AeroFS Makes Cloudless, Secure File Sync Easy

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.aerofs.com/">AeroFS</a> is a tool </b><b><b>somewhat similar to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/07/bittorrent-sync-beta-adds-file.html">BitTorrent Sync</a>,</b> that allows you to securely synchronize files between computers. The data is synchronized directly between clients, without using a central cloud server. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool is free for personal use (1-3 teammates), with unlimited syncing and 1 collaboration folder or, if you want unlimited collaborators, you must pay a fee of $10 per teammate/month. <b>AeroFS is available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and Android.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6gjoVmNo9gwhLZrzXI9gNjMGS7GU5sBVh_JlARZ452EIBb7lRhCWbaScMOwAzzvFEOcPfCafITljT-sW74bt0LXYAvhbu2DQTWlv3Ttv41FjXFMJ8EJxM4HMtSzIQkmr2Wlg-01MLsw/s1600/aerofs-ubuntu.png"><img alt="AeroFS Ubuntu" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6gjoVmNo9gwhLZrzXI9gNjMGS7GU5sBVh_JlARZ452EIBb7lRhCWbaScMOwAzzvFEOcPfCafITljT-sW74bt0LXYAvhbu2DQTWlv3Ttv41FjXFMJ8EJxM4HMtSzIQkmr2Wlg-01MLsw/s320/aerofs-ubuntu.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Like other file sync tools such as Dropbox or Ubuntu one, AeroFS synchronizes the contents of a folder across all your devices but, unlike these services, it <b>doesn't use a central server * </b>- instead, <b>the files are synced directly between devices</b>. This means that your data is safe, the sync speed doesn't depend on a central server and there are no storage space limitations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>* Optionally, you can install a tool called <a href="https://support.aerofs.com/entries/24141798-What-is-Team-Server-">AeroFS Team Server</a></b>, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, which acts as a central repository for all your team's files. Using it, the entire team's files can be backed up either locally or at Amazon S3.</div><br /><b>AeroFS features:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Private: your data never resides on the AeroFS servers. Everything you sync using AeroFS is private, and will only be shared with people you explicitly invite;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Unlimited: with AeroFS, you and your team can sync as much data as you need, for free. No caps, no file size limits;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">AeroFS uses AES-256 with 2048-bit RSA to encrypt the data. Because the encryption is end-to-end, even AeroFS can't see your data;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Versioning: files are automatically versioned, allowing team members to retrieve old versions that were accidentally changed or deleted;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Collaboration;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Selective sync;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Remotely wipe stolen or lost devices;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Optional command line interface so you can run it on a server;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and Android; </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu AppIndicator support.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih38d9TyhOZpAQ1coRjouITD1uJL19WQDghJDIm1i_EdVC2zDTVKJGfD2jPgUK95Yw0rSRZifMdU0D_EGlDHt7aYJyp2lth19AZq9E3iEvnnAmdhhBz6Na4yagysx_4OY4kSTWISPEn88/s1600/aerofs-downloads.png"><img alt="AeroFS Ubuntu" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih38d9TyhOZpAQ1coRjouITD1uJL19WQDghJDIm1i_EdVC2zDTVKJGfD2jPgUK95Yw0rSRZifMdU0D_EGlDHt7aYJyp2lth19AZq9E3iEvnnAmdhhBz6Na4yagysx_4OY4kSTWISPEn88/s320/aerofs-downloads.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">AeroFS is great, but not perfect and there are a<b> a few missing features</b> that are worth mentioning: you can't sync folders outside the AeroFS directory (symbolic links don't work either) and you can't get a share link for a file like you can do with Dropbox or Ubuntu One.<br /><br />Also, from what I've <a href="https://support.aerofs.com/entries/23756722-Use-true-P2P-technology-for-faster-synchronization">read</a>, AeroFS doesn't use a "true" peer-to-peer (P2P) technology like <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/07/bittorrent-sync-beta-adds-file.html">BitTorrent Sync</a>: the files are downloaded from a single computer and not simultaneously from multiple computers. On the other hand,  AeroFS is easier to use compared to BitTorrent Sync, at least under Linux.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download AeroFS</h2><br /><b><a href="https://www.aerofs.com/download">Download AeroFS for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X or Android</a></b> (Ubuntu .deb available) - you need to register (free for personal) before downloading.<br /><br />Once installed, simply launch AeroFS from the menu / Dash.<br /><br />If you want to use the command line client, run the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>aerofs-cli</code></pre>You can control AeroFS by using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>aerofs-sh</code></pre>After entering the command above in a terminal, type "help" (without the quotes) to see all the available options.

AeroFS Makes Cloudless, Secure File Sync Easy

AeroFS is a tool somewhat similar to BitTorrent Sync , that allows you to securely synchronize files between computers. The data is synchr...

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Rhythmbox Google Play Music Plugin: Rhythmbox-GMusic

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rhythmbox-GMusic is a Rhythmbox plugin for <a href="http://music.google.com/">Google Play Music</a>.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkqDWghagMjjT7JMWNg3Mf7aziVdbrzsDTUUA7zK9dR8dQdeAjt_IVfh0V5l_850NmO7XF_nrk3JzWQgQYlWj1Y72B8j3UN-Pa-l9fNnuvYeteje1zCru6ur_fn-jHUnErVLiDxESd8s/s1600/rhythmbox-gmusic.png"><img alt="Rhythmbox Google Music" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkqDWghagMjjT7JMWNg3Mf7aziVdbrzsDTUUA7zK9dR8dQdeAjt_IVfh0V5l_850NmO7XF_nrk3JzWQgQYlWj1Y72B8j3UN-Pa-l9fNnuvYeteje1zCru6ur_fn-jHUnErVLiDxESd8s/s320/rhythmbox-gmusic.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Using Rhythmbox-GMusic, you can play your Google Play music using Rhythmbox. The plugin features a very simple and uses an interface similar to the default Rhythmbox layout, with two columns for artists and albums followed by a list of tracks. There's also a search bar so you can easily search your Google Play Music.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's no contect menu so you can't right click tracks to add them to the play queue, but you can do that by using drag and drop.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, the plugin doesn't allow you to add tracks to local playlists (except the Queue playlist which I've mentioned above), but it can read playlists created using the Google Play Music web interface.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please note that for now, <i>Google Play Music All Access</i> is not supported.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Rhythmbox Google Music Plugin in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Rhythmbox-Gmusic in Ubuntu 13.04</b>, <b>use the following commands:</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 rhythmbox-gmusic python-dateutil python-requests python-validictory</code></pre><b>For Ubuntu 12.10</b>, you need to manually download and install <i>python-validictory</i> from <a href="https://launchpad.net/~dput-ng-maint/+archive/daily/+build/4210644">HERE</a>, then run the commands above.<br /><br />Unfortunately the Ubuntu 12.04 package doesn't work properly, at least with the Rhythmbox 2.96 package available in the Ubuntu 12.04 repositories.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, open Rhythmbox (restart it if it was running), from its menu select <i>Plugins</i> and enable the <i>Google Play Music plugin</i>. You should then have a new "Google Music" entry in the Rhythmbox sidebar - here, enter you Google username and password (the password is stored in the GNOME Keyring) and upon logging in successfully, your Google Play music should show up.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For installing the Rhythmbox Google Music plugin via PIP, grab the source code or report bugs, see its <a href="https://github.com/nvbn/rhythmbox-gmusic">GitHub page</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/cloud-music-player-nuvola-sees-new.html">Nuvola Player,</a> a cloud music player that supports Google Play Music, Grooveshark, Hype Machine, 8tracks, Pandora, Deezer, Rdio and Amazon Cloud Player</i></div>

Rhythmbox Google Play Music Plugin: Rhythmbox-GMusic

Rhythmbox-GMusic is a Rhythmbox plugin for Google Play Music . Using Rhythmbox-GMusic, you can play your Google Play music using Rhythmbox. ...

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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.

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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>

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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>

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