HandBrake is a free multithreaded video transcoder for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
To know more about HandBrake click here
To install HandBrake on linux mint
1.Open terminal.To open terminal in linux mint, click Menu button and select terminal or type terminal in the search field and click terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
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To create bootable linux flash drives/USB drive/pen drives download and install LinuxLive(LiLi) USB Creator.
LinuxLive USB Creator is a free software for windows and it creates portable, bootable and virtualized USB (flash) stick running Linux.
Program: LinuxLive(LiLi) USB Creator
Linux distro:Ubuntu 11.10
Difficulty: Beginner
Estimated Completion Time: 4 Minute
To install vlc media player 2.0.0 on ubuntu 11.10
1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.
4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
5.Type below command and hit enter
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Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier.
To install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 11.10
1.Go to ubuntu tweak download page and download the latest version deb package file.
2.Double click the .deb package file or open with ubuntu software center and click the install button.
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed and wait until the installation is complete.
4.To open Ubuntu Tweak, click dash button from unity launcher. And type ubuntu tweak in the search applications field and click Ubuntu Tweak.
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Mozilla Firefox Aurora is a new Firefox release channel designed to show the first look of the latest firefox features. It is a pre-Beta build of Firefox.
Firefox channels:
Aurora: Newest innovations in an unstable environment
Beta: Aurora features but with more stability
Release: Tried and tested final release
To install Firefox Aurora on ubuntu
Note:It will overwrite your existing Firefox installation.
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Cinnamon is a free desktop environment from Linux Mint.It looks like a traditional GNOME 2 desktop but it is based on the modern GNOME Shell.
To install Cinnamon desktop environment on Linux mint
1.Open linux mint software manager. To open software manager in linux mint, click Menu button and select software manager or type software manager in the search field and click software manager.
2.Type Cinnamon in the software manager search field and select Cinnamon.
3.click the install button.
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FreeFileSync is an Open-Source folder comparison and synchronization tool.
To know more about FreeFileSync click here
To install FreeFileSync on linux mint 12
1.Open terminal.To open terminal in linux mint, click Menu button and select terminal or type terminal in the search field and click terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freefilesync/ffs
3.Type your linux mint password if needed.
4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
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Nanoshot is a free screenshot taking tool for Ubuntu.
Main features:
Take fullsize screenshots
Take screenshot of windows, including the active window screenshot
Take desktop screenshots
Take screenshots of web pages
Capture frames from video using Gstreamer and Mplayer
Upload screenshots to the popular image hostings
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0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare for Windows, Linux and OS X. It is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. It is released under GPL licence. The Linux version system requirements are at least 1 GHz Intel processor, 512 MB RAM, any 128 MB OpenGL 1.3 with 3D hardware accelerated drivers. This game is still in Alpha stage but usable.
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0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. It is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.
To install 0 A.D. on linux mint 12
1.Open terminal.To open terminal in linux mint, click Menu button and select terminal or type terminal in the search field and click terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.