Ubuntu App 開發大賽

頭三名 揭曉

1. RSS app ‘Lightread‘
2. web-app creator ‘Fogger‘
3. boredom-buster game ‘Picsaw‘

1. Lightread





2. Fogger





3. Picsaw





Prizes

The developers of the three winning apps all receive a MeeGo powered Nokia N9 mobile phone, whist the hands behind the top two – Lightread and Fogger -bag themselves a top-of-the-line System76 laptop each.

A further 3 applications – these winners excluded – will be eligible able to win Nokia N9 phones should they top the community vote later this month.

Rhythmbox Third-Party Plugins Ubuntu PPA

12 個 Rhythmbox 的第三方軟體插件 可以從 PPA 安裝

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-complete # 一次裝 12 個

你也可以一個一個安裝

Install SolusOS patched Nautilus in Ubuntu

Ubuntu 12.04 檔案管理程式 Nautilus 第三方軟體 補丁

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/experiments
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
nautilus -q

移除 補丁 恢復 ubuntu 12.04 預設
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:webupd8team/experiments

新版本
GIMP 2.8.2 Released With Small Bug Fixes

從 2.8.0 到 2.8.2 的改變記錄
Overview of Changes from GIMP 2.8.0 to GIMP 2.8.2

Precise Pangolin (12.04) and Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
從 ppa 安裝
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp

Install PowerTOP 2.1 In Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Via PPA

PowerTOP is a command line tool that helps diagnose issues with power consumption and provides suggestions on how to improve power usage.
PowerTOP 是一個 文字指令工具 幫助診斷電源運作過程的問題 同時提供建議 如何改進電源使用











Ubuntu 12.04 從 ppa 安裝
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install powertop

ubuntu 12.10 可以直接從 ubuntu 套件庫 安裝
sudo apt-get install powertop

從終端機
sudo powertop
啓動 powertop

‘GIMP Magazine’ Launches Sept 5th





GIMP 雜誌 9/5 創刊

3 Hidden Features In Firefox 15 You May Want To Enable
前些日子
firefox 更新到 15.0 版
有三項 新功能 預設是 disable
native PDF viewer,
preferences in tab,
click-to-play plugins.

可以從網址欄輸入
about :config

native PDF viewer: pdfjs.disabled 把 True 改爲 False
preferences in tab: browser.preferences.InContent 把 False 改爲 True
click-to-play plugins: plugins.click_to_play 把 False 改爲 True

Subliminal: Command Line Tool To Download Subtitles From Multiple Websites
可以搜尋並下載 影音文字檔 的 文字指令

Google Drive Linux App `Insync` Beta 4 Adds GNOME Shell, Cinnamon And KDE Support
Google雲端硬碟 客戶端 軟體 Insync 發行 beta 4 for Linux
增加對於 GNOME Shell, Cinnamon And KDE 的支援

Grub Customizer 3.0 Released
Grub Customizer is a graphical settings manager for GRUB2 and BURG.

Install Grub Customizer in Ubuntu
for Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, 10.10 and 10.04 users in a PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer