Google Drive Client `Insync` For Linux Out Of Beta, Gets Selective Sync Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://www.insynchq.com/">Insync</a> is an unofficial Google Drive client that "extends Drive's web functionality to your desktop by integrating tightly with Windows, Mac and Linux so you can get work done".</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRKt5ql7FVhIQz7oUscxU02J4c2xLSkWDsFtqwfA93PeiGNzbMAU767-vZrxosecClTUYLoK00YQtNTlt3l8CEZFx1A36Pv8RJuIcXjB4DO-EtxZag6Kui60r_ES8bEUeq41jkXTQl8I/s1600/insync-linux-stable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRKt5ql7FVhIQz7oUscxU02J4c2xLSkWDsFtqwfA93PeiGNzbMAU767-vZrxosecClTUYLoK00YQtNTlt3l8CEZFx1A36Pv8RJuIcXjB4DO-EtxZag6Kui60r_ES8bEUeq41jkXTQl8I/s320/insync-linux-stable.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync for Linux: Nautilus integration / Ubuntu appindicator</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Insync for Linux is out of beta</b> and it now offers the same features available for the Windows and Mac clients: </div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>multiple account support</li><li>selective sync (all files and folders)</li><li>offline access to Google Docs</li><li>symlink support</li><li>built-in sharing (without using a web browser)</li><li>file manager integration</li><li>recent changes </li><li>more</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Linux version also comes with a feature that allows you to add any folder on your system to Insync via the file manager context menu (using a symbolic link).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Insync was free to use while in beta only so to use the latest stable release you must pay a<b> one-time fee of $9.99 per Google account</b> (which includes unlimited installs across all desktops). <b>You can try the stable release for free for 15 days</b>. The trial period can be extended by 15 days if you <a href="https://www.insynchq.com/referrals">refer a friend</a> (both you and your friend get an extra 15 days).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool supports Ubuntu, Debian, Linu Mint, PCLinuxOS, MEPIS and Fedora with the following desktop environments: Unity, Cinnamon, GNOME Shell, KDE, LXDE, Xfce, MATE and Openbox + fbpanel and 5 file managers: Nautilus, Nemo, Caja, Dolphin and Thunar.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g84mfR-eHEo5jG9W3lDU53FyRzTQ-xtUcLKN7o9Fbb_pv_P2Up7oT8wak1wvpD8ReCdpMcYXOk0FvuRiNGbQB-dIc_ml7RCM2OYwbdTNNmgQKUOjvAqDCFBeYjMR6rv84v7w5EDE-cw/s1600/insync-linux-stable_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g84mfR-eHEo5jG9W3lDU53FyRzTQ-xtUcLKN7o9Fbb_pv_P2Up7oT8wak1wvpD8ReCdpMcYXOk0FvuRiNGbQB-dIc_ml7RCM2OYwbdTNNmgQKUOjvAqDCFBeYjMR6rv84v7w5EDE-cw/s320/insync-linux-stable_2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync for Linux: account settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.insynchq.com/">Download Insync</a></b> *</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* The installer will try to detect your desktop environment and install the package required for file manager integration. If you change the desktop environment or use a different file manager, you'll have to install the file manager integration package from the repositories (the Insync repository is added automatically): simply search for Insync in Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic, etc. and install the package for your file manager, like insync-thunar, insync-nemo, insync-nautilus and so on.</div>

Google Drive Client `Insync` For Linux Out Of Beta, Gets Selective Sync Support

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Kubuntu Not Switching To Mir Display Server

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kubuntu won't be switching to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-to-build-its-own-display-server.html">Mir</a> / XMir, has announced Jonathan Riddell, the main Kubuntu developer, in a recent blog <a href="http://blogs.kde.org/2013/06/26/kubuntu-wont-be-switching-mir-or-xmir">post</a>.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">In the same article, Jonathan mentions some recent screenshots posted by <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/110095242873945299189/posts">Thomas Voß</a>, Technical Architect at Canonical, which show that KDE, among other desktop environments, can run on XMir (a layer that allows running X11 applications on top of Mir). However, he says that:</div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"[...] compositing is very fragile, even Ubuntu shipping the latest Mesa can increase the number of beasties the poor KWin developers have to handle with because of unexpected issues it creates. Putting another layer between KWin and your monitor is certain to create new issues so I'll be keeping anything to do with Mir off the Kubuntu images."</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- <a href="http://blogs.kde.org/2013/06/26/kubuntu-wont-be-switching-mir-or-xmir">Jonathan Riddell</a></i></div></blockquote><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM47_kRJPDfqjnwnUP1OWiFopsdYIKfCnLpdVfOu2N8G-F_Gz6dluZSbbCTSmi_eIYwimaSgoF-dd9-fz6JlPonT2K3YA7mYEqphetc0o3qEWgLUt3WjRiNrT3FLGqdNTGHVFKqIDI5wE/s1366/KDEonXMir.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu Mir" border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM47_kRJPDfqjnwnUP1OWiFopsdYIKfCnLpdVfOu2N8G-F_Gz6dluZSbbCTSmi_eIYwimaSgoF-dd9-fz6JlPonT2K3YA7mYEqphetc0o3qEWgLUt3WjRiNrT3FLGqdNTGHVFKqIDI5wE/s320/KDEonXMir.png" title="Kubuntu Mir" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubuntu on XMir - image via +<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/110095242873945299189/posts/MHUg78azKSN">Thomas Voß</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The distro will continue to use X by default for the 13.10 release which is currently under development, and for the 14.04 LTS release which will arrive next year. After<b> </b>14.04 LTS, Kubuntu will probably switch to Wayland, "<i>which is what KDE and every other Linux distro hopes to do</i>", says Jonathan.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are still things to figure out though, like what happens if an Ubuntu Desktop user installs Kubuntu Desktop or the other way around - the Kubuntu developers will need to find a way to deal with this until Ubuntu makes the switch to Mir which, according to the initial <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-to-build-its-own-display-server.html">Mir announcement</a>, should happen with Ubuntu 14.04 (April 2014).<br /><br /><b>Update</b>: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/ubuntu-1310-saucy-salamander-switching.html">Ubuntu 13.10 will switch to Mir by default</a>.</div>

Kubuntu Not Switching To Mir Display Server

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Variety Wallpaper Changer 0.4.15 Released With Cinnamon 1.8 And MATE 1.6 Support

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKO3elYvY3vGpuxxy5h3gOht_1UxWoVJgJcPK7T1mPVYrZEaL6OUl02ptnHigTHXH7YfSKrwRX8987hLPpv7N6EeaMUnmVFS2mf-B4OizVqbD4gC29MAjXEI5qoIJS3HW4jpiklEiZ8Y/s1600/variety-wallpaper-changer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Variety Wallpaper Changer" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKO3elYvY3vGpuxxy5h3gOht_1UxWoVJgJcPK7T1mPVYrZEaL6OUl02ptnHigTHXH7YfSKrwRX8987hLPpv7N6EeaMUnmVFS2mf-B4OizVqbD4gC29MAjXEI5qoIJS3HW4jpiklEiZ8Y/s320/variety-wallpaper-changer.png" title="Variety Wallpaper Changer" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://peterlevi.com/variety/">Variety</a> is a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/keep-yout-desktop-fresh-with-variety.html">wallpaper changer</a> that automatically downloads wallpapers </b>from sources such as <b>Wallbase, Flickr, Wallpapers.net, Desktoppr, NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day</b> as well as World Sunlight Map: <b>a live Earth wallpaper</b> which changes throughout the day. Using it, you can get a new, beautiful wallpaper automatically at the interval you set in the application preferences.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application supports most desktop environments: Unity, GNOME Shell, KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE and Pantheon.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Variety 0.4.15</b> has been released yesterday, bringing <b>support for the latest <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/cinnamon-18-gets-its-own-control-center.html" title="Install Cinnamon 1.8 in Ubuntu">Cinnamon 1.8</a> and <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/mate-16-released-install-it-in-ubuntu.html" title="Install MATE 1.6 in Ubuntu">MATE 1.6</a></b>, which are used in the two main <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/linux-mint-15-olivia-available-for.html">Linux Mint 15</a> editions. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T3s7bakuKsdXyo_SEF9qAIianSAl4RJgX7wcA3s6eMf-sZA54DsrvptYTJqZlZndHAMVy0KVthKURSYGQfDdJWp4OX2GapirUV2i-5_xlugkyotiqIdp_ssL7QIkJiQKvLOKuhSsojo/s1600/variety-lightdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T3s7bakuKsdXyo_SEF9qAIianSAl4RJgX7wcA3s6eMf-sZA54DsrvptYTJqZlZndHAMVy0KVthKURSYGQfDdJWp4OX2GapirUV2i-5_xlugkyotiqIdp_ssL7QIkJiQKvLOKuhSsojo/s320/variety-lightdm.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The new version also brings better support for LightDM</b>: in the Variety Preferences, on the "Customize" tab, check the box under "Login Screen Support" - this will make sure the wallpaper set by Variety will be used by LightDM login screen. LightDM automatically displays the wallpaper you set for your desktop, however, for this to work, some wallpaper permissions need to be changed; using this option, Variety does this automatically for you so the wallpaper it sets can be used by LightDM.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Variety 0.4.15 also brings many bug fixes, including a fix for the problems with the folder choosers.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Variety Wallpaper Changer in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the Variety PPA and install the application in Ubuntu, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install variety</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install Variety Wallpaper Changer from <b><a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=63454">AUR</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions</b>, the Variety source code can be downloaded via <b><a href="https://launchpad.net/variety/+download">Launchpad</a></b>.</div>

Variety Wallpaper Changer 0.4.15 Released With Cinnamon 1.8 And MATE 1.6 Support

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See What`s New In Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-riOvX_IBskw/UXpvWL3bjhI/AAAAAAAAPEo/dwsI9WuxG40/s1600/kubuntu-13.04-desktop.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-riOvX_IBskw/UXpvWL3bjhI/AAAAAAAAPEo/dwsI9WuxG40/s450/kubuntu-13.04-desktop.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/">Kubuntu</a> 13.04, the <a href="http://www.kde.org/">KDE</a>-based Ubuntu flavor, has been released yesterday. Let's take a quick look at what's new.</b></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Kubuntu 13.04 video</h2><br />A usual, we'll start with a video - below you can watch a quick Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) overview:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AsMl08BeoY4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsMl08BeoY4">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>KDE Plasma and Applications - 4.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) ships with KDE Plasma and Applications 4.10 which includes changes such as:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">improved Plasma Workspaces layout, performance, etc.;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">a new Air theme;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">"Get Hot New Stuff" has been integrated into KWin. You can use this to get additional scripts and effects via the KWin configuration dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">new KDE appmenu (not enabled by default, see HERE how to activate it in Kubuntu) which brings options to display the menu as a menubar on top of the screen (with autohide) or as a button in the window decoration;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">new screen locker </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dolphin has gained MTP support, making it easier to transfer files from mobile devices, configurable panel icon size, Activity manager support along with other improvements and enhancements;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Gwenview has received Activity manager and color correction support along with improved thumbnail handling, the importer now works recursively and more;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Kopete gained a real "Do Not Disturb" mode which disables all notifications (visual and sound);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">many other improvements to Okular, Konsole, Kontact, Games and so on.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-hot-new-stuff.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-hot-new-stuff_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get Hot New Stuff<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-button.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-button_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AppMenu - button in the window decoration</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-top-bar.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-top-bar_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AppMenu - top bar</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-locker.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-locker_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screen locker</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-dolphin.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-dolphin_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-gwenview.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-gwenview_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwenview</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><b><br /></b> <i><b>Tip:</b> for how to get the new appmenu to work in Kubuntu, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/how-to-enable-new-kde-410-appmenu-title.html">How To Enable The New KDE 4.10 Appmenu (Title Bar Button Or Top Screen Menubar)</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Other changes, default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rekonq 2</b> (version 2.2.1), the default Kubuntu 13.04 browser, brings new features such as pinning tabs, incognito mode or inline spellcheck:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-rekonq.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-rekonq_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Muon Suite</b>, the tools used to install and upgrade software in Kubuntu, has got support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE's KNewStuff3 and there's also a new tool called <b>Muon Discover</b> (not installed by default in Kubuntu 13.04 though, but it's available in the repositories), a Muon Suite front-end that makes it easier to find new software:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Software Center<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-plasma-widgets.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-plasma-widgets_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon: support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE's KNewStuff</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Discover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Discover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Kubuntu 13.04 comes with a <b>new screen management tool</b> that makes it easy to configure multiple monitors:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-management.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-management_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, <b>Homerun</b>, a Unity Dash-like alternative to the Kickoff application menu, <b>is installed (but not used) by default in Kubuntu 13.04</b> (Raring Ringtail):</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-homerun.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-homerun_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Other changes: </b><br /><ul><li>Oxygen Font is now used by default;</li><li>Krita comes with a new dark theme and is twice as fast as before;</li><li>The Kubuntu installer has a new design;</li><li>Kubuntu 13.04 supports UEFI Secure Boot.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-krita.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-krita_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krita</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubuntu 13.04 installer</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubuntu 13.04 installer</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Kubuntu 13.04 comes with the following packages: Plasma Desktop and Applications 4.10.2 (so all the Plasma Apps are at version 4.10.2: Dolphin, Gwenview, Konsole, Okular, Kmail, Dragon Player, etc.), LibreOffice 4.0.2, Rekonq 2.2.1, KTorrent 4.3.1, Amarok 2.7.0, K3b 2.0.2 and Muon Suite 2.0.0.</div><br />For other changes which are shared between all Ubuntu flavors, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-available-for-download.html">Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]</a>.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Kubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Those of you who have installed Kubuntu 13.04 alpha/beta and used Muon Update Manager (or via command line, etc.) to upgrade the packages, already have the final Kubuntu 13.04 release so there's no need to reinstall it.</i></div><br /><b>Download Kubuntu 13.04:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Y3AM2JbkaA/UXqfhRxFQuI/AAAAAAAAPFY/rZESXsFeBgQ/s1600/download-kubuntu.png" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <i><b>Tip:</b> <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/upgrade-to-kde-sc-410-in-kubuntu-1210.html">Kubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 users can install KDE SC 4.10 via PPA</a>.</i>

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How To Enable The New KDE 4.10 Appmenu (Title Bar Button Or Top Screen Menubar)

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>With the latest 4.10 version, KDE can now use an appmenu instead of the classic menu, and two styles are available: a menu bar at the top of the screen that's hidden by default and revealed on mouse over or a menu button on the window decoration:</b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0IZrr4-jJFc/URQGauQ-9LI/AAAAAAAANeU/5RFn2T90c-k/s1600/kde-sc-4.10-appmenu-button.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="KDE 4.10: Appmenu as a titlebar button"><img alt="KDE 4.10: Appmenu as a titlebar button" border="0" height="204" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0IZrr4-jJFc/URQGauQ-9LI/AAAAAAAANeU/5RFn2T90c-k/s320/kde-sc-4.10-appmenu-button.png" title="KDE 4.10: Appmenu as a titlebar button" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Appmenu as a titlebar button</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W5ocDuMsPkU/URQGa7MJixI/AAAAAAAANeY/bEWigs_nia4/s1600/kde-sc-4.10-appmenu-top-bar.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="KDE 4.10: Top screen menubar"><img alt="KDE 4.10: Top screen menubar" border="0" height="242" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W5ocDuMsPkU/URQGa7MJixI/AAAAAAAANeY/bEWigs_nia4/s320/kde-sc-4.10-appmenu-top-bar.png" title="KDE 4.10: Top screen menubar" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top screen menubar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The appmenu works with GTK applications too - here's Nautilus (GTK3) running in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/upgrade-to-kde-sc-410-in-kubuntu-1210.html">KDE 4.10</a> with appmenu enabled:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5ZtDcYQN_c/URQeO39cXII/AAAAAAAANf4/1LAJbe9FRf0/s1600/kde-nautilus-appmenu.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Nautilus (GTK3) app with KDE appmenu"><img alt="Nautilus (GTK3) app with KDE appmenu" border="0" height="236" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S5ZtDcYQN_c/URQeO39cXII/AAAAAAAANf4/1LAJbe9FRf0/s320/kde-nautilus-appmenu.png" title="Nautilus (GTK3) app with KDE appmenu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Appmenu for KDE has been available for a while (in fact we wrote about an initial implementation <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/oxygen-appmenu-replace-menu-with.html">HERE</a>), but it wasn't integrated by default until the latest KDE SC 4.10.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The option to enable the new KDE 4.10 appmenu is a bit hard to discover, so here's how to do it.<br /><br />To use an appmenu in KDE 4.10, <b>firstly make sure appmenu-qt is installed</b>. In Kubuntu, install it using:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install appmenu-qt</code></pre><br />For GTK applications, you'll also need to install the following packages:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, to avoid getting double menus (both in the application window and as a titlebar button / top menubar) for GTK3 applications, you'll also have to edit the <i>~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini</i> file (or create it if it doesn't exist):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>kate ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">And under "[Settings]" (if the file didn't exist, add "[Settings]" without the quotes at the top of the file), add this:</div><pre class="source-code"><code>gtk-shell-shows-menubar = 1</code></pre>(thanks to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/how-to-enable-new-kde-410-appmenu-title.html#comment-792311652">chenxiaolong</a> for the tip)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, <b>to enable the appmenu</b>, go to <i>System Settings > Application Appearance > Style</i> and on the "Fine Tuning" tab, at the bottom you should have: "Menubar style" and there you can select between: "in application", "title bar button" or "top screen menubar":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J39q5XP3sMk/URQGRC6seeI/AAAAAAAANeM/fOmUjV2o3eA/s1600/kde-sc-4.10-enable-appmenu.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="KDE 4.10: Systtem Settings - enabling appmenu"><img alt="KDE 4.10: Systtem Settings - enabling appmenu" border="0" height="249" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J39q5XP3sMk/URQGRC6seeI/AAAAAAAANeM/fOmUjV2o3eA/s320/kde-sc-4.10-enable-appmenu.png" title="KDE 4.10: Systtem Settings - enabling appmenu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>See also: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/upgrade-to-kde-sc-410-in-kubuntu-1210.html">How to upgrade to KDE 4.10 in Kubuntu 12.04 or 12.10</a></i>

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Upgrade To KDE SC 4.10 In Kubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>KDE SC 4.10 has been released</b> today with many improvements and additions, including a new QML-based screen locker, additional KWin effects and scripts thanks to GHNS (Get Hot New Stuff) integration, a new print manager, a new Air theme and wallpaper and many improvements to Kate, Dolphin, Konsole, Okular, Gwenview, Kontact, re-written typing tutor and more. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fjh86zdLy-E/URK2E4FcyiI/AAAAAAAANY0/wwWcavyUAew/s1600/kde-sc-4.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="KDE SC 4.10" border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fjh86zdLy-E/URK2E4FcyiI/AAAAAAAANY0/wwWcavyUAew/s320/kde-sc-4.10.png" title="KDE SC 4.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>More information about the latest KDE SC 4.10 can be found here:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/plasma.php">KDE Plasma Workspaces</a></li><li><a href="http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/applications.php">KDE applications</a></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>As usual, the Kubuntu team has been super fast and the latest KDE SC 4.10 is available for Kubuntu 12.10 or 12.04 users in the Kubuntu Backports PPA, so here's how to upgrade.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>How to upgrade to KDE 4.10 in Kubuntu 12.04 or 12.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before adding the PPA, please note that according to the PPA description, the packages in the Kubuntu Backports PPA might not be tested enough yet, so you may encounter bugs!</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Kubuntu backports PPA provides the latest KDE SC 4.10 for (K)Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 (I've only tested it in Kubuntu 12.10). To add the PPA use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Then, open the Update Manager, make SURE all the packages are selected and install all the available updates</b>. Alternatively, you can also upgrade using the following command (I've stopped using it in posts because on systems with broken packages it can remove packages that's not supposed to):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you're not using KDE - e.g. if you're using Unity or GNOME Shell, you can install KDE SC 4.10 (firstly, make sure you've added the PPA using the commands above) using the following command:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">When running this command, you'll get a full list of packages that are going to be installed and it would be a good idea to save the list somehwere in case you want to remove KDE, because simply removing the "kubuntu-desktop" package won't be enough. Later on if you want to remove KDE, simply run "sudo apt-get remove PACKAGES", where "PACKAGES" is the list of packages that were installed by the "sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop" command.<br /><br />After all the packages have been successfully installed, it's probably a good idea to restart the system.<br /><br /><b>If the Plasma theme has some visual glitches</b> when opening the menu, see the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/upgrade-to-kde-sc-410-in-kubuntu-1210.html#comment-791061657">comments</a> below.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>P.s.: if you want to download the KDE SC 4.10 new default wallpaper, you can get it from <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/download-new-kde-sc-410-wallpaper.html">HERE</a>. </i></div>

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Download The New KDE SC 4.10 Default Wallpaper

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A new default wallpaper, which will be used for the new KDE SC 4.10, was pushed to the KDE GIT repository today:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kde-4.10-wallpaper_fulldesk.png.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="KDE SC 4.10 wallpaper screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kde-4.10-wallpaper_fulldesk.png_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New KDE SC 4.10 default wallpaper<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The new default wallpaper animates the default KDE look & feel and is definitely an improvement from the previously default greyish background:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kde-4.8-default-wallpaper.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="KDE SC 4.8 default wallpaper" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kde-4.8-default-wallpaper_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KDE SC 4.8 default wallpaper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the KDE SC 4.10 <a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.10_Release_Schedule">release schedule</a>, KDE SC 4.10 release candidate 1 should be available tomorrow while the final release is expected on January 23. KDE Plasma 4.10 will also introduce a new default Air theme - for more information, see <a href="http://www.notmart.org/index.php/Graphics/Time_to_refresh_some_air">THIS</a> post.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>You can download the new KDE SC 4.10 wallpaper from <a href="http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kde-workspace.git&a=tree&h=01e43ba1a42653940ae3d937fa774c3ea12a5e8c&hb=7dc41c5a8fc2fd3265fba9e375ede1e8fb96f5e1&f=ksplash%2Fksplashx%2Fthemes%2Fair">HERE</a></b> (click the link for the resolution you want, then click "background.png", right click the wallpaper and select "Save image as").</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102942756287167879504/stream/71a5d211-fa44-4df0-a35e-880840190679">Google+ KDE Community</a></i></div>

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Evernote Linux Client `Everpad` Available For GNOME Shell, KDE

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-unity.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in Unity (with previews)"><img alt="Everpad Unity" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-unity_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/everpad-integrates-evernote-with-ubuntu.html" title="Everpad Integrates Evernote With Ubuntu Unity (AppIndicator, Lens)">Everpad</a>, an Evernote (note taking service) client for Linux, has reached version 2.3, getting GNOME Shell support (TopIcon extension is recommended), along with other new features and improvements.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Everpad features:</b><br /><ul><li>supports Evernote notes, tags, netbooks, resources, places</li><li>Unity lens with previews support</li><li>Ubuntu AppIndicator</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest Everpad 2.3 should now work with GNOME Shell</b>, however, since the GNOME Shell Message Tray is not intended for applications such as Everpad, it's recommended to use it with the <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/">TopIcon</a> extension.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in GNOME Shell (with the TopIcon extension)"><img alt="Everpad GNOME Shell" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad in GNOME Shell (with the TopIcon extension)"><img alt="Everpad GNOME Shell" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-gs_2.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That's not all that's new in the latest Everpad 2.3. <b>The new version also brings drag'n'drop for images and files, printing and RTL support</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Since our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/evernote-ubuntu-client-everpad-gets.html">last post</a> on Everpad, the application has improved a lot!</b> For instance, <b>Everpad works under KDE and it even comes with Krunner integration </b>(press ALT + F2 to open Krunner, then type "create note" to quickly create a new note with Everpad, or you can search for existing notes, etc.). </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-krunner.png" rel="image_group" title="Everpad Krunner integration"><img alt="Everpad Krunner Kubuntu" src="http://img.netupd8.com/everpad-krunner_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also support for hotkeys, in note search, option to pin notes, light/dark panel icons support as well as new options to insert tables, images, checkboxes and lists in editor or change font.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: in my test Everpad worked under Kubuntu 12.10, but fails under Kubuntu 12.04 (I've reported the bug <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/issues/172">HERE</a>).</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Everpad in Ubuntu</h2><br /><b>The Everpad Ubuntu PPA supports Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10. Add the PPA and install Everpad using the commands below:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install everpad</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To install it on other Linux distributions, see the Everpad GitHub <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/wiki/how-to-install">installation page</a>.<br /><br />Report any issues you may encounter @ <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>. </div>

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Variety Wallpaper Changer Sees New Release

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://peterlevi.com/variety/">Variety</a>, a cool <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/keep-yout-desktop-fresh-with-variety.html">wallpaper changer</a> that works with most desktop environments (KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon), has reached version 0.4.12.</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-wallpaper-changer.png"><img alt="Variety wallpaper changer" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-wallpaper-changer_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Variety 0.4.12:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>quotes support</b> - Variety can fetch quotes from QuotesDaddy and display them on top of the desktop. The quotes are highly customizable: you can change the text color, backdrop color, font, transparency, shadow, placement, and you can also filter quotes by tags or authors or set the interval between quotes</li><li><b>customizable appindicator icon</b>: you can now select between dark and light appindicator icons but not only that. In the latest Variety, you can also use the current wallpaper to be used as an indicator icon (so the icon changes with the wallpaper). The icon can also be hidden in which case you can control Variety via keyboard shortcuts or using the Unity quicklists</li><li>the option to display a digital clock on top of the wallpaper has been enhanced: <b>both the clock and the date font can be customized</b> (the typeface as well as the font size)</li><li>Preferences take effect immediately</li><li>Support for XMP/EXIF image ratings</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-quotes.png"><img alt="Variety wallpaper changer - quotes" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/variety-quotes_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />For those not familiar with Variety, here's a quick feature list:<br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>should work under KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon (elementary OS)</li><li>can automatically download wallpaper from Flickr, Wallbase.cc, Wallpapers.net as well as NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.</li><li>Ubuntu appindicator support; you can scroll over the indicator icon to change the wallpaper</li><li>can apply fancy filters to the images: grayscale, heavy blur, oil painting, charcoal painting, pointilism, pixellate</li><li>option to display the time on the desktop, using a nice digital clock</li><li>clipboard support: can monitor the clipboard for image URLs and fetch them</li><li>more</li></ul><br />Below you can see the latest Variety 0.4.12 in action:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="280" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54322138?badge=0" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/54322138">Direct video link</a></center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Variety wallpaper changer</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Variety is available in the Ubuntu Software Center (for Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10), but the version is quite old so to install the latest version, you can use its official Ubuntu PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install variety</code></pre><br />Arch Linux users can get Variety wallpaper changer via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=63454">AUR</a>.<br /><br />For other Linux distributions, the Variety source code can be downloaded via <a href="https://launchpad.net/variety/+download">Launchpad</a>.

Variety Wallpaper Changer Sees New Release

Variety , a cool wallpaper changer that works with most desktop environments (KDE, LXDE, Xfce, Unity, GNOME Shell, Cinnamon or Pantheon), h...

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Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s1600/insync-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync ubuntu" border="0" height="177" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s320/insync-ubuntu.png" title="insync ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html">Insync</a>, an unofficial Google Drive client for Linux, is now available in a repository for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian users and it's recommended you add since you'll get automatic updates.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>The Insync repository is available for:</b><br /><ul><li>Ubuntu: precise (12.04), quantal (12.10) and raring (13.04)</li><li>Debian: squeeze and lenny</li><li>Linux Mint: lisa (12), maya (13) and nadia (14)</li></ul><br />If you're using one of the above Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint versions, add the repository using the following command:<br /><br /><b>- for Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Debian:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/debian $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Linux Mint</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/mint $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><br /><b>Then, for any of the above, import the key and update the software sources:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>wget -O - https://d2t3ff60b2tol4.cloudfront.net/services@insynchq.com.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><br /><b>And finally, install Insync if you haven't already:</b><br /><br /><b>Unity (appindicator):</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-ubuntu</code></pre><br /><b>GNOME Shell:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-gnome</code></pre><br /><b>Cinnamon:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-cinnamon</code></pre><br /><b>KDE4:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-kde</code></pre><br /><b>Mate Desktop:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-mate</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For <b>Xfce</b>, you'll also need to add the WebUpd8 PPA (works with Ubuntu and Linux Mint - don't add it on Debian!), because Insync for Xfce depends on thunarx-python, which is not available in the official Ubuntu repositories (it's available in our PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br />And then you can install Insync for Xfce: <br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-xfce</code></pre><br />It's recommended to use it with <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/install-thunar-with-tabs-support-in.html" title="Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]">Thunar 1.6</a>.<br /><br /><br />For other Linux distributions, see the new Insync Linux page: <a href="https://www.insynchq.com/linux">https://www.insynchq.com/linux</a>

Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

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`Photo` Is A Fancy Image Viewer Written In Qt [Ubuntu PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://qt-apps.org/content/show.php/Photo?content=147453">Photo</a> is a fast, fancy and highly configurable image viewer written in Qt.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides supporting most popular image formats like gif, jpeg, png, bmp, tiff, xpm and so on, Photo can also <b>perform some basic image manipulation</b> like rotating, flipping or zooming, display exif information and comes with a beautiful interface. When opening an image, you can quickly switch to another image in the same folder by using the thumbnails displayed at the bottom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2dPGH6n8U0/UIVT75EmZNI/AAAAAAAALM0/Hc0V8n0uM_4/s1600/photo_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo image viewer" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2dPGH6n8U0/UIVT75EmZNI/AAAAAAAALM0/Hc0V8n0uM_4/s320/photo_1.png" title="photo image viewer" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The menu is hidden by default and can be accessed by pointing the mouse to the top right edge of the screen. In the same way, the exif information is initially hidden and is displayed when your mouse goes near the top left screen edge. Since Photo is highly customizable, you can change how the menu is displayed and other UI settings from the Photo preferences.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C3dZNNwJwbw/UIVUJKnHviI/AAAAAAAALM8/hiQNGP1YZOM/s1600/photo-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo image viewer" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C3dZNNwJwbw/UIVUJKnHviI/AAAAAAAALM8/hiQNGP1YZOM/s320/photo-menu.png" title="photo image viewer" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><b>Other Photo features:</b><br /><ul><li>tumbnail cache</li><li>can be closed to the system tray</li><li>command line options</li><li>customizable keyboard shortcuts</li><li>basic file management: rename, delete, move, copy</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Install Photo in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install Photo from a PPA, using the instructions below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install photoqt</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, see the Photo <a href="http://photoqt.co.cc/?down">downloads page</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To make Photo the default image viewer under GNOME / Unity, open System Settings and select Photo under <i>Details > Default applications > Photos</i>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>seen on <a href="http://ubuntutoday.com/2012/10/16/photo-0-8-qt-graphic-viewer-en-kubuntu-12-04/">UbuntuToday</a> (Spanish)</i></div>

`Photo` Is A Fancy Image Viewer Written In Qt [Ubuntu PPA]

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Unofficial Google Drive Linux Client `Insync` Hits Beta 9

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhM_bVwV8kE/UHVG4qQXuEI/AAAAAAAAKlg/Ggbshvo8ONg/s1600/insync.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync linux" border="0" height="178" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhM_bVwV8kE/UHVG4qQXuEI/AAAAAAAAKlg/Ggbshvo8ONg/s320/insync.png" title="insync linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html" title="Insync: Google Drive Client For Linux">Insync</a>, an unofficial Google Drive client for Linux, has reached beta 9, fixing the MS Office formats (files now downloaded as ODF) and glibc errors for Debian users, so the deb files aren't just for Ubuntu anymore.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://insynchq.com/">Insync</a> for Linux is free while in beta, but will probably become a paid service when it becomes stable. Hopefully, Google will release an official Google Drive client by then.</div><br />Here's what's new in the latest Insync for Linux beta 9:<br /><ul><li>fixed symlinks not live syncing (before you had to restart Insync for changes to be detected)</li><li>Nautilus context menu will not show outside of the Insync folder</li><li>Applets now have a pause/resume button to start/stop Insync from downloading and uploading</li><li>Gdocs are now downloaded in Open Document Format</li><li>Built with Debian, fixes GLIBC error for Debian users</li></ul><br /><a href="https://forums.insynchq.com/discussion/1499/insync-for-linux-beta-9-0-9-24">Download Insync for Linux beta 9</a> - applets available for Unity (should work with other DEs), GNOME Shell, Cinnamon and KDE (deb and rpm).<br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/grive-open-source-google-drive-client.html">Grive: Open Source Google Drive Client For Linux</a></i>

Unofficial Google Drive Linux Client `Insync` Hits Beta 9

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Google Drive Linux App `Insync` Beta 4 Adds GNOME Shell, Cinnamon And KDE Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a title="Insync: Google Drive Client for Linux" href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html">Insync</a> is an unofficial Google Drive client that runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. Insync beta 4 for Linux has been released yesterday, bringing support for GNOME Shell, Cinnamon and KDE.</b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mmv9pAFJgiU/UEm-9r5K2rI/AAAAAAAAKBk/0S7ZmBEN2Jw/s1600/insync-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="insync gnome shell" border="0" height="158" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mmv9pAFJgiU/UEm-9r5K2rI/AAAAAAAAKBk/0S7ZmBEN2Jw/s320/insync-gnome-shell.png" title="insync gnome shell" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync GNOME Shell extension</td></tr></tbody></table><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Insync for GNOME Shell and Cinnamon comes with a native extension which has the same functionality as the Ubuntu appindicator, as you can see in the screenshot above.</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dIdrrVo3e9g/UEnC4rGrsXI/AAAAAAAAKCI/E6eX1LdlMeA/s1600/insync-kde.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="insync kde" border="0" height="241" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dIdrrVo3e9g/UEnC4rGrsXI/AAAAAAAAKCI/E6eX1LdlMeA/s320/insync-kde.png" title="insync kde" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync under KDE</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also brings partial KDE support: there's context menu support for Dolphin and two optional Plasmoids that integrate Insinc and thus Google Drive into the desktop, however, the Ubuntu AppIndicator is still used in KDE at this time.</div><br /><br /><b>Other changes in Insync for Linux beta 4:</b><br /><ul><li>built with latest bbfreeze and FPM</li><li>fswatch.py now handles odd errors that inotify could produce, and other runtime errors.</li><li>more unicode bugs also fixed</li><li>improved use of multi-threading</li><li>various bug fixes (e.g. library.zip not a zip file error)</li><li>you can now sync hidden files (that start with a "." dot) by starting Insync with "--allow-dot-files"</li><li>inotify has been moved into a thread so Insync beta 4 should be faster than the previous beta</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note:</b> To avoid conflicts, if you've had Insync installed, firstly remove it ("sudo apt-get remove insync*") and then install the package for your desktop environment: Ubuntu (using an AppIndicator), GNOME3 (they call the builds "GNOME 3" but they are for GNOME Shell), Cinnamon or KDE. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In GNOME Shell, you'll have to activate the Insync extension using GNOME Tweak Tool.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forums.insynchq.com/discussion/1437/insync-for-linux-beta-4-0-9-19"><button class="thoughtbot">Download Insync for Linux beta 4</button></a></div>

Google Drive Linux App `Insync` Beta 4 Adds GNOME Shell, Cinnamon And KDE Support

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