Install Wine 1.7.4x in Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid/14.10 Utopic/14.04 Trusty/Linux Mint 17.x/17/ and older version on Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13

Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows. Wine enables Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, and Solaris users to run Windows applications without a copy of Microsoft Windows. Wine is free software under constant development. Other platforms may benefit as well.
winehq
Changes in this release:
  • Text drawing in Direct2D.
  • Support for the new thread pool API.
  • Toolbar state saving.
  • Beginnings of an implementation for proper HID support.
  • Support for file objects in device drivers.
  • Improvements in the BITS file transfer service.
  • Still more progress on DirectWrite implementation.
  • Support for shared user data on 64-bit.
  • Various C++ runtime improvements.
  • Some more support for the 64-bit ARM platform.
  • Some more progress on DirectWrite implementation.
  • A number of RichEdit control fixes.
  • Beginning implementation of the old MSVCIRT C++ runtime.
  • Various bug fixes.

Install Winehq 1.7.4x via PPA in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Install Winehq 1.7.47 from source in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:



You can download source of Wine 1.7.47 for other Distributions from Source Forge.
Wine stable versions available: Wine 1.6, Wine 1.5 (PPA, Source) and Wine 1.4
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VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. Virtual-box is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is Virtual-box an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.


Changes in VirtualBox 5.0 Version:

  • Paravirtualization support for Windows and Linux guests to improve time-keeping accuracy and performance (see the manual for more information)
  • Make more instruction set extensions available to the guest when running with hardware-assisted virtualization and nested paging. Among others this includes: SSE 4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX-2, AES-NI, POPCNT, RDRAND and RDSEED
  • xHCI Controller to support USB 3 devices (see the manual for more information)
  • Drag and drop support (bidirectional) for Windows, Linux and Solaris guests
  • Disk image encryption (see the manual for more information)
  • VMs can now be started in separate mode. The VM process is started headless while the frontend runs as a separate process which can be terminated without stopping the VM.
  • GUI: VM guest-content scaling support (including 3D acceleration)
  • GUI: New User Interface settings page for customizing status-bar, menu-bar and guest-content scaling
  • GUI: New Encryption settings tab for customizing encryption options for disk images
  • GUI: HiDPI support including application icons and optional unscaled HiDPI output on Mac OS X (including 3D acceleration)
  • GUI: Hotplugging support for SATA disks
  • New, modular audio architecture for providing a better abstraction of the host audio backends
  • Support for the NDIS6 networking framework on Windows (default on Vista and later)
  • VMM: improved timing on Solaris hosts with older VT-x hosts without preemption timers
  • VMM: further improvements for TSC frequency measurements and guest timekeeping
  • VMM: debug facility now includes the guest CPU's FPU/SSE/extended state in the core dump
  • VMM: fixed a hang under rare conditions on 32-bit hosts
  • VMM: several fixes


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Install Flair conky in Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Any other Linux distribution

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky is licensed under the GPL and runs on Linux and BSD. Conky can display this info either as text, or using simple progress bars and graph widgets, with different fonts and colours. Conky is able to monitor many system variables including CPU, memory, swap, disk space, temperature, top, upload, download, system messages, and much more. It is extremely configurable, however, the configuration can be a little hard to understand. Conky is a fork of torsmo.
You can check previously shared conky versions for Linux desktop. Flair conky offers you two versions dark and light, you can choose whatever suites your desktop wallpaper. I made installation easy as much as I could for everybody, installation script is semi-automated which means you don't need to bother with installation instead you just need to choose some options (interactively) from setup, I hope no one will get any problem with it. It can work for all Linux desktops environments like (Gnome Shell, Unity, Cinnamon, Gnome Classic, XFCE, Mate, and others). This conky shows Date/Time, CPU and Memory info, acpi temp, Internet upload/download speed and shows total data transfer. I dropped PPA support for conky because many user reported problems, so as usual I picked up only wget script installation method because it can work with most of the Linux distributions without any problem and interactive semi-automatic setup makes stuff easy.
Screenshots


Installation Features:
  • Automatically adds to start-up.
  • Automated (Interactive) script with choices.
  • Works in all desktop environments, options to choose between environment.
  • Fonts auto installation.
  • Uninstall script is available.

Install Flair Conky in Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint/LMDE/Any Linux Distribution open terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal(First command must be related to your distribution package management):
After installation logout and login back.

To uninstall this conky:
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Install Fotoxx Image Editor in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 17/16/14/13/and other related Ubuntu derivatives

Fotoxx is a free Linux program for editing photos or other images and managing a large collection. Images can be viewed in scrollable pages of thumbnails (variable size) or singly in a large window. Fotoxx has many editing tools that go beyond changing brightness, contrast and color. Images with severe problems (underexposed, false colors, blurred, uneven lighting, hazy/foggy background) can be brought back to life.
Nearly-invisible details can be made clear. Tools available to change size and shape: crop, resize, rotate, fix perspective problems, flatten curved book pages, curve/warp the whole image or selected areas.

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Blender is a cross-platform community-driven project under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and runs equally well on Linux, Windows and Macintosh computers. Its interface uses OpenGL to provide a consistent experience. It provides a broad spectrum of modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and video post-processing functionality in one package. Through its open architecture, Blender provides cross-platform interoperability, extensibility, an incredibly small footprint, and a tightly integrated workflow. Blender is one of the most popular Open Source 3D graphics applications in the world. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.
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Are you used to use panel indicators? Can't you find all useful indicators in one place? So here we brought mostly used indicators for you in one place, for now you don't need to explore the Internet to locate them, if any indicator is mission let us know in the comment below (or just drop a line with some info via contact page) and we will add it in this list. Application indicators helps us access bold features of the application or standalone indicator offers various functionality to make user experience better on desktop computer. Since this long list of indicators only available for Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid/14.10 Utopic, previously we had shared useful indicators for 14.04 and 12.04, if you are using any of that version make sure you check these Indicators for Ubuntu 14.04 Vivid/Linux Mint 17.x & Indicators for 12.04 Precise.
These indicators can work with most of Linux desktop environments (compatible with panel using AppIndicator) like Unity, Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, Xfce, and others. You may find some indicator doesn't load in specific desktop, I didn't tested in all desktops but let us know if this happens to you.
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Linux Mint team announced the latest release of Linux Mint version 17.2 code-named "Rafaela", it is updated version based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Linux Mint 17.2 now features Cinnamon 2.6/Mate 1.10, MDM 2.0, a Linux kernel 3.16 and an Ubuntu 14.04 package base. Linux Mint 17.2 will receive security updates until 2019. Until 2016, future versions of Linux Mint will use the same package base as Linux Mint 17.2, making it trivial for people to upgrade. Until 2016, the development team won't start working on a new base and will be fully focused on this one. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use.
"A huge amount of work was done to review the CPU usage in various parts of Cinnamon and many improvements were made. Performance was gained by optimizing how Cinnamon reacts to particular events and reducing the number of tasks or repeated tasks it performs. Support for multiple monitors was improved. Better window list actions and new key-bindings allow you to move windows to other monitors (Super+Shift with arrow keys by default). But the most significant improvement is that you can now have multiple panels and place them across multiple monitors. Applets are better than before at running multiple instances of themselves and some of them got smarter to accommodate multi-monitor/multi-panel setups. For instance a window list applet won't show you windows from another monitor if that monitor has a panel with its own window list.
MATE can now take full advantage of mixer functionality and it is able to automatically detect and support PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS.
MDM was given better support for NVIDIA Prime. On NVIDIA Optimus equipped computers, you can now switch between your Intel and your NVIDIA card with a simple log out. You no longer need to reboot. UEFI is fully supported. Note: Linux Mint does not use digital signatures and does not register to be certified by Microsoft as being a 'secure' OS. As such, it will not boot with Secure Boot. If your system is using Secure Boot, turn it off. Note: Linux Mint places its boot files in /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu to work around this bug. This does not prevent the installation of multiple releases or distributions, or dual-boots between Ubuntu and Linux Mint, as they can all be bootable from the same GRUB menu." You can checkout complete release announcement for Cinnamon and Mate versions.
Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop
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Linux is an open source operating system where everyone can read the entire codes but still it is considered more secure as compared to the other operating systems. Linux has been extensively deployed in the tech market as many of the gadgets are Linux based and that is why more people are building trust on the Linux platform. To throw more light on why Linux has superior internet security capabilities, let us check out some of its security features.


Before we get into specifics, it is important to remember that there is no such thing as a 100% hacker-proof operating system. This is why, even if you opt for a Linux OS over a Mac or Windows OS, having OS-specific internet security software installed on your computer is important. This software, especially when paired with a Linux OS, drastically reduces your chances that even the most sophisticated hackers will be able to thwart your OS installation.


1. Account Privileges

In Windows users get the authentication to access everything on the system as, by default, they are given administrator privileges. If the viruses make their way to the system, they can quickly gain the access to the crucial part of the system. On the other hand, in Linux the users are given lower access and hence virus can only reach to the local files and folders so the system wide damage is saved.


2. Knowledgeable Community

Windows and other operating systems are more posed to the social engineering threats as compared to the Linux. Users who are not tech savvy can simply download the virus by merely opening the email attachments. However this is not the case in Linux as the users are much more technically knowledgeable and unlikely to open any suspicious email attachment. They have to give and run the executable permissions so it is less likely that the real damage will occur. Various developers and testers work on the Linux so if any flaw is found that can be immediately caught and treated that is unlikely for the other operating systems.


3. IPtables

A higher level of security on the Linux machine is implemented with the help of the IPtables features. The user defined chains of a table and the in-built chains have specific rules that need to be matched with the set of packets. That creates a more secured environment for executing any code or command.


4. Environmental Diversity

Linux can work in many environments like Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo and many more. The various mail clients, shells and packaging systems also make it highly diversified and tough target for any virus. Windows architecture is not so much diversified hence the virus can easily reach the numerous users and their systems and thus can become a catastrophe for any business setting.


5. Linux Auditing System

In Linux various file access and system calls can be seen in the log events. So if anyone tries to snoop in the security of the system files then his security breaches can be reviewed by the administrator. The failed login attempts and other security breaches can also be recorded on the disk which can be viewed by the administrator later.


6. Lesser Audience

The audience size of the Linux users is much smaller as compared to the Windows and Mac OS. As the number of users are less so the less of the viruses target it in any of the business setup or organization.

The question at the end of the day is not which operating system is the best in terms of security. As the Linux is also not impervious to the security issues but here the better management of the operating system’s network makes it superior than the other operating systems. Virus scanners and firewall enabling features also make Linux a better choice for any business setup than the other OS.
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Yawls stands for Yet Another Webcam Light Sensor, it is a small Java program created for Ubuntu, it adjust the brightness level of your display by using the internal/externel webcam of your notebook as an ambient light sensor, that uses the OpenCV Library and designed to comfort and save energy of your laptop battery. Yawls can also be used from command line interface and run itself as a system daemon, two times a minute it runs and adjusts the brightness of the notebook screen with reference to the ambient brightness. It doesn't engage webcam constantly, as mentioned above in a 30 seconds interval it uses the webcam and leave it for other programs to use. The interval time can be adjust from GUI or from config file if you are using CLI version
It also has face detection option which can be useful if you sits in dark room and yawls can adjust screens brightness as per your needs, by default this option is disabled, you can enable if you intend to use it. After very first installation you must calibrate yawls otherwise it may not function properly. If it causes problem somewhere between usage then re-calibrate it. If you found any kind of bug in the application then report it via github or launchpad.



Installation:
It can be installed in Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid/Ubuntu 15.10/14.04 Trusty/Linux Mint 17.x/17/other related Ubuntu derivatives.
First of all you must enable universe repository from Ubuntu software sources then proceed to install this deb file.


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Sable themes are carbon and black tone themes for GTK 3.14/3.12 & Gnome 3.14/3.12, these are designed by same creator who created Delorean, Dorian themes. This suite offers ten themes which are available in following colors Green, Blue, NC(grey), Purple, Yellow, and Red; as well as all colors without patterned background(NP). This suite is designed for GTK(3/2) and works in Unity, Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, and Gnome Classic. These themes has black tone, you will likely need to adjust your monitors contrast till most of the theme appears. Sable uses a carbon and black base with copper and turquoise accents and SableNC uses carbon and black base with gray. If you encounter any bug or problem with in themes then report them to creator. You can use Unity Tweak Tool, Gnome-tweak-tool or Ubuntu-Tweak to change themes/icons. Vibrancy-Color icons used in the following screenshots can be found here.

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The I2P stands for "Invisible Internet Project", it is a computer network layer that allows applications to send messages to each other pseudonymously and securely. Uses include anonymous Web surfing, chatting, blogging and file transfers. I2P is an anonymous network, exposing a simple layer that applications can use to anonymously and securely send messages to each other. The network itself is strictly message based, but there is a library available to allow reliable streaming communication on top of it. I2P protects your communication from dragnet surveillance and monitoring by third parties such as ISPs. This is similar to proxy apps like Tor. But I2P is not a proxy - it is an ecosystem. All communication is end to end encrypted (in total there are four layers of encryption used when sending a message), and even the end points ("destinations") are cryptographic identifiers (essentially a pair of public keys).
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pcsx2
PCSX2 is a Playstation 2 emulator for PC. The compatibility rates for the emulator boast over 80% of all PS2 games as playable. If you own a reasonably powerful computer then PCSX2 is a great emulator. The application also provides support for lower end computers as well, so all owners of Playstation 2 consoles will be able to see games working on their PC!
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Double Commander is a cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas. Double commander offers most of the operations within it's ground like terminal, network operations, text editor, archive packing support, search function, Tabs, and many more. There is another famous twin-panel file manager available called Sunflower.

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Cinnamon is a GTK+-based desktop environment. It originally started as a fork of the GNOME Shell, which is a user interface and was initially developed by (and for) Linux Mint. Cinnamon provides many features, including: Desktop effects, including animations, Applets, Desklets, and transition effects; A movable panel equipped with a main menu, launchers, a window list and the system tray; Various extensions; Applets that appear on the panel; Overview with functions similar to that in GNOME Shell; and Settings editor for easy customization. It can customize: The panel, The calendar, Themes, Desktop effects, Applets, Extensions.
Mint team released new version 2.6 of Cinnamon with new features and bugs fixes, rich settings to enhance desktop using Cinnamon Control Center. In version 2.6, and similar to MATE or Xfce, Cinnamon is an entire desktop environment built on GNOME technologies. It still uses tool-kits and libraries such as GTK or Clutter and it is still compatible with all GNOME applications, but it no longer requires GNOME itself to be installed. It now communicates directly with its own backend services, libraries and daemons: cinnamon-desktop, cinnamon-session and cinnamon-settings-daemon. This new version will be featured in Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" planned for end of the June and in LMDE 2 "Betsy".

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HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. HandBrake is a video converter program intended to both rip and convert video files to work on a number of supported devices. The basic features of HandBrake are straightforward so that a beginner can easily rip a DVD or convert a file. In less than a minute, we were able to convert an AVI file into an MP4. Obviously small files take less time to convert than a full length DVD but that doesn’t diminish the fact that basic conversions are easy to navigate in HandBrake.



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