SopCast Player makes use of the P2P(Peer-to-Peer) technology to bring live streaming video and audio to your Ubuntu. Getting it installed on Ubuntu 9.04 was rather tricky: How to Setup P2P Tv with gtk-SopCast on Ubuntu 9.04 , but that was then.

Now you can get it up and running in your Ubuntu 9.10 with a smooth install thanks to the SOURCES.LIST website that has re-complied the sopcast-player and sp-auth Deb packages for Ubuntu 9.10, resolving all dependencies. SOURCES.LIST also created a repository for SopCast Player; drop in your terminal
echo "deb http://www.sourceslist.eu/repository/karmic/ binary/" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list and install SopCast Player with sudo apt-get install sopcast-player sp-auth – run with sopcast-player or get it at Applications -> Sound & Video -> SopCast Player

SopCast Player uses VLC media player and Mplayer to project videos – it depends on what you configured in Edit -> Preferences -> Media Player.

Download sopcast-player and sp-auth for Ubuntu 9.10 at SOURCES.LIST

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Install SopCast Player in Ubuntu 9.10 from Repository

Recently released Chromium nightly 4.0.239.0 (Ubuntu build 31231) now converts and installs Greasemonkey user scripts as an extension, just like its Windows sibling that got this new feature 2 days ago.

So to install a user script from UserScript.org in Chromium Linux build just click on the install button of the script, hit “Continue” and wait for the “Confirm Installation” window to pop-up. Getting the users scripts up doesn’t mean they’ll run, so don’t get excited. Try those scripts you know well and often use in Firefox and compare their performance with Chromium Linux builds – if you mind let us know the outcome.

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Chromium Linux now Installs User Scripts as Extensions

Current versions of the Firefox (Firefox 3.5.5/ Firefox 3.6 Beta) browser have the “Progress bar” located at the “Status Bar” but upcoming Firefox 3.7 will introduce a new feature that moves the “Progress bar” into each tab.

You can add this feature to your current Firefox by installing this feather-weight extension called Tab Progress Bar – it takes only 6 KB of disk space.
Whilst waiting for feature-packed Firefox 3.7 get a piece of that future right now.

Tab Progress Bar is a free download for all platforms. It works wherever Firefox does.

via [Lifehacker]

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Firefox: Relocate the Progress Bar on each Tab with Tab Progress Bar

Not much can be said on Firefox 3.5.5 stability update. The release notes says Firefox 3.5.5 is a tiny update to “Fix several stability issues”. – nothing else, the changelog presents 5 bugs, 3 of which are considered critical. Ubuntu users still have to wait for updates via the Update Manager or grab Firefox 3.5.5 from the Mozilla website.
Firefox 3.5.5 release notes and Download

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Firefox 3.5.5 Stability Update

For Windows, Linux and Mac: “Facebook Dislike” is a pretty but useless Firefox add-on that adds a “Dislike” button to Facebook that does what it says; it lets you finally dislike those links you formerly had to dislike only with a comment. Facebook right now offers only the “Like” button so without this extension you can’t voice your disapproval with a click.

The downside of this plug-in is that the developer uses his own server to keep track of both the “disliker” and the disliked item. This means you and your Facebook contacts have to install this extension to be able to see the “thumb-down” figure besides the “disliker’s” Facebook user-name – to bad because this extension really fits-in.

Facebook Dislike extension is free download for all platforms with Firefox. Its still in the experimental phase, it might have bugs.

via [Cnet News]

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Firefox: An unofficial “Dislike” button for Facebook

For Windows, Mac and Linux: An early version of the popular open source media center XBMC 9.11 has been released. XBMC 9.11 codenamed “Camelot” Alpha 1 is the first official testing release of this overhauled (code-wise) version.

Worth noting features in this early release include;

DirectX has replaced OpenGL for Windows
Numerous skinning engine updates which allow for use of some fancy new skins
Many improvements to the video player which allow for much smoother playback
Switch to Core Audio on OSX
Many VDPAU improvements under linux
Many platform-specific customizations
Much Much more. We will be showcasing the new features here on xbmc.org as the final release approaches.

XBMC Media Center 9.11 Alpha 1 is available for Windows, Mac OSX (x86 / ppc), Ubuntu as PPA (but are not yet available) and there is a compilable Source package. If you want to give a hand to the XMBC developers by reporting bugs then download your systems corresponding package. Remember this is an early alpha build, so handle with care.

XBMC Media Center 9.11 Release Notes ~ XBMC 9.11: Alpha1 ready for testing

[Update 1]
XBMC Media Center 9.11 Alpha 1 is now available in Ubuntu Karmic PPA repository. You can also grab XBMC Live 9.11 Alpha 1 ISO file from the download page or from HERE

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XBMC Media Center 9.11 Codenamed Camelot – Alpha1 out

Last week the Chromium Linux Dev Channel updated adding the extensions manager in “Wrench” Menu.

Chromium 4.0.233.0 (Ubuntu build 30813) update adds a dis-activated ‘Sync my Bookmarks’ in the ‘Wrench’ menu – that means bookmark syncing in Chromium Linux without a plug-in is around the corner, it might be activated in the next update. Qui vivra verra.

A recent Chromium build for Windows update converts Greasemonkey user scripts into extensions. This feature still has to make its way into Chromium builds for Linux.

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Chromium Linux Dev Channel: ‘Sync my Bookmarks’ shows up in Wrench Menu