“Yakkety Yak” is the code name for Ubuntu 16.10, scheduled for release October 2016. Yes, we’re talking about Ubuntu 16.10, which has been dubbed “Yakkety Yak” by Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth on the day the company launched their sixth LTS (Long Term Support) release, Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

Ubuntu 16.10 Release Date

  
The release date for Ubuntu 16.10 is posted on the Ubuntu Wiki, along with the dates of the development milestones required to get it there.

Prior to the final stable release on October 22, the regular version of Ubuntu (i.e. the one flavors are based on) will take part in a single beta release tentatively set for September 22, 2016.

Ubuntu’s family of flavours, which includes Xubuntu and Ubuntu GNOME, will take advantage of more testing opportunities, with two alpha, two betas and a release candidate up for use.

• Alpha 1 – 30 June (for flavours)
• Alpha 2 – 28 July (for flavours)
• Feature Freeze — 18 August
• Beta 1 – 25 August (for flavours)
• UI Freeze — 8 September
• Final Beta – 22 September
• Kernel Freeze — 6 October
• Release Candidate – 13 October

The (draft) final release date of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak is set for:

• Ubuntu 16.10 Final – October 20th

We’ve covered the entire development cycle of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS operating system, and we’re planning on covering the one of the upcoming Ubuntu 16.10 OS too, keeping you guys informed of the new features that are about to be implemented as they’re revealed.

We took a quick look under the hood of the first 64-bit daily build Live ISO image of Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) to tell you what’s new, but there’s nothing new to report because it includes the same components that are available in the Ubuntu 16.04 ISOs.

Run UnetBootin on Windows 7,8,10

What is Unetbootin ?

UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.

Download Unetbootin For Windows


Select an ISO file or a distribution to download, select a target drive (USB Drive or Hard Disk), then reboot once done. If your USB drive doesn’t show up, reformat it as FAT32.


Select a Drive

Push Ok Button and Wait a Few Minutes


After Etract is finished, reboot you computer and choose your USB for First booting.

Run UnetBootin on Linux Ubuntu :

Install Unetbootin using PPA on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install unetbootin

For more download, you can follow this page. 

Click Enter for continues installation


After installation is finished, run using this command :

$ unetbootin

and ente the password root


Click ISO and browse the ubuntu iso file, like this :



Choose, open and ok to create boot usb, like tihs


Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity. 

LinuxConsole 2.5 is out. This release is designed to be used with children – it’s easy to install on old computers with the included Windows Installer. A lot of games and music software are available for use. Both releases boot with BusyBox 1.24.2. Core software and libraries are stored on a Squashfs file system

LinuxConsole is an open source Live CD/USB Linux distribution that boots fast, supports old and new graphics cards, including Nvidia, AMD and Intel, and can be easily installed next to an existing Windows operating system.

Distributed as a Live CD ISO image

LinuxConsole is an independent Linux kernel-based operating system that can be started from CD, USB stick, disk drive, or network card (PXE). While the stable version is distributed as a 32-bit Live CD ISO image, the current development version is available only for computers supporting the 64-bit hardware architecture.

What’s new in LinuxConsole 2.5

32 bits release:

• kernel 4.1.31 (LTS)
• LXDE desktop
• Runs on old (no PAE) CPU

64 bits release:

• kernel 4.4.19 (LTS)
• Mate 1.2 desktop
• UEFI Compliant

Games:

• Minecraft (demo, needs downloading jar)
• Steam
• Open Arena
• Tous les jeux KDE
• Supertux
• megaglest
• freedroidRPG
• xmoto
• gcompris
• hedgewars
• neverball
• armagetronad
• aisleriot
• astromenace
• wesnoth
• torcs

Music:

• zynaddsubfx
• qjackctl
• fluidsynth
• Multimedia:
• freetuxtv
• VLC
• audacity

Office:

• inkscape
• gimp
• Libreoffice

Tools:

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Skype
• Filezilla
• VirtualBox (64 bits)
• Educational software:
• tuxpaint
• langagelinotte
• guvcview
• stellarium

The development of the Lubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) distribution continues and today we can get an early taste of what’s coming in the final release of the lightweight GNU/Linux operating system, which should launch along with the rest of the Ubuntu flavors on October 13, 2016.


“Yakkety Yak” is the code name for Ubuntu 16.10, scheduled for release October 2016. Yes, we’re talking about Ubuntu 16.10, which has been dubbed “Yakkety Yak” by Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth on the day the company launched their sixth LTS (Long Term Support) release, Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

We’ve covered the entire development cycle of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS operating system, and we’re planning on covering the one of the upcoming Ubuntu 16.10 OS too, keeping you guys informed of the new features that are about to be implemented as they’re revealed.

We took a quick look under the hood of the first 64-bit daily build Live ISO image of Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) to tell you what’s new, but there’s nothing new to report because it includes the same components that are available in the Ubuntu 16.04 ISOs.

Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Beta 1

Ubuntu MATE is an open source, community-derived operating system based on Ubuntu and features MATE, a fork of the GNOME Classic desktop environment, as its default and only graphical interface.

The most beautiful MATE setup ever made!
Ubuntu MATE is not just another Linux kernel-based operating system built around the MATE desktop environment, as it beautifully integrates this GNOME Classic fork, making it look very attractive, while at the same time being very lightweight. It uses a classic two-panel layout.

How to use it? Simple, use the Applications menu item to browser and open apps, the Places menu item to access the local filesystem or network shares and the System menu item to configure and tweak the OS. From the bottom panel you can easily interact with opened programs, as well as to cycle between the four virtual workspaces.

This is what has been changed since Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

• GNOME Main Menu (as used in the openSUSE layout) has been dropped.    * No one in the MATE team believes this applet is good enough to port to GTK3+. As it is GTK2+ only and has nobody to port or maintain it, this applet will be dropped for good.
• The openSUSE layout is currently missing, but will be re-instated in MATE Desktop 1.16.    * This will feature a different menu applet.
• The Mutiny layout is currently missing but will be re-instated when the topmenu-gtk MATE applet has been rebuilt for GTK3+
• Pidgin will no longer be installed by default
• Pidgin is now available in the Software Boutique.
• Cheese is not currently installed by default but will be re-instated as a default application when merge proposal 298171 is merged and released.
• Cheese is available in the Software Boutique.
• Indicator Session is not currently available in Ubiquity while installing Ubuntu MATE but will be re-instated when merge proposal 297183 is merged and released.

This is what have been updated or added:

• All the Ubuntu MATE seeds and meta-packages have been completely overhauled:
• Basically we’ve started over, and completely rebuilt Ubuntu MATE 16.10 from the ground up.
• It is now possible to safely uninstall all the default applications without the ubuntu-mate-desktop package also being removed.
• Memory consumption of Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 is lower than that of Ubuntu MATE 16.04.

New community contributed wallpapers from:

• Ghost Sixtyseven
• Jordyn
• Okinawa
• Per Andersson
• Upgraded to MATE Desktop 1.14, which is now built entirely against GTK 3.18:
• Indicator support for MATE Desktop, when built against GTK3+, has been significantly improved.
• Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE themes have been completely reworked to support GTK 3.18.
• We have initial HiDPI support (almost) working. Don’t get too excited, this is an all or nothing implementation. When enabled all GTK3+ applications (not just MATE) will be rendered using high quality pixel doubling. If you have a 2160p display, it looks ace
• You can find out what changed in MATE Desktop 1.14 from the upstream release announcement.

Upgraded Ubuntu MATE Welcome to 16.10.4:

• Ported to WebKit2 4.0. The transitions and animations are now hardware accelerated (where supported) and it looks very smooth indeed.
• Sports a new look and many visual and usability enhancements.
• Getting Started section offers much more assistance for a post install setup and configuration. (Some elements back ported to 16.04)
• Adds driver installer for Logitech’s Unifying Receiver peripherals.
• New builds are automatically tested.
• Testers can check out this daily PPA, including packages for Xenial users wanting to test new versions of Welcome.
• Detailed system specifications can now be copied to the clipboard.
• Assorted performance optimisations.

Upgraded Software Boutique:

• Adds News to inform you of additions/removals to the Software Boutique. (Back ported to 16.04)
• Adds Search facility so you can quickly find software by name, keyword and description. (Back ported to 16.04)
• Adds Bulk queue installs so you can queue up multiple applications to install at once.
• Adds a responsive design** so you can see more software listings when resizing or maximising the Software Boutique window.
• Software Boutique now stocks ~160 applications. (Back ported to 16.04)
• Introduces a new feature to display a complete list of all applications and the repositories they are sourced from.
• Support added for installing software for arm64 and ppc64el architectures.
• Software install and removal notifications now use the associated application icon.

Upgraded MATE Tweak:

• Splits up the UI and introduces a new Panel section.
• Can now change icon sizes and menu item icon sizes in the panel, exposing a new MATE Desktop 1.14 capability. This has two benefits, bigger icons for high resolution displays and, if you are so inclined, large panels suitable for touch input but without changing the desktop metaphor.
• Supports enabling new style GTK3+ indicators.
• Supports xcompmgr compositor, the preferred compositor to use along side the Raspberry Pi hardware accelerated VC4 drivers.
• Tilda is no longer enabled by default. Tilda is still installed by default, but can now be optionally enabled via MATE Tweak.
• Upgraded MATE Dock Applet which now supports GTK3+
• Upgraded MATE Menu which now support GTK3+

Download 

Ubuntu Studio 16.10 Beta 1

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Kodi v17 “Krypton” Beta 1 is Released, how to Install on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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

Kodi (formerly XBMC Media Center) is an open source and very powerful project that provides all the necessary tools for transforming your regular PC into a bona fide HTPC, which if used in conjunction a big screen TV and a Hi-Fi audio system, will transform your living room into a veritable home theater.

Features at a glance
Key features include powerful media management capabilities, a fluid Interface, plug-ins that allow for great extensibility, cinematic effects and visualizations, built-in multimedia codecs, themes, and much more. The application can play your entire collection of music files, supporting all the popular formats like MP3, FLAC, WAV, WMA or OGG. It also provides support for cue sheets, audio tagging and smart playlists.



Your entire video collection can also be played by Kodi, supporting all the major video formats like AVI, MP4, DivX, XviD, DVD Video, MKV, and many more. In addition, it includes support for Internet streams. The program provides support for organizing and viewing your favorite TV shows, which will be sorted by episodes and seasons. Moreover, Kodi can be used to display an entire collection of digital photos.

A Cleaner, Clearer Settings Section
The Kodi settings area has always  seemed to require some sort of advanced degree (or a similar amount of related experience) to navigate effectively. With that in mind, we have spent the better part of a year cleaning up and reorganizing Settings with the ultimate goal of making the section, if not friendly, then at least clearer for new and journeymen Kodi users. We’ve also made it possible to point Kodi to new media sources from the settings menu, a requested feature for many years.



Read more about Releases Announcement

How to install Kodi v17 “Krypton” Beta 1 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Script :

To Install Kodi v17 “Krypton” Beta 1 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

To install a beta/unstable version of Kodi you must first add the unstable repository, then install XBMC. Use ppa:team-xbmc/xbmc-nightly for nightly builds and ppa:team-xbmc/unstable for beta builds.

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kodi

Note that if you have any addons (such as PVR clients), these must be updated as well (they will not be updated automatically):

sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-mythtv

1.3 Upgrading
To update Kodi when a new version is released, just do a general system/package or use the following commands in the terminal (or via SSH):

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

Note: In some cases where additional packages are required, Kodi will fail to upgrade when using the upgrade commands as above. To install additional packages use the command below:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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

kodi

Read more about installation 

Linux kernel 4.8 RC3 was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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 kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

Includes powerful features

Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

Linus Torvalds announced today the third weekly test release of the Linux 4.8 kernel, which is currently codenamed the Psychotic Stoned Sheep.

In addition to the routine bug/regression fixes, Linux 4.8-rc3 also introduces a new driver: the Skylake EDAC driver. The rest of the work appears pretty normal for being mid-way through the kernel development cycle.

The 4.8-rc3 announcement can be read via the kernel mailing list.


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

How to Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.8 RC3 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Script :

To Install and upgrade Linux Kernel 4.8 RC3 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

wget http://in4serv.com.br/backup/kernel-4.8RC3

sudo chmod +x kernel-4.8RC3

./kernel-4.8RC3

Installation Progress, enter to continue istallation :


After installation is finished, reboot and check your ubuntu kernel version :

sudo reboot

uname -a

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive. 

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity. 

Linux kernel 4.7.2 stable was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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 kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

Includes powerful features

Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.


Changelog

How to Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.7.2 (Stable) on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Script :

To Install and upgrade Linux Kernel 4.7.2 (Stable) on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

wget http://in4serv.com.br/backup/kernel-4.7.2

sudo chmod +x kernel-4.7.2

./kernel-4.7.2

Installation progress (Enter for continues installation) :


Finish and reboot you ubuntu system.

For Check you kernel version, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

$ uname -a

WARNING:  Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive.

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

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.  

A team at Google is working on a new operating system called “Fuchsia,” according to information that recently turned up on Github, but details are sparse.

Google appears to have started work on a completely new operating system, but no one knows quite what it’s for. The project’s name is Fuchsia, and it currently exists as a growing pile of code on the search giant’s code depository and on GitHub, too. The fledgling OS has a number of interesting features, but so far Google has yet to comment on its intended function. All we really know is that this looks like a fresh start for Google, as the operating system does not use the Linux kernel — a core of basic code that underpins both Android and Chrome OS.

So what is Fuchsia for? There have been a number of suggestions. Some people think it could be used to “unify” Chrome OS and Android into a single operating system (a plan that was first rumored last year, with the new OS said to be scheduled for a 2017 release), while others say it could be used to power hardware like Google’s OnHub router or third-party Internet of Things devices.

New, updated live/install ISO images of SparkyLinux 4.4 ‘Tyche’ are available for download now. As before, SparkyLinux ‘Home’ editions provide full-featured operating system based on Debian ‘Testing’, with desktops of your choice – LXDE, LXQt, KDE, MATE and Xfce. Changes between versions 4.3 and 4.4: full system upgrade as of August 15, 2016; Linux kernel 4.6.4 (4.7.1 is available in Sparky repositories); Firefox 45.3.0 ESR (Firefox 48 is available in repositories)

What is SparkyLinux ?

SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the “testing” branch of Debian GNU/Linux.


What Changes between versions 4.3 and 4.4 ?

– full system upgrade as of August 15, 2022
– Linux kernel 4.6.4 (4.7.1-sparky is available in Sparky repos, see howto)
– firefox 45.3.0.ESR (firefox 48 is available in Sparky repos)
– calamares is available (but not default yet) in our repos
– new default theme called ‘Numix-SX’
– added new desktops to MinimalISO and APTus: Lumina, Trinity and PekWM
– ‘tint2’ panel replaced by ‘fbpanel’ in the MinimalGUI iso images
– added ‘rootactions-servicemenu’ to the Dolphin file manager in the KDE edition
– added short key which runs a terminal emulator in the MinimalGUI edition (Super+t)
– added an option which lets you install a PDF viewer, to the ‘sparky-office’ tool
– Midori web browser replaced by NetSurf in the MinimalGUI edition
– the ‘sparky-firstrun’ which lets you fully upgrade the system and install missing language packages has been fixed
– the ‘sparkylinux-installer’ – a part of ‘sparky-backup-core’ tool
refreshes package list itself and installs the latest desktop settings
in the MinimalGUI and MinimalCLI editions
– added Vivaldi and NetSurf web browsers to Sparky repos
– improved Wiki pages

The Sparky Advanced Installer runs on MinimalGUI or MinimalCLI iso image lets you install the base system with a minimal set of applications and a desktop of your choice, such as: awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME Flashback, GNOME Shell, i3, IceWM, JWM, KDE Plasma 5, Lumina, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Openbox, Pantheon, PekWM, Trinity, Window Maker, Xfce.

Release Announcement


Download (pkglist):
sparkylinux-4.4-x86_64-lxde.iso (1,547MB, SHA512 ,signature, torrent)
sparkylinux-4.4-x86_64-mate.iso (1,673MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-4.4-x86_64-kde.iso (1,659MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-4.4-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,563MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-4.4-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,348MB, SHA512, signature, torrent).

BlackArch Linux is an open source distribution of Linux derived from the lightweight and powerful Arch Linux operating system and designed from the ground up to be used by security professionals for penetration testing tasks.

Distributed as Live DVDs for mainstream architectures
While the distribution can be installed on top of an existing Arch Linux installation (see below for details), the main attraction are the Live DVDs, which support both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) hardware platforms.

BlackArch is based on the famous, lightweight and highly customizable Arch Linux operating system, so the new ISO also contains all the security and software updates released since the May announcement of the previous ISO image.

Therefore, BlackArch team is proud to announce that they now have more than 1,500 tools available in the latest ISO image released today, along with updates to the BlackArch Linux installer, all the in-house built tools and system packages.

“Today we released new BlackArch Linux ISOs. The new ISOs include over 1500 tools,” reads the announcement. “We wish to thank all of BlackArch’s users, mirrors, and supporters. Thanks for your help.”

What’s new in BlackArch Linux 2022.08.19

• include linux kernel 4.7.1
• updated BlackArch Linux installer
• added more than 100 new tools
• updated all blackarch tools
• updated all system packages
• updated menu entries for window managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)

MPV 0.19.0 Video Player was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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

mpv is an open source project that provides users with a command-line video playback software forked from the well known MPlayer and mplayer2 applications. It is very lightweight and runs on the GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows platforms.

Features at a glance

Key features include better support for MKV (Matroska) files, streamlined CLI options, GPU video decoding, high quality video output, precise seeking support, gapless audio support, better PulseAudio support, as well as an on screen controller.

In addition, it features better pause handling, VDPAU improvements, support for modifier keys, correct color reproduction, better handling of audio and video synchronization, high quality subtitles, as well as support for playing multiple files at the same time.

Another interesting feature of mpv is the ability to play video files a higher quality than many other open source multimedia player applications, simply because it relies on the FFmpeg’s hwaccel APIs (supporting VAAPI, VDA and VDPAU video decode acceleration).

What’s new in mpv 0.19.0

• Build System Changes:
• build: add –htmldir option
• build: always require atomics
• wscript: add proper unversioned SONAME for Android
• Features:
• New:
• client API: add stream_cb API for user-defined stream implementations (bumps client API version to 1.22)
• vf_d3d11vpp: add video processor selection
• videotoolbox: add –hwdec=videotoolbox-copy for h/w accelerated decoding with video filters
• vo_opengl: add a tscale=linear direct implementation
• Removed:
• audio/filter: remove delay audio filter
• Options and Commands:
• Added:
• command: add filename/no-ext sub-property that returns filename without extension (#3404)
• command: add properties for HDR metadata
• command: add replaygain information properties to track-list
• options: add vp9 to –hwdec-codecs
• player: add –audio-stream-silence
• player: add –audio-wait-open
• player: add –no-autoload-files
• videotoolbox: add yuv420p to –videotoolbox-format
• Changed:
• options: un-restrict –audio-delay
• use – as command-name separator everywhere
• vo_opengl: reduce default 3dlut-size to 64x64x64 (since accuracy is improved)
• Deprecated:
• deprecate “balance” option/property (no replacement)
• Fixes and Minor Enhancements:
• Windows: don’t wait for GUI thread when polling for events (#3393)
• af_lavcac3enc: error out properly if encoding fails
• af_volume: don’t let softvol overwrite af_volume volumedb sub-option
• ao_pulse: fix some volume control rounding issues
• ao_wasapi: in exclusive mode, do not output multichannel by default
• audio: add heuristic to move auto-downmixing before other filters
• audio: show an osd bar when changing ao-volume
• demux: make ALBUM replaygain tags optional (#3405)
• demux_raw: fix small typo to add s16be support
• demux_timeline: restore mkv edition switching
• libarchive: sanitize non-UTF8 archive entries
• macOS/vo_opengl: fix crash when glctx is NULL during init (#3360)
• player: disable display-sync with spdif transcoding
• player: do not cut off terminal status line if it contains newlines (#3340)
• player: fix display-sync timing if audio resumes slowly
• player: improve instant track switching (#3392)
• player: improve non-hr seeking with external audio tracks
• player: offset demuxer on start/seek properly with audio/sub delay
• player: sync audio as well when enabling it mid-stream
• stream/stream_bluray: display list of available titles in verbose mode
• sub: don’t potentially discard too many subtitles on seek
• video: respect –deinterlace=auto
• vo_direct3d: add missing header (fixes Cygwin build)
• vo_opengl: angle: try D3D9 when D3D11 fails eglInitialize
• vo_opengl: angle: use WARP if there are no hw adapters (makes it work on Windows 7 without hardware-accelerated graphics)
• vo_opengl: increase 3DLUT accuracy at smaller LUT sizes
• vo_opengl: remove the 3dlut-size npot2 restriction
• vo_wayland: fix high CPU usage due to busy polling
• wayland_common: clip window size to the display output size
• wayland_common: fix crashes when switching to fullscreen before the video output is fully initialized
• wayland_common: fix fullscreen image switching bug
• wayland_common: prevent black bars on most non-native aspect ratios
• wayland_common: remove untested/unusable wayland dnd code
• win32: mpv.rc: re-add version info
• x11: skip ICC update on every window move
• ytdl: Error out with http_dash_segments (unsupported for now)

How to : Install MPV 0.19.0 Video Player on Linux Mint & Ubuntu Derivatives

To Install and upgrade MPV 0.19.0 Video Player on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
 

sudo apt-get update
 

sudo apt-get install mpv

After installation is finished, open your ubuntu dashboard and typing ‘mpv’ :


to remove :

sudo apt-get remove mpv

Shotwell 0.23.5 (Photo Viewer) was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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

Shotwell is an open source and very efficient graphical photo organizer software designed especially for the GNOME desktop environment. It can be used to view, edit and organize a local collection of images.
Features at a glance

Most specifically, the application enables Linux users to edit, sort, import, and organize their image collections in a fast and secure manner. It is designed by the same team of talented developers that created the Geary email client.

With Shotwell, you will be able to import photos from any digital camera supported by gPhoto, rotate, mirror and crop photos, as well as to export images as they are, or by specifying dimensions and JPEG quality to reduce their size.

In addition, the software will automatically group photos that are taken at the same time and organize them into events. You can also publish image and video files to popular social networks, such as Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, Piwigo, and Picasa.



What’s new in Shotwell 0.23.5 :

• Remove obsolete files
• Plugins: Load icons and GtkBuilder files from GResource
• Offer a way to hide the bottom toolbar
• Fix .desktop file generation
• Use Gtk.MessageDialog’s printf-style API for strings
• Add SQL indexes to PhotoTable
• Add Language headers to po files
• Update INSTALL file
• Really remove reference to external hmac_sha1
• Disambiguate strings for time ranges
• Implement linked tags
• Make it more clear that something failed if SSL conncetion was not possible
• Add option to filter by saved search
• Explicitly link plugins to their dependencies
• Fix typo in GSettings schema
• Re-add –disable-extra-plugins configure option
• Fix settings migrator and thumbnailer path
• Bump debian compat for proper –libexecdir parameter

Bugs fixed in this release:

• https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/50129
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=717523
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=717321
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741962
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742670
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747368
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=750902
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767473
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=768360
• Added/updated translations
• af, courtesy of yorbajim
• ast, courtesy of Xuacu Saturio
• bg, courtesy of yorbajim
• bn, courtesy of yorbajim
• bn_IN, courtesy of runa
• ca, courtesy of Jordi Mas
• de, courtesy of Mario Blättermann
• en_GB, courtesy of yorbajim
• et, courtesy of yorbajim
• gu, courtesy of Ankit Patel
• he, courtesy of Yosef Or Boczko
• hi, courtesy of Rajesh Ranjan
• hr, courtesy of yorbajim
• it, courtesy of milo
• lv, courtesy of RÅ«dolfs Mazurs
• mk, courtesy of yorbajim
• ml, courtesy of Ani Peter
• mr, courtesy of sandeeps
• nn, courtesy of unhammer
• or, courtesy of Manoj Kumar Giri
• pa, courtesy of asaini
• pl, courtesy of Piotr DrÄ…g
• pt_BR, courtesy of Enrico Nicoletto
• sk, courtesy of DuÅ¡an Kazik
• sl, courtesy of ikriznar
• sr@latin, courtesy of Miroslav Nikolić
• th, courtesy of yorbajim
• zh_HK, courtesy of Cheng-Chia Tseng

 

How to : Install Shotwell 0.23.5 (Photo Viewer) on Linux Mint & Ubuntu Derivatives 

sudo apt-get remove –purge shotwell shotwell-common

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell

 

sudo apt-get update

 

sudo apt-get install shotwell

After installation is finished, open on your ubuntu dashboard :

Install Tor Browser 6.0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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,Debian 6, Debian 7, Debian 8

Tor Browser Bundle is a free and platform-independent application designed to allow users to browser the Web anonymously through the powerful Tor network on the Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, without the need to use any third-party software.

Features at a glance
It is a portable software, allowing users to use directly from a USB flash drive, running a pre-configured web browser to protect their anonymity. The Tor software is the key component of Tor Browser Bundle, protecting users by bouncing their communications around a distributed network of relays, which are run by volunteers all around the world.



What’s new in Tor Browser 6.0.4

• Update Tor to 0.2.8.6
• Update NoScript to 2.9.0.14
• Bug 19890: Disable installation of system addons

Install Latest QupZilla on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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, Fedora 22, Fedora 23 and Fedora 24, Debian 6, Debian 7, Debian 8, Mageia 5, Mageia 6

QupZilla is a new and very fast QtWebEngine browser. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, QupZilla has grown into a feature-rich browser.

QupZilla has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, you can manage RSS feeds with an included RSS reader, block ads with a builtin AdBlock plugin, block Flash content with Click2Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager.

QupZilla’s main aim is to be a very fast and very stable QtWebKit browser available to everyone. There are already a lot of QtWebKit browsers available, but they are either bound to the KDE environment (rekonq), are not actively developed or very unstable and miss important features. But there is missing a multiplatform, modern and actively developed browser. QupZilla is trying to fill this gap by providing a very stable browsing experience.

Homesite: http://www.qupzilla.com
Development Blog: http://blog.qupzilla.com

Ubuntu (and other Ubuntu-based linux distros) users can install QupZilla by running these commands

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nowrep/qupzilla

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qupzilla

For Fedora 22, Fedora 23 and Fedora 24
You can install QupZilla by running this command

yum install qupzilla

For Debian Derivatives (32 bit and 64 bit)

32 bit

wget http://www.qupzilla.com/uploads/qupzilla_1.8.9_i386.deb

sudo chmod +x qupzilla_1.8.9_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i qupzilla_1.8.9_i386.deb

sudo apt-get install -f

64 bit 

wget http://www.qupzilla.com/uploads/qupzilla_1.8.9_amd64.deb

sudo chmod +x qupzilla_1.8.9_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i qupzilla_1.8.9_amd64.deb

sudo apt-get install -f

For Mageia 
You can install QupZilla by running this command

urpmi qupzilla

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Linux kernel 4.7.1 stable was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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 kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

Includes powerful features
Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

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How to Upgrade Linux Kernel 4.7.1 (Stable) on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Script :

To Install and upgrade Linux Kernel 4.7.1 (Stable) on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 wily werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), Linux Mint 17.1, Linux Mint 17.2, Linux Mint 17.3 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:

wget http://in4serv.com.br/backup/kernel-4.7.1

sudo chmod +x kernel-4.7.1

./kernel-4.7.1

Installation progress


After installation is finished, reboot and check your kernel :

$ uname -a

WARNING: Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable. If you proceed with the installation using the instructions below, make sure you back up any important data you have to an external hard drive. 

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

Enjoy! I hope this article adding you more clarity.  

Linux kernel 4.8 (RC2) was released, how to update / upgrade on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, 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 kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds (with help from various developers), Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system. It is geared towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliances.

Includes powerful features
Linux provides users with powerful features, such as true multitasking, multistack networking, shared copy-on-write executables, shared libraries, demand loading, virtual memory, and proper memory management.

Initially designed only for 386/486-based computers, now Linux supports a wide range of architectures, including 64-bit (IA64, AMD64), ARM, ARM64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, SUN Sparc, PowerPC, as well as Amiga and Atari machines.

The diffstat for rc2 looks unusual, in that only about 1/6th is drivers (normally drivers account for about half the bulk of the updates). Instead, it’s dominated by arch updates, and fs/ and mm/. But that’s most likely just because the fixes to the bigger driver areas haven’t started trickling in yet – rc2 tends to be a quiet period after the craziness that is the merge window.

And the reason mm/ stands out is mainly just because of a pull request from the merge window that I had delayed until after rc1 in order to look more at it.

So I expect that things will be back to normal this upcoming week.

Nothing really strange seems to be going on, so please just go out and test it and report any problems you encounter. It’s obviously fairly early in the rc series, but I don’t think there was anything particularly worrisome this merge window, so don’t be shy..

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