Unity WebApps Available In The Ubuntu 12.10 Official Repositories

<div style="text-align: justify;">The Unity WebApps feature has been available in Ubuntu 12.10 for some time, but besides the Amazon and Ubuntu One Music Store webapps which are installed by default, no other webapps were available for installation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the <b>webapps that were available in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html" title="Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10">preview PPA</a> are available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories</b>, but as separate packages so you can install only the webapps you want and use.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJILw5wW0Wkr_55OYKacSh2z7PcyO2T48MOIo5mbHX_wVD-UJz1_pxIJot4kuigDY5NJQCjrUVJBvcyX5-62O7sj8GHTApS16qVqKu_HHXEiLGKWs5kHRWqVf4qCbFyz9OoRdcs-cmv9bb/s1600/webapps-messaging-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJILw5wW0Wkr_55OYKacSh2z7PcyO2T48MOIo5mbHX_wVD-UJz1_pxIJot4kuigDY5NJQCjrUVJBvcyX5-62O7sj8GHTApS16qVqKu_HHXEiLGKWs5kHRWqVf4qCbFyz9OoRdcs-cmv9bb/s320/webapps-messaging-menu.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSmboiZQDWj4IWI5RhkVajy8rC-H6WD169Sn4oXlE3k9-N206LxlPzcXg0iT-YxpjNNEn1fLKHHwQTqQbk1IChyphenhyphenC8j2eaE1B1J-q67vA3Tr-WnoF5ncxFdRLu4UgKA-zC-nMVYdnZa8di/s1600/webapps-sound-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSmboiZQDWj4IWI5RhkVajy8rC-H6WD169Sn4oXlE3k9-N206LxlPzcXg0iT-YxpjNNEn1fLKHHwQTqQbk1IChyphenhyphenC8j2eaE1B1J-q67vA3Tr-WnoF5ncxFdRLu4UgKA-zC-nMVYdnZa8di/s320/webapps-sound-menu.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Using these web applications, you get tight desktop integration for popular websites like Gmail, Google Plus, Last.fm radio, Facebook, Google Docs and many others</b>. By desktop integration, I mean not only <b>notifications</b> and an icon on the Unity launcher, but also <b>HUD, ALT+TAB</b>, <b>quicklists</b>, <b>Sound</b> or <b>Messaging Menu</b> support. So, for instance, using these webapps, you can:</div><ul><li>Control Last.fm radio or Grooveshark from the Ubuntu Sound Menu</li><li>See how many unread emails you have in your Gmail or Yahoo Mail inbox from the Ubuntu Messaging Menu</li><li>Get native desktop notifications for Facebook, Gmail, Google+</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out this quick video I've recorded, demoing the Unity WebApps desktop integration:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L2YNR1KU1Xs" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2YNR1KU1Xs">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Right now, the following webapps are available in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories: Amazon Cloud Reader, Angrybirds, BBC News (UK), Cut The Rope, Facebook Apps, Facebook Messenger, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Plus, Google Plus Games, Grooveshark, Hulu, Last.fm, Launchpad, Libre.fm, Linked.in, Live Mail, Mail.ru, Newsblur, Pandora, QQ Mail, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, vk.com, Wordpress.com, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yandex Music, Yandex News and YouTube.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, some webapps didn't work, like Yahoo News for instance. So don't expect everything to work as this feature is still work in progress.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Unity WebApps In Ubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: if you've added the Unity WebApps Preview PPA, you should purge it because it's most probably not compatible with the new webapps from the repositories (which are now separate packages instead of just one package):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ppa-purge<br />sudo ppa-purge ppa:webapps/preview</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install a webapp for a site, search for the site name in Ubuntu Software Center, or search for "webapps" in Synaptic</b> to see all the available webapps (searching for "webapps" in Ubuntu Software Center doesn't work for some reason).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Or, if you wish to install all the available webapps, use the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-*</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">By default, the Unity webapps work with Firefox, but you can also get them to work with Chromium, by installing an extension available in the repositories:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install unity-chromium-extension</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, only Firefox and Chromium browsers are supported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please note that you need to use the Chromium version available in the Ubuntu 12.10 official repositories (version 20 at the time I'm writing this post; in my test, it didn't work with Chromium 23).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Once installed, log out and log back in.</b></div><br />For Ubuntu 12.04, see this post: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html">Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04</a><br /><br /><br /><h2>Using Unity WebApps</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Open Firefox or Chromium and visit one of the supported websites. A popup should be displayed, asking if you want to integrate that website with Ubuntu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBeWxHu3ncaH2bRyW3cbMFDSx1BDOGMXv5EJZVY4hRAybHEnRZU2JV8p1AFiGksSHyCp22W2zCObcRVf1jw0L_VjClOZULLcMJVfUnzExgprw102NJ5EmVQ1s4q0ufyKdUeJOxv1x6QpQ/s1600/webapp-allow.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBeWxHu3ncaH2bRyW3cbMFDSx1BDOGMXv5EJZVY4hRAybHEnRZU2JV8p1AFiGksSHyCp22W2zCObcRVf1jw0L_VjClOZULLcMJVfUnzExgprw102NJ5EmVQ1s4q0ufyKdUeJOxv1x6QpQ/s320/webapp-allow.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvoTtZ8SZruKq3RM4N2Nv950heEguz0iSqb_TotOEiNUa17OmzcR9UHQ41WHOCHyvDzUyxOQEgV8a3p9_sOdRmQm-c6LH9lI9OlCuYVgjpFzch2vIneVwMqf2icXhEMOGUt2XnULekuKs/s1600/webapps-allow-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvoTtZ8SZruKq3RM4N2Nv950heEguz0iSqb_TotOEiNUa17OmzcR9UHQ41WHOCHyvDzUyxOQEgV8a3p9_sOdRmQm-c6LH9lI9OlCuYVgjpFzch2vIneVwMqf2icXhEMOGUt2XnULekuKs/s320/webapps-allow-chromium.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Click "Yes" and you're ready to go. If you don't want a website to integrate with the desktop, simply don't click the Yes button or select to never ask again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Firefox extension lets you disable the desktop integration prompt by going to <i>Edit > Preferences</i>, on the General tab, under "Desktop Integration":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRLnIk_uSFS2mrAYv1O5prn__QmYPhFze9LJpF6dREBGhToty88-h-HaxpSzZF7z5YfLmlID7CflZpxrqE0q2Tcp0sedb7bac4OaHQ7HEBBBktwqOqoyoWHa2Y1w2SzcbtT3eKxRg0rBf/s1600/webapps-firefox-exceptions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRLnIk_uSFS2mrAYv1O5prn__QmYPhFze9LJpF6dREBGhToty88-h-HaxpSzZF7z5YfLmlID7CflZpxrqE0q2Tcp0sedb7bac4OaHQ7HEBBBktwqOqoyoWHa2Y1w2SzcbtT3eKxRg0rBf/s320/webapps-firefox-exceptions.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here, if you click "Exceptions", you can select some websites to ignore. A similar feature exists in Chromium too, under Advanced Settings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can set allowed domains and domains for which the browser shouldn't prompt you through Dconf-editor ("dconf-tools" package), under: <i>com > canonical > unity > webapps</i>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vb535YcOCw75Y7t1JFnrIM27aAzrXhvHAz7ZeZIC_G3yjs9gCv-GFrTmgo8aYxgpWmRmJf8GYW7Z4WMs7wdBQ5hocSL7BKMx8NoNuzst9olCLK8XXxhsqzI8w1iaWaePuvj_Ur8Mjh57/s1600/webapps-dconf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unity webapps" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vb535YcOCw75Y7t1JFnrIM27aAzrXhvHAz7ZeZIC_G3yjs9gCv-GFrTmgo8aYxgpWmRmJf8GYW7Z4WMs7wdBQ5hocSL7BKMx8NoNuzst9olCLK8XXxhsqzI8w1iaWaePuvj_Ur8Mjh57/s320/webapps-dconf.png" title="unity webapps" width="320" /></a></div>

Unity WebApps Available In The Ubuntu 12.10 Official Repositories

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Unity 6.4.0 Lands In Ubuntu Quantal Proposed Repository, Brings Dash Previews

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp7NtWBjN6c8DETAuPBv9V4qKjGsyJeJ0TTZYWdmkehZwHa9Md9m0ENpeTdOBMIod6jzkIVyz-oqnLMe8yuAwWONGR175QMutxEFKRsGOHRCCp5EllUko-Lnb0qZ76Rmy5OQv_BwnAnDx/s1600/preview-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu dash previews" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp7NtWBjN6c8DETAuPBv9V4qKjGsyJeJ0TTZYWdmkehZwHa9Md9m0ENpeTdOBMIod6jzkIVyz-oqnLMe8yuAwWONGR175QMutxEFKRsGOHRCCp5EllUko-Lnb0qZ76Rmy5OQv_BwnAnDx/s320/preview-chromium.png" title="ubuntu dash previews" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 6.4.0 has been uploaded to the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal proposed* repositories today, bringing a huge list of bug fixes, but also some new features that were announced earlier, like the Dash previews feature.</b></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>previews feature</b> allows you to right click applications or files in Dash to get a preview, along with some extra information which depends on the item you've right clicked. The previews currently work with applications (both installed and suggested), music (available on the HDD and available for download), videos and pictures. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The music lens can now play music without the need of an external music player: when right clicking an album, be it available for purchase or local music, the tracks are listed along with the album art and if you hove a track number, a play/pause button is displayed and you can play that track:<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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmfuW8P1CO2XVNk91SYHv9hkakOVszOPv-fa2KUV32XKISvu91KSKqKfpCfd8Osz0gNB6XfYE1kVYHHE-vm0JUTVejMuMU-Dp7ih2Ot-nk2AWymvk-Y3USKdEt0CzwZnPIOm0IPewmgy1/s1600/music-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="music lens preview" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmfuW8P1CO2XVNk91SYHv9hkakOVszOPv-fa2KUV32XKISvu91KSKqKfpCfd8Osz0gNB6XfYE1kVYHHE-vm0JUTVejMuMU-Dp7ih2Ot-nk2AWymvk-Y3USKdEt0CzwZnPIOm0IPewmgy1/s320/music-lens.png" title="music lens preview" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - music available for purchase playing</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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3O-_ai9Kfyr68KzeRmxrobFNxv_64Fffos5emTjSbztmaKNNEkEL65-N-NEzbN94RuLzofTFJJ6Z-TKJ-1VY3HJZZBK9d6YMvphJ_x_WMLMV9-KY6w2wso1vtjV2SgYn3zXTYekTDR6Kv/s1600/music-play-dash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3O-_ai9Kfyr68KzeRmxrobFNxv_64Fffos5emTjSbztmaKNNEkEL65-N-NEzbN94RuLzofTFJJ6Z-TKJ-1VY3HJZZBK9d6YMvphJ_x_WMLMV9-KY6w2wso1vtjV2SgYn3zXTYekTDR6Kv/s320/music-play-dash.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - local music playing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We've covered this a while back, so for more info and a video, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/unity-dash-gets-cool-new-previews.html">Unity: Dash Gets A Cool New Previews Feature [Video] - Ubuntu 12.10 Development</a>.</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/AVvXsEitcdzF9C6n7QfUl938xA6TGikjbWI9otES2kBCxPjLXWhF78TnNoCNVpGBhQGnBFdhYpGAy044oS7BJHNH7ZXizXBJqOMiMVXIZ0vxRlHND6R9qj7czsf-dFoRCfaQHUHldwOjdZ6bG-Jf/s1600/preview-image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu unity previews" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcdzF9C6n7QfUl938xA6TGikjbWI9otES2kBCxPjLXWhF78TnNoCNVpGBhQGnBFdhYpGAy044oS7BJHNH7ZXizXBJqOMiMVXIZ0vxRlHND6R9qj7czsf-dFoRCfaQHUHldwOjdZ6bG-Jf/s320/preview-image.png" title="ubuntu unity previews" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - local image</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides the preview feature, the latest Unity 6.4.0 seems to also come with the new <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html">Unity webapps technology</a> because when upgrading, 2 new packages were installed: libunity-webapps0 and unity-webapps-service, but it doesn't work yet. The browser (Firefox and Chromium) extensions are not installed by default, but even after installing them, the WebApps feature didn't work in my test so it seems there's something still missing here.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change in Unity 6.4.0 is that <b>"backlight toggles" mode is now switched on</b> by default (screenshot above) which means that the Unity launcher icons for applications that aren't running don't have a background anymore:</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/AVvXsEhInigCTlNBli40ikavZF3hpqT-PXmT4z_F_KxxBjDYYL5acZ3iRndyEIkClrFVZpEJFyBn2gtZ3O5fqPMBpJU8K5OdEAr8n_0qXxJF8vfwHyxwQYvAEpMU20WMTSOyRxDZ1tMIRsKzyguQ/s1600/launcher-backlight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="unity Backlight toggles on" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInigCTlNBli40ikavZF3hpqT-PXmT4z_F_KxxBjDYYL5acZ3iRndyEIkClrFVZpEJFyBn2gtZ3O5fqPMBpJU8K5OdEAr8n_0qXxJF8vfwHyxwQYvAEpMU20WMTSOyRxDZ1tMIRsKzyguQ/s320/launcher-backlight.png" title="unity Backlight toggles on" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backlight toggles on</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, there's also a change in Compiz that I've noticed while testing Unity 6.4.0: the Magic Lamp animation is now used when clicking a minimized application from the Unity launcher (this is not used when minimizing an application). This animation is also used on Mac OSX where is known as the Genie effect (you can see a GIF with this animation in action <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGZRmmB4RVCkub52Yoc14XMYxJlWUhybdYT_2TANAy4JYQs0UDh4Da5FMGX78gyFODAZuFN9pTG6MAiKtdnMtdsgzXoulwphxIrgzlb03ITd6abo6s_fC_3vYjUm1niEHW5XExmegAIhv/s1600/output.gif">HERE</a>):</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/AVvXsEjlC0Z4fC6eZf4P9KiPX8yLvATCyY6oTZClOMVHGuDdm6C_rdHg1BqAlOCwGS0Bvk9ONNtRFyAYt0ALashyfrJXIPc2-2UDY-tvgqztJAH31pSuzuVeL_ORjCxtjSdJqj3P4a-GEYxbea5-/s1600/genie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="unity magic lamp genie effect" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlC0Z4fC6eZf4P9KiPX8yLvATCyY6oTZClOMVHGuDdm6C_rdHg1BqAlOCwGS0Bvk9ONNtRFyAYt0ALashyfrJXIPc2-2UDY-tvgqztJAH31pSuzuVeL_ORjCxtjSdJqj3P4a-GEYxbea5-/s320/genie.png" title="unity magic lamp genie effect" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic Lamp ("Genie") effect</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For a complete list of changes in Unity 6.4.0, see the changelog @ <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/unity/6.4.0-0ubuntu1">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* The proposed repository is not enabled by default - it can be enabled via Software Sources. Unity 6.4.0 should be promoted from the proposed to the main repository soon.</div>

Unity 6.4.0 Lands In Ubuntu Quantal Proposed Repository, Brings Dash Previews

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Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu WebApps is a new feature that will be integrated with Ubuntu by default, starting with Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal</b>. This new technology allows websites such as Gmail, Grooveshark, Last.fm, Facebook, Google Docs and many others to be <b>tightly integrated with the desktop (Unity): they will support HUD, you'll receive desktop notifications, quicklists, ALT-TAB support and they will integrate with the messaging menu:</b></div><br /><a name="more"></a>Examples of what the new WebApps technology can do:<br /><ul><li>Control Grooveshark from the Ubuntu Sound Menu</li><li>See how many unread emails you have in your Gmail or Yahoo Mail inbox from the Ubuntu Messaging Menu</li><li>Get native desktop notifications for Facebook, Gmail, Google+</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4j4atymKcJa08bO5R-OZcXUt7TvMCw9V2TmTN_j7yGyo_VjZjOYuY3MPIvJZBXe2ZGgDAzfNGKX0PrxPs4E0xXhfoYj4A4PKUalSWhU8kZydM2ZsqO0nzymbqi6ER3t6a6KNpa2SXfWN/s1600/webapps-messaging-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4j4atymKcJa08bO5R-OZcXUt7TvMCw9V2TmTN_j7yGyo_VjZjOYuY3MPIvJZBXe2ZGgDAzfNGKX0PrxPs4E0xXhfoYj4A4PKUalSWhU8kZydM2ZsqO0nzymbqi6ER3t6a6KNpa2SXfWN/s320/webapps-messaging-menu.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrXBnQVQGmq-JOu42vhbYgAJqI0AjEtOgiuMEdFD2gDxmL9oR2rDqvEWhJuIbxBGL47Tr3CyEjjkcrCWVAvbMwXa7sgNbNVwaQx1BBWRTyCQgDP5cexMt7so_uY17l9lHM9oAd1cP22j/s1600/webapps-sound-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrXBnQVQGmq-JOu42vhbYgAJqI0AjEtOgiuMEdFD2gDxmL9oR2rDqvEWhJuIbxBGL47Tr3CyEjjkcrCWVAvbMwXa7sgNbNVwaQx1BBWRTyCQgDP5cexMt7so_uY17l9lHM9oAd1cP22j/s320/webapps-sound-menu.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some services like Facebook, Google (including Docs, Gmail, Google+, Picasa and YouTube), Flickr, Twitter, Foursquare and Identi.ca will be directly integrated into Online Accounts, available in the Ubuntu Control Center (System Settings):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ8uhSUf3ILRFefgmrr1Fi14IgHnAhuePOliiyNq_ZtPRjJGIjQtysDT9mQmPrw4U8t7kpPXRwqnrWctyzKR8vyQ9V7aevqT9lgvYLVdxxCfy7ZuLaflzvOzCfJJNMjQp7F_yHUrJky4C/s1600/online-accounts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ8uhSUf3ILRFefgmrr1Fi14IgHnAhuePOliiyNq_ZtPRjJGIjQtysDT9mQmPrw4U8t7kpPXRwqnrWctyzKR8vyQ9V7aevqT9lgvYLVdxxCfy7ZuLaflzvOzCfJJNMjQp7F_yHUrJky4C/s320/online-accounts.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Here's a video demoing the new Web Apps integration in Ubuntu:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AUTNxi6b-hw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUTNxi6b-hw">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Supported websites and browsers</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Among the supported websites are Yahoo Mail, Google services like Gmail, Google Calendar, News, Google Plus, Reader, YouTube, Launchpad, Facebook, Twitter, Grooveshark, Last.fm and others. A complete list of supported websites can be found <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~webapps/webapps-applications/trunk/files/head:/src/">here</a>. The community will be able to add support for more websites - the API documentation can be found <a href="http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/ubuntu-12.04/javascript/index.html">HERE</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the moment, only Firefox and Chromium browsers are supported. Google Chrome isn't supported because the PPA installs a custom Chromium build and Google Chrome can't be uploaded to a PPA due to its license.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This technology will be available in Ubuntu 12.10 by default, but a preview release is already available in a PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04, so you can already give it a try. But <b>since this is a preview release, you'll probably find bugs so make sure you know what you're doing</b>!</div><br /><b>Update: for Ubuntu 12.10, the WebApps are already available in the official repositories. See the following post for more info and installation instructions: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/unity-webapps-available-in-ubuntu-1210.html">Unity WebApps Available In The Ubuntu 12.10 Official Repositories</a></b><br /><br /><b>To add the PPA and install the WebApps feature, use the commands below:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webapps/preview<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-preview</code></pre><br /><b>Important: the WebApps feature won't work properly if you're using a PPA in Ubuntu 12.04 that installs a newer Unity version, such as the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-get-dodge-windows-and-minimize.html">Unity Revamped PPA</a>. To be able to make full use of the new WebApps Ubuntu feature, you need to purge that PPA firstly.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then log out, log back in and visit one of the supported websites using Firefox or Chromium and a popup should be displayed, asking if you want to integrate that website with Ubuntu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH23B9DwYWEN05X0_b54OXlv45Wii98Ykutcw8zv_vXq1L98Ue8hzARBNlw_VxJ3p3R_B9kqfBoKjnsVFpglWELed8HihW-PSvNJh20JBKCJLusBntQudgM_brE0u9uw3FaFZA7w1unjqf/s1600/webapps-confirm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="webapps firefox" border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH23B9DwYWEN05X0_b54OXlv45Wii98Ykutcw8zv_vXq1L98Ue8hzARBNlw_VxJ3p3R_B9kqfBoKjnsVFpglWELed8HihW-PSvNJh20JBKCJLusBntQudgM_brE0u9uw3FaFZA7w1unjqf/s320/webapps-confirm.png" title="webapps firefox" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNLdMegWeU3cGd6wdRgbnzU65Ml7LnxNAtOdQ0BYNSTJqso3rJsAXRtcFCWtTKXiO7Hmh3C6ER1XO9MKAoPuY9Hn0L7d01yt96enNByR_Bv3Cb7I6OMovT6WajvAQZmT41P5lNhHHmviv/s1600/webapps-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="webapps chromium" border="0" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNLdMegWeU3cGd6wdRgbnzU65Ml7LnxNAtOdQ0BYNSTJqso3rJsAXRtcFCWtTKXiO7Hmh3C6ER1XO9MKAoPuY9Hn0L7d01yt96enNByR_Bv3Cb7I6OMovT6WajvAQZmT41P5lNhHHmviv/s320/webapps-chromium.png" title="webapps chromium" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">click "Integrate" for Firefox or "Yes" for Chromium and you're ready to go. If you don't want a website to integrate with the desktop, simply don't click the Integrate/Yes button for that website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Firefox, the confirmation popup may disappear before you click "Integrate" (I've had some issues with this). If that happens, refresh the page and the popup should be displayed again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note: the PPA also installs some new lenses: Google Docs lens, Photo lens (with a Flickr scope).</b></div><br /><br /><h2>Removing Ubuntu WebApps feature</h2><br />If you want to remove the Ubuntu WebApps feature, use the commands below:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ppa-purge<br />sudo ppa-purge ppa:webapps/preview<br />sudo apt-get remove gnome-control-center-signon signond signon-keyring-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 signon-ui libunity-webapps-chromium unity-chromium-extension unity-lens-gdocs unity-lens-photo unity-scope-flickr xul-ext-webaccounts xul-ext-unity xul-ext-websites-integration</code></pre><br />Then log out and log back in.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/07/19/web-app-integration-in-ubuntu/">jonobacon.org</a></i></div>

Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10

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