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Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) Alpha 2 released
Ubuntu Geek | 6 Feb 2012, 12:27 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Precise Pangolin Alpha 2 Release of Ubuntu 12.04 is a developer snapshot to give you a very early glance at the next version of Ubuntu. (...)Read the rest of Ubuntu [...]
DownVerter - Free and fast YouTube downloader
Ubuntu Geek | 3 Feb 2012, 12:30 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} DownVerter® is free and easy to use application to download and convert videos from YouTube. DownVerter® allows you to choose between mkv and mp4 files to download from YouTube. You could choose to just download the file or download it convert it into MP3, AVI, 3GP, MP4, MOV or WMV format. (...)Read the [...]
OpenShot 1.4.1 released and ubuntu ppa installation instructions included
Ubuntu Geek | 1 Feb 2012, 12:40 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} OpenShot Video Editor is a free, open-source video editor for Linux. OpenShot can take your videos, photos, and music files and help you create the film you have always dreamed of. Easily add sub-titles, transitions, and effects, and then export your film to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, and many other common formats. [...]
Mounty - Simple disk image mounting tool
Ubuntu Geek | 30 Jan 2012, 12:05 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} Mounting disc image files (.iso, .img, .dmg, etc) in Ubuntu isn’t hard. There are a number of applications available designed to carry out the task.But Mounty, a system tray applet, is probably the easiest of them. (...)Read the rest of Mounty - Simple disk image mounting tool (26 words) © admin for Ubuntu [...]
Xnoise 0.1.31 released and installation instructions included
Ubuntu Geek | 26 Jan 2012, 12:19 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} XNOISE is a media player for Gtk+ with a slick GUI, great speed and lots of features. Unlike Rhythmbox, Banshee or itunes, Xnoise uses a tracklist centric design. The tracklist is a list of video or music tracks that are played one by one without being removed. This gives you the possibility to [...]
Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginners Guide (PDF Guide)
Ubuntu Geek | 25 Jan 2012, 12:18 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} Ubuntu is a free, open-source computer operating system with 20 million users worldwide. This 30 page guide was written for beginners and will tell you everything you need to know about the Ubuntu experience. You will learn how to install and setup Ubuntu on your computer, find technical support in your community, understand [...]
Ubuntu Noob Command line Guide
Ubuntu Geek | 24 Jan 2012, 12:53 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} A wallpaper for those who are new to Ubuntu and want to know some command lines. (...)Read the rest of Ubuntu Noob Command line Guide (13 words) © admin for Ubuntu Geek, 2012. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: desktop, Ubuntu Noob Command Guide Related posts Zik - [...]
Ubuntu Tip:How to show desktop from command line
Ubuntu Geek | 23 Jan 2012, 12:45 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} This tutorial will explain how to show desktop from command line in ubuntu.You can use xdotool to do this. xdotool lets you programatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11′s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions. (...)Read the rest of Ubuntu Tip:How [...]
JS Studio - Qt-based cross-platform IDE for developing JavaScript-based web applications
Ubuntu Geek | 20 Jan 2012, 12:01 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} JS Studio is a Qt-based cross-platform IDE for developing JavaScript-based web applications. JS Studio is designed to be a fully-featured IDE for developing web applications with a focus on interactive JavaScript-based apps. Here are some of the features currently available: (...)Read the rest of JS Studio - Qt-based cross-platform IDE for developing JavaScript-based [...]
Install cinnamon in ubuntu using PPA
Ubuntu Geek | 18 Jan 2012, 12:29 am
{lang: 'en-GB'} With Gnome 2 no longer an option we lost one of the most important upstream components our Linux Mint desktop was based on. Our entire focus shifted from innovating on the desktop, to patching existing alternatives such as Gnome Shell. We used MATE and MGSE to provide an easier transition away from Gnome [...]
