Patched NotifyOSD With Close On Click And Other Customizations Available For Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/notifyosd-min.png"><img alt="Configurable notifyosd notifications Ubuntu" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/notifyosd-min_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The patched NotifyOSD maintained by Leolik has been updated recently to support Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. Update: the PPA now supports Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) too.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Using this package, Ubuntu users can <b>customize the NotifyOSD notifications bubbles color and size, position on the screen, close the notifications on click and tweak many other options</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's an old video in which you can see the patched NotifyOSD and the tool to configure it - NotifyOSDConfig -, in action:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1CAWU18JkjE" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CAWU18JkjE">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install the patched NotifyOSD and NotifyOSDConfig in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/notifyosd-configurable.png"><img alt="Configurable notifyosd notifications Ubuntu" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/notifyosd-configurable_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The instructions below aren't just for Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04 - they work for Ubuntu 12.04 or 11.10 as well.</b></div><br /><b>1.</b> Install the patched NotifyOSD for Ubuntu:<br /><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik <br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get upgrade<br />sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin<br />pkill notify-osd</code></pre><br /><br /><b>2.</b> Install NotifyOSDConfig (a GUI to configure the patched NotifyOSD):<br /><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now start NotifyOSDConfig and start tweaking the NotifyOSD notification bubbles.<br /><br />The close-on-click feature is not enabled by default, so if you want to use this, enable it from NotifyOSDConfig!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">NotifyOSDConfig doesn't come with settings for moving the notification bubbles, so you must do this manually, by using the command below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>gsettings set com.canonical.notify-osd gravity [number]</code></pre>where is [number] can be:<br /><br /><pre class="source-code"><code>1 - top-right corner<br />2 - middle-right<br />3 - bottom-right corner<br />4 - bottom-left corner<br />5 - middle-left<br />6 - top-left corner</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to <a href="https://launchpad.net/~leolik">Sukochev Roman (Leolik)</a> for maintaining the patched NotifyOSD.</i></div>

Patched NotifyOSD With Close On Click And Other Customizations Available For Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04

The patched NotifyOSD maintained by Leolik has been updated recently to support Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. Update: the PPA now supports U...

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Add a "New Empty File" Entry To Nautilus 3.6 Context Menu

<div style="text-align: justify;">As you probably know, a small but useful feature - at least for me -, was removed from Nautilus 3.6 (and newer): the context menu option to create a new empty text file. So here's a quick tip on how to get this feature back. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/nautilus-new-empty-file.png"><img alt="nautilus 3.6 new empty file" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/nautilus-new-empty-file_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><i>Nautilus 3.6 is not used by default in Ubuntu 12.10, but it can be <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-install-nautilus-36-or-patched.html" title="How To Install Nautilus 3.6 Or Patched Nautilus 3.4 In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal">installed from the GNOME 3 PPA</a>.</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The instructions below will add a "New empty file" entry to the Nautilus 3.6 context (right click) menu by using a tiny extension. To do this, open a terminal and copy/paste the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install python3-gi python-nautilus<br />mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions<br />gedit ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/nautilus-acme.py</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the file that opens in Gedit (nautilus-acme.py), paste the code from <a href="http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=37CHFJGh">HERE</a>, then save the file.</div><br />And finally, restart Nautilus using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>nautilus -q</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You should now have a "New empty file" context menu entry in Nautilus 3.6 like in the screenshot above (tested with 3.6, but it might work in newer versions like 3.7).<br /><br />Update: for an alternate method using "Templates", see <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/208291/how-to-create-a-new-blank-file-in-nautilus-3-6-files">THIS</a> AskUbuntu post.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>thanks to <a href="http://notsnippets.tumblr.com/post/35431864977/create-empy-files-from-the-context-menu-in-nautilus-3-6">notes & snippets</a> for the extension!</i></div>

Add a "New Empty File" Entry To Nautilus 3.6 Context Menu

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8 GTK 3.6 Compatible Themes Available In PPAs For Ubuntu 12.10

<div style="text-align: justify;">GTK themes need to be updated to work with each new major GTK version, and because of this, some beautiful themes available for GTK 3.2 or 3.4 like Zukitwo and others, don't work with the latest GTK 3.6 available in Ubuntu 12.10 and other Linux distributions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are, however, a few cool themes which work with the latest stable GNOME / GTK (3.6). <b>Below you'll find 8 GTK3.6 compatible themes which are available in PPAs / repositories for Ubuntu 12.10 and work with both GNOME Shell and Unity.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Greybird</b>, the default Xubuntu theme, includes a Xfwm4 theme obviously, as well as GTK3 and GTK2 themes, so it can be used in Unity or GNOME Shell too and not just in Xfce:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q1mayFQK694/UKJHlX5FFsI/AAAAAAAAL6o/Eh93NiC1pV4/s1600/greybird.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird theme" border="0" height="176" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q1mayFQK694/UKJHlX5FFsI/AAAAAAAAL6o/Eh93NiC1pV4/s320/greybird.png" title="greybird theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFtUhOrbQE0/UKJHmWacV4I/AAAAAAAAL6s/isljvxzSZQc/s1600/greybird_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird theme" border="0" height="207" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFtUhOrbQE0/UKJHmWacV4I/AAAAAAAAL6s/isljvxzSZQc/s320/greybird_twf.png" title="greybird theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 users can <b>install Greybird theme from the official Ubuntu repositories</b> using the following command (the package contains some other themes, like Bluebird as well):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install shimmer-themes</code></pre><br />For Ubuntu 12.04 (GTK 3.4) and other Linux distributions, see <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/greybird-default-xubuntu-theme-gets.html" title="Greybird, The Default Xubuntu Theme Gets A Complete Makeover For Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal">THIS</a> article.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Adwaita X Dark</b> is a GTK theme based on Adwaita, which includes GTK2, GTK3, Mutter/Metacity and Xfwm4 themes:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fgV7-hpey0s/UKJHsK-HjYI/AAAAAAAAL64/yFMso8WjeS0/s1600/adwaita-x-dark.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adwaita x dark theme" border="0" height="174" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fgV7-hpey0s/UKJHsK-HjYI/AAAAAAAAL64/yFMso8WjeS0/s320/adwaita-x-dark.png" title="adwaita x dark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hz4Pyf4hdDc/UKJHsyIx0hI/AAAAAAAAL68/omw7X9mY8QE/s1600/adwaita-x-dark_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adwaita x dark theme" border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hz4Pyf4hdDc/UKJHsyIx0hI/AAAAAAAAL68/omw7X9mY8QE/s320/adwaita-x-dark_twf.png" title="adwaita x dark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Install Adwaita X Dark theme in Ubuntu:</b><br /><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install adwaita-x-dark-theme</code></pre><br /><br /><br /><b>Adwaita X Light</b> is a light variant of the Adwaita X Dark theme:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ae2ScLMQq4Q/UKJHxkLoO_I/AAAAAAAAL7I/X09kBZRIMzY/s1600/adwaita-x-light.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adwaita x dark theme" border="0" height="173" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ae2ScLMQq4Q/UKJHxkLoO_I/AAAAAAAAL7I/X09kBZRIMzY/s320/adwaita-x-light.png" title="adwaita x dark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GtS_j1P5YmI/UKJHyoloYtI/AAAAAAAAL7M/TJgBtgkZFeU/s1600/adwaita-x-light_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adwaita x dark theme" border="0" height="211" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GtS_j1P5YmI/UKJHyoloYtI/AAAAAAAAL7M/TJgBtgkZFeU/s320/adwaita-x-light_twf.png" title="adwaita x dark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Install Adwaita X Light theme in Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install adwaita-x-light-theme</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For other Linux distributions, Adwaita X Dark/Light can be downloaded via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=150905">Gnome-Look</a>. </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Evolve</b> is a minimal light theme that works with GTK 3.6 and includes a GTK2 theme as well as an Xfwm4 theme:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/evolve.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="evolve gtk theme" border="0" height="202" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/evolve_thumb.png" title="evolve gtk theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/evolve_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="evolve theme" border="0" height="217" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/evolve_twf_thumb.png" title="evolve theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Install Evolve theme in Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:satyajit-happy/themes<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install evolve-gtk-theme</code></pre><br /><br />For other Linux distributions, Evolve can be downloaded via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=146987">Gnome-Look</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gnomish Beige</b> is a beautiful, beige theme based on Adwaita. The pack comes with GTK2/3 (GTK 3.6 compatible) themes as well as a GNOME Shell theme:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-762AZ-j7w_k/UKJH9tDay2I/AAAAAAAAL7o/vzgCXUgWlEw/s1600/gnomish-beige-gs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishbeige theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-762AZ-j7w_k/UKJH9tDay2I/AAAAAAAAL7o/vzgCXUgWlEw/s320/gnomish-beige-gs.png" title="gnomishbeige theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj99XAgIWzM/UKJH_dP1HoI/AAAAAAAAL7w/DsaggN4w0Oc/s1600/gnomish-beige.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishbeige theme" border="0" height="177" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj99XAgIWzM/UKJH_dP1HoI/AAAAAAAAL7w/DsaggN4w0Oc/s320/gnomish-beige.png" title="gnomishbeige theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--wG4V35EdrE/UKJIAdKoKGI/AAAAAAAAL74/c6i5yHa2HRM/s1600/gnomish-beige_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishbeige theme" border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--wG4V35EdrE/UKJIAdKoKGI/AAAAAAAAL74/c6i5yHa2HRM/s320/gnomish-beige_twf.png" title="gnomishbeige theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Gnomish Beige theme in Ubuntu, 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 gnomishbeige-theme</code></pre><br /><br />For other Linux distributions, Gnomish Beige can be downloaded via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=125443">Gnome-Look</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gnomish Dark</b> looks the same as Gnomish Beige theme, except it uses dark colors. The pack, just like Gnomish Beige, comes with GTK2/3 as well as GNOME Shell themes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Acp-5sjLV8w/UKJIGbQatYI/AAAAAAAAL8A/wt3xCjeCMzw/s1600/gnomish-dark-gs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishdark theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Acp-5sjLV8w/UKJIGbQatYI/AAAAAAAAL8A/wt3xCjeCMzw/s320/gnomish-dark-gs.png" title="gnomishdark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nA3blYc9N6k/UKJIHRuvelI/AAAAAAAAL8I/jQyN_2g6kNM/s1600/gnomish-dark.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishdark theme" border="0" height="176" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nA3blYc9N6k/UKJIHRuvelI/AAAAAAAAL8I/jQyN_2g6kNM/s320/gnomish-dark.png" title="gnomishdark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7SOXwISaGY/UKJII82F06I/AAAAAAAAL8Q/AkNPGh_uw5Y/s1600/gnomish-dark_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishdark theme" border="0" height="210" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h7SOXwISaGY/UKJII82F06I/AAAAAAAAL8Q/AkNPGh_uw5Y/s320/gnomish-dark_twf.png" title="gnomishdark theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Gnomish Dark theme in Ubuntu, 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 gnomishdark-theme</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, Gnomish Dark can be downloaded via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=147290">Gnome-Look</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gnomish Grey</b> is yet another theme from the "Gnomish" series, which uses silver gray as the main color:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-srS3e93gAk8/UKJIP8JKQfI/AAAAAAAAL8Y/uFmEw9jh8Sg/s1600/gnomish-gray-gs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishgray theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-srS3e93gAk8/UKJIP8JKQfI/AAAAAAAAL8Y/uFmEw9jh8Sg/s320/gnomish-gray-gs.png" title="gnomishgray theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LJizZ5f8JQ/UKJIRMuKjxI/AAAAAAAAL8g/dEXjhOLBNAg/s1600/gnomish-gray.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishgray theme" border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6LJizZ5f8JQ/UKJIRMuKjxI/AAAAAAAAL8g/dEXjhOLBNAg/s320/gnomish-gray.png" title="gnomishgray theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ljp9zy-fpw/UKJISfi1UmI/AAAAAAAAL8k/zfxw1Lq16ZY/s1600/gnomish-gray_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gnomishgray theme" border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ljp9zy-fpw/UKJISfi1UmI/AAAAAAAAL8k/zfxw1Lq16ZY/s320/gnomish-gray_twf.png" title="gnomishgray theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Gnomish Gray theme in Ubuntu, 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 gnomishgray-theme</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, Gnomish Gray can be downloaded via <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=149193">Gnome-Look</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/the-faience-pack-gets-beautiful-new.html" title="The Faience Pack Gets A Beautiful New GTK3 Theme, GNOME Shell And Icon Themes Updated">Faience</a></b> is a new GTK theme released by the Faenza designer. The pack includes GTK2, GTK3 (compatible with GTK3.6) and GNOME Shell themes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EnQ-Igy0ZeA/UKJIYLK14uI/AAAAAAAAL8w/W2vffKkCnv4/s1600/faience-gs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faience theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EnQ-Igy0ZeA/UKJIYLK14uI/AAAAAAAAL8w/W2vffKkCnv4/s320/faience-gs.png" title="faience theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5XJc7PoZJy4/UKJIZWYoZNI/AAAAAAAAL80/VT3IFySqczs/s1600/faience.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5XJc7PoZJy4/UKJIZWYoZNI/AAAAAAAAL80/VT3IFySqczs/s320/faience.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjXKnoAFIXM/UKJIaevtekI/AAAAAAAAL88/RUvafwoCk0E/s1600/faience_twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjXKnoAFIXM/UKJIaevtekI/AAAAAAAAL88/RUvafwoCk0E/s320/faience_twf.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>To install Faience theme in Ubuntu, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install faience-theme</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, download Faience theme from <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=144815">Gnome-Look</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To apply any GNOME theme, use GNOME Tweak Tool, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/ubuntu-tweak-gets-full-ubuntu-1210.html">Ubuntu Tweak</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/tweak-unity-with-unsettings-008-now.html" title="Unsettings: Tool To Disable Global Menu, Overlay Scrollbars And Tweak Unity">Unsettings</a> or other such tools.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And a final, important note: in Ubuntu 12.10, there's an overlay-scrollbar <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/overlay-scrollbar/+bug/1064147">bug</a> which causes some themes to display black widget areas. The only way around this bug so far is to remove the "overlay-scrollbar" package.</div><br /><br /><i>Some of the themes in this post are <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/5-nice-gnome-34-themes-ubuntu-ppa.html" title="5 Nice GNOME 3.4 Themes [Ubuntu PPA Available]">available for GTK 3.4 / Ubuntu 12.04</a>.</i>

8 GTK 3.6 Compatible Themes Available In PPAs For Ubuntu 12.10

GTK themes need to be updated to work with each new major GTK version, and because of this, some beautiful themes available for GTK 3.2 or 3...

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Oracle (Sun) Java 6 Installer Available For Ubuntu And Debian Users [PPA]

<div style="text-align: justify;">As you know, we maintain a PPA repository which hosts Oracle Java 7 and 8 installers for Ubuntu and Debian users. WebUpd8 reader Eugene San has modified the package to install Oracle (Sun) Java 6, which is required for Android development, and he has asked us to upload it to our Java PPA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So you can now install Oracle Java 6 (includes JDK and JRE) in Ubuntu or Debian using the WebUpd8 Java PPA repository.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qUeY41sMqFw/UKJUwAjBgKI/AAAAAAAAL-I/uOw-GhN7zWA/s1600/oracle-java6-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="oracle java 6 ubuntu" border="0" height="169" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qUeY41sMqFw/UKJUwAjBgKI/AAAAAAAAL-I/uOw-GhN7zWA/s320/oracle-java6-ubuntu.png" title="oracle java 6 ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The advantage of using our PPA over manually installing Oracle Java 6 is that we provide updates so instead of having to check every now and then to see when a new Java version is released and install it manually, you can simply use our PPA and get automatic updates. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The WebUpd8 Oracle Java repository doesn't host any Java files, because that's not allowed by the new Oracle Java license. Instead, the package uses a script which downloads and installs Oracle Java 6.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Oracle Java 6 in Ubuntu via PPA</h2><br /><b>The current JDK version in the PPA is Oracle Java SE 6 Update 38 (7u38).</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the WebUpd8 Java PPA and install Oracle Java 6, which includes JDK, JRE and the browser plugin in Ubuntu (and other Linux distributions based on Ubuntu such as Linux Mint, etc.), use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer</code></pre><br />Currently, the are packages for Ubuntu Raring, Quantal, Precise, Oneiric, Natty, Maverick and Lucid.<br /><br />Using the same PPA you can also <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html" title="Install Oracle Java 7 in Ubuntu via PPA Repository">install Oracle Java 7</a> or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html" title="Install Oracle Java 8 In Ubuntu VIa PPA [JDK8]">Oracle Java 8</a>.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Oracle Java 6 in Debian using our PPA repository</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Debian users can add the WebUpd8 Oracle Java repository and install Oracle Java 6 using the commands below: </div><pre class="linux-code"><code>su -<br />echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list<br />echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list<br />apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys EEA14886<br />apt-get update<br />apt-get install oracle-java6-installer<br />exit</code></pre><br /><br /><h2>Setting Java environment variables</h2><br />To automatically set up the Java environment variables, you can install the following package:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-set-default</code></pre><br />If you've already installed <i>oracle-java7-set-default</i> or <i>oracle-java8-set-default</i>, they will be automatically removed when installing <i>oracle-java6-set-default</i> (and the environment variables will be set for Oracle Java 6 instead).

Oracle (Sun) Java 6 Installer Available For Ubuntu And Debian Users [PPA]

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How To Install The Latest MDM Display Manager From Linux Mint 14 In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest MDM 1.0.6, the display manager used by default in Linux Mint 14, is now available in the main WebUpd8 PPA, for Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MDM is a fork of GDM 2.20 and supports themes; the latest 1.0.6 version is fully compatible with the old GDM themes available on websites such as <a href="http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=150">gnome-look.org</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are a few of the MDM themes that are available by default in Linux Mint 14 (and in our PPA):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqPCYGF7mjk/UKENPpIT_DI/AAAAAAAAL40/t3Kxe_pzCZY/s1600/mdm-theme_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqPCYGF7mjk/UKENPpIT_DI/AAAAAAAAL40/t3Kxe_pzCZY/s320/mdm-theme_1.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnAKgeojtA/UKENRNl-qJI/AAAAAAAAL44/Gme_-ViDDlI/s1600/mdm_theme2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnAKgeojtA/UKENRNl-qJI/AAAAAAAAL44/Gme_-ViDDlI/s320/mdm_theme2.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGr7M3tX0Rg/UKENSdrVyWI/AAAAAAAAL5E/rjL4urtZM1c/s1600/mdm_theme3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="209" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGr7M3tX0Rg/UKENSdrVyWI/AAAAAAAAL5E/rjL4urtZM1c/s320/mdm_theme3.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBjdoQIFoU/UKENVgfyb5I/AAAAAAAAL5M/B4i-xJaUDVg/s1600/mdm_theme4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="208" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBjdoQIFoU/UKENVgfyb5I/AAAAAAAAL5M/B4i-xJaUDVg/s320/mdm_theme4.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMR-72GbW4/UKENWqYgchI/AAAAAAAAL5U/WKfo1IhUceE/s1600/mdm_theme5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMR-72GbW4/UKENWqYgchI/AAAAAAAAL5U/WKfo1IhUceE/s320/mdm_theme5.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install MDM in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04</h2><b><br /></b> <div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important:</b> before proceeding, please note that installing MDM will remove GDM (because they conflict). This means that on Ubuntu 12.10, GNOME Shell will be removed as well if you install MDM, since GNOME Shell depends on GDM (this is not the case for Ubuntu 12.04 and GNOME Shell 3.4). So do not install MDM if you're using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 12.10.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install the latest MDM 1.0.6 in Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mdm mint-mdm-themes</code></pre><br />When installing MDM, you'll be prompted to select the default display manager:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWhpPrnn14/UKENoK58ueI/AAAAAAAAL5c/eksW_OYAQFg/s1600/mdm-install.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWhpPrnn14/UKENoK58ueI/AAAAAAAAL5c/eksW_OYAQFg/s320/mdm-install.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Here, choose MDM. If later on you want to switch to LightDM, GDM and so on, see this article: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html">How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM Or KDM In Ubuntu</a><br /><br />Once MDM has been installed, restart your computer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can customize MDM by launching "Login window" from the main menu / Dash. Here, you'll find options to change the theme and other customizations:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHbMfEVoSJs/UKENvaALYoI/AAAAAAAAL5k/ipBU3Ws9HrA/s1600/mdm-login-window-preferences.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHbMfEVoSJs/UKENvaALYoI/AAAAAAAAL5k/ipBU3Ws9HrA/s320/mdm-login-window-preferences.png" width="320" /></a></div>

How To Install The Latest MDM Display Manager From Linux Mint 14 In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04

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Linux Mint 14 RC Available For Download

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykBh372gs9w/UKD81KNw5qI/AAAAAAAAL3Q/KCZ5uT-G9dE/s1600/linux-mint-14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux mint 14" border="0" height="191" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykBh372gs9w/UKD81KNw5qI/AAAAAAAAL3Q/KCZ5uT-G9dE/s320/linux-mint-14.png" title="linux mint 14" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Linux Mint 14 "Nadia" release candidate, based on Ubuntu 12.10, has been made available for download</b> yesterday and, like the previous version, is available for download in <b>two editions: MATE and Cinnamon</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Linux Mint 14 Mate RC</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u8UfCsk18Ic/UKD9Jlcz-nI/AAAAAAAAL3Y/S850U9RJcb8/s1600/linux-mint-14-mate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux mint 14 mate" border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u8UfCsk18Ic/UKD9Jlcz-nI/AAAAAAAAL3Y/S850U9RJcb8/s320/linux-mint-14-mate.png" title="linux mint 14 mate" width="320" /></a></div><br />Linux Mint 14 RC MATE edition features MATE 1.4, which brings lots of bug fixes, as well as some minor new features:<br /><ul><li>bluetooth and mate-keyring are now functional</li><li>Dropbox support for Caja (file manager)</li><li>Caja improvements: toggle button for text-based location bar, button to get the difference between files in the file conflict dialog and more</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon RC</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qwQTdD-FFR0/UKD9bwEnGDI/AAAAAAAAL3g/kKCK4VZraC8/s1600/linux-mint-14-cinnamon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux mint 14 cinnamon" border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qwQTdD-FFR0/UKD9bwEnGDI/AAAAAAAAL3g/kKCK4VZraC8/s320/linux-mint-14-cinnamon.png" title="linux mint 14 cinnamon" width="320" /></a></div><br />Linux Mint 14 RC Cinnamon edition ships with the latest <b>Cinnamon 1.6, which comes with a huge list of improvements</b>. To name just a few:<br /><ul><li>a 2D session (uses software rendering)</li><li>ALT + Tab improvements, including thumbnails or previews</li><li>improved sound applet</li><li>Grid view in Expo</li><li>persistent workspaces to which you can give a name</li><li>Panel: options to configure auto-hide delay and panel height have been added</li><li>added window quicklists, an applet which lists all the windows available across workspaces</li><li>added a notification applet which keeps a history of desktop notifications</li><li>many other new features and bug fixes</li></ul><br />For more info about Cinnamon 1.6, including a video, see our previous post: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/new-cinnamon-16-release-adds-2d-session.html">New Cinnamon 1.6 Release Adds 2D Session, New Applets And More Customization Options</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And of course, with Linux Mint 14 and Cinnamon 1.6, there's also a <b>new file manager: Nemo, forked from Nautilus 3.4.2</b>, which incorporatest some features not available in Nautilus, like button to toggle between location bar and path bar, improved toolbar and more:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xD20BRfG5Jg/UKD9iSrY7MI/AAAAAAAAL3o/TPjlVjrxMEQ/s1600/linux-mint-14-nemo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nemo file manager" border="0" height="229" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xD20BRfG5Jg/UKD9iSrY7MI/AAAAAAAAL3o/TPjlVjrxMEQ/s320/linux-mint-14-nemo.png" title="nemo file manager" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">MDM continues as the default display manager in Linux Mint 14. The new version supports legacy GDM2 themes so you can use any GDM theme without any modifications:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mRmZKPYdHs/UKD9p2_MQwI/AAAAAAAAL3w/2MHy-jQXa08/s1600/linux-mint-14-mdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux mint 14 mdm" border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7mRmZKPYdHs/UKD9p2_MQwI/AAAAAAAAL3w/2MHy-jQXa08/s320/linux-mint-14-mdm.png" title="linux mint 14 mdm" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Further more, 30 GDM/MDM themes are installed by default with Linux Mint 14. The latest MDM also features improved user switching and many bug fixes.</div><br /><br />Other changes in Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon edition RC: <br /><ul><li>improved software manager</li><li>MintStick replaces USB-ImageWriter, for a better UI and better progress reporting</li><li>Gedit 2.30 has replaced Gedit 3. According to the Linux Mint 14 changelog, this change was introduced because Gedit 2.30 "is a more mature/stable alternative, which provides more features and a much better search functionality than the latter version".</li><li>updated default theme to support GTK 3.6</li><li>improved icon theme</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Download Linux Mint 14 RC</h2><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2205">Download Linux Mint 14 RC</a> | Read the official <a href="http://linuxmint.com/rel_nadia.php">release notes</a></div>

Linux Mint 14 RC Available For Download

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Steam For Linux: Download The First Ubuntu-Like Skin

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>WebUpd8 reader Martin Kozub has created an Ubuntu-like skin for the new <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-steam-for-linux-right-now.html">Linux Steam</a> client which includes the Ubuntu font, default Ubuntu colors and window buttons (Ambiance), thin scrollbars as well as Ubuntu (Humanity) back and forward icons.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Martin says his skin is incomplete, but, as you can see below, it looks great already:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iFI9vUXKlEo/UJ1H5RJdCUI/AAAAAAAAL2E/QaUUKlyvL_U/s1600/steam-ubuntu-skin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="steam ubuntu" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iFI9vUXKlEo/UJ1H5RJdCUI/AAAAAAAAL2E/QaUUKlyvL_U/s400/steam-ubuntu-skin.png" title="steam ubuntu" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Here's how Steam for Linux looks like by default:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oq80iXXmOwI/UJxLGKTqJuI/AAAAAAAALxs/6seGepr7szA/s1600/steam-linux-default-skin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="steam linux" border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oq80iXXmOwI/UJxLGKTqJuI/AAAAAAAALxs/6seGepr7szA/s320/steam-linux-default-skin.png" title="steam linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>How to install the Ubuntu-like skin for Steam</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IYnVq93DAxg/UJ1H_ajoHzI/AAAAAAAAL2M/6AqeMOae1ps/s1600/steam-ubuntu-skin_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="steam ubuntu" border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IYnVq93DAxg/UJ1H_ajoHzI/AAAAAAAAL2M/6AqeMOae1ps/s320/steam-ubuntu-skin_2.png" title="steam ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To use this Ubuntu-ish Steam for Linux skin, download it from <a href="http://ubuntuone.com/6RLqSOv7OLodVi1o6fXvCK">HERE</a> and extract it into the Steam "skins" folder - you should have a Steam folder in your home directory. Update: on newer Steam installations, the Steam directory is a hidden folder in your home directory (~/.steam), so press CTRL + H to see it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To apply the theme, open the <i>registy.vdf</i> file, which you'll find in the same Steam installation folder, with a text editor and add the following line under <i>HKCU > Software > Valve > Steam:</i></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>"SkinV4"               "Ubuntu"</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is how the "registy.vdf" file should look after you've added this line (notice the line is under "HKCU", not "HKLM"):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--nYkmnUdsgg/UJxLYq6XwCI/AAAAAAAALx0/ZpsSArfHjVE/s1600/steam-skin-file.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--nYkmnUdsgg/UJxLYq6XwCI/AAAAAAAALx0/ZpsSArfHjVE/s320/steam-skin-file.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now start Steam for Linux and enjoy the new skin!<br /><br /><br />Oh, and by the way, in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-steam-for-linux-right-now.html">How To Use Steam For Linux Right Now, Without A Beta Account</a> article, <b>I was saying that Steam doesn't work for me</b> and all I get is a ghost window. Well, <b>after using Martin's theme, Steam works on my computer</b> (even after going back to the default theme since I was able to successfully login and accept the license agreement), so if you're having a similar issue, give it a try!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The skin will also fix font rendering issues</b> like you can see in the above screenshots.</div><br />Update: there is now a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/download-steam-for-linux-skin-manager.html">Steam Skin Manager which includes both Ambiance and Radiance skins</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/101912980608854649615/117415521410663758843/posts">Martin Kozub</a> for the theme and instructions!</i></div>

Steam For Linux: Download The First Ubuntu-Like Skin

WebUpd8 reader Martin Kozub has created an Ubuntu-like skin for the new Linux Steam client which includes the Ubuntu font, default Ubuntu c...

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