bit via PPA Launchpad on Ubuntu derivative system, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-340
to install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 32-bit 346.47 on Fedora 21, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, Fedora 18, OpenSuse 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE 12.3, Debian 8 "jessie" (upcoming), Debian 7 "wheezy", Debian 6 "squeeze", RHEL, Slackware, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux

For Linux system 64 bit :
# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.47.run

For Linux system 32 bit : 
# wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/346.47/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.47.run
For other platform, you can view in this page.
NVIDIA nForce Drivers
Open source drivers for NVIDIA nForce hardware are included in the standard Linux kernel and leading Linux distributions. This page includes information on open source drivers, and driver disks for older Linux distributions including 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux.
- See more at: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html#sthash.0t77bLoK.dpuf
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Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 released, available for Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, openSUSE, Mandriva


Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 released, available for Fedora 20, Fedora 21, CentOS, RHEL, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Mandriva

Adobe Flash Player is a proprietary (closed source) and freeware web browser plugin designed to allow users to enjoy rich multimedia and Internet applications powered by the Flash technology.

Supports popular web browsers

Initially developed by the American Macromedia web development software company, the project was previously known as Macromedia Flash. These days it is actively developed by the Adobe Systems and Microsoft Corporation.

It is basically a simple library, a plugin for several well known web browsers, including the powerful Mozilla Firefox application, supporting playback of audio and video streams, as well as to view Flash websites and interact with rich Internet apps.

Supported operating systems

The plugin is known to work on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, supporting the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera web browsers.

Chances are that Adobe Flash Player will soon be deprecated in favor of the modern HTML5 web technology that is already used on well known multimedia hosting and streaming websites, such as Google’s YouTube.

How to install Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 on Fedora 20, Fedora 21, CentOS, RHEL, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Mandriva :

For Linux System 32 bit :

Download adobe-release rpm from 
http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm 
Install olea-repo-release rpm: 
# rpm -Uvh adobe-release*rpm
Install flash-plugin rpm package:
# yum install flash-plugin

For Linux System 64 bit :
Download adobe-release rpm from 
http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
Install olea-repo-release rpm: 
# rpm -Uvh adobe-release*rpm
Install flash-plugin rpm package:
# yum install flash-plugin 
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KDE Plasma 5.2.0 is out, you can install on Debian, Kubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Linux Mint


Today KDE releases Plasma 5.2. How to install on Debian 8 "jessie" , Debian 7 "wheezy", Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Arch Linux and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca

KDE Plasma (formerly K Desktop Environment and KDE Software Compilation and KDE Plasma Workspace and Applications) is an open source project comprised of numerous packages, libraries and applications designed to provide a modern graphical desktop environment for Linux and UNIX-like workstations.

A beautiful, modern and traditional desktop environment

It combines ease-of-use, superior graphical design and powerful functionality with the unique features and architecture of the Linux operating system. It’s comprised of the KDE Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications components.

Additionally, it contains extra add-on for the panel and desktop, a download manager, an instant messenger, an addressbook, a document viewer, a multimedia layer called Phonon (similar to GStreamer on GNOME), and accessibility functionality, such as a powerful text-to-speech system.

What's new in KDE Plasma 5.2.0:

New Components:
This release of Plasma comes with some new components to make your desktop even more complete:
  • BlueDevil: a range of desktop components to manage Bluetooth devices. It'll set up your mouse, keyboard, send & receive files and you can browse for devices.
  • KSSHAskPass: if you access computers with ssh keys but those keys have passwords this module will give you a graphical UI to enter those passwords.
  • Muon: install and manage software and other addons for your computer.
  • Login theme configuration (SDDM): SDDM is now the login manager of choice for Plasma and this new System Settings module allows you to configure the theme.
  • KScreen: getting its first release for Plasma 5 is the System Settings module to set up multiple monitor support.
  • GTK Application Style: this new module lets you configure themeing of applications from Gnome.
  • KDecoration: this new library makes it easier and more reliable to make themes for KWin, Plasma's window manager. It has impressive memory, performance and stability improvements. If you are missing a feature don't worry it'll be back in Plasma 5.3.
Other highlights:
  • Undo changes to Plasma desktop layout
  • Smarter sorting of results in KRunner, press Alt-space to easily search through your computer
  • Breeze window decoration theme adds a new look to your desktop and is now used by default
  • The artists in the visual design group have been hard at work on many new Breeze icons
  • New plasma widgets: 15 puzzle, web browser, show desktop
  • Audio Player controls in KRunner, press Alt-Space and type next to change music track
  • The Kicker alternative application menu can install applications from the menu and adds menu editing features.
  • Our desktop search feature Baloo sees optimisations on startup. It now consumes 2-3x less CPU on startup. The query parser supports "type" / "kind" properties, so you can type "kind:Audio" in krunner to filter out Audio results.
  • In the screen locker we improved the integration with logind to ensure the screen is properly locked before suspend. The background of the lock screen can be configured. Internally this uses part of the Wayland protocol which is the future of the Linux desktop.
  • There are improvements in the handling of multiple monitors. The detection code for multiple monitors got ported to use the XRandR extension directly and multiple bugs related to it were fixed.
  • Default applications in Kickoff panel menu have been updated to list Instant Messaging, Kontact and Kate.
  • There is a welcome return to the touchpad enable/disable feature for laptop keypads with these keys.
  • Breeze will set up GTK themes on first login to match.
  • Over 300 bugs fixed throughout Plasma modules.



    The easiest way to try it out is the with a live image booted off a USB disk. Images which use Plasma 5.2 beta are available for development versions of Kubuntu Vivid Beta and Fedora 21 remix. We expect Plasma 5 to be picked up as the default desktop in leading distributions in the coming months.

    Install KDE Plasma 5.2.0 on Debian, Kubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Linux Mint

    to install KDE Plasma 5.2.0 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS),Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana,Debian 8 "jessie", Debian 7 "wheezy", openSUSE 13.2, openSUSE 13.1, Fedora 21, Fedora 20 and arch linux, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
    This section provides information about hard (required) and optional software packages needed to build the KDE Framework.

    Dependencies

       
    deb-based distributions (Debian, Kubuntu, Linux Mint ...):
    $ sudo apt-get build-dep qtbase5-dev
    $ sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev libxslt-dev libxml2-dev shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme libgif-dev libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev doxygen gperf bzr libxapian-dev fontforge libgcrypt20-dev libattr1-dev network-manager-dev libgtk-3-dev xsltproc xserver-xorg-dev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-dev libpwquality-dev modemmanager-dev
       
    openSUSE: All the necessary dependencies:
    $ sudo zypper si -d libqt5-qtbase
    $ sudo zypper in libbz2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel vlc-devel doxygen gstreamer-0_10-devel gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-devel docbook-xml-slides docbook-xsl-stylesheets xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON boost-devel libxcb-devel libXrender-devel xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-devel xcb-util-image-devel gettext-tools
    $ sudo zypper in gtk3-devel # for kde-gtk-config
    $ sudo zypper in grantlee5 # for kdevplatform
    $ sudo zypper in libkdcraw-devel liblcms2-devel # for gwenview
       
    Fedora: All the dependencies used for building frameworks can be installed by running:
    $ sudo yum-builddep qt phonon-backend-vlc phonon-backend-gstreamer
    $ sudo yum install gcc-c++ ruby doxygen git bzr flex bison gperf socat boost-devel bzip2-devel libxslt-devel libxml2-devel shared-mime-info oxygen-icon-theme giflib-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel perl-JSON perl-Pod-Usage "*xcb*-devel" perl-XML-Parser NetworkManager-glib-devel xapian-core-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel  systemd-devel libwayland-cursor-devel libwayland-server-devel libepoxy-devel gtk3-devel sane-backends-devel libcanberra-devel libusb-devel libxkbfile-devel fontforge-devel libical-devel gpgme-devel cyrus-sasl-devel openldap-devel
       
    Arch Linux: All the dependencies used for building frameworks can be installed by running:
    $ sudo pacman -Sy phonon-qt5 qt5-webkit qt5-script qt5-svg qt5-tools qt5-x11extras enchant jasper openexr libutempter docbook-xsl shared-mime-info giflib libxss upower udisks2 bzr git doxygen perl-json perl-libwww
    $ <your_AUR_helper> kf5-akonadi-git

    For more full information about installation KDE Plasma 5.2.0 on Debian, Kubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and Linux Mint you can follow this page.

    Link PPA Ubuntu Archive : http://media-opensource.blogspot.com/p/ppa-ubuntu.html 
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    Vivaldi 1.0.178.2 Tech Preview 3 Released, Available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, Mac OSX

    Vivaldi 1.0.178.2 Tech Preview 3 Released, You can install and update on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, CentOS 6, CentOS 7 and Mac OSX


    Vivaldi is a feature-rich, next-generation web browser application based on the powerful and open source Chromium project, from which the popular Google Chrome web browser is derived. The application is freely distributed and cross-platform, created by the former CEO of Opera Software, built using modern Web technologies like React, JavaScript, Node.js, and Browserify.

    A web browser designed for you
    The main goal of the Vivaldi project is to make a highly flexible, low on resources and extremely fast web browser software that works across all mainstream computer operating systems, a web browser that is rich in functionality and designed for you, the user.


    What's new in Vivaldi 1.0.178.2 Tech Preview 3:
    • VB-5668 - “Close other tabs” closes active tab as well
    • VB-5645 - Wrong tab gets closed when closing tab stack
    • VB-4987 - f5 doesn’t refresh the page while page is loading
    • VB-4183 - Fast forward sometimes not working correctly with dynamically created DOM
    • VB-5540 - Setting to disable single key shortcuts
    • VB-5659 - Vivaldi opens new tabs on the left instead of on the right
    • VB-5654 - vivaldi:about page background issue
    • VB-5599 - Multiselection of tabs not properly recognized
    • VB-3197 - Make “startup” option

    Install Vivaldi 1.0.178.2 Tech Preview 3 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, Mac OSX

    Install on Ubuntu via Terminal :
    $ sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-snapshot_1.0.178.2-1_*.deb
    In case “dpkg” indicates missing dependencies, complete the installation by executing the following command:
    $ sudo apt-get install -f
    Install on Fedora and CentOS via Terminal :
    $ sudo yum install vivaldi-snapshot-1.0.178.2-1.*.rpm

    Release Announce | Home Vivaldi
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    Nvidia Linux Display Driver 346.72 released, available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.


    Nvidia Linux Display Driver 346.72 released, available for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.

    Nvidia Linux Display Driver is a proprietary, yet freely distributed OpenGL video driver that aims to offer support for Nvidia graphics cards on any Linux kernel-based operating system. This version has been designed to be installed only computers supporting the 64-bit architecture. For 32-bit support, see this link. It is a native Linux driver that provides users with only a command-line installer, as well as a settings panel. It’s also the number one choice for gaming users.

    What's new in Nvidia Linux Display Driver 64-bit 346.72:
    • Fixed a bug causing loss of stereo synchronization in certain Quadro Sync framelock configurations.
    • Fixed Pixel Buffer Object operations when row length is less than width. GL_[UN]PACK_ROW_LENGTH can be set to a value lower than the width of the operation being carried out. The OpenGL specification allows for this (the source or destination lines will be overlapping). Previously, our implementation of Pixel Buffer Objects did not support this case and would throw an error.
    • Fixed a rare deadlock condition when running applications that use OpenGL in multiple threads on a Quadro GPU.

    What Nvidia graphics cards are supported by this driver?

    Officially, the Nvidia Linux Display Driver supports a wide range of Nvidia graphics cards, much more than the open source Nouveau driver supports. Most of the ION, ION LE, Quadro Plex, Quadro Sync, GRID, NVS, nForce Professional 3000, Quadro FX, Quadro Blade, as well as all the GeForce series are supported at this time.

    How to Download and Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 346.72

    to install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 346.72 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

    Download for Linux 32 bit :
    $ wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/346.72/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-346.72.run
    Download for Linux 64 bit :
    $ wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/346.72/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.72.run
    How do I install the Nvidia graphics driver?

    In order to install the Nvidia Linux Display Driver on your Linux box, you will have to first download the binary package using the “Download” button above, save the run file on your Home directory, open a TTY and execute the “sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-xxx.xx.run” command (without quotes), as root (with sudo), where xxx.xx is the version number.

    Keep in mind though, that you will have to install the Linux kernel header packages first! During the installation, you will be asked if you want to manually edit the X configuration file or let the installer do all the hard work. Alternatively, it is possible to automatically configure it by running the nvidia-xconfig command via a Linux terminal emulator after the installation.

    Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.
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    Calibre 2.31.0 released, Install on Arch Linux, Manjaro, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia


    Calibre 2.31.0 is released, you can Install on Arch Linux, Manjaro, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, CentOS 6, CentOS 5, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Mageia

    Calibre is an open source e-book library management application designed for the 21th century, for the digital world that were are living in right now. It lets users to manipulate digital books in any way possible. It helps users to easily read ebooks on their personal computer, convert ebooks from one format to another, create electronic books based on recipes of your very own ideas.

    Features at a glance
    The software can download news from a sleuth of various sources, and comes with a content server for online access. Syncing ebooks to a supported mobile reader device is also possible with Calibre. E-book library management is the the main component of the application, displayed every time you open the application. From here, you can convert and organize e-books in a simple manner. It imports and exports many ebook formats, including ePub, MOBI, AZW, DOC, XML, etc. Just like any other software that can be extended via plugins, Calibre features an internal collection of add-ons, which provide support for editing metadata of ebooks, or add support for various ebook readers.

    The latest version available is Calibre 2.31.0, which comes with the below changes.

    New features:
    • E-book viewer: Make the search engine used for searching for selected text configurable (in the Miscellaneous section of the viewer preferences)
    Bug-fixes:
    • E-book viewer: Fix dragging to select text with the mouse causing the page to slide sideways in paged mode, if the mouse leaves the text area.
    • E-book viewer: Fix transitioning between full screen mode and normal mode sometimes causing current position to not be preserved.
    • AZW3 Input: Ignore incorrect text encoding (incorrectly encoded bytes are now replaced by placeholders) instead of erroring out.
    • Get Books: Update Legimi and CDP store plugins for website changes
    • Fix Cybook Nolimbook not being detected in linux and OS X.
    • DOCX Output: Fix internal hyperlinks being ignored when they point to a HTML file whoseelement has an id.
    • Edit Book: Fix groups in replace template being interpreted backwards when search direction is up
    • Searching: When search as you type is active, do not change automatically change focus to the book list when searching, unless the user presses Enter.
    • Font subsetting: Fix subsetting removing some needed ligatures when subsetting some Arabic fonts
    • Prevent errors when testing email sending even if stderr on the host machine is broken
    Install Calibre 2.31.0 on Arch Linux, Manjaro, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, CentOS 6, CentOS 5, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 13.2, Mageia ;
     
    For Arch Linux, Manjaro, ArchBang, Antergos and other Arch Linux derivative systems, Calibre is available via AUR, so, in order to install it, do:
    $ sudo pacman -Sy yaourt
    $ sudo yaourt calibre

    For other Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia or OpenMandriva (and others), the developers have created an installation script that can be triggered via the below oneliner:
    $ sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py | sudo python -c “import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write(‘Download failed\n’); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()”
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    Install Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA




    Install Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 on Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora 22, Fedora 21, Fedora 20, CentOS 6, CentOS 5, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1, Mageia 5, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA  

    Telegram Desktop is an open source, multiplatform, modern and free graphical application that allows any Linux user to easily and quickly talk with friends, co-workers and family members who use the Telegram messenger, from the comfort of their GNU/Linux desktops.

    Telegram is a revolutionary messaging system that can be easily described as fast, highly secure, cloud-based, distributed, free, open source, encrypted, powerful, and cross-platform, available on all the important mobile devices (Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad), Windows Phone) and operating systems (Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows).

    With Telegram you will be able to connect from remote locations, synchronize your conversations on all of your devices, create groups of up to 200 members, send documents of any type, send encrypted information that cannot be intercepted by government agencies, store media files in the cloud, as well as to choose to destruct certain messages.

    What New in Telegram Desktop 0.8.24 ;
    • Improved sticker panel
    • New autoupdate check
    • OpenAL updated to a new version
    • Autoupdating improved
    • Bugfixes
    • Added sending voice messages
    • Fixed disappearing stickers
    • Translations improved
    • Fixed disappearing stickers
    • Voice messages recording and sending

    Installation instructions:

    The latest versions of Telegram are available as pre-compiled libraries via the project’s website, so we need to download the archive (i386 or i686 for 32 bit systems and amd64 or x86_64 for 64 bit systems), extract it, cd into the needed folder and run the telegram file. Also, it is advised to remove previous versions of telegram, move telegram to /opt and create a symlink, for an easier usage.

    The below instructions should work on all the popular Linux systems, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS, Deepin, Peppermint, LXLE, Linux Lite, Debian, Robolinux, SparkyLinux, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Mageia, OpenMandriva, Arch Linux, Manjaro, ROSA Desktop etc.

    How to install Telegram Desktop on 32 bit Linux s ystems:
    $ wget https://tdesktop.com/linux32
    $ tar -xJvf tsetup32.0.8.24.tar.xz
    $ sudo mv Telegram /opt/telegram
    $ sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram /usr/bin/telegram
    To start Telegram Destkop, open the terminal, type telegram and hit enter.

    How to install Telegram Desktop on 64 bit Linux s ystems:

    $ wget https://tdesktop.com/linux
    $ tar -xJvf tsetup32.0.8.24.tar.xz
    $ sudo mv Telegram /opt/telegram
    $ sudo ln -sf /opt/telegram /usr/bin/telegram
    To start Telegram Destkop, open the terminal, type telegram and hit enter.

    After you have installed Telegram Desktop, start the app, type in your mobile phone number, write the confirmation code you have received on your phone and you’re done.

    The source for Mac OS X is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations. 
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