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Ubuntu Builder is a simple tool to build your own distribution. It allows to download, extract, customize in many ways and rebuild your ubuntu images. You can customize i386 and amd64 images.
Download the latest .deb package.
Double click on it and intall via ubuntu software center or dpkg or gdebi.
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Lifeograph is a free private digital diary software for linux.
Main features:
supports encrypted and unencrypted diaries
automatically logs out when not used for some time
automatically formats entry titles and subheadings
basic searching/filtering
favorite entries
entry tagging
spell checking
links between entries
links in URI form (http://, file://, mailto://, etc…)
automatic backups
printing individual entries or whole diaries
basic statistical charts
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Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 is now available for download. what’s new in this beta?
Beta-1 includes the 3.2.0-17.27 Ubuntu kernel which is based on the v3.2.6 upstream stable kernel.
default music player Rhythmbox.
LibreOffice 3.5
Added Nautilus quicklist support to Unity launcher
New HUD.
ClickPad support.
resolvconf is now used to manage /etc/resolv.conf on all Ubuntu systems.
default Automatic Apport crash reporting.
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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
Sigil is a free and open source ebook editing software for Windows, macOS and Linux. Using this you can edit books in ePub format. It supports both ePub 2 and ePub 3 file formats. It is based on QtWebEngine and released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It comes with full full UTF-16 support, code view and preview view, metadata editor, Spell checking and you can extend the features of Sigil with plugins. Some other useful features are diect editing of EPUB syntax in code view and comes with build-in table of contents generator with multi-level heading support.
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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