Xubuntu 13.10 XMir ISO Available For Testing

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Xubuntu team hasn't decided yet if the Xfce Ubuntu flavor will switch to XMir or continue with X.org for 13.10. Before making the decision, this needs to be properly tested so an Xubuntu ISO running on Mir & XMir has been made available for download.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypKAS2UVoYnfTLMLyez3YLDnCBHRT_BbdXU0NXjsTb92G53y69yhikwc1dOyNLKq78dWVqSorsqCttq0l7uBN9zaA2vsraxLxv9PkQBJhYExmfVGR_YQV6L9V8P3znV5uh_ojZOr66wM/s1600/xubuntu13.10.png"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypKAS2UVoYnfTLMLyez3YLDnCBHRT_BbdXU0NXjsTb92G53y69yhikwc1dOyNLKq78dWVqSorsqCttq0l7uBN9zaA2vsraxLxv9PkQBJhYExmfVGR_YQV6L9V8P3znV5uh_ojZOr66wM/s320/xubuntu13.10.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to a message posted on the Xubuntu-devel <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2013-August/009205.html">mailing list</a>, the team will decide if Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander will switch to XMir later this month:</div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">It is of EXTREME importance that we do as many tests as possible as the technology evolves. We need to understand how our system will behave under XMir in order to make the decision later this month whether to move our standard ISO from X.Org to XMir.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">XMir is an implementation of X running or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-to-build-its-own-display-server.html">Mir</a>, the display server developed by Canonical. As you probably know, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander (the main flavor with Unity) <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/ubuntu-1310-saucy-salamander-switching.html">will use XMir by default</a>, while <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/kubuntu-not-switching-to-mir-display.html">Kubuntu</a> and <a href="http://lubuntublog.blogspot.it/2013/06/lubuntu-willl-not-ship-mir.html">Lubuntu</a> will not switch to XMir for 13.10. There's no news on <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOMEOneStopPage">Ubuntu GNOME</a> and XMir for now.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to help test <b>Xubuntu on XMir</b>, grab the ISO from <b><a href="http://vanir.unit193.tk/mir/">HERE</a></b> (you don't need to install it, simply create a bootable flash drive or write it on a DVD).</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/08/xubuntu-disponibile-la-iso-con-il-nuovo.html">lffl.org</a> & <a href="http://marcosbox.blogspot.ro/2013/08/testiamo-xmir-su-xubuntu-in-attesa.html">MarcosBox</a></i></div>

Xubuntu 13.10 XMir ISO Available For Testing

The Xubuntu team hasn't decided yet if the Xfce Ubuntu flavor will switch to XMir or continue with X.org for 13.10. Before making the de...

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Ambiance Theme Updated With Dark Toolbars For Nautilus And Other GNOME 3 Apps [Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander]

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRlIQNQ3_cDy2txpXe2uTVcqObDVfySekDPPb0zeH5Jvu-I-IHnA6LlecppYPIN5mpc1wtS_BF-jd72lg2w4reTjvK506lQkphHgA_Ia9rZ1g8OHeyRhjhgBSBQL8hb0a0Kc2UgN2nIQ/s1600/ubuntu13.10-nautilus-dark-toolbar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.10 Nautilus dark toolbar" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRlIQNQ3_cDy2txpXe2uTVcqObDVfySekDPPb0zeH5Jvu-I-IHnA6LlecppYPIN5mpc1wtS_BF-jd72lg2w4reTjvK506lQkphHgA_Ia9rZ1g8OHeyRhjhgBSBQL8hb0a0Kc2UgN2nIQ/s320/ubuntu13.10-nautilus-dark-toolbar.png" title="Ubuntu 13.10 Nautilus dark toolbar" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu Light Themes - Ambiance and Radiance -, have been <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/+source/ubuntu-themes/13.04+13.10.20130802-0ubuntu1">updated</a> today in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander with a <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-themes/+bug/1118838">fix</a> for the GNOME 3 "symbolic toolbars". Applications that use such toolbars, like Nautilus 3.6+ for instance, now have a dark toolbar using the default Ubuntu theme.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Symbolic toolbars are used in many GNOME 3 applications, including Nautilus 3.6+, System Settings 3.6+, Font Viewer, Evince, GNOME Clocks, GNOME Documents, Epiphany and more.</div><br />Here's what some of these applications looked like before this fix:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VECAeJoceP-V3jWJ5VmMWbvWJXSVNTuTFoom-mk3teEX-BC5R-QvQ3wQyqQ7C59NMWccTkGGiNO1-PL7MFEz2POyaTYKn4Vj52_0uE9NKMzbhXT-K-jKykWXMQsqaHiDCeJevk8g8PE/s1600/toolbars-light.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ambiance toolbars before" border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VECAeJoceP-V3jWJ5VmMWbvWJXSVNTuTFoom-mk3teEX-BC5R-QvQ3wQyqQ7C59NMWccTkGGiNO1-PL7MFEz2POyaTYKn4Vj52_0uE9NKMzbhXT-K-jKykWXMQsqaHiDCeJevk8g8PE/s320/toolbars-light.png" title="Ambiance toolbars before" width="320" /></a></div><br />And after:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY7aSGI5_VWdnsHB9l45n81rNiPRUpyiY6mupCngD8vV8hEO7p20qzghhCuPcdtdC639LAS1IIAlrn7o6wprgVfPzjSaIrehhmh_LtTkFODR4FIi8pLSrpX-BdhSnmJn30JAE7_VaC1E/s1600/toolbars-dark.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ambiance toolbars after" border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY7aSGI5_VWdnsHB9l45n81rNiPRUpyiY6mupCngD8vV8hEO7p20qzghhCuPcdtdC639LAS1IIAlrn7o6wprgVfPzjSaIrehhmh_LtTkFODR4FIi8pLSrpX-BdhSnmJn30JAE7_VaC1E/s320/toolbars-dark.png" title="Ambiance toolbars after" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The fix is also available for Radiance, the other GTK theme installed by default in Ubuntu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgU9bnpI_t666CSfDRXtFl-Wt742DJYwRPMO-4sa2ec4skKaNaiajTCPq_wrdRFwpDR6vsMU5niu0-1rLr4v4ePQHfbhIBskmyN1CmIECkn0UDMgoP6o5Xtq1vHAk_cAEqb5iRJLHZmY/s1600/toolbar-radiance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Radiance toolbars after" border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgU9bnpI_t666CSfDRXtFl-Wt742DJYwRPMO-4sa2ec4skKaNaiajTCPq_wrdRFwpDR6vsMU5niu0-1rLr4v4ePQHfbhIBskmyN1CmIECkn0UDMgoP6o5Xtq1vHAk_cAEqb5iRJLHZmY/s320/toolbar-radiance.png" title="Radiance toolbars after" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2>Use the fixed dark toolbar Ubuntu Light Themes in Ubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you're using Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, the fixed Light Themes should be available as an update via Software Updater </b>so run an update, then log out and log back in and you'll be using the fixed Light Themes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, the fixed Ubuntu Light themes (Ambiance and Radiance) have worked properly in Ubuntu 13.04 so if you want, you can install the Saucy deb in Raring.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To use it in Ubuntu 13.04, download the fixed "light-themes" deb from Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander <a href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-unity/+archive/daily-build/+build/4844319">HERE</a></b>, install it, <b>then log out and log back in</b> (and obviously, make sure the theme is set to Ambiance or Radiance under <i>System Settings > Appearance</i>). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If later on you want to revert this change and go back to the default Ambiance / Radiance themes used in Ubuntu 13.04, use the following command to downgrade the themes:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-themes/raring</code></pre>

Ambiance Theme Updated With Dark Toolbars For Nautilus And Other GNOME 3 Apps [Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander]

The Ubuntu Light Themes - Ambiance and Radiance -, have been updated today in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander with a fix for the GNOME 3 ...

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Unity 8 Available In The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Repositories

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 8, the Ubuntu Phone Qml Shell, has <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+publishinghistory">landed</a> in the Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander repositories.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, Unity 8 is in its early alpha stages and not ready for use, and in fact, there's a message on the wallpaper used by it that says just that:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3fK6JYO_gGXag_Wt6XpH37XiT1jYTFNI0A9zBapmMe9Zje03JkHbXOZFiQ4GyuizTGBUjOB31JvOl4O4hRW14HEgLsy0QDxKIjKiBXLBoBu380tnLRuu6nfEwcmxfLS8Qj0tlTnTvPQ/s1600/unity8.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Unity 8 shell" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3fK6JYO_gGXag_Wt6XpH37XiT1jYTFNI0A9zBapmMe9Zje03JkHbXOZFiQ4GyuizTGBUjOB31JvOl4O4hRW14HEgLsy0QDxKIjKiBXLBoBu380tnLRuu6nfEwcmxfLS8Qj0tlTnTvPQ/s320/unity8.png" title="Unity 8 shell" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">And indeed, while I was able to run it on my Saucy computer, most stuff didn't work: I wasn't able to access the launcher on the left using the mouse, the indicators didn't work and so on. Also, the phone applications that show up in Unity 8 are dummy apps so they don't actually work (and furthermore, clicking any of them freezes Unity 8 for now).<br /><br />Unity 8 currently runs as an app and you can switch from the phone to the tablet mode by resizing its window:</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/AVvXsEgxUNTsWUXUv0f6Bp6hv_y3v_KNPa_iq0abKI6QDQoHasM2YPTW29aV9Gk-5LqpGz2AdXCeWoKTm4wrG3r5jk_ibLdgCwV7eTrUSKbua2dV0Sa53hsrTgzsZmNYMCc5cnr7xOTZf7DZMPY/s1600/unity8_2.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Unity 8 shell" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUNTsWUXUv0f6Bp6hv_y3v_KNPa_iq0abKI6QDQoHasM2YPTW29aV9Gk-5LqpGz2AdXCeWoKTm4wrG3r5jk_ibLdgCwV7eTrUSKbua2dV0Sa53hsrTgzsZmNYMCc5cnr7xOTZf7DZMPY/s320/unity8_2.png" title="Unity 8 shell" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaawAwqR99RGCvw_1jPH09Y05IW7njK6ASg9smVYuK7VLn7C1EZ1O2lVvZVTfX-vOC53WAr7msZDwRMopeGXCx09QS86vTTHDuC6UDgH3T_V4N7y6_qxkr-lino7b3FLquGavC5D0JzeA/s1600/unity8_3.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Unity 8 shell" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaawAwqR99RGCvw_1jPH09Y05IW7njK6ASg9smVYuK7VLn7C1EZ1O2lVvZVTfX-vOC53WAr7msZDwRMopeGXCx09QS86vTTHDuC6UDgH3T_V4N7y6_qxkr-lino7b3FLquGavC5D0JzeA/s320/unity8_3.png" title="Unity 8 shell" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>According to the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity8Desktop">Unity8Desktop</a> Ubuntu wiki entry, the following Unity 8 features should work for the final Ubuntu 13.10 release:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Keyboard input, including hotkeys similar to those in Unity7;</li><li>Mouse, touchscreen, scroll wheels, touchpads, and other existing input devices;</li><li>The HUD should be available;</li><li>Indicators should be available. Should include at a minimum the Networking indicator;</li><li>The Unity 8 Shell and its components adjusts to local screen size.</li><li>Content discovery should be working. At a minimum, the local content scopes should be available;</li><li>Minimal Window management, such as focus control and maybe window move and resize; </li><li>The following core applications should be installable and runnable from the Unity 8 Shell on the desktop: Browser App, Gallery App, Music Player App and the Video Player App.</li><li>Multi-monitor will not be supported.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The plan is to have a preview Unity 8 on Mir session (so users can select to log in to Unity 8 from the LightDM login screen) available for Ubuntu 13.10 for evaluation and testing - at least that's what the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity8Desktop">Unity8Desktop</a> wiki entry mentions. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, Olli Ries, Head of Engineering for Canonical's Product Strategy team, says in a <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity8Desktop">blog post</a> that "<i>[...] the integration of Unity 8 into Ubuntu Desktop is not scheduled to happen for 13.10 but will only be fully integrated for 14.10. The QML based Unity 8 is currently fully integrated on the Ubuntu Touch images only</i>".</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Unity 8 in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to test Unity 8 in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, use the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install unity8</code></pre>Then, type "<b>unity8</b>" in a terminal to launch it.

Unity 8 Available In The Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Repositories

Unity 8, the Ubuntu Phone Qml Shell, has landed in the Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander repositories. For now, Unity 8 is in its early alpha s...

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Tiny Tiny RSS 1.9 Available In PPA For Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 And 12.04

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://tt-rss.org/redmine/projects/tt-rss/wiki">Tiny Tiny RSS</a> is an open source web-based RSS reader that you can install on a server and then access it from multiple computers/devices. Since it's self-hosted, you're in control of your data and don't have to worry that the service may be discontinued, like it happened with Google Reader (and almost happened with <a href="http://blog.theoldreader.com/">The Old Reader</a>).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/tiny-tiny-rss-1.9.png"><img alt="Tiny Tiny RSS 1.9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0lKmBR9wktYAgdngXZTmVxeis3yvRjfObgAvm__YHFPzjHkBYdpfT6-zX4xFiMuu_kVjrm-a8CnG6t8Ra1xK6gLmW6vfAOUzcAU-tfIf68nXEFhyphenhyphenWaVPBvjYp5_UM-aBJvntgwBzDnY/s320/tiny-tiny-rss-1.9.pn" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With a bit of a delay (sorry!), the latest <b>Tiny Tiny RSS 1.9 is now available in our PPA for Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04, backported from Ubuntu 13.10</b>. This release comes with <b>new icons, a new plugin which adds a feed for all articles shared by url, various parser bugfixes</b> and more.</div><br /><b>Tiny Tiny RSS 1.9 changes:</b><br /><ul><li>Minor bugfixes;</li><li>Various parser bugfixes;</li><li>Parser: support xml:base in atom feeds;</li><li>Parser: add support for libxml with problematic handling of character encodings (affects several NAS devices);</li><li>Fixed several bugs when migrating filters using OPML;</li><li>Minor performance improvements;</li><li>Added Korean translation;</li><li>Improved Russian translation;</li><li>Other translations updated;</li><li>Integrated Silk icons by Mark James;</li><li>Added plugin which adds a feed for all articles shared by url;</li><li>Allow unsharing and changing URLs for individual articles;</li><li>Floating title more consistent with the rest of the UI, enable floating title for expandable combined mode;</li><li>Licensed under GPL v3.</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Install and configure Tiny Tiny RSS in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Because the installation / configuration process has quite a few steps, I won't post them here so for how to install Tiny Tiny RSS in Ubuntu, see our previous article: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/tiny-tiny-rss-ubuntu-ppa-google-reader.html">Tiny Tiny RSS Ubuntu PPA</a>.</div>

Tiny Tiny RSS 1.9 Available In PPA For Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 And 12.04

Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source web-based RSS reader that you can install on a server and then access it from multiple computers/devices. S...

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Official Intel Linux Graphics Installer Updated With 2013Q2 Intel Graphics Stack

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Intel Linux Graphics Installer and the Intel repository have been updated with the latest 2013Q2 Intel Graphics Stack, for Ubuntu 13.04 and Fedora 19.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXWwABkjZ0cTZxNT3wdb3fXGANrZPZZ9rnAvbFP2_0sVY5I-FbQF7NX4HkHpCGJ-I6FhV3MxlTXel0ioD9sC4kZ0VspDTTtoijeyYhfu2o6-OalHSFooQzvQI0YhrCC4b9T7a-SMR36c/s1600/intel-driver-manager.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Intel Driver Manager" border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXWwABkjZ0cTZxNT3wdb3fXGANrZPZZ9rnAvbFP2_0sVY5I-FbQF7NX4HkHpCGJ-I6FhV3MxlTXel0ioD9sC4kZ0VspDTTtoijeyYhfu2o6-OalHSFooQzvQI0YhrCC4b9T7a-SMR36c/s320/intel-driver-manager.png" title="Intel Driver Manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intelr-linux-graphics-installer-version-1.0.2">Intel Linux Graphics Installer</a> is a tool developed by Intel that allows users to easily upgrade to the latest graphics drivers for Intel hardware. The installer automatically adds a repository used for upgrading the packages provided by Intel - that means that besides the Intel Linux Graphics Installer, you can also use the Ubuntu Software Updater, apt-get, etc. to upgrade the packages.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Intel Linux Graphics Installer 1.0.2 provides the <b>Intel 2013Q2 Graphics Stack</b> which includes numerous enhancements and bug fixes - for a complete list, see <a href="https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/2013q2-intel-graphics-stack-release">THIS</a> page.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ubuntu repository included with the Intel Linux Graphics Installer provides the following <b>packages</b>: i965-va-driver 1.2.0 (<a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/install-mplayer-with-va-api-hardware.html">VA-API driver</a> for Intel HD and G45 chipsets), libdrm2 2.4.45, libva 1.2.1 and xserver-xorg-video-intel (xf86-video-intel) 2.21.9. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The repository <b>does not include the latest Xorg 1.14 for Ubuntu 13.04</b> because "<i>upgrading Xorg on Ubuntu 13.04 would have far-reaching implications that go well beyond the graphics stack, including, but not limited to, Xorg input device drivers (e.g. touchpads)</i>", mentions the Installer download page.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 as well as Fedora 18 and 17 have been deprecated </b>and they won't receive the 2013Q2 Intel Graphics Stack update.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Intel Linux Graphics Installer</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Before using the Intel Linux Graphics Installer, make sure you read all the notes on its download page</b>! In the past there have been some serious issues with the installer so <b>I suggest you only use it if you know how to downgrade the packages in case something goes wrong</b>. If you have questions about the installer or Intel Linux graphics, visit the <a href="https://01.org/linuxgraphics/forums/general-discussion">Intel Linux Graphics forums</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a class="external" href="https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intelr-linux-graphics-installer-version-1.0.2">Download Intel Linux Graphics Installer</a></b> - available for Ubuntu 13.04 and Fedora 19.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note that I didn't test the latest 2013Q2 Graphics Stack included with this Intel Graphics Installer release because I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, which isn't supported by the installer yet (and besides, Ubuntu 13.10 already has the latest drivers).</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The installer itself doesn't work in Ubuntu derivatives like Linux Mint however, you can manually add the repository if you're using a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 13.04 - see <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/how-to-use-intel-linux-graphics-drivers.html">THIS</a> article for how to add it.</i></div>

Official Intel Linux Graphics Installer Updated With 2013Q2 Intel Graphics Stack

The Intel Linux Graphics Installer and the Intel repository have been updated with the latest 2013Q2 Intel Graphics Stack, for Ubuntu 13.04 ...

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Skippy-XD: Expose-Like Window Picker For Xfce, LXDE, Etc.

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://code.google.com/p/skippy-xd/">Skippy-XD</a></b> is a lightweight <b>full-screen window picker</b> for X11, <b>similar to the Mac OS X "<i>Exposé</i>" feature</b>, useful for desktop environments like as Xfce or LXDE, which don't have such a feature by default.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">There are Compiz and KWin plugins that offer similar functionality (and GNOME Shell has this built in) however, Skippy-XD should work with pretty much any NETWM or GNOME WM Specs compliant window-manager: Xfwm4, OpenBox, FluxBox, WindowMaker, IceWM and so on.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/skippy-xd.jpg"><img alt="Skippy-XD" src="http://img.netupd8.com/skippy-xd_thumb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Skippy-XD is triggered by a hotkey and it displays thumbnails for windows on the current desktop, allowing you to easily pick a window by using the mouse or keyboard. You can also<b> close windows by middle clicking them</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The application supports <b>live previews</b>, videos included, and uses compositing, but only when you press the hotkey to display the window picker.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Skippy-XD development stagnated for a while but now it has a new maintainer and appears to be active again. Recently, the application received support for closing windows (middle click), customizable tooltip position, VI movement keys (h,j,k,l) and many bug fixes. Right now, Skippy-XD doesn't display window decorations but according to a <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/issues/13">bug report</a>, that should change soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Below you can watch an old video with Skippy-XD in action:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gVRPCd7OS38" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRPCd7OS38">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note that the video shows adding the Skippy-XD daemon on startup but from what I've read, the daemon is pretty buggy so you should simply use "skippy-xd" to launch it - or the script I've posted below, under "Usage", which works around an issue with Skippy-XD not showing minimized windows.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Skippy-XD in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu users can install the latest Skippy-XD from GIT by using a PPA. Add the PPA and install Skippy-XD using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/skippy-xd-daily<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install skippy-xd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You'll also need to create a configuration file called "skippy-xd.rc" under <i>~/.config/skippy-xd</i>/. You can install the default Skippy-XD configuration file by using the commands below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>mkdir -p ~/.config/skippy-xd<br />wget https://raw.github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/master/skippy-xd.rc-default -O ~/.config/skippy-xd/skippy-xd.rc</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This file has various Skippy-XD options which you can change: the window update frequency, colors, opacity, mouse bindings and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install the latest Skippy-XD from GIT via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/skippy-xd-git/">AUR</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, you can grab the Skippy-XD source code from <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd">GitHub</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://github.com/richardgv/skippy-xd/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Usage</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Skippy-XD has a bug and doesn't display minimized windows. A work-around for this is to use a script created by <a href="http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=8105">B. Murphy</a>.</b> Download and install the script using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install xdotool<br />wget https://raw.github.com/hotice/webupd8/master/skippy-xd-fix -O /tmp/skippy-xd-fix<br />sudo install /tmp/skippy-xd-fix /usr/local/bin/</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now let's assign "/usr/local/bin/skippy-xd-fix" a keyboard shortcut from the system settings. If you're using Xfce, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the Skippy window picker via <i>Settings > Keyboard</i>, on the Application Shortcuts tab, click "Add" and under command, use "skippy-xd-fix".</div><br />See how to set up keyboard bindings for <a href="https://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/#Key_mouse">Openbox</a> | <a href="http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Keyboard_shortcuts#How_to_use_the_keys_file">Fluxbox</a>.<br /><br />If you want to use the Skippy-XD daemon instead, see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/skippy-xd/wiki/SetupGuide">THIS</a> wiki page.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To set up a hot corner for Skippy-XD under Xfce, LXDE, etc., you can use an application called <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/set-up-hot-corners-edge-flipping-in.html" title="Set Up Hot Corners, Edge Flipping In Ubuntu With Brightside [Without Compiz]">Brightside</a>.</b></div>

Skippy-XD: Expose-Like Window Picker For Xfce, LXDE, Etc.

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Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">Whisker Menu</a> is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want to launch. The menu also supports browsing apps by category, you can add applications to favorites and more. The menu is used by default in <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_olivia_xfce_whatsnew.php#menu">Linux Mint 15 Xfce</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application was updated recently, getting a much requested feature: you can now open the menu using a keyboard shortcut (though you must add the keyboard shortcut manually - see below), along with other enhancements and fixes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s1600/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s320/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" title="whisker menu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Whisker Menu 1.1.0:</b><br /><ul><li>Added external command to popup menu;</li><li>Added option to show label with or instead of icon;</li><li>Add option to switch categories by hovering;</li><li>Added choosing icon sizes of launchers and categories;</li><li>Added scrolling to sidebar;</li><li>Added menu action to clear recently used;</li><li>Added menu actions to sort favorites alphabetically;</li><li>Added icons to context menu;</li><li>New search algorithm;</li><li>Refactored category code;</li><li>Show launcher name in context menu;</li><li>Many fixes and other changes.</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s1600/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s320/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" title="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To open Whisker Menu using a keyboard shortcut</b>, do the following: from the Xfce Settings > Keyboard, on the "Application Shortcuts" tab, click "Add" and use "xfce4-popup-whiskermenu" (without the quotes) for the command. Then assign it a keyboard shortcut (make sure it's not already in use) and that's it.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Whisker Menu in Xubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the official PPA and install Whisker Menu in (X)Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 (with Xfce 4.8), use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important: if you're using (X)Ubuntu 12.04</b> and you've <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">upgraded to Xfce 4.10</a>, use the following PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/xfce<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><br />Once installed, right click the panel and select <i> Panel > Add New Items</i>, then select "Whisker Menu" and click "Add".</div><br /><b>Debian, Fedora and openSUSE</b> users can get Whisker Menu from <a href="https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin&project=home%3Agottcode">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b>: install Whisker Menu via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">AUR</a>.<br /><br />The <b>source code</b> is available @ <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin">GitHub</a>.

Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

Whisker Menu is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want...

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