Wine 1.6 Released With ~10,000 Changes

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>After 16 months of development, a new stable <a href="http://www.winehq.org/about/">Wine</a> version has been released: 1.6, bringing around 10,000 changes</b>, including full support for window transparency, a new Mono package for .NET application support well as a new Mac driver.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobM4zBr6BAR58dBPgbCE93XMtF_tKRiCMHYmiEQUJ0Z16hg9ENfjH0IWaGidwqVOK5YZHURdNjPcGK6zR9QZkDr21_NtGl5u_O4q3wIe_vyB2GVZCJ0AaJmwzRNhJ9RnO-ErbDab1IA0/s1600/wine-1.6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wine 1.6" border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobM4zBr6BAR58dBPgbCE93XMtF_tKRiCMHYmiEQUJ0Z16hg9ENfjH0IWaGidwqVOK5YZHURdNjPcGK6zR9QZkDr21_NtGl5u_O4q3wIe_vyB2GVZCJ0AaJmwzRNhJ9RnO-ErbDab1IA0/s320/wine-1.6.png" title="Wine 1.6" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Among the changes in the latest Wine 1.6 are:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Window transparency support, including both color keying and alpha blending transparency;</li><li>All window rendering is now done on the client-side using the DIB engine (except for OpenGL rendering). This means that rendering to windows or bitmaps gives identical results;</li><li>X11 server-side font rendering is no longer supported. All fonts are rendered client-side using FreeType;</li><li>There are significant performance improvements in the DIB engine, particularly for text rendering, bitmap stretching, alpha blending, and gradients;</li><li>Sub-pixel font anti-aliasing is now supported in the DIB engine, using the system anti-aliasing configuration from FontConfig;</li><li>Raw input support for keyboard and mouse;</li><li>There is a joystick applet in the control panel, to allow configuring joysticks and testing their behavior;</li><li>Support for Randr 1.2 and 1.3; </li><li>DOSBox is tried first when running a DOS application. The Wine DOS support is only used as a fallback when DOSBox cannot be found, and will be removed in a future release;</li><li>Wine can now be configured to report the Windows version as 'Windows 8';</li><li>The Mono runtime is packaged as an MSI file, and its installation can be managed from the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel. It is automatically installed on Wine prefix updates;</li><li>The Microsoft .NET 4.0 runtime can be installed for cases where Mono is not good enough yet;</li><li>HTTPS connections use GnuTLS (or Secure Transport on Mac OS X). OpenSSL is no longer used;</li><li>The Direct3D 9Ex implementation is more complete;</li><li>Improvements to various parts of the D3DX9 and Direct3D 10 implementations;</li><li>Audio device enumeration has been improved, and multi-channel devices are better supported;</li><li>VMR-9 video rendering has been implemented;</li><li>On Linux, dynamic device management supports the UDisks2 service;</li><li>Building Wine for the ARM64 platform is now supported;</li><li>Preliminary support for building Wine for Android using the Android NDK;</li><li>A native Mac OS X driver has been implemented, for better integration with the Mac desktop environment. The full range of driver features are supported, including OpenGL, window management, clipboard, drag & drop, system tray, etc.</li></ul><b>For a complete changelog, see <a href="http://www.winehq.org/announce/1.6">THIS</a> page.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The official Wine 1.6 release announcement also mentions "<i>support for many new applications and games</i>" however, I couldn't find a list for this.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Wine 1.6 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can install the latest stable Wine 1.6 in Ubuntu and derivatives (Linux Mint, etc.) by using its official PPA. Add the PPA and install Wine using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install wine1.6</code></pre><br /><b><a href="http://www.winehq.org/download/">Download Wine</a></b>

Wine 1.6 Released With ~10,000 Changes

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Dota 2 Officially Released For Linux [Steam]

<div style="text-align: justify;">Quick update:<b> the much awaited <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570">Dota 2</a> game has been officially <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/news/11109/">released</a> for Linux</b> (Steam). This isn't the "<a href="http://Dota 2 Test">Dota 2 Test</a>" but the real thing so you can play with regular Dota 2 users, as you can see in the screenshot below:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NBgnWa2hAyMqftiKwwcqeFgOAKgFwpQT28yExNRcRWg0O_yVBx9xAnAMffEzFZZcUeCgsJS5FIIGgV8McVKRlVCySqP0BBBRnEg9-TSZySQXsWkeyevKdrn4MO9FIRmzv4x0_tknJE/s1600/dota2-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dota 2 Ubuntu Steam" border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4NBgnWa2hAyMqftiKwwcqeFgOAKgFwpQT28yExNRcRWg0O_yVBx9xAnAMffEzFZZcUeCgsJS5FIIGgV8McVKRlVCySqP0BBBRnEg9-TSZySQXsWkeyevKdrn4MO9FIRmzv4x0_tknJE/s320/dota2-linux.png" title="Dota 2 Ubuntu Steam" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Like many other games, Dota 2 doesn't show up in the Linux section on Steam yet but you can add it to your Steam library and it should work.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>As a reminder, the game is free to play and has the following minimal system requirements:</b></div><ul><li>OS: Ubuntu 12.04;</li><li>Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz;</li><li>Memory: 4 GB RAM;</li><li>Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1;</li><li>Network: Broadband Internet connection;</li><li>Hard Drive: 8 GB available space;</li><li>Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card. </li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWutbmwbPeNx9bLTPPmQ_1zxsJNL90rwkCQOuNLA3ye0z89fBtQm4f8fR1yIiGEU0K-rIDPuJf_wOxHheJtZa60pRE3prmm1WvDc1zkBNdu1Sgt0jvFA90c1CPuJFacVthoBPLRuiyPyA/s1600/dota2-linux-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dota 2 Ubuntu" border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWutbmwbPeNx9bLTPPmQ_1zxsJNL90rwkCQOuNLA3ye0z89fBtQm4f8fR1yIiGEU0K-rIDPuJf_wOxHheJtZa60pRE3prmm1WvDc1zkBNdu1Sgt0jvFA90c1CPuJFacVthoBPLRuiyPyA/s320/dota2-linux-ubuntu.png" title="Dota 2 Ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Optimus users: for better performance, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/bumblebee-321-released-with-ubuntu-1304.html">install Bumblebee</a>, then right click Dota 2 in the Steam Library and select <i>Properties</i>, then on the <i>general</i> tab click "Set launch options" and use the following command: "<i>optirun -b primus %command%</i>" (without the quotes). With this, the game should use the Nvidia graphics card.<br /><br /></div><br />Below you can watch the official Dota 2 trailer:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-cSFPIwMEq4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSFPIwMEq4">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Get Dota 2: <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/">web link</a> | <a href="steam://install/570">Steam link</a></b></div>

Dota 2 Officially Released For Linux [Steam]

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Popular Task Management App `Wunderlist` Available As Chrome Packaged App

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist">Wunderlist</a> is a popular to do list manager that supports reminders, recurring tasks, subtasks, collaboration and more. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Many Linux users were <a href="http://support.wunderlist.com/customer/portal/questions/695822-wunderlist-2-for-linux-">disappointed</a> when Wunderlist 2 was released back in December: there were packages available for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android but no native Linux app and while the web interface is nice, it doesn't offer a native experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though there's no Wunderlist Linux application yet, you can now get a <b>native-like experience thanks to the new Wunderlist Packaged App</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGdXX013Zuo2xIa2ub4elJiS8eTDHTMGyygnKgiw-mp1tvPtzhP_BadaXjks1hrkIMcqloJaPe9Cnx670uQ85wcPs6EcrxYdxLyFvK5UFT3d0Gep2aavTU65WxtccPpxdJV1FTEuBslg/s1600/wunderlist-chrome-packaged-app.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGdXX013Zuo2xIa2ub4elJiS8eTDHTMGyygnKgiw-mp1tvPtzhP_BadaXjks1hrkIMcqloJaPe9Cnx670uQ85wcPs6EcrxYdxLyFvK5UFT3d0Gep2aavTU65WxtccPpxdJV1FTEuBslg/s320/wunderlist-chrome-packaged-app.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, 6wunderkinder has <a href="http://www.6wunderkinder.com/blog/wunderlist-packaged-app-for-chrome">released</a> <b>Wunderlist Packaged App for Chrome</b>, which brings <b>desktop notifications, menu integration</b> and, like any Chrome packaged app, it doesn't require Google Chrome to run to be able to use it.</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/AVvXsEiG60xSjLGgzrKeAWYbqVysreAatwQWd6ccSjB7AtMJapORoHONT3qtkPCSVjei4TTBTYEj3vKOTrLTloszz4Dk5hzGvNBdocTRiweBhjwoLZFtLjAf_rqvT9jOPhLbeT5TRj5ZgHWYt_M/s1600/wunderlist-chrome-app_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG60xSjLGgzrKeAWYbqVysreAatwQWd6ccSjB7AtMJapORoHONT3qtkPCSVjei4TTBTYEj3vKOTrLTloszz4Dk5hzGvNBdocTRiweBhjwoLZFtLjAf_rqvT9jOPhLbeT5TRj5ZgHWYt_M/s320/wunderlist-chrome-app_2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chome packaged apps show up in the menu / Dash just like native applications</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The Wunderlist Packaged App also features <b>voice input</b> (you can dictate your to-dos) and has the ability to <b>work offline</b>: the data is stored locally while offline and then synced back with the Wunderlist servers once you're online. An Internet connection is required only when logging in to your Wunderlist account.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For those not familiar with Packaged Apps, these Chrome apps look and behave like native applications, but are "as safe as a web page". <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps.html">More about Chrome Packaged Apps</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To use the Wunderlist Chrome packaged app, you need Google Chrome or Chromium version 28 or newer (or Chrome OS).</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wunderlist-for-chrome/ojcflmmmcfpacggndoaaflkmcoblhnbh">Install Wunderlist Packaged App for Chrome</a></b></div>

Popular Task Management App `Wunderlist` Available As Chrome Packaged App

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Fuzzy Window Switcher For Ubuntu

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher">Fuzzy Window Switcher</a></b> is a tool inspired by Sublime Text's <i>Ctrl+P</i>, useful for those who keep a lot of windows open: it <b>allows you to switch between windows by typing a few letters that match the window title</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to its description, Fuzzy Window Switcher has been created for Ubuntu, but it should work in other Linux distributions as well (not tested though).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyphenhyphen1kh7i8m9dV-Is1HX7Uz5W7rQ4Bbgi7_Nz8kdS-3zgRTyiZGDjCpvW0wXjgOIOlPmPmlYOKyt3xmlkNCwsJH1zQRWeNvoOMkm_UwaEkAht2RN4U00hHohG2moPL53gmcvNp_b_fTqg/s1600/fuzzy-window-switcher.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuzzy Window Switcher" border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhyphenhyphen1kh7i8m9dV-Is1HX7Uz5W7rQ4Bbgi7_Nz8kdS-3zgRTyiZGDjCpvW0wXjgOIOlPmPmlYOKyt3xmlkNCwsJH1zQRWeNvoOMkm_UwaEkAht2RN4U00hHohG2moPL53gmcvNp_b_fTqg/s320/fuzzy-window-switcher.png" title="Fuzzy Window Switcher" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool sorts open windows according to your input and focuses the window on top of the list. You can hide it by pressing the Enter key or a keyboard shortcut.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By default, pressing F10 shows or hides the Fuzzy Window Switcher and you can change the key by editing a file (there's no settings GUI to change the keyboard shortcut yet).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuzzy Window Switcher is a <b>work in progress</b> and there are a few things that need to be improved. In the future, the application should get a better sorting algorithm, an improved UI and tray icons.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Fuzzy Window Switcher</h2><br /><b>Arch Linux:</b> Fuzzy Window Switcher is available in <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fuzzy-window-switcher-git/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuzzy Window Switcher requires GTK3, PyGi and Keybinder 3. The first two should be installed by default in Ubuntu and <b>to install Keybinder 3 in Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 or 13.10, use the following command:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install libkeybinder-3.0-0 gir1.2-keybinder</code></pre><b>For Ubuntu 12.04, you can install Keybinder 3 from the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~kazam-team/+archive/stable-series">Kazam PPA</a></b>:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kazam-team/stable-series<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install libkeybinder-3.0-0 gir1.2-keybinder</code></pre><br /><b>To install Fuzzy Window Switcher, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>wget https://raw.github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher/master/fuzzy-windows -O /tmp/fuzzy-windows<br />sudo install /tmp/fuzzy-windows /usr/local/bin/</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Then, start the application by pressing ALT + F2 and typing: "fuzzy-windows".</b></div><br /><b>Use "F10" to hide / show Fuzzy Window Switcher. Update: if you want to change to a different keyboard shortcut</b>, create a file called <i>.fuzzy-windows.conf</i> under <i>~/.config/</i>:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gedit ~/.config/fuzzy-windows.conf</code></pre>and in this file, paste this:<br /><pre class="source-code"><code>[DEFAULT]<br />hotkey=<b>F10</b></code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Change "<i><b>F10</b></i>" to the hotkey you want to use, then save the file. In the same file you can also specify the windows the application should ignore (by default it ignores the Unity Launcher, panel, etc.). For more info, see the documentation @ <a href="https://github.com/XCMer/fuzzy-window-switcher/blob/master/docs/docs.md">GitHub</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, you may want to add Fuzzy Window Switcher to your startup applications. In Unity / GNOME Shell, launch <i>Startup Applications</i>, click "Add", under name enter "Fuzzy Window Switcher" and under command enter "fuzzy-windows". </div>

Fuzzy Window Switcher For Ubuntu

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BitTorrent Sync Beta Adds File Versioning, Android App [PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html">BitTorrent Sync</a>, a secure peer-to-peer file synchronization tool available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and NAS devices, has entered beta status. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC44QK8_luRiylWNmnr23SMM599YB-20Z-6y4eUE-XanOmKfoC8ii_hSzfSRD63f8LysiiMS4IoLD4DjtpOGdsKJGggxr9FJljYGnUGVwnl8E7JZQOgsD_pbVbGVTixrnvUSwLKiQShik/s1600/btsync_1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC44QK8_luRiylWNmnr23SMM599YB-20Z-6y4eUE-XanOmKfoC8ii_hSzfSRD63f8LysiiMS4IoLD4DjtpOGdsKJGggxr9FJljYGnUGVwnl8E7JZQOgsD_pbVbGVTixrnvUSwLKiQShik/s320/btsync_1.png" title="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The beta release includes various enhancements, including a new file versioning feature called SyncArchive as well as a new Android app. An iOS application is expected to be released soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The BitTorrent Sync Android app supports syncing files (either on demand or automatic sync), backup a folder from your Android device to your desktop or send and receive files from one mobile device to another:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUOs3jleYsLYrgmNCM579aQFO_0DBBv2cgOASs83WKx2q0g02IzIMNO3Gh8SwELjHnXpWWuteDPyz139KAQMQ-VDCCYTXEJjAjk6TCW_3Sw5zBkDjVwl-Oncau6sai7_ZUToE5otPrMQ/s1600/btsync-android.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync Android" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUOs3jleYsLYrgmNCM579aQFO_0DBBv2cgOASs83WKx2q0g02IzIMNO3Gh8SwELjHnXpWWuteDPyz139KAQMQ-VDCCYTXEJjAjk6TCW_3Sw5zBkDjVwl-Oncau6sai7_ZUToE5otPrMQ/s320/btsync-android.png" title="BitTorrent Sync Android" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QFomI3nLHqi2jcpmJe7uh80dgLMwikQMqJ8ypr2eM_KgK_ASldczgGrtf6tYYI4kkapRQ1XT3KVitOdTf3W53xqYpWoLGxDw_HTEdE8Gg_xK5_aj_5yIEKxIG9hrK2VO_UIGvbByzNA/s1600/btsync-android_1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync Android" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QFomI3nLHqi2jcpmJe7uh80dgLMwikQMqJ8ypr2eM_KgK_ASldczgGrtf6tYYI4kkapRQ1XT3KVitOdTf3W53xqYpWoLGxDw_HTEdE8Gg_xK5_aj_5yIEKxIG9hrK2VO_UIGvbByzNA/s320/btsync-android_1.png" title="BitTorrent Sync Android" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new SyncArchive feature allows BitTorrent Sync to keep old versions of your files stored in a folder in case you need to access previous versions of your files. For now, BtSync only keeps one past version for each document but this is likely to change soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, there's still no GUI for Linux but you can access BitTorrent Sync by using its WebUI.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Since we <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/bittorrent-sync-secure-file-sync.html">last wrote</a> about BitTorrent Sync, the tool has received various improvements, including:</b></div><ul><li>One-way synchronization;</li><li>One-time Secrets;</li><li>Option to exclude specific files/directories;</li><li>Advanced preferences configuration;</li><li>Support for additional types of NAS devices;</li><li>Improved Linux WebUI;</li><li>Many bug fixes and other improvements.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfY7wYHLOftv5JJhNRYLYZWabDcbvj0ak_9Be1o83ayJMdpf4G5mLfnZUSt_X-mqbkVioDdCkMg7RANBeXkm49P8YxmZ5_cbqm2z-VhFqI_IPIN50vrbtDQBocc3LovkVuS5KnQAjAUg/s1600/btsync_3.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfY7wYHLOftv5JJhNRYLYZWabDcbvj0ak_9Be1o83ayJMdpf4G5mLfnZUSt_X-mqbkVioDdCkMg7RANBeXkm49P8YxmZ5_cbqm2z-VhFqI_IPIN50vrbtDQBocc3LovkVuS5KnQAjAUg/s320/btsync_3.png" title="BitTorrent Sync WebUI" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">BitTorrent Sync synchronizes your files using a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol so the files are transferred directly between the users instead of using a cloud server like services such as Dropbox, Google Drive or Ubuntu One. The traffic between devices is encrypted using an AES cipher and a 256-bit key, created on the base of your Secret, a random 20 byte or more string. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application is free to use but not open source, although the developers have recently <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/21048-defensive-open-source/#entry55710">commented</a> that they "<i>still consider this option</i>".</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install BitTorrent Sync in Ubuntu or Debian</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu and Debian users can install the latest BitTorrent Sync by using an unofficial PPA / repository. To add it, use the following commands:</b></div><br /><b>- Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><b>- Debian:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 6BF18B15<br />gpg --armor --export 6BF18B15 | sudo apt-key add -<br />echo "deb http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync $(lsb_release -cs) main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list<br />echo "deb-src http://debian.yeasoft.net/btsync $(lsb_release -cs) main contrib non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, for both Ubuntu and Debian, install the server package using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install btsync</code></pre>Or, to install the desktop package, use the command below:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install btsync-user</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, log out and log back in and finally, launch BitTorrent Sync from the menu / Dash.</div><br />By default, BtSync can be accessed using the following URLs:<br /><ul><li>desktop package: <i>http://localhost:9999</i></li><li>server package: <i>http://SERVER_IP:8888</i></li><i> </i></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>More information about the Ubuntu / Debian packages can be found here: <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/19560-debian-and-ubuntu-desktop-packages-for-bittorrent-sync/">desktop</a> | <a href="http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/18974-debian-and-ubuntu-server-packages-for-bittorrent-sync/">server</a>.</b></div><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install BitTorrent Sync via <b><a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bittorrent-sync/">AUR</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For other Linux distributions, Windows, Mac OS X and Android or if you don't want to use the packages above, you can download the BitTorrent Sync packages available on its website:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync.html">Download BitTorrent Sync</a></b></div><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://btsync.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/BitTorrentSyncUserGuide.pdf">BitTorrent Sync User Guide (PDF)</a></i>

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How To Create A Bootable Windows PE ISO Under Linux

<div style="text-align: justify;">Windows PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment, also known as WinPE) is a lightweight Windows version that runs from memory and can be booted from the network, used to deploy workstations and servers or for system maintenance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCLFRE92jr7z05TdKjDGyqWOp2LBnPa_CEsIxUT1Y78goBrAx5aIlaXpdxkAFj4LvbL9LF3yz5G-I-psAoLekF-4qyhB1UPoChOfSI-qDLk7EmfLXciKU7xL8y1Ept5AKAL6n9RTu4Xg/s1600/windowspe-virtualbox.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Windows PE" border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCLFRE92jr7z05TdKjDGyqWOp2LBnPa_CEsIxUT1Y78goBrAx5aIlaXpdxkAFj4LvbL9LF3yz5G-I-psAoLekF-4qyhB1UPoChOfSI-qDLk7EmfLXciKU7xL8y1Ept5AKAL6n9RTu4Xg/s320/windowspe-virtualbox.png" title="Windows PE" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Windows PE can may be needed for various reasons, like installing Windows from the network, booting Windows PE from the network or simply running some Windows application without installing Windows or using WINE. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I needed a live Windows PE ISO to be able to update my Dell BIOS, because all the other methods of updating the BIOS on my Dell XPS L702x from Linux I found had failed (and I don't have Windows installed on my laptop). Whatever reason you have to build a customized bootable Windows PE image, here's how to create it from Linux.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>Create a bootable Windows PE ISO in Linux</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> To create a bootable Windows PE image in Linux (no Windows machine is necessary), you need a Windows 7 or 8 DVD or you can download the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) ISO from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753">Microsoft's website</a> (for free).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753">Download the ISO</a> (KB3AIK_EN.iso) in your home folder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, I've used the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) ISO and not a Windows 7 / 8 DVD.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> The live Windows PE ISO will be created using <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/wimlib-imagex-dism-alternative-to.html">Wimlib</a> so you need to install this tool. In Ubuntu, you can install the latest Wimlib by using the main WebUpd8 PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install wimtools</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're not using Ubuntu, search for Wimlib / wimtools in your Linux distribution repositories or, alternatively, download the source from <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wimlib/files/">SourceForge</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Only if you've you've downloaded the Windows AIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO from Microsoft's website:</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, you need to create a folder where we'll mount the downloaded WAIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd<br />mkdir waik</code></pre>Then, mount KB3AIK_EN.iso using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo mount KB3AIK_EN.iso $HOME/waik</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> Now let's create the customized live Windows PE ISO. For this, we'll use the "mkwinpeimg" tool included in Wimlib:</div><br /><b>a)</b> If you've used a Windows 7 or 8 DVD:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkwinpeimg --iso <b>--windows-dir=/mnt/windows</b> winpe.iso</code></pre><br /><b>b)</b> If you've used the WAIK (KB3AIK_EN.iso) ISO:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkwinpeimg --iso <b>--waik-dir=$HOME/waik</b> winpe.iso</code></pre>you can now unmount the WAIK ISO:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo umount $HOME/waik</code></pre><br />Here's what the "mkwinpeimg" options above do:<br /><ul><li>"<i>--iso</i>" - it specifies the tool to make an ISO image instead of a disk image</li><li>"-<i>-windows-dir=/mnt/windows</i>" - if using the Windows 7 or 8 DVD only: this is the Windows mount path, usually /mnt/Windows or /mnt/Windows7 but check the path to make sure</li><li>"<i>--waik-dir=$HOME/waik</i>" - if using the WAIK ISO only: this specifies the path to where the WAIK ISO was mounted, <i>$HOME/waik</i> in our case.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you want to add some files to the bootable Windows PE image, you can use "--overlay=<i>/path/to/some/folder</i>"</b> (replace<i> /path/to/some/folder</i> with the path to a folder that contains the files you want included on the custom Windows PE image) - this will included all the files under<i> /path/to/some/folder</i> on the Windows PE image, in the root directory (under X:).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Run "<i>man mkwinpeimg</i>" in a terminal for more info on mkwinpeimg and all the available options.</div><br /><br />

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PuddleTag (Linux Audio Tag Editor) 1.0.2 RC1 Released

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/index.html">PuddleTag</a>, a Linux audio tag editor similar to the popular Windows tool <i>Mp3Tag</i>, has been updated recently with new features and bug fixes.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dnq_xOfBa407H53gveGAjQwN-8E6zXWxRAdAid_0tQfal4c5-OMSchwXIvzJYOdvvqdI4LDFzMarE2sWP0WiJCEklimk43X4LnRRzCkoMzsZNmRCY7s19-C41ErQ-CSUg3dyuEXCkSQ/s1600/puddletag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PuddleTag" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dnq_xOfBa407H53gveGAjQwN-8E6zXWxRAdAid_0tQfal4c5-OMSchwXIvzJYOdvvqdI4LDFzMarE2sWP0WiJCEklimk43X4LnRRzCkoMzsZNmRCY7s19-C41ErQ-CSUg3dyuEXCkSQ/s320/puddletag.png" title="PuddleTag" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PuddleTag comes with a highly customizable interface and a spreadsheet-like layout, making it easy to edit all the tags you want. Using it, you can easily batch edit your music files tags, rename files based on tag information, supports adding album covers to your files, can import tags from Amazon, Discogs, FreeDB, AcoustID and MusicBrainz and more. It even supports Mp3Tag tag sources.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The application supports the following formats: ID3v1, ID3v2 (mp3), MP4 (mp4, m4a, etc.), VorbisComments (ogg, flac), Musepack (mpc), Monkey’s Audio (.ape) and WavPack (wv).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest PuddleTag 1.0.2 RC1, released yesterday, features the following changes:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Added dropdown in Extended Tags that works like Tag Panel. Useful for editing multiple valued fields;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Support for MusicBrainz cover art;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Search by ID for MusicBrainz tag source;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Album art can be dragged from browser. If link can be resolved, image will be loaded;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">You can now submit your tags containing MusicBrainz IDs to AcoustID;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">__total can be edited in Tag Panel and other places;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added disambiguation to album title for MusiBrainz so that album titles would be "Somaro (Deluxe Edition)" instead of just "Somaro";</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Multiple-valued fields can be added using '\\' in extended tags;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added a confirmation dialog if copying large amounts of data;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Added canto field to Discogs tag source;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Column settings now take ordering made by user (by dragging, etc) into account;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Directory modified date is force-changed if files are modified;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: MP4 tagging not working at all;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: directory renaming not stripping invalid chars;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: $validate scripting function failing when '/' in arguments;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: unable to delete fields if __total populated;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: checked Actions being overwritten by check Quick Actions selections;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fixed: Discogs didn't return all album info;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">more.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">PuddleTag 1.0.2 may not be considered a stable release yet, but its developer says he has been "<i>using this release since forever and consider it to work pretty well</i>" and if no issues are reported, he will release this as the stable 1.0.2 version.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install PuddleTag in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest PuddleTag by using the WebUpd8 PuddleTag PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/puddletag<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install puddletag</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Or, if you don't want to add our PPA or you're not using Ubuntu, you can download the latest PuddleTag deb or source files from its downloads page:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/download.html#development-builds">Download PuddleTag</a></b></div>

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