Few hours before , Mark Shuttleworth announced about new version of ubuntu i.e. ubuntu 12.04 in his blog. Codename of Ubuntu 12.04 would be named Precise Pangolin . Lets see what Mark have to tell about this version : “12.04 is an LTS. So we want it to be tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well defended. It’s also going to be the face of Ubuntu for large deployments for a long time, so we want it to have no loose ends, we want it to be coherent, neat. “We’ve told the story of the cloud in [&hellip
If you are ubuntu 11.04 user and got bored of existing default themes , then It’s good news for you, Now Bisigi themes can be installed in Ubuntu 11.04 . Previously it was supporting versions like ubuntu 10.10. If you are still using ubuntu 10.10 and would like to switch to bisigi themes , then following link is for you . http://linuxtree.blogspot.com/2010/10/12-themes-for-ubuntu-1010.html How to install Bisigi themes ? Open the terminal and run the following commands : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bisigi/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install bisigi-themes or you can also go through apt://bisigi-themes. How to uninstall Bisigi themes ? [&hellip
This tutorial will teach you to install Cairo dock 2.4.0 in Ubuntu recent versions like Ubuntu 11.04 /10.10/10.04.If you are new to Cairo Dock ,then let me tell you what is it .Cairo-Dock is a pretty, light and convenient interface to your desktop, able to replace advantageously your system panel! It features multi-docks, taskbar, launchers and a lot of useful applets. Applets can be detached from the dock to act as desktop widgets. Numerous ready-to-use themes are available in 1 click, and can be easily customized at your convenience. It can use hardware acceleration to be very fast and low [&hellip
This is a simple tutorial which will teach you to install Adobe flash in two different ways . Two different ways include Through Adobe official website Through Ubuntu Software Centre. a) Through Adobe official website : First of all , download apt from adobe website . http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Here select APT for Ubuntu 10.04+ option & download the package . Thats it done . Next way is much simpler than first one . b) Through Ubuntu Software Centre : Go to Menu (which is in left side) , and navigate through Ubuntu software centre ->Adobe flash Player.Here click install and enjoy [&hellip
Introduction : Banshee is an open-source media player, originally called Sonance until 2005.Built upon Mono and Gtk#, it uses the Helix and GStreamer multimedia platform for encoding and decoding various media formats, including Ogg Vorbis, MP3 and FLAC. Banshee can play and import audio CDs and supports many portable media players, including Apple’s iPod, Android devices and Creative’s ZEN players. Other features include Last.fm integration, album artwork fetching, smart playlists and podcast support. Banshee is released under the terms of the MIT License and is available for Linux as well as Mac OS X operating systems. A build for Windows [&hellip
Introduction : Only two clicks are required to scan several pages and then save all or a selection as a PDF or DjVu file, including metadata if required.gscan2pdf can control regular or sheet-fed (ADF) scanners with SANE via scanimage or scanadf, and can scan multiple pages at once. It presents a thumbnail view of scanned pages, and permits simple operations such as cropping, rotating and deleting pages.OCR can be used to recognize text in the scans, and the output embedded in the PDF or DjVu.PDF conversion is done by PDF::API2.The resulting document may be saved as a PDF, DjVu, multipage [&hellip
On Sep 27 2011, Mozilla released new version of its browser : Firefox 7.0 . It is now available for all operating system . Firefox always comes up with new stuffs . Lets see what they mentioned in their official blog . What’s New in Firefox 7.0 : Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync The ‘http://’ URL prefix is now hidden by default Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis Added support for the Web [&hellip
Shotwell is a photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It allows you to import photos from your camera, view and edit them, and share them with others. Features : New Saved Search options Hierarchical tags Support for RAW+JPEG and selectable RAW developer Switched from GConf to GSettings “Hide Photos Already Imported” is now persistent Mimics no longer stored in home directory Added support for BMP format Many, many bugfixes How to Install : Open the terminal and run the following commands : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yorba/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install shotwell References : http://yorba.org/shotwell
Adobe® Flash® Player 11 desktop beta drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and videos across devices. Some of the features from the Flash Player Incubator, such as Stage 3D and 64-bit support, have been moved into this beta release. Features : Stage3D APIs — Deliver cutting edge three dimensional experiences on the desktop. Native 64-bit support — Support for 64-bit operating systems and browsers on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. G.711 audio compression for telephony — Integrate real-time voice and telephony capabilities into business apps and [&hellip
Thunderbird 6.0 has been released by Mozilla team . It contains new features and many bug fixes . What’s New in Thunderbird 6.0 ? Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 6 engine Several theme improvements for Windows 7 Support for Windows 7 Jump lists Several fixes when importing email from Microsoft Outlook Default mail client check now works with newer Linux distributions Various other user interface fixes and improvements Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance, stability and security How to Install : Open the terminal and run the following commands : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable sudo apt-get update [&hellip