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ApplicationsXnoise Makes Sweet Music – Once You Get It InstalledXnoise features a simplified interface. You see just the essentials: your media collection list and the title, album and artist for selections placed in the play list. The resizable media library sits openly on the left side of the application window. Its hierarchical tree design makes it easy to find any single track, artist, album or genre.Best Open Source Medical and Healthcare SoftwareNoMachine – An Advanced Remote Desktop Access ToolWorking remotely is not a new thing for Linux Administrators. Especially when he/she is not in front of the server. Generally, the GUI is not installed by default on Linux servers. But there may some Linux Administrators who choose to install GUI on Linux servers.Flash in Linux Google has taken up development of Flash, calling it PepperFlashKrISS Feed: Self-Hosted RSS Readerapt-fast: Improve apt-get Download Speedapt-fast is a “shell script wrapper” for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. apt-fast uses aria2c or axel download managers to speed up the APT download time. Just like the traditional apt-get package manager, apt-fast supports almost all apt-get functions such as install, remove, update, upgrade, dist-upgrade etc. And one more notable feature is it supports proxy too.LightZone: Totally Free Photo Lab lets you Forget Adobe LightroomIf you want to do quick everyday photo manipulations on a bunch of images, you will usually not go for Photoshop. Adobe Lightroom is what people inside the Photoshop universe will recommend you. Today we have an even greater solution for you. The formerly commercial, now Open Source tool LightZone will really excite you. The most enthralling thing is, it works totally different from anything you know…LightZone Is a Free, Awesome Photo Editor and Alternative to LightroomTimeShift – Provides System Restore functionality in UbuntuMusic App ‘Musique’ Adds Album Sorting, Gapless Playback and Playlist TweaksIt’s a good week for music fans on Linux. Following the recent update to Banshee comes a new release of the lightweight Qt music player Musique.curl: Your tool for accessing the great beyondRename – A Command Line Utility For Batch Renaming Of FilesPitch Perfect PenguinsMy daughters love the movie Pitch Perfect. I suspect our XBMC has played it more than 100 times, and I’m not exaggerating. Whether or not you enjoy young-adult movies about singing competitions and cartoon-like projectile vomiting, I’ll admit it’s a pretty fun movie. The question my girls ask me most often is about the audio-mixing software the protagonist uses to make her “sick beats”. CLEX – A Versatile Command Line File Manager With Integrated Command PromptVLC 2.1.0 Update Released With New Audio Core, Early 4K Video SupportBonus: What’s left of the BsClementine 1.2 reaching to the clouds!Clementine is one of the most popular music players in the Linux world, absolutely loved for the Amarok 1.4 way things work and the huge list of available services it can connect you with and please your ears and heart. The music player/organizer has already reached maturity releasing version 1.0 and then bug fixing and slightly enriching functionality with 1.1 that was released 9 months ago.Xnoise Media Player 0.2.19 Gets Even More FeaturesXnoise, a media player for GTK+ with great speed and lots of features that allows listening to music and playing video in a very intuitive way, is now at version 0.2.19.Ledger – A Powerful Command Line Accounting Tool For Double-Entry Accountingcamshot: You didn’t think it was possibleNautilus-Open-Terminal : Nautilus Plugin To Open Terminal From Anywherebsod: Exactly what I was expectingThis will probably be the shortest post I have to offer, about a single application.You should be able to guess what this does, just by reading the title.Indicator-Synapse Brings Spotlight-Like Search Bar to LinuxTake a semantic Zeitgeist-powered application/file launcher and bind it to the panel. What do you get? Something worth putting in the spotlight, that’s what.cpat: The solitaire collection for the consoleCatfish: A Graphical Front-end For ‘Find’ And ‘Locate’ CommandsRemote Desktop Access UpdateConky – An Extremely Customizable And Lightweight System Monitoring ToolHave you ever seen a system monitoring tool that sticks to your desktop, refreshes automatically, can have various beautiful GUIs, is highly customizable and can provide plethora of information (including weather information, e-mail notifications etc.) related to your system? Well, I am not sure if there is any system monitoring software that contains all these features, except one — Conky.concalc: A much simpler calculatorThe console calculators I’ve seen thus far have been slanted toward the scientific, with each one striving to be exceptionally precise and capable of some very impressive math.Video Editor LiVES 2.0.6 Gets Kaleidoscope OptionLiVES, a simple-to-use, powerful video editor and VJ tool that allows users to combine realtime and rendered effects, streams, and multiple video/audio files, is now at version 2.0.6.Pitivi 0.91 Released With GTK3, GES SupportJust a few days after the Pitivi 0.91 Alpha, the official release has occurred with support for the GTK+ 3.x tool-kit, GStreamer 1.x APIs, and is now powered by the GStreamer Editing Services. BitTorrent Sync: Automatically sync files on your Linux DevicesProprietaryFacebook Messenger For LinuxYou are a Linux user, addicted to Facebook, tired from getting your web browser open all the time on the Facebook page, and searching for a Linux application that can use Facebook chat without losing the performance and the features ?The Maxthon Web Browser Gets Linux SupportHello Linux Geeksters. Maxthon, a freeware internet browser working on Windows and Mac OS X comes to the Linux platform. There is no release date available, but things will get interesting from now. Firefox and Chrome will be obligated to bring new features to the two browsers.How to Install Viber in Linux (Ubuntu)Project ReleasesCairo-Dock 3.3 released. Install it on Linux Mint 15 CinnamonAbiWord 3.0 Released With Many Changes, GTK3AbiWord 3.0 is finally out with support for the GTK+ 3.x tool-kit and a significant number of other new features to the GNOME-focused multi-platform open-source word processor. The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache™ Cassandra™ v2.0Highly-performant, Open Source Big Data distributed database in use at Adobe, CERN, Comcast, eBay, GoDaddy, HP, IBM, Instagram, Netflix, Plaxo, and Sony, among others, to create modern, data-driven applicationsJava 8 Developer Preview ReleasedOpenZFS launched this week!OpenZFS is the truly open source successor to the ZFS project. Our community brings together developers from the illumos, FreeBSD, Linux, and OS X platforms, and a wide range of companies that are building products on top of OpenZFS. Samba 4.1.0 releasedSamba 4.1 brings Linux desktop and Mac files from Windows 8, Server 2012Samba, which has been bringing Windows-compatible file sharing to Linux servers, Mac servers, and desktops for years, takes another step forward.Instructionals/TechnicalHow to create custom business cards or labels in LinuxHow to identify CPU processor architecture on LinuxAnother app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit…Install the Latest Version of digiKam on DebianFix no screen brightness on boot problemXtreme Download Manager(xdman) alternate of Internet Download Manager(IDM) in UbuntuRunning SilverStripe On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Wheezy/Ubuntu 13.04Better database replication with MySQL UtilitiesHow to take 16:9 Screenshots5 Easy Ways to Download YouTube Videos in Ubuntu15 Ways to Reduce Image Size without Losing on Quality12 UNIX / Linux Time Command Output Format Option ExamplesHow to block countries using iptables – DebianHow to configure keyboard layouts in Unity, GNOME 3, KDENow I plan to release a series of how-to articles covering configuration of multi-layout keyboards in Linux. It is obviously a task for the desktop environment in use for the particular Linux distribution. Let’s starts with the obvious leaders in the Linux world.Check the Disk Space Usage in Your Linux System Using ‘df’ CommandLinux Troubleshooting with dmesg commandUse your linux netbook as a charging stationPut a Talking Cow in Your Linux Message of the DayHow Port Knocking Can Add Extra Layer of Server SecurityWhy you should be using rsyncHow to set up a secure SFTP server in LinuxLinux Advanced Routing TutorialInstall & Configure jEdit on Ubuntu (12.04/12.10/13.04)How to count the number of open network connections on LinuxHow to check graphics card on LinuxInstall appgrid on ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)Google Authenticator For SSHHow to identify video formats from command line on LinuxConfigure Samba Server on CentOS 6.X / RHEL 6.XHow To Enable Remote Desktop Sharing on Ubuntu(12.04/12.10/13.04)How to access Amazon S3 cloud storage from command line in LinuxHow to backup and restore Ubuntu Touch for official and unofficial devicesScript Roundup: DuplicateWrite, SuperSubHow to count the number of open network connections on LinuxLinux Directory Structure and Important Files Paths ExplainedLinux Commands: Video of Time-Saving CommandsHow to Download Subtitles to VLC in Ubuntu via VLSub pluginHow to identify video formats from command line on LinuxIf you want to know what video/audio codec are used for the video file you downloaded from somewhere, you can play the video itself. Most media player software such as VLC or MPlayer can display properties of a video file being played. However, there are command-line utilities that allow you to determine video properties quickly.How to convert Apache rewrites for nginxImprove Boot-up Times in Manjaro Linux with ‘readahead’How to check graphics card on LinuxThe increasing popularity of Linux and Linux-native gaming platforms such as Steam is bringing mainstream gaming to Linux. If you are a hardcore gamer, you will probably pay great attention to the performance of the graphics card on your system. Many of you may be willing to shell out a couple of hundred dollars for high-end video cards to enjoy maximum gaming experience.Knockd – Detailed And SimplerThe Linux Kernel: Configuring the Kernel Part 9The Novell networking protocol, IPX, is commonly used between Windows systems and NetWare servers (The IPX protocol). IPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange. This is a network layer that is commonly used with the SPX protocol that is the transport layer.How to Test Internet Connection Speed From the TerminalHow to Check motherboard manufacturer, product name, version and serial number in Ubuntu LinuxQueueing in the Linux Network StackHow to install HPLIP (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging & Printing) drivers on debian 7.0/7.1/bin/rm: cannot execute [Argument list too long]How to access ssh terminal in web browser on LinuxComplex setup with Nvidia Optimus / Nouveau Prime on Fedora 19Surf Safely with sshuttleHow to measure memory usage in Linuxps displays information about active processes, with a number of custom fields that you can decide to show or not. For the purposes of this article I’ll focus on how to display information about memory usage. ps shows the percentage of memory that is used by each process or task running on the system, so you can easily identify memory-hogging processes.Cheat: Cheatsheets for Command-Line ToolsHow to enable local file caching for NFS share on LinuxGlobal Git IgnoreHow to recover deleted files on LinuxGamesMonaco hits Linux on Monday with free, new contentMonaco is coming to Linux on Monday, October 21, breaking down another barrier to entry for crafty players. Monaco is already out on Xbox 360, PC and Mac, and it even has a European boxed collector’s edition because it’s a high roller. The Linux edition will have “a ton of free/new content,” according to the announcement.Shadowrun Returns patch 1.1 introduces Linux support, now in betaRogue Legacy Is Out For Linux NowShadowrun Returns Is Now In Beta For Linux We told you early in September that Shadowrun Returns (Steam Link) was going into beta soon and it looks to be finally hitting our digital shelves.Which of These Open Source Consoles Is Destined for Greatness?These days, everyone is suddenly extolling the virtues of “open-source” gaming consoles, such as Valve’s upcoming Steam Box, Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA ) Shield handheld console, the kick-starter-funded Ouya, and the new Mad Catz M.O.J.O. The Humble Bundle 7 has arrived featuring six new games available for Android and other platformsShadowrun Returns patch 1.1 introduces Linux support, now in betaThe Long Dark hits goal three days before fundraising lights go outLinux Gaming Is Cleared for Takeoff“Linux has been around for so long that you wonder what Valve are thinking, but it does serve their interest in that this is a FOSS OS that can be picked up by any OEM,” suggested Lewis Ward, a research manager at IDC. “What Valve is doing could have the potential not to work but, from my experience, they’re very careful about how they go about doing what they do.”Dominions 4 LaunchesDemocracy 3 now available, simulate government on your computer todayLords of Discord seeking disciples, demons for battleFancy Skulls Random FPS Will Add More Options For LinuxPlanetary Annihilation Massive Updates & New GOL VideoSteam Developer Days Announced For Next YearWhy A Popular Open-Source Game Isn’t On SteamWhile more and more closed-source games — ranging from indie titles to AAA games — are heading to Steam ahead of SteamOS and Steam Machines, there still isn’t too many open-source games on Valve’s digital distribution platform. Here’s some information why one of the more popular cross-platform open-source first person shooters isn’t yet to be found on Steam. DICE: “We strongly want to get into Linux for a reasonDICE is interested in developing for Linux, and feels the OS need only one “killer” game for the platform to become mainstream. Speaking with Polygon, DICE’s Lars Gustavsson said the team wants to get into Linux development “strongly”.Linux only needs one ‘killer’ game to explode, says Battlefield directorIt would only take one “killer” game for the Linux platform to explode its way into mainstream gaming, DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson told Polygon, revealing that the development studio would “strongly” like to get into Linux.Unvanquished FPS/RTS Alpha 20 Is OutLinux Gamers Rejoice, Steam Now Has Support for Converting Third-Party Source ModsSteamOS: Worth the hype? If you haven’t heard by now, there’s a new gaming system called SteamOS that is trying to bring the world of PC gaming into the console-dominated living room. A custom Linux operating system that has been optimized specifically for video games, SteamOS is causing all sorts of excitement in the gaming community.Rust Survival Game From Garrys Mod Creator Coming To LinuxAll “The Bard’s Tale” Games Arrive on Steam for Linux in One PackageThe Bard’s Tale, an RPG developed and published by the famous inXile Entertainment studio, has arrived on Steam for Linux.Montague’s Mount Released and TrailerTotal War developer ‘absolutely intends’ to support SteamOSTotal War developer ‘absolutely intends’ to support SteamOSCannons Lasers Rockets to Blast PC, Mac and Linux in NovemberNet Games Laboratory, an independent development studio founded by veterans of some of Eastern Europe’s most successful online gaming companies, today announced that its team-based arcade space shooter Cannons Lasers Rockets will launch for PC, Mac and Linux on digital download platforms in November 2013. An online space shooter in which players choose from hundreds of spaceships to customize and team up to defeat other groups of players in fast-paced dogfights, Cannons Lasers Rockets’ highly-competitive gameplay draws from MMOs and MOBAs alike to create a new space combat experience. The game will be playable cross-platform across PC, Mac and Linux at launch, with mobile releases planned for later dates.Steam and Oculus RiftWould you consider buying an Oculus if Steam games start to support it?Deathfire: Ruins of Nethermore Gets Gloomy First ScreenshotsVIDEO: “Shovel Knight” Trailer Wears Its Influences on Its SleeveFistful Of Frags Will Come To Linux If GreenlitFistful Of Frags – First person shooter set in the Wild West times. Take part in frenzy team versus shootouts or play cooperative missions against AI managed enemies. Most of the classic black powder guns are available in single or dual wield setup. PixelJunk Shooter is coming to PC, Mac and Linux next month Q-Games’ fourth title in its PixelJunk series, PixelJunk Shooter, is migrating from PS3 to PC, Mac and Linux on 11th November.Bionic Dues Launches Next Week on PC, Mac, and LinuxGames industry reacts to SteamOS: Levine, Double Fine and others all come out in supportMajor figures across the games industry have come out in support of Valve’s new SteamOS operating system, part of the company’s new approach to bring PC gaming into the living room.A Variety of NVIDIA GPUs Power Valve’s First Prototype Steam MachinesTroubleshooting common Steam problemsWhat is the SteamOS Game Operating System?Running a SteamOS system is not quite as straightforward as buying a new game console, or even gaming on a Windows PC or Mac. If you’re scratching your head over the system’s niceties, inner workings and possible benefits, look no further: Tom’s Guide has provided answers in a convenient Q&A format.Valve Talks More About Nvidia GPUs Inside Steam MachinesValve’s Mike Sartaina briefly talks about Nvidia’s involvement with the Steam Machines prototypes.Valve: The Linux Steam Engine That Could?“This is another example of Linux moving into a sector and taking over,” suggested blogger Kevin O’Brien. “The proposed new Steam Box is good, but for any dedicated gamer, PCs are where the real action is. I think this can benefit all Linux users by getting Nvidia to open their drivers. Nvidia may not care about Linux users, but they won’t ignore Valve.”The Steam for Linux Beta Client Gets Performance ImprovementsValve has just announced a new Beta version for its Steam Linux client, this time with just a few changes and fixed.The Raven: Legacy Of A Master Thief Trilogy Is Now Complete ‘The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief’ is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of ‘The Book of Unwritten Tales’. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story.The Dead Linger Zombie Survival Horror Will Come To LinuxThe Dead Linger is the definitive zombie apocalypse survival horror experience! Set in a planet-sized, procedurally generated world, survivors learn to fight, run, and survive against the never-ending and relentless zombie hordes. Alien Arena: Combat Edition 7.66 [Overview & Screenshots]Alien Arena is a free, open-source first-person shooter built around the CRX engine, an open-source, Quake-based engine. It features a fast-paced gameplay taking place in a Sci Fi universe over dozens of maps. Alien Arena provides both single-player and multi-player modes.About 20% Of New Titles On Steam Support LinuxOf the newest game releases on Steam, around 20% of them are supporting Linux from the start, but that will certainly rise. Valve reveals specs for its prototype “Steam Machines”Valve has been very clear that there will be a number of manufacturers making a number of living room-centric boxes running the recently announced SteamOS. Still, there’s a lot of attention being paid to the prototype box Valve is creating and distributing free to 300 lucky beta testers this year (before the boxes get a wider launch next year).Steam could be the Android of gaming world!Today the high-end gaming industry is controlled by two players Sony and Microsoft. It’s becoming a very tightly controlled walled garden leaving no place for 3rd parties.PixelJunk Shooter Is On Its Way To LinuxSteam Machines Prototypes: Intel CPU, NVIDIA GPUAfter last week announcing Steam Machines as the Valve-backed Steam “living room consoles” (a.k.a. Steam Box) powered by the Linux SteamOS, today Valve has released the prototype hardware details that they will be shipping to 300 beta testers. Fistful Of Frags Will Come To Linux If GreenlitRyan “icculus” Gordon Says Linux Viable Gaming PlatformIn an interview Friday Ryan Gordon talked with Kris Graft of www.gamasutra.com about Linux gaming development. With so many notable quotes available, it’s difficult to pick just one for the teaser. The central theme of Gordon’s responses is that Linux is a viable platform for gaming – more now than ever.Valve Reveals Steam Machine ControllerValve has completed their string of announcements this week for their Steam Machine, and today’s announcement was not what everybody wanted (a Half-Life 3 announcement), but a reveal of their controller for the Steam Machine.Nvidia claims SteamOS partnershipChip company and graphics specialist Nvidia has put its considerable weight behind Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS.By announcing plans to optimize the Linux-based SteamOS for its own range of components, Nvidia has ensured that Valve’s free operating system has a fighting chance and becomes a viable option for many PC gamers.Making sense of Valve’s Steam Box: Windows vs. Linux, OpenGL vs. DirectX, and the impact of support from AMD & NvidiaIf Monday’s announcement of SteamOS was greeted with a great deal of interest and speculation, Wednesday’s announcement that Valve was getting into living room PCs with broad compatibility and a full range of supported hardware was a major letdown. The limited information available doesn’t point to much of anything beyond “We’re doing a cheap living room PC.” So what are the options and potential for a Steam Box? To answer that, we need to consider three separate questions. Valve’s just-unveiled controller, while interesting, is unlikely to be the peripheral that makes or breaks the device, particularly since it’ll work on the Windows side of the equation as well.ArmA 3 kicks massive ass!Just a few days after it was released, I purchased the game, Deluxe Edition, at USD64.99. Even though this is a hefty price, I wanted to support both Bohemia Interactive as well as Steam for their gallant Linux efforts.Heavy Bullets FPS Dungeon Crawler With VideoHalf-Life: Source Officially Exits BetaThe Valve developers have been releasing their catalog of 3 at a steady pace, and now Half-Life: Source and Half-Life Deathmatch: Source have officially exited the Beta stages.Neverending Nightmares Offers A Personal Approach To Horror Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game featuring a truly interactive narrative structure allowing the player to shape the outcome of the game. The player character navigates a chilling and constantly shifting reality as they experience false awakenings into new and different nightmares.Valve announces SteamOS: Stream your games from your regular PC to your new Steam hardwareValve also promise that they’re working on bringing music, TV and movie services to SteamOS…Steam OS, Steam Machines and Valve Software’s “multiple partners”Why SteamOS will challenge Windows for PC gaming supremacySteam Machines game consoles to take many formsGamasutra – Valve’s Linux push: What do game developers think?Shadowrun Returns RPG To Go Into Beta For Linux SoonIt’s been a while in the making…Montague’s Mount coming to PC, Mac and Linux on October 9 2013, with Oculus Rift supportIndependent developer Polypusher Studios is delighted to announce the imminent release of its debut game, Montague’s Mount. The Irish studio has been working closely with UK publisher Mastertronic to complete the title and it will be launching digitally on October 9, 2013. Developed for PC, Mac & Linux, Montague’s Mount will be available on Good Old Games, Get Games and GamersGate. Fans of Steam can vote for the game on Greenlight.Rorschax – A Game To Puzzle Your Mind – Released On LinuxSteam For Linux Is A Little Messed Up, Here’s The Temporary Fix!Iracing Online Racing Game Comes To Linux In Alpha Via WineHalf-Life: Source & Half-Life Deathmatch: Source Come To LinuxFootball Manager 2014 Release Date AnnouncedChainsaw Warrior From Games Workshop Could Come To Linux UPDATEDChainsaw Warrior (Steam Link) from Games Workshop is the classic nail-biting game for one strong-nerved player! Steam Announces Family Sharing & Can Officially Serve 64bit Linux GamesSo two bits of Steam news for you, Valve has put 64bit support for Linux games into Steam now on the official non-beta client and also announced family sharing of games.First DOSBox Powered Classics Trickle Into Linux Via SteamOpen Ballot: A head of Steam, or just a fizzle?2013 may go down in history as the year gaming came to Linux. It feels like there’s news of a new release every week, and they only seems to be comming faster. On the Steam platform alone, there’s almost 200 games for Linux users to download.OUYA’s ‘Free Game Fund’ Clouded By ScandalOpen source gaming console and kickstarter legend OUYA is facing some harsh criticism over what appears to be the bungled handling of a questionable campaign. OUYAs “Free the Games” fund promised to match funds raised by game developers on crowd funding sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo.Worlds Of Magic 4X Approaches Alpha And Re-opens Pre-orders Worlds of Magic is a 4X game being developed by a team of Master of Magic fans, determined to recapture the gameplay feel of the original MoM but with updated technology. Worlds of Magic was covered on GOL here during its successful crowdfunding campaign in April and has been making steady progress since then.
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