2 Beautiful Dark Themes For GTK 3.6 Or 3.4 [Ubuntu PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>We've got quite a few requests to post some dark GTK3 themes, so here it is: DeLorean Dark and MediterraneanNight are two great dark GTK3 themes that support both GTK 3.6 (Ubuntu 12.10) and 3.4 (Ubuntu 12.04).</i></div><br /><br /><br /><h3>DeLorean Dark</h3><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>DeLorean Dark</b> is a beautiful GTK3 theme that supports the latest GTK 3.6. There's also a GTK2 theme available, which has been completely redesigned recently.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, the theme isn't just for GNOME (this includes Unity, Cinnamon, etc.), there are Xfce and Openbox themes available as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are some DeLorean Dark screenshots:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/delorean-dark.png" rel="image_group" title="DeLorean Dark GTK 3.6 theme"><img alt="DeLorean Dark theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/delorean-dark_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/delorean-dark-twf.png" rel="image_group" title="DeLorean Dark GTK3 Widget Factory"><img alt="DeLorean Dark theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/delorean-dark-twf_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install DeLorean Dark in Ubuntu 12.10, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:killhellokitty/themes.ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install delorean-dark-theme-3.6</code></pre><br /><b>The theme is also available for GTK 3.4 / Ubuntu 12.04. To install it in Ubuntu 12.04, instead of the last command above, use:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install delorean-dark</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions</b> and some extras which include Firefox, Thunderbird or Chromium themes, tweaks and fixes, see the DeLorean Dark DeviantArt page: for <a href="http://killhellokitty.deviantart.com/art/DeLorean-Dark-Theme-3-6-vs-2-56-328859335">GTK 3.6</a> | for <a href="http://killhellokitty.deviantart.com/art/DeLorean-Dark-1-55-318612217">GTK 3.4</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><h3>MediterraneanNight</h3><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>MediterraneanNight</b> is a <b>pack of 3 <i>darkish</i> GTK3 themes</b> that's available for both GTK 3.4 and 3.6: MediterraneanDark, MediterraneanLight and MediterraneanNight as well as for Xfce. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme is a variation of Adwaita Cupertino (now called <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/zukitwo-adwaita-cupertino-themes-ported.html">Gnome Cupertino</a>) with dark colors, which not only looks very nice, but it's also relaxing for the eyes.</div><br />Here are a few Mediterranean* screenshots:<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/meditarrean-night.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanNight GTK 3.6 theme"><img alt="Mediterranean Night theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/meditarrean-night_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanNight</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/mediterranean-night-twf.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanNight GTK3 Widget Factory"><img alt="Mediterranean Night theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-night-twf_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanNight</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/mediterranean-dark.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanDark GTK 3.6 theme"><img alt="Mediterranean Dark theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-dark_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanDark</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/mediterranean-dark-twf.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanDark GTK3 Widget Factory"><img alt="Mediterranean Dark theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-dark-twf_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanDark</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/mediterranean-light.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanLight GTK 3.6 theme"><img alt="Mediterranean Light theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-light_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanLight</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/mediterranean-light-twf.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="MediterraneanLight GTK3 Widget Factory"><img alt="Mediterranean Light theme" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-light-twf_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MediterraneanLight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme is highly customizable, but it requires editing some theme files. To make it easier for the users, <b>I've uploaded MediterraneanNight to the WebUpd8 Themes PPA along with a script I've created that lets you customize the theme</b>: you can select the environment used: GNOME Shell / Cinnamon or Unity, the style used by Nautilus, the Unity panel, tabs style, choose between regular and glossy window buttons and more:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-config.png" rel="image_group" title="MediterraneanNight configuration script"><img alt="Mediterranean Config script" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mediterranean-config_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Note that the Nautilus 3.4 styles seem to also work with Nautilus 3.6.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install the MediterraneanNight theme pack  in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 (GTK 3.6) or 12.04 (GTK 3.4), use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mediterraneannight-gtk-theme</code></pre><br />Then, if you want to configure the theme using the script I've created, run:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo mediterranean-config</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Or, you can manually edit the theme yourself - see the readme inside each Mediterranean theme folder under <i>/usr/share/themes/</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, download MediterraneanNight via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=148398">Gnome-Look</a> (available for both GTK 3.4 and 3.6).</b></div><br /><br /><br />Also see:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/zukitwo-adwaita-cupertino-themes-ported.html">Zukitwo, Adwaita Cupertino Themes Ported To GTK 3.6</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/8-gtk-36-compatible-themes-available-in.html">8 GTK 3.6 Compatible Themes Available In PPAs For Ubuntu 12.10</a></li></ul>

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Download Google Earth 7 With Fixed "Signal 11" Issue For Ubuntu

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Google Earth 7 was released more than a month ago, however, the new version doesn't work for most Linux users. Here's how to run Google Earth 7 on Ubuntu right now.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Earth 7 (7.0.1) features new 3D imagery and a virtual tour guide which highlights interesting places around the world. You can read the official release notes, <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.ro/2012/10/explore-world-with-tour-guide-and-3d.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, many Linux users get the following error when trying to start the latest Google Earth 7:</div><br /><blockquote><b>Google Earth has caught signal 11.</b></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/google-earth-signal11.png"><img alt="Google Earth signal 11 Linux" src="http://img.netupd8.com/google-earth-signal11_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />And the crash log looks something like this:<br /><br /><blockquote>[...]<br />Stacktrace from glibc:<br />./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1e9cfb)[0xf75c1cfb]<br />./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1e9f43)[0xf75c1f43]<br />[0xf777a400]</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the Google Earth developers has emailed fixed Google Earth builds (pre-release) to some Linux users who have commented about this issue on the <a href="http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/earth/linux/dlzBfGl4eKM">Google Earth forums</a>, and it seems a fixed build will be available soon (the exact date is not known) on the Google Earth download page.</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/google-earth-7-ubuntu.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Google Earth 7.0.1.8283 Ubuntu" src="http://img.netupd8.com/google-earth-7-ubuntu_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google Earth 7 (7.0.1.8283) running in Ubuntu 12.10</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Update: Google has updated the official Google Earth packages so <a href="http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html">download the latest Google Earth</a> and you shouldn't get the error any more.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides the "Google Earth has caught signal 11" issue, it seems that the font issue that used to occur for the Google Earth Linux builds has been fixed as well in these new packages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/earth/linux/dlzBfGl4eKM">productforums.google.com</a></i></div>

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Use Nvidia Experimental 310 Drivers With Bumblebee

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Bumblebee PPA has been updated today, and the packages now allow the latest "nvidia-experimental-310" drivers to be used with Bumblebee.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Nvidia GeForce driver 310 is <a href="http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/Releases/NVIDIA-Delivers-Massive-Performance-Boost-to-Linux-Gaming-8ac.aspx">said</a> to "double the performance and dramatically reduce game loading times for those gaming" and it can be installed from the "updates" Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 repository. Below you'll find instructions on how to configure Bumblebee to work with nvidia-experimental-310 driver.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Nvidia Optimus is a technology used to increases battery life by switching between two graphics adapters (a low-performance integrated Intel graphics adapter and a high-performance one by Nvidia) within a computer system. Optimus GPU switching is officially only supported on Windows, but it's also unofficially available on Linux thanks to the Bumblebee project.</i></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>How to configure Bumblebee to work with nvidia-experimental-310 driver</h2><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/bumblebee-nvidia-experimental-310.png"><img alt="Bumblebee nvidia experimental 310" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bumblebee-nvidia-experimental-310_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><b>1.</b> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee">Install Bumblebee</a> if you haven't already.<br /><br /><b>2.</b> Install the Nvidia GeForce driver 310.14 experimental driver:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install nvidia-experimental-310 nvidia-settings-experimental-310</code></pre><br /><b>3.</b> Configure Bumblebee to use nvidia-experimental-310.<br /><br />Open "/etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf" as root with a text editor:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gksu gedit /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf</code></pre><br />And change the following:<br /><br />- on line 22, make sure "Driver=" is set to "nvidia", like this:<br /><b>Driver=nvidia</b><br /><br />- change the "KernelDriver=" (on line 47) to "nvidia-experimental-310", like this:<br /><b>KernelDriver=nvidia-experimental-310</b><br /><br />- change "LibraryPath=" (on line 51) to "/usr/lib/nvidia-experimental-310:/usr/lib32/nvidia-experimental-310", so it looks like this:<br /><b>LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-experimental-310:/usr/lib32/nvidia-experimental-310</b><br /><br />- change the "XorgModulePath=" (line 54) to "XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-experimental-310/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules" so it looks like this:<br /><b>XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia-experimental-310/xorg,/usr/lib/xorg/modules</b><br /><br /><br /><b>4.</b> Restart Bumblebee, logout.<br /><br />Restart the bumblebeed daemon using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo service bumblebeed restart</code></pre><br />Then log out and log back in and try it out:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>optirun glxspheres</code></pre><br /><b>If it doesn't work, try to restart your system.</b><br /><br /><b>Note:</b> if you're using <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/primus-better-performance-and-less.html" title="Primus: Better Performance And Less Power Consumption For Bumblebee [Optimus Hybrid Graphics Chipsets]">Primus</a>, you'll have to edit the <i>/usr/bin/primusrun</i> script to use "nvidia-experimental-310" instead of "nvidia-current".

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Foobnix Music Player Gets New Ubuntu PPA

<b>A quick update for our Ubuntu readers using Foobnix: the player has a new PPA, so remove the old one and add ppa:foobnix-team/foobnix-player instead.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix.png" rel="image_group" title="Foobnix music player - last.fm integration"><img alt="Foobnix music player" src="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For those not familiar with Foobnix, this is a very interesting music player available for Linux, Windows, Mac OSX and even Android that comes with a clean design and can play formats ranging from mp3, mp4, aac, audio CDs, wma to FLAC, <b>WavPack (WV), Musepack, CUE</b> and many others (and can convert between audio formats). Among its features are:</div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>a huge list of built-in online radio stations;</li><li>last.fm scrobbling, including for radios;</li><li>customizable global hotkeys;</li><li>equalizer;</li><li>display album cover, lyrics;</li><li>last.fm integration which can display your favourite songs, top songs from an artist, more;</li><li>integration with VKontakte (VK), a controversial social network that, among others, allows users to upload (but not to download), search and stream music, kind of like Grooveshark;</li><li>more!</li></ul><br />Here are a few more Foobnix screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_1.png" rel="image_group" title="Foobnix music player - radio list"><img alt="Foobnix music player" src="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_3.png" rel="image_group" title="Foobnix music player"><img alt="Foobnix music player" src="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_4.png" rel="image_group" title="Foobnix music player - audio converter"><img alt="Foobnix music player" src="http://img.netupd8.com/foobnix_4_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Foobnix in Ubuntu using the new PPA</h2><br /><b>To add the new Foobnix PPA and install the latest Foobnix player in Ubuntu, use the commands below:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:foobnix-team/foobnix-player<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install foobnix</code></pre><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, Windows, Mac OSX or Android, see the Foobnix <a href="http://www.foobnix.com/download?lang=en">downloads page</a>.</b>

Foobnix Music Player Gets New Ubuntu PPA

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How To List Packages From A PPA / Repository In Ubuntu

<div style="text-align: justify;">A few weeks ago, we saw how to find out <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-find-out-to-which-ppa-repository.html">to which PPA / repository a package belongs to</a> in Ubuntu / Debian. But how about getting a list of packages available in a PPA / repository?</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h3>Synaptic</h3><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To get a list of packages available in a PPA / repository enabled on your system (if the repository is disabled or not added on your system, it won't show up here), firstly install Synaptic if you haven't already:</div><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install synaptic</code></pre><br />(or install <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/how-to-install-synaptic-with-gtk3.html">Synaptic GTK3</a>)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then <b>open Synaptic, select "Origin" on the bottom left, then select a PPA or repository on the left and it should list all packages in that PPA / repository for your Ubuntu version, both installed and not installed:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/synaptic-origin.png" rel="image_group" title="List packages in repositories with Synaptic"><img alt="Synaptic origin" src="http://img.netupd8.com/synaptic-origin_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the latest Synaptic built with GTK3, there are two entries for each PPA here, one that uses "/now" at the end, which displays the packages you've installed from a repository and another one which displays all the packages available in that repository.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important:</b> if the exact same package (including the package version) exists in two or more PPAs / repositories, it will only be listed for one repository entry in Synaptic. That's why I've added other ways of doing this (see below), which list all the packages, even if the package exists in other PPAs / repositories.</div><br /><br /><br /><h3>Command line</h3><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>You can also do this using a command like the one below, but this will only list the package names, without any additional info (no version, description, etc.):</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>awk '$1 == "Package:" { if (a[$2]++ == 0) print $2; }' /var/lib/apt/lists/*<b>PPA-FIRST-PART</b>*<b>PPA-SECOND-PART</b>*Packages</code></pre><br />where "PPA-FIRST-PART" is the first part of a PPA, e.g. for the ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 PPA, "PPA-FIRST-PART" is "nilarimogard" and "PPA-SECOND-PART" is "webupd8".<br /><br />Let's try it out:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>awk '$1 == "Package:" { if (a[$2]++ == 0) print $2; }' /var/lib/apt/lists/*nilarimogard*webupd8*Packages</code></pre><br />And here's the terminal output:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/list-packages-terminal.png" rel="image_group" title="Get a list of packages in a repository from the command line"><img alt="list packages ppa terminal" src="http://img.netupd8.com/list-packages-terminal_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">(I've tweaked the original command - see the credits -, to remove duplicate lines which would occur on 64bit systems with multi-arch support).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This works for regular repositories too, e.g. to see all the packages available in the proposed repository:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>awk '$1 == "Package:" { if (a[$2]++ == 0) print $2; }' /var/lib/apt/lists/*proposed*Packages</code></pre><br />Or, to see the packages available in the security multiverse repository:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>awk '$1 == "Package:" { if (a[$2]++ == 0) print $2; }' /var/lib/apt/lists/*security*multiverse*Packages</code></pre><br /><br /><br /><h3>Using Y PPA Manager</h3><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/y-ppa-manager-0092-released-with-new.html">Y PPA Manager</a>, a small application I've created, can list all the packages available in each PPA added on your system. It doesn't work with regular repositories (just Launchpad PPAs) though and the PPA needs to be enabled on your system for this to work. So it's not perfect. </div><br />But there are advantages over Synaptic / the command above:<br /><ul><li>unlike Synaptic, it lists all the packages in a PPA, even if the exact same package (exact version) is available in multiple PPAs;</li><li>unlike the command above, Y PPA Manager displays the package version next to the package name.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/y-ppa-manager-list-packages.png" rel="image_group" title="List all the packages in a PPA using Y PPA Manager"><img alt="List packages PPA Y PPA Manager" src="http://img.netupd8.com/y-ppa-manager-list-packages_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />To lists all the packages in a PPA, install Y PPA Manager:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Then launch Y PPA Manager, double click "Manage PPAs", select the PPA and click "List packages". </b></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>some info via <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/43581/how-to-list-packages-from-a-ppa-source-in-command-line">AskUbuntu</a> & <a href="http://usemoslinux.blogspot.com/2012/11/como-listar-los-paquetes-dentro-de-un.html">UsemosLinux</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>

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

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How To Install Synaptic With GTK3 Support In Ubuntu [PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest Synaptic Package Manager from BZR has been ported to GTK3</b> and the new version will probably be available in the Ubuntu 13.04 repositories. Since many of us are still using Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, I've uploaded the latest Synaptic with GTK3 support to a PPA so you can easily install it.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><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/synaptic-gtk3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Synaptic GTK3 Ubuntu 12.10" src="http://img.netupd8.com/synaptic-gtk3_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Synaptic built with GTK3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On a first look, it seems like nothing has changed - that's because the toolbar was supposed to be dark for GTK3 applications using Ambiance, but it looks like Synaptic is using a custom toolbar, at least for now. But you should notice the difference (e.g. buttons, checkboxes, etc.) once you start using it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Furthermore, besides the GTK3 port, the latest Synaptic from BZR has got a lot of bug fixes - a complete list can be found <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~synaptic-developers/synaptic/trunk/view/head:/debian/changelog">here</a>.</b></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Synaptic Package Manager with GTK3 support in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Synaptic Package Manager built with GTK3 is available in the WebUpd8 Unstable PPA, for Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04. Currently, there are no other packages for these Ubuntu versions, so the PPA is safe, but at some point I might add some other unstable packages. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, this version of Synaptic is currently considered experimental. So use it at your own risk! I can't guarantee everything will work for you, but I can tell you that I'm using it right now in Ubuntu 12.10 and everything works fine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the PPA and install Synaptic with GTK3 support in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 or 13.04, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/unstable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install synaptic</code></pre><br />Alternatively, you can download the Synaptic deb from our <a href="https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/unstable/+packages?field.name_filter=synaptic&field.status_filter=published&field.series_filter=">PPA</a>.<br /><br />If you want to built it from source, you can grab it via <a href="https://code.launchpad.net/~synaptic-developers/synaptic/trunk">Launchpad</a>.

How To Install Synaptic With GTK3 Support In Ubuntu [PPA]

The latest Synaptic Package Manager from BZR has been ported to GTK3 and the new version will probably be available in the Ubuntu 13.04 rep...

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