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Pepper Flash an alternative to Adobe Flash, Install it via PPA and Enable Hardware Acceleration for Chrome/Chromium. Install Pepper Flash an Adobe alternative for Chromium in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives Pepper Flash Player is maintained by Google, and is newer than Adobe Flash Player.

Pepper Flash an alternative to Adobe Flash, Install it via PPA and Enable Hardware Acceleration for Chrome/Chromium

Adobe currently still provides security fixes for Adobe Flash Player. Google provides newer features in Pepper Flash Player. FirefoxNewVersion. When a new version of Firefox comes out, there is some delay until it can be downloaded and run.

FirefoxNewVersion

This page will explain how to install Firefox as soon as possible. The Check For Updates menu entry in Firefox is disabled or hidden in recent versions of Ubuntu. Install / Troubleshoot "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" in Ubuntu  - TuxGarage. The package "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" provides an installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts in Ubuntu.

Install / Troubleshoot "ttf-mscorefonts-installer" in Ubuntu  - TuxGarage

This package is installed automatically if you install the meta-package "ubuntu-restricted-extras". Many users face an issue when they are presented with End User License Agreement (EULA) in the Terminal and they don't know how to accept it, since clicks don't work in that dialog. This package might also cause issues if it isn't installed properly, mainly because it downloads the fonts from SourceForge and as we've experienced, SourceForge servers are almost always overloaded.

As the result, the download of the fonts doesn't complete successfully and the package is left in an inconsistent state by the system. So this guide covers: Installing the PackageAccepting the EULATroubleshooting Related Issues. Ubuntu Touch 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) Daily Build. Preinstalled touch image The Preinstalled Touch Image allows you to install a preinstalled preview of Ubuntu Touch onto a target device.

Ubuntu Touch 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) Daily Build

There are two images available, each for a different type of computer: 32-bit PC (i386) preinstalled touch image For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. ARM EABI (Hard-Float) preinstalled touch image. Touch/Emulator. Minimal System requirements for the emulator 512MB of RAM dedicated for the emulator 4GB of disk space OpenGL capable desktop drivers (due the OpenGLES 2.0 translator) Installing the pre-built emulator Instructions.

Touch/Emulator

CoverGloobus Is a Customizable Desktop Album Art Widget. CoverGloobus is a desktop music widget Do you remember a Linux app called CoverGloobus?

CoverGloobus Is a Customizable Desktop Album Art Widget

You don’t? Not to worry, I assumed as much. This simple, stylish desktop music widget has been forgotten faster than a Spice Girl’s solo career! Its popularity was (undoubtedly) punctured by the arrival of the Ubuntu Sound Menu, quick lists, and other pluggable features in popular desktop environments. Download. Wallch. What is Wallch?

Wallch

Wallch is a wallpaper changer. It doesn't simply change your desktop background with the wallpapers that you have in your hard disk, though. While it does that well by monitoring the folder that you have selected for new or deleted pictures, it has lots of features, like Picture of the day, Live Earth, Wallpaper Clocks and Live Website! Wallch is Open Source, which means that anyone can download and inspect the code. How to Add a Splash of Color to Ubuntu's Default Look. Ambiance Flat Blue Spring Like the default Ubuntu themes but think they could do with a splash of color?

How to Add a Splash of Color to Ubuntu's Default Look

Say hello to ‘Ambiance & Radiance Flat Colors‘ by Ravefinity. This GTK theme pack adds personality to the familiar look of Ubuntu’s default desktop themes through the canny use of color. A Flat Theme With A Difference As you’ll have gathered from the name, the theme is flat, eschewing the traditional gradient step of the stock Ubuntu Light themes for a solid chunk of color.

The theme is available in a choice of 13 colors: Gmusicbrowser. Puppy Linux Home. EasyPeasy. Ubuntu-Touch Theme Updated For Ubuntu 15.10 Wily. Xenlism WildFire: A Perfect Icon Theme for Linux Desktops. There are plenty of awesome icons sets are available but when I first time tried Xenlism WildFire, it looks great on my Ubuntu desktop.

Xenlism WildFire: A Perfect Icon Theme for Linux Desktops

Basically Xenlism is a programming and graphics project to make and deliver some better quality project, keeping minimalism and realism, and putting material design aside. Xenlism WildFire icon theme is specially designed for Unix desktop environments and released under Creative Common license, it is inspired by Meego and iOS icons. The good thing is that it is compatible with most of the Linux desktop environments such as Unity, KDE, Gnome, Xfce, Cinnamon, Mate, and others too.

This icon set has four variant but the only difference between these variants is panel icons, you can choose dark version if you are using light theme and so on. Since this icon theme is in active development and open for requests/bugs/issues, go ahead and contribute in any way you can. Now Add following text to opened file. Eyecandy for your GNOME-Desktop - GNOME-Look.org. Nautilus, Nemo And Caja Extension `Folder Color` Sees New Release.

Folder Color is a file manager extension available for Nautilus, Nemo and Caja, which until recently could only be used to change individual folder colors.

Nautilus, Nemo And Caja Extension `Folder Color` Sees New Release

The tool was updated yesterday with a new feature: you can now use it to easily change all the folders colors with a click: Numix - Not just yet another theme suite. RAVEfinity: GTK 3 And 2 Icon Themes. <--- Back To Theme Hub Home GTK 3 And 2 Icon Themes GTK Icon themes change some or all the icons displayed on screen for apps, panels, actions and many other things. They are installed in usr/share/icons or .icons in your home directory. And can be activated with Unity Tweak, Gnome Tweak, Or Appearance In Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE and XFCE. Ubuntu Themes - Get the best themes for Ubuntu. Untitled. There are 5 different themes you can adjust in Xfce: the window decorations, the GTK+ interfaces, the cursors, the notifications, and the icons. You can find themes on various website, here are some of them: Xfce-Look: Everything, but mixed with other desktop environmentsGnome Art: GTK-themes for the GNOME desktop environments Wallpaper websites with good quality and high resolution images:

The 5 Best Cinnamon Desktop Themes (As Chosen By You) We asked and you replied Last week we asked you to send in the best Cinnamon desktop themes you could find. And you did just that. So, one week, hundreds of nominations later, and a hearty helping of opinion later, we can finally share the five themes that received the most nominations. For more details on the desktop environment check out the Cinnamon article on Wikipedia. Been watching a few @Twitch streams in the GNOME Twitch desktop app. It's pretty decent! Command for editing hosts. Pulseaudio - How to change the default audio in Wine to Alsa only. Use Pushbullet in Ubuntu 14.04 with Indicator & Nautilus Extension. You know Pushbullet? Well, it’s a service that allows you to send links, files and more to your Android or iOS devices from desktop. It can show your Android phone’s notifications on your computer, enabling you to see who’s calling or texting without having to grab your phone!

Most Liked Linux Software. Software. Linux Twitter App Corebird Sees New Release, Big Changes. In just a few short years native Twitter clients for the Linux desktop have become an endangered species. Corebird is one of the few remaining desktop Twitter apps still in active development for Linux, making its latest release all the more special. Corebird. Raspberry Pi - Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi. V2 - Software for Ubuntu Linux - Welcome. Download spotify free (ubuntu) How to Install Spotify in Ubuntu  ·  How to Ubuntu. While Spotify has no supported release for Linux as such, their is, hidden away a little bit, a nice little "Preview" release that runs reasonably well, even if it is not the most native of applications.

This is a preview build of Spotify for Linux. As a preview release this version is still unsupported, but we're running it ourselves and will try to make sure it keeps pace with its Mac and Windows siblings. Spotify is a great way to listen to music by streaming it on your phone, in your browser, or on your Linux desktop. You can stream everything, upgrade and sync tracks and playlists offline, or purchase individual tracks to keep forever.

The following code will add the Spotify repository, authenticate it (which makes sure the software you install is the official one), checks for the latest version, and installs Spotify. Spotify. Vivaldi Web Browser Makes Multitasking Online Easier. The team behind the Vivaldi web browser have made a new development snapshot available for download. Vivialdi 1.0.2.249.12 features a number of “nice improvements and bug fixes“, including better extensions support and a new look progress animation. How To Install RuneScape Linux Game Client In Ubuntu. RuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) web based online game. According to Wikipedia, the game has approximately 10 million active accounts per month, nearly 200 million registered accounts, and is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's most popular free MMORPG.

The game can run in a browser, but there are also downloadable clients for Windows and Mac, but not for Linux. Pidgin – a Twitter client? Since making the switch to Linux I’ve had to find a new Twitter client. Download Pidgin for Ubuntu Linux. MooScape - RuneScape Client - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com. Cbmosvision. Ubuntu Releases. Kali_linux_backtrack_wallpaper_cyan_v_2_by_zeroxproject-d6xl6u5.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024 × 576 pixels) Zorin OS - Home. The leading OS for PC, tablet, phone and cloud.