UbuTricks install applications that are not included in the official Ubuntu repo with one click

UbuTricks install applications that are not included in the official Ubuntu repo with one click

UbuTricks is a program that helps you install the latest versions of several games and applications in Ubuntu.

UbuTricks is a Zenity-based, graphical script with a simple interface. Although early in development, its aim is to create a simple, graphical way of installing updated applications in Ubuntu 14.04 and future releases.
  
ChangeLog UbuTricks v14.10.08

• added apps: Red Notebook, Sunflower, NeonView, Pale Moon, QupZilla Next
• added apps: PlayOnLinux, Unvanquished
• added apps: LXQt, FrostWire, RSSOwl
• changed version numbering system to year.month.day (e.g. 14.10.07)
• Ubuntu 14.04 radio button selected by default, Cancel now quits the program
• small bug fixes
• code cleanup

UbuTricks in Ubuntu

UbuTricks will receive updates on a weekly basis, new versions adding new applications and new releases of the ones already included. Ubuntu 14.10 will also be supported once it is released. Linux Mint currently has a bug in gksudo which doesn’t allow adding repositories automatically, so the PPA method doesn’t work in Mint, but the programs which are installed using other ways (archives, DEBs, other repositories) should work (on Mint 17).
Description
Apps will be downloaded and installed automatically. Some will require a PPA to be added to the repositories. Others will be compiled from source if no PPA is available. The compilation process can take a long time, while installing from a PPA or DEB file should be quick, depending on your download speed.
The install methods are as follows:

• PPA – the program will be downloaded and installed from a PPA
• DEB – the program will be installed from a DEB package
• Source – the program will be compiled (may take a long time)
• Script – the program will be installed using a script provided by the developer
• Archive – the program will be installed from a compressed archive
• Repository – the program will be installed from a repository (not PPA)

Since UbuTricks is still in early development, bugs may appear and only a small number of applications is available right now. Here is the complete list of applications currently supported by UbuTricks. Some of the installable programs include:

• 0 A.D.
• Battle for Wesnoth (Dev)
• SMPlayer
• Ubuntu Tweak
• Cinnamon
• Wine
• Geary
• Google Earth
• Kdenlive
• PlayOnLinux
• LXQt
• QupZilla

    
 


Install / start UbuTricks in Linux Ubuntu 14.04, ubuntu 14.10, ubuntu 13.10, ubuntu 13.04, ubuntu 12.10, ubuntu 12.04 and it is very simple, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:   

cd
wget http://www.tuxarena.com/intro/files/ubutricks.sh
mv ubutricks.sh ubutricks
chmod +x ubutricks
./ubutricks
 

and confirm the application starts.

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