Unity 6.6.0 Released, Gets New Animations And 2 New Lenses

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

Unity 6.6.0 Released, Gets New Animations And 2 New Lenses

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Wunderlist Installation Script Updated For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

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

Wunderlist Installation Script Updated For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

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

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

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

Workspaces can be named in Cinnamon 1.6 Cinnamon , the GNOME Shell fork used by default in Linux Mint 13 (Cinnamon Edition), has reached ver...

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Cloud Music Player `Nuvola` Sees New Stable Release

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

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WebUpd8 PPAs: Packages Uploaded For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/ubuntu-1210-quantal-quetzal-beta-1.html">Ubuntu 12.10 beta 1</a> was released almost two weeks ago and many Ubuntu users have already upgraded, so it's time to make the packages from the WebUpd8 PPAs available for the latest Ubuntu 12.10.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZmmz6SvmttPE_og1KaCK868sQj4D2PgIeonI8AcJW3zRh0fczMAYBm6rNif8LaVlWbwvu1vhiInJdMZfHUk45T2gTBLxb9j4AsgQXya93BcHcC9e1jBECg96erC3DtGdYI8dQJEmBsPH/s1600/ppa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZmmz6SvmttPE_og1KaCK868sQj4D2PgIeonI8AcJW3zRh0fczMAYBm6rNif8LaVlWbwvu1vhiInJdMZfHUk45T2gTBLxb9j4AsgQXya93BcHcC9e1jBECg96erC3DtGdYI8dQJEmBsPH/s320/ppa.png" title="ubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This is a quick post to let you know that today I've uploaded Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal builds for the following packages available in our PPAs:</b></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/install-audacious-33-in-ubuntu-1204.html">Audacious 3.3.1</a> (Audacious version available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories: 3.2.3)</li><li><a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/15942433669/grsync-1-2-1-rsync-gui">Grsync 1.2.1</a> (Grsync version available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories: 1.2.0)</li><li><a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/27062173493/xournal-0-4-7">Xournal 0.4.7</a> (Xournal version available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories: 0.4.6~pre20110721)</li><li><a href="http://ppa.webupd8.org/post/26136750530/minitube-1-8-0-released-with-quicklists-support">Minitube 1.8.0</a> (Minitube version available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories: 1.7)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-mint-display-manager-mdm-in.html">MDM</a> (the display manager from Linux Mint 13)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/06/umplayer-ppa.html">Umplayer</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/closable-movable-notifyosd.html">NotifyOSDConfig</a> (however, the patched NotifyOSD required for this to work isn't yet ready)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/syncwall-wallpaper-changer-with-multi.html">SyncWall</a> (wallpaper changer)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/update-manager-indicator-displays.html">Indicator UpdateManager</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/dockbarx-047-released-with-themeable.html">DockBarX</a> (dock / application launcher)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/nautilus-dropbox-share-script-now.html">Dropbox Share</a> (Nautilus script to quickly share files through Dropbox)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/add-pdf-audio-and-exif-metadata-to.html">Nautilus Columns</a> (displays PDF and audio (mp3, WAV and FLAC) tags as well as EXIF metadata in the Nautilus List View)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/system-wide-pulseaudio-equalizer.html">System-Wide PulseAudio Equalizer </a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">And a note: The gstreamer bug that prevents Minitube (and other apps) from working properly still exists in Ubuntu 12.10. See a fix <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/fix-mp4-playback-in-ubuntu-1204.html" title="Fix MP4 Playback In Ubuntu 12.04 [Gstreamer Bug Affecting Totem, Minitube, Etc.]">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br />Were already available for Ubuntu 12.10 for quite some time:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html">Oracle Java 7</a> and <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html">Java 8</a> installers</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/sublime-text-2-ubuntu-ppa.html">Sublime Text 2</a> (a TextMate-like text editor)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/jupiter-applet-officially-switches-to.html">Jupiter</a> (power and hardware control applet designed to improve battery life)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/y-ppa-manager-0090-released-with-new.html">Y PPA Manager (and YAD)</a> (a tool to easily search for packages in Launchpad PPAs and perform various PPA actions: add, remove, purge, backup PPAs and more)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/install-tribler-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html">Tribler</a> (cross-platform, decentralized Bittorrent application)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/audio-tag-editor-puddletag-100-stable.html">Puddletag </a>(Mp3tag-like audio tag editor for Linux; run it like this: "LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 puddletag" until the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/everpad-integrates-evernote-with-ubuntu.html">overlay scrollbars bug</a> I was telling you about a few days ago is fixed, or else it will crash Ubuntu)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/haguichi-hamachi-gui-107-gets.html">Haguichi</a> (Hamachi2 GUI for GNOME)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2010/09/videolan-movie-creator-vlmc-daily-ppa.html">VLMC</a> (VideoLan Movie Creator)</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/movgrab-command-line-video-downloader.html">movgrab</a> (command line video downloader)</li><li>others</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Obviously, I haven't updated the packages which are already available in the official Ubuntu 12.10 repositories (the latest version).<br /><br />The GNOME 3 WebUpd8 PPA will probably be discontinued, since it was created back when various GNOME3 applications were missing from the Ubuntu repositories and when it wasn't easy to install GNOME Shell extensions (now you can use extensions.gnome.org). Also, the themes available in our Themes PPA haven't been uploaded for Quantal yet because they haven't been updated by their developers to work with the latest GTK 3.6 beta.</div><ul></ul>

WebUpd8 PPAs: Packages Uploaded For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

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CoverArt Browser Rhythmbox Plugin Ported To GTK3

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/fossfreedom/coverart-browser">CoverArt Browser</a> is a Rhythmbox plugin that lets you browse and play your music via an album art view similar to the one available in Banshee.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jYAlrS3q1Hc/UFcv7i2DMrI/AAAAAAAAKJ0/v7aENsAHMjk/s1600/rhythmbox-coverart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rhythmbox cover art browser plugin" border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jYAlrS3q1Hc/UFcv7i2DMrI/AAAAAAAAKJ0/v7aENsAHMjk/s320/rhythmbox-coverart.png" title="rhythmbox cover art browser plugin" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The plugin ads a new "CoverArt" entry under the "Library" section on the left. Once the albums are loaded, right click an album cover and you'll be able to play the album, queue it or search for covers. You can also easily search for albums by using the built-in album search feature.<br /><br />Right clicking the "CoverArt" entry on the left, you can select to download all missing  album covers, a very useful feature, especially for large music collections without covers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">CoverArt Browser was recently ported to GTK3 by <a href="https://github.com/asermax">Agustín Carrasco</a> and AskUbuntu moderator fossfreedom, who's also behind a cool <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/rhythmbox-third-party-plugins-ubuntu-ppa.html">third-party Rhythmbox plugins PPA</a>, so it should now work with recent Rhythmbox versions (tested with 2.96 and 2.97). This plugin isn't yet available in his PPA, but it should be uploaded to the PPA sometime soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><h2>Install CoverArt Browser Rhythbmbox plugin</h2><b><br /></b> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Update:</b> initially, the plugin only worked on 64bit but it now works on 32bit too!<br /><br />To install it, in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, use the commands below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-coverart-browser</code></pre><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install Rhythmbox CoverArt Browser plugin via <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=63246">AUR</a>.<br /><b><br />For other Linux distributions, install git, and then install the plugin using the following commandS:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>git clone https://github.com/fossfreedom/coverart-browser.git<br />cd coverart-browser<br />./install.sh</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then start Rhythmbox and enable the plugin via <i>Edit > Plugins > Cover Art Browser</i>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to fossfreedom for the tip!</i></div>

CoverArt Browser Rhythmbox Plugin Ported To GTK3

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Everpad Integrates Evernote With Ubuntu Unity (AppIndicator, Lens)

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a> is a note taking service in which the notes can be text, images, voice memos, handwritten notes or file attachments. There are Evernote clients available for Windows, Mac OSX, Android, iOS and WebOS, but there's no official Linux client.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Linux, you can use <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/02/evernote-for-linux-nevernote.html" title="Evernote for Linux: NixNote (previously Nevernote)">NixNote (previously Nevernote)</a>, an unofficial Evernote client written in Java but if you want something lightweight, you should try <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad">Everpad</a>, a new Evernote client that integrates nicely with Unity.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wvrsmyrj_RO5G-a3sMds27a0KdqmFudTnAVZHJol5aZQwyP3cnSDxmzJMHs6jjgYd7N3Qqehd9-ZMv16Y0nhl-fdYz59clRbHAKWn7b5j1ogZxRQODARdS39t01Ai-xP3GxqzAbVaxr5/s1600/everpad-indicator.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="everpad indicator" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wvrsmyrj_RO5G-a3sMds27a0KdqmFudTnAVZHJol5aZQwyP3cnSDxmzJMHs6jjgYd7N3Qqehd9-ZMv16Y0nhl-fdYz59clRbHAKWn7b5j1ogZxRQODARdS39t01Ai-xP3GxqzAbVaxr5/s320/everpad-indicator.png" title="everpad indicator" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Everpad is an Ubuntu AppIndicator that you can use to take notes and synchronize them with Evernote's servers as well as display your current Evernote notes.</b> Currently, it supports notes, tags, notebooks, file attachments (remember there's a 60 MB monthly limit) and places.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And even if you don't plan on using the Everpad Ubuntu AppIndicator, if you're an Evernote user you should install Everpad since it comes with a nice<b> Unity lens</b> which you can use to quickly search & display notes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNWA3aDieZJpOIOaCTMqcgK5ylxIj1mtUvrIzX-NGOmd51On_QPZu1GH8CUMG-yyZbMoeW-zBfEEPnHJmlv0uVk6_yicjnDfq3_K4YmlCL36wx2xGQ5soc8lTdShaSyWv2rGjmLarTNDS/s1600/everpad-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="everpad evernote lens" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNWA3aDieZJpOIOaCTMqcgK5ylxIj1mtUvrIzX-NGOmd51On_QPZu1GH8CUMG-yyZbMoeW-zBfEEPnHJmlv0uVk6_yicjnDfq3_K4YmlCL36wx2xGQ5soc8lTdShaSyWv2rGjmLarTNDS/s320/everpad-lens.png" title="everpad evernote lens" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Everpad lens supports filtering by notebooks, tags and places and it should become even more useful with Ubuntu 12.10's new "previews" feature.<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/evernote-ubuntu-client-everpad-gets.html">Everpad lens has got previews support for Ubuntu 12.10</a>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The lens is automatically installed when you install Everpad, but if you don't want to use it and only want the AppIndicator, you can disable it using <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/lens-toggle-quickly-enable-disable.html" title="Lens Toggle: Quickly Enable / Disable Unity Lenses Without Removing Them">Lens Toggle</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEjk5_YVUeh-6Yi40lmChmbuacCzgfy5VpQOTlT5l2fqsFai_AHK30pUzUejX5yiEWh0uMekr62pjKftAj7hfOkgARWhjc9UWJOJj-kj0YKC7PcUQzb7qEVLdjcBSYWDXok7igiA9vR9mwtb/s1600/everpad-new-note.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="everpad evernote create new note" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5_YVUeh-6Yi40lmChmbuacCzgfy5VpQOTlT5l2fqsFai_AHK30pUzUejX5yiEWh0uMekr62pjKftAj7hfOkgARWhjc9UWJOJj-kj0YKC7PcUQzb7qEVLdjcBSYWDXok7igiA9vR9mwtb/s320/everpad-new-note.png" title="everpad evernote create new note" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everpad: settings dialog and the new note dialog</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Everpad in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Everpad Ubuntu PPA supports Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10. Add the PPA and install Everpad using the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install everpad</code></pre><br />Once installed, launch the AppIndicator from Dash, click it and select "Settings and Management" and on the Settings tab, click "Authorize". This will open a new tab in your default web browser, where you'll have to authorize Everpad with your Evernote account.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it. Now clicking the "Last sync..." indicator menu entry will force Everpad to synchronize your note with Evernote.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the Everpad lens to show up, log out and log back in.<br /><br /><b>If you encounter issues, report them @ <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.</b></div>

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