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From Mint to Trisquel: The Top Linux Distro Releases in November 2014
November wasn’t heavy on new Linux distribution releases, but still had more than enough to keep distro-hoppers bouncing from download server to ISO mirror and back again. The post From Mint to...
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Get A Global Menu In MATE 1.8 With TopMenu (PPA For Ubuntu And Linux Mint)
One of the most requested MATE features is the addition of a global menu applet. However, such an applet (called TopMenu) already exists, though it’s not available in any PPA and that prevents many...
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Quick File Previewer `Gloobus Preview` Updated To Work With Ubuntu 14.04 And...
Gloobus Preview is a quick file previewer which supports images, documents (pdf, odf, ods, etc.), source files, audio (mp3, wav, ogg and more), video (avi, ogg, mkv, flv, etc.), folders, archives,...
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Use A Global Menu In Xubuntu Or Linux Mint Xfce Via A New TopMenu Plugin [PPA]
Remember TopMenu? It’s a standalone global menu which until recently only shipped with a MATE panel applet. Well, the TopMenu developer has added a new plugin, which allows using TopMenu under Xfce...
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Whisker Menu 1.5.0 Released, Install It In Xubuntu Or Linux Mint Xfce
Whisker Menu 1.5.0 was released yesterday, bringing new options for setting the background opacity and displaying your profile picture, customizable recently used limit and more, as well as quite a few...
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Install Oracle Java 9 In Ubuntu, Linux Mint Or Debian Via PPA Repository [JDK9]
Because I’ve received quite a few requests for this, you can now install the latest Oracle Java 9 (early access release) in all supported Ubuntu / Linux Mint versions, by using the WebUpd8 Oracle Java...
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Meet Blueberry, Linux Mint’s New Bluetooth Setup Tool
What do you do when the default Bluetooth configuration utility is less than ideal? Why you dive in and improve it — this is Linux after all! That is precisely what the popular Linux distribution Linux...
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The MintBox Mini Is Eye-Rubbingly Small
The Linux Mint powered Mintbox Mini PC has been given the preview treatment – and is easily dwarfed by a regular tennis ball! The post The MintBox Mini Is Eye-Rubbingly Small first appeared on OMG!...
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Global Menu Applet For Cinnamon Desktop: `Global Application Menu`
A much requested applet was released to the Cinnamon Applets website recently: Global Application Menu. Global Application Menu is a Cinnamon (the desktop environment used by default in Linux Mint...
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Install LibreOffice 5.0 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA
LibreOffice 5.0 was released last week and it includes numerous changes, such as UI improvements, better HiDPI support, new icon theme by KDE called Breeze, much improved Spreadsheet, better filters...
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Create A Custom Ubuntu ISO With PinguyBuilder
PinguyBuilder is a script which allows creating a customized Live CD/Live USB (remaster) of Ubuntu or Linux Mint, that can be used either as a distributable ISO or as a backup. The script is a fork of...
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Configure Qt5 Application Style, Icons, Fonts And More With Qt5ct
Unlike Qt4, Qt5 doesn’t come with a configuration tool to allow setting the icon theme, fonts or the style and instead, it tries to use the settings from the running desktop environment. This works...
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Get A Global Menu In MATE 1.8 With TopMenu (PPA For Ubuntu And Linux Mint)
One of the most requested MATE features is the addition of a global menu applet. However, such an applet (called TopMenu) already exists, though it’s not available in any PPA and that prevents many...
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Mailnag Email Notifier 1.2 Released With New IMAP Folder Chooser, Updated...
Mailnag is a desktop-independent email notifier for Linux. The application supports both POP3 and IMAP servers and on email arrival, it performs various actions like visual or sound notifications,...
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Linux Mint 18 Is Getting a Brand New Look
A newer, flatter GTK theme will ship as part of Linux Mint 18 ‘Sarah.’ Showing off progress made on the theme in a new blog post, project lead Clement Lefebvre says the new “Mint Y” theme is inspired...
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Linux Mint Drops Multimedia Codecs From Install Image
Linux Mint will no longer come with multimedia codecs pre-installed out-of-the-box, the project has announced. This post, Linux Mint Drops Multimedia Codecs From Install Image, was written by...
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How To Get A Unity-Like HUD (Searchable Menu) In Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Linux...
You’re probably familiar with the Unity HUD, or Head-Up Display, which lets you search through and application’s menu. Thanks to Rafael Bocquet’s i3-hud-menu (and J.A. McNaughton’s fork), you can use...
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Alternative System Monitor Applet For LXDE, Xfce, And MATE: Multiload-ng
Multiload-ng is a GTK2 graphical system monitor for the Xfce, LXDE, and MATE panels, forked from the old GNOME Multiload applet. It can also run in a standalone window. Multiload-ng features: supported...
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Linux Mint 18.1 To Offer a More Useful Screensaver
Linux Mint is making it lock-screen a little more useful, adding music and volume controls and MPRIS track data. This post, Linux Mint 18.1 To Offer a More Useful Screensaver, was written by...
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