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Pinta - Paint.NET clone for linux

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:58:17 +0000

Pinta is a drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. Its goal is to provide a simplified alternative to GIMP for casual users. It currently supports most basic drawing tools, unlimited layers, unlimited undo history, and a wide array of image adjustments and effects.
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GRAMPS - Free Software Project for Genealogy

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:05:04 +0000

GRAMPS is a genealogy program. It helps you organize your family tree, and is capable of exchanging data with other programs using the GEDCOM standard.
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viking - GPS data editor, analyzer and viewer

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:13:19 +0000

Viking aims to be easy to use, yet powerful in accomplishing a wide variety of GPS related tasks. It uses a hierarchical layering system to organize GPS data, maps, and other layer types with spatial data, such as coordinate lines.
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Remmina - Remote desktop client

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:15:10 +0000

Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks. Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistant user interface. Currently RDP, VNC, XDMCP and SSH are supported.
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Mark Shuttleworth’s response to left side button criticisms

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:56:34 +0000

Mark Shuttleworth’s response to left side button criticisms.

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Uget - Free and Open Source download manager

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:26:53 +0000

Uget is a Free and Open Source download manager, it has many of features like easy-to-use, support pause and resume, classify download, every category has an independent configuration.
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.3 released: more powerful window button control

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:17 +0000

These days, I’ve heard a lot of arguments about the new design of the window control of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid.Some people like buttons on the left, and some like the right side.I think the important thing is: how user can change it.So that’s what Ubuntu Tweak does.

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Radience Osliner - New Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) Proposed theme

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:21:26 +0000

This is a theme pack which was inspired after Radiance Light-theme proposition. All the metacity and the gtk is available.

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Canonical’s design team responds to theme criticisms

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:25:33 +0000

Canonical is burying Ubuntu’s traditional brown theme and is adopting a new visual style for version 10.04, which is scheduled for release in April. The new theme was revealed last week as part of Canonical’s broader effort to overhaul Ubuntu’s branding and visual identity.

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X2go - Open source terminal server project (alternative to FreeNX)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:18:35 +0000

x2go is an open source terminal server project offering a comprehensive “server based computing” solution. Combining the advantages of existing systems it features ease of use, performance and scalability. x2go provides you with access to your desktop as an individual as well as a corporate user - from within your own network and via the internet. x2go is not limited to any particular hardware, it supports a variety of devices and architectures. x2go is open source and open minded. The project also offers you a command line client for you to implement your own client applications and ideas. Like any open source project we welcome your support.
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Zero Install Injector - Install software easily and without root privileges

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:02:19 +0000

The Zero Install Injector makes it easy for users to install software without needing root privileges. It takes the URL of a program and runs it (downloading it first if necessary). Any dependencies of the program are fetched in the same way. The user controls which version of the program and its dependencies to use.
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How to install FreeNX server and client in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:49:30 +0000

FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet. You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location. One example of its use would be to have a FreeNX server set up on your home computer, and graphically logging in to the home computer from your work computer, using a FreeNX client.
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Kubuntu and it’s Repositories

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:27:57 +0000

Even though Kubuntu shares quite a lot with it’s older sibling, there are obviously enough differences between the two distros that Kubuntu use Ubuntu’s PPA system for a large portion of it’s updates. There are myriad reasons for this, but basically it boils down to these concepts:

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Ambiance Theme for Google chrome/chromium

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:18:15 +0000

A theme to integrate Chrome/Chromium to the new Ubuntu-Theme “Ambiance” for the Gnome Desktop, which will be shipped with Ubuntu 10.04.
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Font Manager - A font management application for the GNOME desktop

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:36:12 +0000

Font Manager is a font management application for the GNOME desktop. It is not intended to be a professional-grade font management solution, but rather a simple application suitable for the needs of most desktop users and even some graphics designers who may need to manage just a few thousand font files. Although designed with the GNOME desktop environment in mind, it should work well with most major desktop environments such as XFCE, Enlightenment, and KDE.
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Install openshot video editor 1.1 in ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) /9.10 (Karmic)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:47:47 +0000

OpenShot Video Editor is a non-linear video editor. It is meant to be an easy-to-use, powerful, non-linear video editor, with a focus on user interface, work flow, and stability.
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Quick and Easy Title Bar Button Side Switching in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)/9.10 (Karmic)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:26 +0000

A ton of users are dissatisfied with the decision to change the buttons on the title bar, however, it’s incredibly easy to change back and forth between the old (Karmic) look, and the new (Lucid Alpha) look. You do not have to be on Lucid to test out the new look. These commands work fine on Karmic and (probably) older.
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Giggle - A graphical frontend for the git content tracker

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:04:12 +0000

Giggle is a graphical frontend for the git content tracker (think of gitk on GTK+).

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Task Coach - Your friendly task manager

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:53:39 +0000

Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to keep track of personal tasks and todo lists. It grew out of a frustration that most task managers do not provide facilities for composite tasks. Often, tasks and other things todo consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks. In addition, it offers effort tracking, categories, and notes. Task Coach is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Lyricue - The GNU Lyric disply system

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:35 +0000

Lyricue is free and open-source application that is used to edit/display song lyrics and passages of text along with images and videos on a second screen/projector. It was designed for use at live events such as church services, concerts and seminars.
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