How to install FileZilla 3.22.2 released on Ubuntu 16.10

    FileZilla is a free, cross-platform and full-featured FTP (File Transfer Protocol) solution for the Linux and Open Source ecosystems. It is also compatible with the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

FileZilla 3.22.2 changelog

• Fixed trimming of FEAT response lines leading to incorrectly detected server features
• OS X: Rebuilt to work around a nasty bug in XCode: Even when linking with -Wl,-no-weak-imports it links against functions not available on older OS X versions
• Fixed a crash on exotic servers only implementing factless MLST/MLSD

Install HP Print Drivers HPLIP 3.16.11 Adds New Printers

    HPLIP is a free, open-source HP-developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux.

HPLIP  the latest 3.16.11 has been released with following new printers support:

• HP LaserJet M102a Printer
• HP LaserJet M102w Printer
• HP LaserJet M104a Printer
• HP LaserJet M104w Printer
• HP LaserJet M106w Printer

How To Install Install SMPlayer 16.11.0 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

    SMPlayer is a free media player for Windows and Linux with built-in codecs that can play virtually all video and audio formats. It doesn't need any external codecs. Just install SMPlayer and you'll be able to play all formats without the hassle to find and install codec packs.

    One of the most interesting features of SMPlayer: it remembers the settings of all files you play. So you start to watch a movie but you have to leave... don't worry, when you open that movie again it will be resumed at the same point you left it, and with the same settings: audio track, subtitles, volume...

How To Install Install Quod Libet 3.7.1 on Ubuntu 16.10

   Quod Libet is a GTK+-based audio player written in Python, using the Mutagen tagging library. It’s designed around the idea that you know how to organize your music better than we do. It lets you make playlists based on regular expressions (don’t worry, regular searches work too). It lets you display and edit any tags you want in the file, for all the file formats it supports.

    The latest version available is QuodLibet 3.7.1, which has been recently released, bringing a huge list of changes:

•     tests: Use dbus-daemon instead of dbus-launch for creating a session bus.
•     Fix 100% CPU when no song column is expanded.
•     Fix SoundCloud login with Ubuntu 14.04

Install Intel Graphics Update Tool 2.0.3 for Ubuntu 16.10

     Intel Graphics Update Tool 2.0.3 of the update tool is targeted specifically at both Ubuntu* 16.10 and Fedora* 24. Earlier revisions for those Linux distributions are now deprecated and are no longer being supported by the update tool.

      The Intel® Graphics Update Tool for Linux* OS (formerly known as the Intel® Graphics Installer for Linux*) was renamed starting from version 2.0.2, in order to more accurately reflect the purpose of the tool. Linux distributions already include by default an Intel® graphics driver, without needing any extra installation. This tool aims to make the latest Intel® Graphics Stack available before it gets officially released by Linux* OS vendors. Specifically, it benefits those Linux* users of both Ubuntu* and Fedora* distributions who want to update their graphics subsystems for Intel® platforms.

Install Vuze 5.7.4 BitTorrent Client on Ubuntu 16.10

The Vuze Bittorrent Client is an end-to-end software application for all your torrent needs. Although it is a complete bittorrent downloader, the Vuze program maintains a lightweight footprint, doesn't slow your computer down, and quickly downloads torrents.

Vuze 5.7.4 Changelog:

New Features:

•     UI | Option to filter by hash in torrent views via 't:' prefix.
•     UI | Subscriptions can now be looked up from torrent options dialog.
•     UI | Option to manually enable/disable subscriptions.
•     UI | Search box now supports history.

How to install Fotoxx 16.11.1 Photo Editor on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

   Fotoxx is a free Linux program for editing photos or other images and managing a large collection. Image directories (folders) can be viewed as a scrolling gallery of thumbnail images. Navigating directories and subdirectories is simple and fast. Click on a thumbnail for a full window view of the image. The image can be zoomed, panned and scrolled using the mouse. Gallery thumbnails can vary from small to huge. Popup windows can be used to view multiple images at any scale. Galleries are also used to display image search results and albums.

Fotoxx 16.11.1 Changelog:

• Bugfix: If no image files have location data (city and country), adding a location for the first time may cause Fotoxx to crash.

Install VirtualBox 5.1.10 released on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

  VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.Not only is VirtualBox 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.

VirtualBox 5.1.10 Changelog:

•     GUI: the USB filter settings dialog should allow to specify the USB revision in hexadecimal format
•     GUI: fixed crash on certain hosts when pressing certain key combinations
•     GUI: fixed issue with updating the available-geometry on host-screen work-area resize

How to Install Cinnamon 3.2.1 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

    Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to Gnome 2. The underlying technology is forked from Gnome Shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

Cinnamon 3.2.1 Changelog:

• rm obsolute and unsupport NEWS file
• keyboard applet: Fix positioning of the flag render within its actor.
• Fix some runtime warnings - in the sound applet, object construction is too soon to get the theme node, wait until 'style-changed' signal is sent by the main actor.  In the menu applet, remove return values of navigateContextMenu() - there is only one user of this function, and they don't check for a value.

PeaZip 6.2.0 released – Alternative to WinRar, WinZip

    PeaZip is a free and open source graphical archive manager and compression utility available for Linux, BSD, Windows. It support over 180 archive formats including rar, zip, tar and can also encrypt them. It’s a free software replacement for WinRAR with a nice-looking graphical interface.

PeaZip 6.2.0 Changelog:
BACKEND

• (Windows) Updated 7z backend to 16.04
• Pea 0.58

FILE MANAGER

• Can now save list of items being browsed to TXT file, Navigation > Save as TXT
• Reorganized keyboad shortcuts

How to Install Wireshark 2.2.2 on Ubuntu 16.10

   Wireshark is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education.

Wireshark 2.2.2 Changelog:

• TCP: nextseq incorrect if TCP_MAX_UNACKED_SEGMENTS exceeded & FIN true.
• SMPP schedule_delivery_time displayed wrong in Wireshark 2.1.0.
• Upgrading to latest version uninstalls Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable.
• dmg for OS X does not install man pages.

How to Install MuPDF 1.10 e-book Support on Ubuntu 16.10

   MuPDF, a lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.  The renderer in MuPDF is tailored for high quality anti-aliased graphics. It renders text with metrics and spacing accurate to within fractions of a pixel for the highest fidelity in reproducing the look of a printed page on screen. MuPDF is also small, fast, and yet complete.

MuPDF 1.10 Changelog:

Headline changes:

•     FictionBook (FB2) e-book support.
•     Simple SVG parser (a small subset of SVG only).
•     mutool convert: a new document conversion tool and interface.
•     Multi-threaded rendering in mudraw.

How to Install Kdenlive 16.08.2 Video Editor on Ubuntu 16.10

   Kdenlive 16.08.2 released is the second service release of the 16.08 cycle with a total of 36 commits fixing many keyframe related problems as well as improvements to proxy clip rendering, user interface, workflow and compilation issues.

Kdenlive 16.08.2 Changelog:

•     Fix MLT Playlist proxying after recent proxy profile changes
•     Fix proxy profiles to keep aspect ratio
•     Fix broken keyframes on image/title clips
•     Fix automatic playback of file with space in name
•     Fix simplekeyframe effects (eg. blur) allowing keyframe one frame after end of clip after resize

Install Avidemux 2.6.15 Improved hardware decoding on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

   Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.

Avidemux 2.6.15 changelog 

• Hw Accel : Fixed nvEnc and added simple nvEnc-HEVC (windows/linux)
• Hw Accel : Added support for HEVC/VC1 with libVA (linux)
• Hw Accel : Experimental Dxva2 video decoder + Dxva2/D3D display engine (windows)
• Demux : Mpeg TS, fix non multiple of 16 file management (euma)

How to install LibreOffice 5.2.3 RC3 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

LibreOffice 5.2.3 is  bugfix release of the 5.2.x branch of LibreOffice which contains new features and program enhancements. As such, the version is stable and is suitable for all users. LibreOffice 5.2.3 version may contain a few annoying bugs which will be fixed in the next bugfix versions to come.

LibreOffice 5.2.3 RC3 Changelog:

• quickfix: Automatic selection of Oracle Java runtime on Windows
• re-intern strings of external formula results
• opencl: initialize command queue on demand

How to install Peek Record Animated GIF Images on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Peek 0.8.0 new release, the simple screen recorder for animated GIFs, improves the user experience when finishing the recording and brings some important fixes if Peek was installed into locations other than /usr. Also Peek is now translated into 11 languages.

Peek 0.8.0 Changelog:

• ui: Change button text while rendering
• ui: Add a --version command line argument
• ui: Show file choose directly after recording stops. This way rendering and choosing the file take place in parallel
• recording: Correctly scale recording area on HiDPI screens

How to Install Sweet Home 3D 5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you draw the plan of your house, arrange furniture on it and visit the results in 3D.  The latest Sweet Home 3D 5.3 was released on November 16, 2016 with various improvements and corrections.

Sweet Home 3D 5.3 Changelog:

•     Ensured that the selected items are visible in the plan after using Zoom in or Zoom out tools.
•     Changed how textures on borders of room floors are displayed so they never look distorted.
•     Displayed walls with half transparent pattern while drawing them or while placing doors and windows, when a background image is used.

How to Install Shotcut Video Editor 16.11.02 on Ubuntu

   Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. Major features include support for a wide range of formats; no import required meaning native timeline editing; Blackmagic Design support for input and preview monitoring; and resolution support to 4k.

Shotcut  16.11.02 Changelog:

•     Added portable app feature with Settings > App Data Directory and –appdata command line argument.
•     Fixed drag-n-drop to Timeline after moving clip to different track.
•     Fixed LUT (3D) filter for languages/regions that use comma for decimal point.

How To Install TeamViewer 12 On Ubuntu 16,10

   TeamViewer is a remote support and remote access tool for Linux Ubuntu Systems. TeamViewer is designed to run on a broad spectrum of operating systems ranging from the state of the art, such as Windows 10, macOS Sierra, iOS 10, Android 7 Nougat, and Chrome OS, to older operating systems such as Windows XP and OS X 10.8.

    TeamViewer 12 brings many new features, such as remote quicksteps, intelligent connection setup, device connection reports and faster file transfers. For a much robust and hassle free connectivity, Teamviewer 12 brings cross-platform, mobile-to-mobile remote control and screen sharing for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.

TeamViewer 12 Changelog:
     Bug fixes

•  Improved compatibility with latest Ubuntu and Debian releases
•  Improved performance by leveraging more SSE2 instruction set benefits

Install Firefox 50.0 Released with HTML5 on Ubuntu 16.10

   Firefox 50.0 Released, with updated keyboard shortcuts, Added download protection for a large number of executable file types, other new features, various security fixes and more.

Firefox 49 Changelog : 

• New
• Playback video on more sites without plugins with WebM EME Support for Widevine on Windows and Mac
• Improved performance for SDK extensions or extensions using the SDK module loader

How to Install Planetarium App KStars 2.7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

KStars is free, open source, cross-platform Astronomy Software. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes up to 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets, asteroids, supernovae, and satellites. For students and teachers, it supports adjustable simulation speeds in order to view phenomena that happen over long timescales, the KStars Astrocalculator to predict conjunctions, and many common astronomical calculations.

KStars 2.7.2 features:

•     Graphical simulation of the sky with the planets, up to 100 million stars, 10000 deep-sky objects, comets and asteroids. Adjustable simulation rate.

How To Use Task Manager on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

    On Windows can use  Ctrl+Alt+Del for Task Manager to kill unwanted tasks and programs. But, Ctrl+Alt+Del shortcut key isn’t used to bring the System Monitor on Ubuntu. By default, the Ctrl+Alt+Del key is used to bring up the log-out dialog option on Ubuntu System.

Use Task Manager on Ubuntu
     To open System Monitor (Task Manager) on Ubuntu, search for System Monitor on Ubuntu Dash and click on it. You can also open System Monitor from Linux Terminal, to open run:

$ gnome-system-monitor

Once opened, you can see the System Monitor. It have tabs : Processes, Resources and File Systems.

How to install Fotoxx 16.11 Photo Editor on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

     Fotoxx is a free Linux program for editing photos or other images and managing a large collection. Image directories (folders) can be viewed as a scrolling gallery of thumbnail images. Navigating directories and subdirectories is simple and fast. Click on a thumbnail for a full window view of the image. The image can be zoomed, panned and scrolled using the mouse. Gallery thumbnails can vary from small to huge. Popup windows can be used to view multiple images at any scale. Galleries are also used to display image search results and albums.

Fotoxx 16.11 changelog:

• New: Upload selected image files to the Flickr photo web service.
• New: Unwarp Close-up: Reverse the distortion of a close-up face photo or selfie (balloon face, big nose).
• Location names may now encompass multiple [nearby] geocoordinates. 
• When editing a photo geotag, select a map marker or add a new one.   
• The image selection range of a map marker scales with the map scale.

How to Install Simple Screen Recorder 0.3.8 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

     SimpleScreenRecorder is a Linux program that I've created to record programs and games.  Despite the name, this program is actually quite complex. It’s ‘simple’ in the sense that it’s easier to use than ffmpeg/avconv or VLC, because it has a straightforward user interface.

Simple Screen Recorder 0.3.8 Features:

•     Graphical user interface (Qt-based).
•     Faster than VLC and ffmpeg/avconv.
•     Records the entire screen or part of it, or records OpenGL applications directly (similar to Fraps on Windows).
•     Synchronizes audio and video properly (a common issue with VLC and ffmpeg/avconv).

How to install Kernel 4.8.7 on Ubuntu and derivative systems

Linux kernel is the essential part of any Linux operating system. It is responsible for resource allocation, low-level hardware interfaces, security, simple communications, basic file system management, and more. Written from scratch by Linus Torvalds.

Linux Kernel 4.8.7 Hightlights

• HID: usbhid: add ATEN CS962 to list of quirky devices
• cpufreq: intel_pstate: Set P-state upfront in performance mode
• ubi: fastmap: Fix add_vol() return value test in ubi_attach_fastmap()
• btrfs: qgroup: Prevent qgroup->reserved from going subzero
• kvm: x86: Check memopp before dereference (CVE-2016-8630)
• ARM: fix oops when using older ARMv4T CPUs
•  tty: vt, fix bogus division in csi_J

How to Install Komodo Edit 10.1 0n Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

    Komodo Edit is a simple, polyglot editor that provides the basic functionality you need for programming.

For those sticking to the latest Komodo Edit (10.1.1 so far), you can use the official Linux binaries though there’s no Unity Menubar support.

Installation instructions:
 
Open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T keys. When it opens, run below commands one by one:

32bit OS

$ wget http://downloads.activestate.com/Komodo/releases/10.1.1/Komodo-Edit-10.1.1-17414-linux-x86.tar.gz $ tar -xvf Komodo-Edit-10.1.1-17414-linux-x86.tar.gz $ cd Komodo-Edit-10.1.1-17414-linux-x86 $ sudo ./install.sh

How to Install 0 A.D. Alpha 21 Released on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

    The twenty-first alpha version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. This alpha features new game modes, plenty of new maps, the official introduction of the final civilization: The Seleucid Empire and more!

Top New Gameplay Features In 0 A.D. Alpha 21 Released

• Herocide/Regicide: You start with a hero and are defeated when he or she dies.
• Wonder Victory: Now you can change the time from when the wonder is built to when you win. Either set it to 0 so you win as soon as the wonder is built or to anywhere between 1 and 120 minutes for a chance for the opponents to destroy it before the match is won.
• Last Man Standing: Only one player can win the game. Form temporary alliances to eliminate common competitors. But be careful: as the remaining players struggle for victory, allies are forced to turn against you. This mode can be played with every victory condition.

How to install Sigil 0.9.7 EPUB Ebook Editor on Ubuntu 16.10 and 16.04

    Sigil is a free, open source, multi-platform ebook editor. It is designed to edit books in ePub format (both ePub 2 and ePub 3).

This Sigil-0.9.7 release is a mix of bug fixes and new features for both epub2 and epub3 users.

Bug Fixes

•     Allow tags in the svg and mathml namespace to automtically self-close if empty to help work around a bug in Kindlegen that will not seem to accept a closing svg image tag even though image is non-void
•     Prevent TextTab from constantly recentering page when focus is lost
•     Fix bugs in plugin basename_to_id when used with xpgt files or any unrecognized extensions
•     Fix typos in pls mimetype in plugins

How to Install Planetarium App KStars 2.7.0 on Ubuntu 16.10

    KStars 2.7.0 is released on Oct. 28th, 2016 and can be installed on a number of platforms, most notably Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux.

KStars is free, open source, cross-platform Astronomy Software. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes up to 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets, asteroids, supernovae, and satellites. For students and teachers, it supports adjustable simulation speeds in order to view phenomena that happen over long timescales, the KStars Astrocalculator to predict conjunctions, and many common astronomical calculations.

KStars 2.7.0 features:

•     much better experience on embedded devices such as Raspberry PI
•     object internet lookup from online catalogs
•     Ekos GUI improvements, especially on low-resolution displays.
•     guide module rewritten to support multiple external guiders

Install HP Print Drivers HPLIP 3.16.10 Adds New Printers

    HPLIP is a free, open-source HP-developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux.

HPLIP  the latest 3.16.10 has been released with following new printers support:

•     HP officejetPro7740 wide Format All in one
•     HP Office jet 6950 All-in-One printer
•     HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s3 Sheet-feed Scanner
•     HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 5000 s4 Sheet-feed Scanner

How to install Shotwell 0.25.0 released on Ubuntu 16.10

   Shotwell 0.25.0 is an image organizer designed to provide personal photo management for the GNOME desktop Shotwell can import photos and videos from a digital camera directly. Shotwell automatically groups photos and videos by date, and supports tagging. Its image editing features allow users to straighten, crop, eliminate red eye, and adjust levels and color balance. It also features an auto "enhance" option that will attempt to guess appropriate levels for the image.

Shotwell 0.25.0 Changelog:

•     Add contrast to improvements
•     Add a log when shifting events
•     Add a debug output of the current timezone
•     Fix compilation with recent Vala compiler
•     Fix focus handling of full-screen viewer
•     Remove obsolete CSS style property
•     Support ACDSEE tags

How to Install DeaDBeeF 0.7.2-1 on Ubuntu 16.10

DeaDBeeF (as in 0xDEADBEEF) is an audio player for GNU/Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris, Mac OS X, and other UNIX-like systems. There's also the DeaDBeeF For Android, which is a very different product. There are no Windows or iOS versions though.

Main features (the list is most likely far from complete):

•     mp3, ogg vorbis, flac, ape, wv/iso.wv, wav, m4a/mp3 (aac and alac), mpc, tta, cd audio, and many more
•     nsf, ay, vtx, vgm/vgz, spc and many other popular chiptune formats
•     SID with HVSC song length database support for sid
•     tracker modules - mod, s3m, it, xm, etc

How to install Adobe Flash Player 24 Beta on Ubuntu 16.10

   Adobe Flash Player 24 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and videos across devices. This beta release provides access to the Flash Player 24 runtime for Mac OS and Windows desktop environments.

   Adobe says it will release both the NPAPI and PPAPI (used in Chrome) versions of Flash Player for Linux. However, the NPAPI version will not support or add any advanced features and capabilities, like DRM, GPU acceleration, Stage 3D, etc.


Installation instructions: 


1. Install Flash Player 11.2 from Canonical Partners repository:

•     Launch Software & Updates, and enable Canonical Partners repository in Other Software tab. Then close it.