Exaile Music Player Lives On, Version 3.3.0 Released With Many Improvements [Ubuntu PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;">With no major release in more than 2 years, many thought <a href="http://www.exaile.org/">Exaile</a>, once a pretty popular music player (it was even the default Xubuntu music player), was dead. But it turns out that's not the case and a new version - 3.3.0 codenamed "jump" -, has been released a few days ago.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Exaile, an application designed with Amarok 1.4 in mind, but for GTK, comes with many of KDE's Amarok 1.4 features, along with some extras. Since our last post on Exaile dates back to 2010, here's a quick features overview:</div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>can handle large music libraries</li><li>tabbed playlists</li><li>plugins support which includes a huge list of plugins</li><li>cover fetching</li><li>CD playback, iPod and USB mass storage support</li><li>advanced tag editor</li><li>ReplayGain support</li><li>equalizer with presets</li><li>Moodbar integration</li><li>multimedia keys</li><li>lyrics fetching</li><li>dynamic playist</li><li>Last.fm support</li><li>many many other features</li></ul><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/AVvXsEhwSq97whb143wnypVZtuzPZoX4hjtFi2Xz54clmpS1NmG4nt3h4Y2lVw3589dqfLZ4ffa2iZ0bsst5SIfAQIZDt0L8aAVIDK1hF2xWQal4qNje505MS1r3HV9S51rwVvREPkylCTrCuV8O/s1600/exaile-3.3.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="exaile 3.3.0" border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSq97whb143wnypVZtuzPZoX4hjtFi2Xz54clmpS1NmG4nt3h4Y2lVw3589dqfLZ4ffa2iZ0bsst5SIfAQIZDt0L8aAVIDK1hF2xWQal4qNje505MS1r3HV9S51rwVvREPkylCTrCuV8O/s320/exaile-3.3.0.png" title="exaile 3.3.0" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exaile 3.3.0</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides dropping the leading "0" from the version number (going from 0.3.x to 3.3.x), the latest Exaile 3.3.0 "brings hundreds of fixes as well as a lot of new features", says the release announcement. <b>Here's a list of the most important changes in the latest Exaile:</b></div><ul><li>New / updated plugins: A-B Repeat, BPM Counter: manually set BPM per track, Group Tagger, History: keep history of played tracks and export them to a playlist, Inhibit Suspend, Last.fm Loved Tracks, Main Menu Button: moves the main menu into a single Chrome-like button, MusicBrainz Covers, OSD: completely rewritten with new options, Preview Device: allows playing audio over a secondary device, useful for DJs</li><li>Lots of threading issues which resulted in hangs during playback and upon startup have been fixed</li><li>Asynchronous cover fetching</li><li>Improved import of media from drag drops</li><li>New playlist column: scheduled playback time of tracks</li><li>Tracks and playlist import from and export to arbitrary locations (like network locations)</li><li>Revamped cover chooser and cover manager</li><li>Completely new, provider-based menu system</li><li>Completely rewritten playlist API (cleaner, more flexible and extensible, move and copy tracks arbitrarily between playlists)</li><li>Support relative paths in playlist import/export</li><li>Tag handling: support albumartist for MP3/MP4</li><li>Many UI tweaks and fixes</li><li>Lots of improvements made to Exaile for Windows, including an installer</li></ul>For a complete list of changes, see the Exaile <a href="http://www.exaile.org/">homepage</a>.<br /><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/AVvXsEhQIR72c2UB554EedofTTYNbwNC-YPdA9a6REb61DxFrPK6Gazs_JjqAMAsLeZGUd_NLVPwgyzY8nsm3AVTzXIsaJqbKBLFiLnEhgJCjcbYhEroRaGXMmLAMpPrAs5aO21EOzV8BlkRSQk2/s1600/exaile-plugins.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIR72c2UB554EedofTTYNbwNC-YPdA9a6REb61DxFrPK6Gazs_JjqAMAsLeZGUd_NLVPwgyzY8nsm3AVTzXIsaJqbKBLFiLnEhgJCjcbYhEroRaGXMmLAMpPrAs5aO21EOzV8BlkRSQk2/s320/exaile-plugins.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left: some of the plugins available in Exaile; on the right: the Exaile cover manager</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version isn't bug-free and since there wasn't a new release in a long time, expect to find quite a few bugs. Some of the bugs you'll encounter in Exaile 3.3.0 include: non-working Shoutcast plugin, a buggy Lyrics plugin and most importantly, a bug in the Collection Manager dialog under Ubuntu 12.10 (doesn't occur with older Ubuntu versions): when adding a music folder, Exaile always adds your home folder instead of the folder you select.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a work-around for this Collection Manager bug in Ubuntu 12.10: in the "Add directory" dialog, click the "Type a filename" icon (the pen icon), then enter the exact path to your music collection, like for instance "<i>/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Music</i>" and click "Add", like in the screenshot below:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQQU96y2vOrFqpE5zyTeIr8bUHrL3pQ7EYtl_EZWyAXcKDjiRZJoidA_wZQWvedLfa5MGSz0nBNUKgYnvI16Zux81an3qM9z0ycNudBkEZ3M72P0hT2gz1jJaghKzqT-_-Usle0rMhcwy/s1600/exaile-bug.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQQU96y2vOrFqpE5zyTeIr8bUHrL3pQ7EYtl_EZWyAXcKDjiRZJoidA_wZQWvedLfa5MGSz0nBNUKgYnvI16Zux81an3qM9z0ycNudBkEZ3M72P0hT2gz1jJaghKzqT-_-Usle0rMhcwy/s320/exaile-bug.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2>Install Exaile 3.3.0 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Exaile 3.3.0 is available in the main WebUpd8 PPA, for Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10 - add the PPA and install it using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install exaile exaile-plugin-contextinfo exaile-plugin-ipod exaile-plugin-moodbar exfalso</code></pre>(the last command above installs Exaile along with some Exaile plugins which are not installed by default)<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions and Windows, download Exaile from <a href="https://launchpad.net/exaile/+download">Launchpad</a>.</b><br /><br />If you encounter bugs, report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/exaile/+bugs">Launchpad</a>!

Exaile Music Player Lives On, Version 3.3.0 Released With Many Improvements [Ubuntu PPA]

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gThumb Gets WebP Support In The Latest 3.1.1 Release

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>gThumb, an image viewer and organizer, has reached version 3.1.1, adding</b> <b>support for WebP</b>, the image format that employs lossy and lossless compression, developed by Google as a WebM sister project.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also comes with a new <b>application menu on the top GNOME Shell bar</b> when used with GNOME Shell.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7Qx1XjT6BDSTIDdwMVvGFFzxfOHVEoutN9QsBPwsU71yPtfbdBc2aEFqpqHcq_WP4fAsz-nWF0kNnVtj5d6ZPJVFEughfh7XxqkiaW1uIV9p0w29KVLRSd9Z43S_y6-GmeoIdh988qTf/s1600/gthumb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gthumb" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7Qx1XjT6BDSTIDdwMVvGFFzxfOHVEoutN9QsBPwsU71yPtfbdBc2aEFqpqHcq_WP4fAsz-nWF0kNnVtj5d6ZPJVFEughfh7XxqkiaW1uIV9p0w29KVLRSd9Z43S_y6-GmeoIdh988qTf/s320/gthumb.png" title="gthumb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Other changes in gThumb 3.1.1 :</b><br /><ul><li>Allow to specify the format options when saving a file (can be disabled)</li><li>Save and restore the window maximized state, the filterbar status, the visited locations history and the viewer sidebar status</li><li>Image viewer: use the dark background by default, and use a more neutral color instead of black</li><li>Video viewer: save and restore the volume level</li><li>Rotation tool: allow to rotate an image from -180 to 180 degrees</li><li>Selections: allow to cut the files</li><li>Added a menu item to hide/show the file properties</li><li>Enhance colors: use a faster algorithm and rename to "Adjust Contrast"</li><li>Equalize histogram: use a faster algorithm</li><li>Desaturate tool: added ability to choose the method to use, renamed to "Grayscale"</li><li>Removed the format chooser from the file dialog</li><li>Added an high resolution application icon</li><li>More</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, with this version, gThumb depends on GTK3.4 so for instance, it can't be compiled on Ubuntu 11.10 (and obviously older versions) anymore. </div><br /><br /><h2>Install gThumb 3.1.1 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest gThumb 3.1.1 is available in the WebUpd8 gThumb PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 - add the PPA and install it using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gthumb<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gthumb</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, get the latest gThumb from <a href="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gthumb/3.1/">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><i>Other packages from our PPAs updated today: <a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/32256413648/audacious-3-3-2">Audacious 3.3.2</a>, <a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/32258183535/umplayer-youtube-update">UMPlayer</a>, <a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/32257799992/subtitle-editor-0-40-0-available-in-our-main-ppa">Subtitle Editor 0.40.0</a>.</i>

gThumb Gets WebP Support In The Latest 3.1.1 Release

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Evernote Ubuntu Client `Everpad` Gets Unity Previews Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad">Everpad</a>, an application that integrates the popular note taking service `<a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a>` with Unity through an AppIndicator and Unity lens, was updated recently, the new version bringing a cool new feature for Ubuntu 12.10 users: <b>support for Unity Previews</b>, being one of the first unofficial lenses which takes advantage of this new feature.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzQitfSzxNt_5VTlsUkduzSaP6nbxuFJHzHKNtGZC9FZsj01oSmo7fNZ_EQW0LQPWGEQM-sy-A1EuIX4LUul9pzBdgU8KKm36F5QKx68MnLKLge2OgU-6fY1KaAtkErb-pVp-vmoiU64X/s1600/everpad-unity-preview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="everpad unity dash preview" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzQitfSzxNt_5VTlsUkduzSaP6nbxuFJHzHKNtGZC9FZsj01oSmo7fNZ_EQW0LQPWGEQM-sy-A1EuIX4LUul9pzBdgU8KKm36F5QKx68MnLKLge2OgU-6fY1KaAtkErb-pVp-vmoiU64X/s320/everpad-unity-preview.png" title="everpad unity dash preview" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The Unity Previews feature for Everpad isn't limited to text - if you've attached an image to your note, the Everpad lens displays an image preview too. There's also an "Edit" button which opens the Everpad note editor, but hopefully, Unity will support basic editing inside the lens in the future, so applications such as Everpad can work entirely inside the lens, without the need of external UIs.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Everpad in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 or 11.10 (but obviously, the Previews feature won't work in Ubuntu 12.04 or 11.10), use the following commands:</b></div><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 />More info about Everpad in our initial post: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/everpad-integrates-evernote-with-ubuntu.html">Everpad Integrates Evernote With Ubuntu Unity (AppIndicator, Lens)</a>

Evernote Ubuntu Client `Everpad` Gets Unity Previews Support

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Unity 6.6.0 Released, Gets New Animations And 2 New Lenses

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 6.6.0 has just been uploaded to the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal proposed repositories, bringing some polish for various aspects like the Dash <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o598B31IQMs"></a>Previews, animations, 2 new default lenses and more.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Unity 6.6.0 introduces a<b> new animation for Dash previews</b> as well as a <b>new minimize animation</b>. You can see them both in action in the video below:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BpIcGWNsFLA" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpIcGWNsFLA">direct video link</a>)</center><br />The <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/1017510">minimize animation</a> is supposed to help new users by being very slow at first, but it gets faster as the user minimizes more windows.<br /><br /><b>Other changes in Unity 6.6.0:</b><br /><ul><li>various gradient tweaks</li><li>the panel shadow has been restored</li><li>new ordering of categories for home lens</li><li>the workspace switcher and removable devices icons can now be moved on the launcher</li><li>"unity --reset" has been removed</li><li>new artwork for missing album covers in the Music Lens</li><li>show the alt-tab on the monitor with the mouse</li><li>coverflow is no longer used for the music available for purchase in the Music Lens</li><li>the bug that didn't allow changing the window titlebar theme using GNOME Tweak Tool and other such apps has been fixed</li><li>many other minor tweaks and fixes</li></ul><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/AVvXsEjOGDt1e4adH2hyDPDyHrTOSe62UucqK6EcGeKBEO2Lvkm0SAglqDHiKFVJO3Mbi-Lk23y_jCplXu9MWA7UonIdsHIvRmUYBxag_uTpVV1L0-0uKmhJ3ehN66-pusQDc2IOe_6TshHmgu5d/s1600/gwibber-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gwibber-lens" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGDt1e4adH2hyDPDyHrTOSe62UucqK6EcGeKBEO2Lvkm0SAglqDHiKFVJO3Mbi-Lk23y_jCplXu9MWA7UonIdsHIvRmUYBxag_uTpVV1L0-0uKmhJ3ehN66-pusQDc2IOe_6TshHmgu5d/s320/gwibber-lens.png" title="gwibber-lens" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Social" (Gwibber) lens</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change is that the <b>Gwibber lens ("social" lens) is now installed by default</b>. With this change, there's also a new feature for the Gwibber lens: "Social previews":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8VnVq5zIddx_PTa7z4hsw6uGAdPhKdFpf1ngt13fsJhrJaGAVhHXe9i1ANWzPQnEtz0QAiQOWz84IHn3MULHqIEvh8tW4kd-G3fgbK7u1bpxtVxZw3g1oBDnS5zpFZVdhU6y_6oCbxjL/s1600/gwibber-lens-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gwibber lens" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8VnVq5zIddx_PTa7z4hsw6uGAdPhKdFpf1ngt13fsJhrJaGAVhHXe9i1ANWzPQnEtz0QAiQOWz84IHn3MULHqIEvh8tW4kd-G3fgbK7u1bpxtVxZw3g1oBDnS5zpFZVdhU6y_6oCbxjL/s320/gwibber-lens-2.png" title="gwibber lens" width="320" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhm88uzxkUwDoE9eXPKDX_Yrn8EFANX2w_VEe8GUcJcflCP-lXyg0h1rhppAaqXgD6kFoMPJ724XqUiWW40byZNRL7bRNK3QbQyQRoixSQoUvqZRFwzHdC-N77B-rx00WZLBFA8y__A9Okf/s1600/unity-6.6.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="unity 6.6.0" border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm88uzxkUwDoE9eXPKDX_Yrn8EFANX2w_VEe8GUcJcflCP-lXyg0h1rhppAaqXgD6kFoMPJ724XqUiWW40byZNRL7bRNK3QbQyQRoixSQoUvqZRFwzHdC-N77B-rx00WZLBFA8y__A9Okf/s320/unity-6.6.0.png" title="unity 6.6.0" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home lens with shopping suggestions</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The Unity 6.6.0 also comes with a new <b>"shopping" lens</b> which is supposed to deliver commercial content into the Dash and is only visible when "the user performs a global search from the Dash home screen and there are matching suggestions to show" (screenshot above). The shopping suggestions differentiate from the rest of the items by using a badge which displays the price. The lens is a "recommended" package and not a direct dependency, meaning it's an optional feature and it can be removed.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, the changelog mentions that <b>Amazon and Ubuntu One Music Store webapp items are now added by default on the Unity launcher</b>, however, they didn't show up on my computer after upgrading to the latest Unity 6.6.0, even after running "unity --reset-icons" so it seems there's a bug here. They probably need the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html">Unity WebApps feature</a> to be fully integrated with Ubuntu 12.10 to work and WebApps support hasn't landed yet. With these and the shopping lens, Ubuntu tries to get more revenue but it also makes it easy for its users to easily remove them.</div><br />The complete Unity 6.6.0 changelog can be found <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/unity/6.6.0-0ubuntu1">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The proposed repository is not enabled by default - it can be enabled via Software Sources. Unity 6.6.0 should be promoted from the proposed to the main repository soon.</i></div>

Unity 6.6.0 Released, Gets New Animations And 2 New Lenses

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Wunderlist Installation Script Updated For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnNl5kz-Qqc5iN7TLTicuk4YscT5HmHZiIXYm0YxpFGZiU6ldbZ6w46LCejEKFTYKkb-VKv8LQ4_NJBsQyNmexhq3LQmli3I55WyG8lHsXyDWa_PCvJQTGln5iwHE1Z9RZMTg341p5A2w/s1600/wunderlist-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wunderlist ubuntu" border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnNl5kz-Qqc5iN7TLTicuk4YscT5HmHZiIXYm0YxpFGZiU6ldbZ6w46LCejEKFTYKkb-VKv8LQ4_NJBsQyNmexhq3LQmli3I55WyG8lHsXyDWa_PCvJQTGln5iwHE1Z9RZMTg341p5A2w/s320/wunderlist-ubuntu.png" title="wunderlist ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/">Wunderlist</a> is a cool task management application available for Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS and Android.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wunderlist 2 was <a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/blog/the-future-of-6wunderkinder-hello-wunderlist-2">announced</a> a few days ago, but it's not yet available for download and as you know, to use Wunderlist in Ubuntu, you need some tweaks or else the application doesn't start. So, until the new version is ready, you can use our script to get Wunderlist to work in Ubuntu.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I'm releasing a new version of <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/how-to-install-wunderlist-in-ubuntu.html" title="How To Install Wunderlist In Ubuntu 11.10 or 12.04">the script</a> that gets Wunderlist to work with Ubuntu. <b>The changes in the new version include: support for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and appmenu support for Ubuntu 12.04, which was broken until now.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Wunderlist desktop application is not a must, as you can use Wunderlist in your browser, but using the application and our script, you'll get a desktop file so you can launch Wunderlist from the menu / Dash and create or edit notes offline.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To download the script and use Wunderlist in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 or 11.10, see our initial post (now updated with the new script version): <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/how-to-install-wunderlist-in-ubuntu.html">How To Install Wunderlist In Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 or 11.10</a></b>.</div>

Wunderlist Installation Script Updated For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

Wunderlist is a cool task management application available for Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS and Android. Wunderlist 2 was announced a few days...

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New Cinnamon 1.6 Release Adds 2D Session, New Applets And More Customization Options

<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/AVvXsEiHEpbZPBHubLR4F14ei8I8vf6hA7tIc22vYbi0vjNpmlJhX0bCMnI3ABCXBo9Z9su2_MHJYOND8AZmjxfhEEg6zVYNJVYPlGppNf1uyGD72fqYz4AI47zCGtMq0JInzvGCTEO3PUoY6JUN/s1600/workspaces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cinnamon 1.6" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEpbZPBHubLR4F14ei8I8vf6hA7tIc22vYbi0vjNpmlJhX0bCMnI3ABCXBo9Z9su2_MHJYOND8AZmjxfhEEg6zVYNJVYPlGppNf1uyGD72fqYz4AI47zCGtMq0JInzvGCTEO3PUoY6JUN/s320/workspaces.png" title="cinnamon 1.6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workspaces can be named in Cinnamon 1.6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/">Cinnamon</a>, the GNOME Shell fork used by default in Linux Mint 13 (Cinnamon Edition), has reached version 1.6, getting many new features: a new 2D session, workspace OSD, new applets and lots more!</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Major changes in Cinnamon 1.6:</b><br /><ul><li>Cinnamon 2D session (uses software rendering)</li><li>Workspace OSD: you can now name the workspaces (which are persistent in Cinnamon)</li><li>ALT + Tab improvements: you can now use thumbnails or previews</li><li>Improved sound applet: larger album cover, mute buttons for speakers and microphone and more</li><li>Grid View in Expo</li><li>The panel is fully customizable: options to configure auto-hide delay and the panel height have been added to Cinnamon Settings.</li><li>many other improvements and bug fixes </li></ul><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/AVvXsEjQcyEr-UmiM_Vyb7AnAyXGrNJV4mbj1K5QqWFHeTyJXoDmpB1B-NO9UFC7ZhjS21a3JNCPYRo1WWmy_6mtP_-xmyd6Aq257IvdbR3spgmVI15oS-CjmGXh9n7bQQdxIJ6rZfkxd9rzVhwD/s1600/alt-tab.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cinnamon 1.6" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcyEr-UmiM_Vyb7AnAyXGrNJV4mbj1K5QqWFHeTyJXoDmpB1B-NO9UFC7ZhjS21a3JNCPYRo1WWmy_6mtP_-xmyd6Aq257IvdbR3spgmVI15oS-CjmGXh9n7bQQdxIJ6rZfkxd9rzVhwD/s320/alt-tab.png" title="cinnamon 1.6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALT + Tab with window thumbnails</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, the Cinnamon 2D session was very slow, even though my computer is pretty fast, so it seems this feature isn't ready yet. And in fact, in the Cinnamon 1.6 <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=207">release notes</a> it's mentioned that Cinnamon 2D is used to "<i>troubleshoot compatibility problems with Cinnamon</i>", so it doesn't look like it's intended for everyday use just yet.</div><br /><br /><b>There are also some new applets in the latest Cinnamon 1.6:</b><br /><ul><li>window quick-list: lists all open windows across workspaces</li><li>brightness applet</li><li>notifications applet: like the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/recent-notifications-indicator-keeps.html">"Recent Notifications" appindicator</a>, this Cinnamon applet keeps a history of desktop notifications so you never miss important notifications again. </li></ul><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/AVvXsEhDX7IrKrQGj1d0zRJmLiqigZ6KAomxu9sOEkZOvzLhC0eAhruPMObHmVBK0I9aSKWDIXXvJiRrdf6LclEje9gb0MUthmtdE_RoOXPxIXQuOKk1fvn-GhdYRIYyacQ0SKszss195wpg3KTq/s1600/notification-applet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cinnamon 1.6" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX7IrKrQGj1d0zRJmLiqigZ6KAomxu9sOEkZOvzLhC0eAhruPMObHmVBK0I9aSKWDIXXvJiRrdf6LclEje9gb0MUthmtdE_RoOXPxIXQuOKk1fvn-GhdYRIYyacQ0SKszss195wpg3KTq/s320/notification-applet.png" title="cinnamon 1.6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new notifications applet</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhmlmnQQWseJVOlLM-LoomKvXVz4KJnuUg0Oh6UCspLfQGBxxdjxKrKZPoS-h8uTqeGadRKB5Yi8iP9XcbQEhfIPgFvLeEKw5LMG3Rl2n3MHIQyL0J7h9pUSkE8cIP7X8A8uvFZtgBQqC6M/s1600/sound-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cinnamon desktop 1.6" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlmnQQWseJVOlLM-LoomKvXVz4KJnuUg0Oh6UCspLfQGBxxdjxKrKZPoS-h8uTqeGadRKB5Yi8iP9XcbQEhfIPgFvLeEKw5LMG3Rl2n3MHIQyL0J7h9pUSkE8cIP7X8A8uvFZtgBQqC6M/s320/sound-menu.png" title="cinnamon desktop 1.6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Improved sound applet</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEi9Qos35oe8uP_uXfzyABfGVTB7StXbMae0V4djUVsf6KiGRilaL-zGALC2QvGHMrFzP9Ly5sAxvLOKk6y5SIUHncjaz44TRsHD1mR1XZySq_yiU3bQ7QxKMsVjzW5bqXcPSsFxQlSG6UjA/s1600/nemo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cinnamon desktop 1.6" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Qos35oe8uP_uXfzyABfGVTB7StXbMae0V4djUVsf6KiGRilaL-zGALC2QvGHMrFzP9Ly5sAxvLOKk6y5SIUHncjaz44TRsHD1mR1XZySq_yiU3bQ7QxKMsVjzW5bqXcPSsFxQlSG6UjA/s320/nemo.png" title="cinnamon desktop 1.6" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nemo file manager</td></tr></tbody></table>Also, <b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/nemo-linux-mint-team-forks-nautilus.html">Nemo</a>, the Nautilus 3.4.2 fork has been integrated with Cinnamon</b>, replacing Nautilus. This of course doesn't mean you can't use Nautilus or other file managers if you want to, but by default, Cinnamon will use Nemo (e.g. for drawing the desktop, etc.).</div><br /><br /><b>Want to see the latest Cinnamon 1.6 in action? Check out the video below:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PxSA9Rg4L_8" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSA9Rg4L_8">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Get Cinnamon</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Cinnnamon 1.6 in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, you can use the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/alternative-cinnamon-ppa-for-ubuntu.html">Cinnamon stable PPA</a> which has just been updated with the latest Cinnamon:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install cinnamon</code></pre>Once installed, log out and select Cinnamon in the GDM / LightDM / MDM login screen.<br /><br />For other Linux distributions, see the Cinnamon <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?page_id=61">download page</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=207">Cinnamon</a></i></div>

New Cinnamon 1.6 Release Adds 2D Session, New Applets And More Customization Options

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Cloud Music Player `Nuvola` Sees New Stable Release

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigtnYxjeqypYHTWu8isyZAERga1eUDJ3MHhsOJrUra9jgedvoO3_B1jl9HUAueMNuXdWhz2KLdUlo9cQwr2eYovIe-cp7XAURrSCrlbB1GDGXFFJXPxwQ4j7pWzFwiqR46s_eSsgXmtwd/s1600/nuvolaplayer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nuvolaplayer" border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigtnYxjeqypYHTWu8isyZAERga1eUDJ3MHhsOJrUra9jgedvoO3_B1jl9HUAueMNuXdWhz2KLdUlo9cQwr2eYovIe-cp7XAURrSCrlbB1GDGXFFJXPxwQ4j7pWzFwiqR46s_eSsgXmtwd/s320/nuvolaplayer.png" title="nuvolaplayer" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://nuvolaplayer.fenryxo.cz/home.html">Nuvola Player</a> is an application that integrates cloud music services like Google Music, Grooveshark, Hype Machine, 8tracks, Pandora, Rdio and Amazon Cloud Player with your desktop. </b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Using it, you'll get desktop notifications, multimedia keys support, Mpris v2 </b>(integration with Ubuntu Sound Menu or GNOME Shell Media Player extension)<b> integration, Unity quicklists and more.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Two Nuvola Player stable versions have been released today: 1.1.0 and 2.0. The difference between the two versions is that 2.0 comes with GTK3 (only works with GTK3.4+, for instance Ubuntu 12.04 or newer), but the new features are the same in both versions. The GTK3 port fixes an old <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/nuvola-player/+bug/958154">issue</a> with a bug in WebKitGTK 1.8 which caused some services to only be partially rendered.</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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaa8MRICv7oytbcEg0U2-h7ih8BAqTcT86CIC-09asST5YHth14oM0DZ1de0SLvCrCkVnXYJbmVzPxEydkDm7gKeYbBf4T1uiYA7EBja9bJTwzAk3UBP6xPuUNbZ1EhxiYK_8ziN07Hdd/s1600/nuvola_2.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="nuvolaplayer" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaa8MRICv7oytbcEg0U2-h7ih8BAqTcT86CIC-09asST5YHth14oM0DZ1de0SLvCrCkVnXYJbmVzPxEydkDm7gKeYbBf4T1uiYA7EBja9bJTwzAk3UBP6xPuUNbZ1EhxiYK_8ziN07Hdd/s320/nuvola_2.0.png" title="nuvolaplayer" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New service selector screen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Changes in the latest Nuvola Player:</b><br /><ul><li>new service: Amazon Cloud Player</li><li>a new service selector screen</li><li>built-in Last.fm scrobbling (you no longer have to use a third-party user script for this)</li><li>a new lyrics extension</li><li>you can now control Nuvola Player from the command line (via "nuvolaplayer-client" command)</li><li>service specific settings</li><li>extensions support -> some features available in the previous releases are now available as extensions, and can be enabled/disabled. This includes: Dock Manager support, Last.fm, Lyrics, Media keys, Mpris, Notifications, Tray icon, Unity quicklists.</li><li>The "only toolbar" mode is now used by default, following the elementary menu style</li><li>an auto play option has been added in the preferences</li><li>Google Play, 8tracks and Amazon Cloud Player use HTML5 audio support for playback instead of Flash plugin</li><li>JavaScript API 2.0</li><li>WebKit WebView Inspector</li><li>Removed support for user scripts</li></ul><br />A full changelog can be found <a href="http://nuvolaplayer.fenryxo.cz/releases/2.0.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Note: some of these new features have been available in Nuvola Player for a while, but in the unstable/beta PPA, not as a stable release.<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Nuvola Player</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest stable Nuvola Player (2.0 for Ubuntu 12.04 and 1.1.0 for the others) using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nuvola-player-builders/stable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install nuvolaplayer</code></pre><br />You can also use the Nuvola Unstable PPA to get the latest features and bug fixes (but remember, this PPA is considered unstable):<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nuvola-player-builders/unstable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install nuvolaplayer</code></pre><br /><br /><b>There are also packages available for:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://ppa.fenryxo.cz/nuvola-player/README.html">Debian</a></li><li>Arch Linux: <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=58166">stable</a> | <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54163">bzr</a> </li></ul><br />Or, download the source via <a href="https://launchpad.net/nuvola-player/+download">Launchpad</a>. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="https://plus.google.com/110794636546911932554/posts/h5jqds2Hyqa">+Nuvola Player</a></i></div>

Cloud Music Player `Nuvola` Sees New Stable Release

Nuvola Player is an application that integrates cloud music services like Google Music, Grooveshark, Hype Machine, 8tracks, Pandora, Rdio a...

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