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D-Bus Debugger D-Feet 0.3.4 Gets a New App Menu

D-Feet, an easy-to-use D-Bus debugger that can be used to inspect D-Bus interfaces of running programs and to invoke methods on those interfaces, is now at version 0.3.4. Currently, D-Feet 0.3.4 can be used to see names on any bus, to view exported objects, interfaces, methods and signals, and to view the full comma...

24 May 2013
04:39 GMT

Mark Shuttleworth Talks About Canonical's Conflict with KDE and GNOME Developers

Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical, took the time to answer a few question from the community, during an Ubuntu Open Week session. During the Ubuntu Open Week, Canonical developers have a transparency exercise with the community and they share a lot of interesting information. Mark Shuttleworth himself has...

22 May 2013
18:41 GMT

Empathy 3.8.2 Fixes a Few Small Problems

Empathy, a messaging program that supports text, voice and video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols, is now at version 3.8.2. Empathy 3.8.2 uses Telepathy for protocol and the user interface is based on Gossip. The Empathy messenger is also the default chat client in current versions of GNOME. T...

20 May 2013
10:45 GMT

openSUSE 13.1 Milestone 1 Has GNOME 3.8.1

OpenSUSE, a free and Linux-based operating system for PCs, laptops or servers that you can use to surf the web, manage your e-mails and photos, do office work, and play videos or music, is now at version 13.1 Milestone 1. According to the developers, this release is not fully functional, not to mention stable. The ...

17 May 2013
08:33 GMT

Clutter 1.14.4 Improves Multi-Touch Functionality

Clutter, a GObject-based library for creating fast, visually rich, graphical user interfaces, which works by manipulating a scene-graph of 2D surfaces, or “actors,” inside a 3D space, is now at version 1.14.4. Clutter makes use of the OpenGL for rendering and it's easy to use, providing a generic fo...

15 May 2013
16:01 GMT

Evince 3.8.2 Improves History Search

Evince, a document viewer for multiple document formats, which aims to replace the multiple document viewers existing on the GNOME Desktop with a single simple application, is now at version 3.8.2. Evince 3.8.2 is just a maintenance release in the 3.8.x branch, but it brings a lot of changes and improvements. Highl...

15 May 2013
10:47 GMT

Manjaro KDE, MATE, GNOME, and Cinnamon New Community Editions Officially Released

Manjaro, a Linux Distribution based on well-tested snapshots of the Arch Linux repositories and 100% compatible with Arch, has received a major update to the community editions, Mate 1.6, Cinnamon 1.7, Gnome 3.8 and KDE 4.10.2. The community editions of Manjaro are released in addition to the official flavors, and a...

15 May 2013
07:28 GMT

GNOME Control Center 3.8.2 Released with Minor Improvements

GNOME Control Center, GNOME's main interface for configuration of various aspects of your desktop, is now at version 3.8.2. The developers of GNOME Control Center have decided to release a small update for the 3.8.x branch. Highlights of GNOME Control Center 3.8.2: • /proc/cmdline is now checked on non-L...

14 May 2013
17:45 GMT

GNOME Shell 3.8.2 Get New Features and UI Changes

GNOME Shell, a user interface that provides functions for the GNOME desktop environment, has just received a new update and it's now at version 3.8.2. The GNOME development is running smoothly and more features are added with each new version. Highlights of GNOME Shell 3.8.2: • A hotcorner regression has...

14 May 2013
02:49 GMT

GNOME Control Center 3.8.1.5 Released to Fix Multiple Crashes

GNOME Control Center, GNOME's main interface for configuration of various aspects of your desktop, is now at version 3.8.1.5. When everyone else is getting on the 3.9.x wagon, the developers of GNOME Control Center have decided to release a small fix for the 3.8.1 branch. Highlights of GNOME Control Center 3.8...

7 May 2013
16:11 GMT

GNOME Keyring 3.8.2 Fixes GTK+ 3.8 Deprecations

Stef Walter announced a couple of days ago, May 4, that the second maintenance release of the GNOME Keyring 3.8 package, GNOME’s safe storage tool for secrets, passwords, certificates and keys, is available for download. GNOME Keyring 3.8.2 brings several improvements and fixes over the previous stable releas...

6 May 2013
05:41 GMT

Glib 2.37.0 Can Now Be Built with the Bionic C Library

A new development version of the Glib library for the GNOME desktop environment, and part of the GTK+ project, has been released for testing a few days ago. The good news is that Glib 2.37.0 can now be built with the bionic C library, and can be serialized to a GVariant. Moreover, the syntax for detailed action nam...

5 May 2013
19:48 GMT

Empathy 3.9.1 Fixes Six Bugs and Updates Translations

The first development release of the upcoming Empathy 3.10 instant messenger client for the GNOME desktop environment has arrived a couple of days ago, on May 3, 2013. Empathy 3.9.1  is here to fix six issues reported by testers from previous versions. Among them we can mention that the icon names were updated, ...

5 May 2013
18:51 GMT

GVFS 1.17.0 Features Better Support for Android Devices

The first development version of the GVFS application for the GNOME desktop environment has been announced a few days ago, bringing various fixes and improvements. GVFS 1.17.0 enhances the demon by ensuring that monitors are not prematurely finalized, a crash when cancelling channel operations was fixed, read sizes w...

5 May 2013
16:31 GMT

Glade 3.15.1 Released with UI Refactoring and Fixing

Glade, a User Interface (UI) designer crafted for the GNOME desktop environment reached version 3.15.1 a few days ago, as announced by Tristan Van Berkom. Glade 3.15.1 is an unstable version, it depends on GTK+ 3.9.0, and it brings numerous fixes and improvements over previous releases.“Glade 3.15.1 is the seco...

5 May 2013
14:21 GMT

First Development Release of GNOME 3.10 Arrives

Matthias Clasen had the pleasure of announcing last evening, May 3, that the first development release of the upcoming GNOME 3.10 desktop environment is ready for download and testing. We, here at Softpedia, are monitoring the development process of the GNOME desktop environment very closely, and we can report that t...

4 May 2013
06:05 GMT

Fedora-Based Korora 18 Distro Has GNOME and KDE Flavors

Korora, a Fedora Remix distribution with tweaks and extras to make the system “just work” out of the box, which aims to provide a complete and easy-to-use system for general computing, is now at version 18. Korora 18 comes in several flavors for both the KDE and the GNOME desktops. It comes with a few de...

2 May 2013
10:25 GMT

How to Get Windows 8 Metro-like Theme in Ubuntu 13.04

Getting the Windows 8 Metro look in Ubuntu 13.04 is really not all that difficult, and the end result will be a cleaner interface. First of all, you will need to download the Windows 8 modern UI (metro) Metacity Theme from Softpedia. This is just for Metacity, which means that only the border and the title bar will ...

2 May 2013
05:52 GMT

Tracker 0.16.1 Brings OpenBSD Improvements

Tracker, a semantic data storage for desktop and mobile devices that uses W3C standards for RDF ontologies using Nepomuk with SPARQL to query and update the data, has just reached version 0.15.4. A new Tracker branch has been launched, along with the 3.9.x branch of GNOME. As usual, there are quite a few changes and...

1 May 2013
16:11 GMT

Rygel 0.19.1 Media Server Is Ready for Testing

Rygel, a home media solution (UPnP AV MediaServer) that allows users to easily share audio, video, and pictures to other devices, is now at version 0.19.1. With Rygel, users will be able to browse the media collection from the TV or PS3 on a PC running GNOME, and they will have the possibility to play any of said me...

1 May 2013
15:11 GMT

First GNOME Shell in 3.9.x Branch Has Tons of Improvements

GNOME Shell, a user interface that provides functions for the GNOME desktop environment, has just received a new update and it's now at version 3.9.1. The GNOME development is running smoothly and more features are added with each new version. Highlights of GNOME Shell 3.9.1: • Additional toggle-overview...

1 May 2013
11:05 GMT

Sabayon 13.04 Officially Released – GNOME, KDE, MATE, and Xfce Screenshot Tours

Sabayon Linux, an operating system designed for Linux enthusiasts who want the latest packages and the best performance, but don't want to spend days getting things working properly, is now at version 13.04. Sabayon 13.04 is based on Gentoo and follows a rolling release model, similar to the one Canonical tried...

1 May 2013
08:54 GMT

gThumb 3.2.1 Fixes Facebook Authentication

Paolo Bacchilega has announced a few days ago the immediate availability for download of the gThumb 3.2.1 image viewer and browser utility for the GNOME desktop environment. gThumb 3.2.1 is a bugfix only release, which repairs the broken Facebook authentication, fixes audio playblack in slideshow mode, and fixes th...

1 May 2013
07:38 GMT

GNOME Settings Daemon 3.8.1 Enables Two-finger Scrolling by Default

The GNOME Projects announced a few days ago that the first maintenance release of the GNOME Settings Daemon 3.8 package is now available for download, ready for the GNOME 3.8.1 desktop upgrade. Highlights of GNOME Settings Daemon 3.8.1: Power: • The active state is no longer changed when the app runs in a vir...

30 April 2013
10:57 GMT

GNOME Webcam App Cheese 3.9.1 Is Available for Testing

Cheese, a Photobooth-inspired GNOME application for taking pictures and videos from a webcam that also includes graphical effects based on the gstreamer-backend, is now at version 3.9.1. Cheese 3.9.1 can be used to take photos and videos, and it's based on GNOME 3.0, GStreamer, Clutter, and GNOME Video Effects....

30 April 2013
09:41 GMT

Evolution 3.9.1 Now Queries Gravatar.com

Evolution, a complete solution that provides integrated mail, address book and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop environment, is now at version 3.9.1. The first development release of the Gnome 3.9.x branch has arrived, and it packs quite a few changes. Highlights of Evolution 3.9.1: • T...

29 April 2013
13:11 GMT

GVFS 1.16.1 Fixes Compiler Warnings and Other Issues

A new stable version of the GVFS application for the GNOME desktop environment has been announced a few days ago, bringing various fixes and the usual translation updates. GVFS 1.16.1 fixes a daemon issue, ensuring that file monitors are no longer prematurely finalized; fixes a crash in the obexftp function, which ...

29 April 2013
10:42 GMT

GNOME PackageKit 3.8.1 Is Now Available for Download

The GNOME development team announced a few days ago the immediate availability for download of the first maintenance release of the GNOME PackageKit 3.8 application, which now displays the update viewer in the app overview. Thanks to Matthias Clasen, GNOME PackageKit 3.8.1 receives various translator comments, stri...

29 April 2013
10:20 GMT

Improve Your Xfce Desktop with the Zen Suite Theme

Zen suite, a theme compatible with GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3.x that aims to be simple, consistent and visually appealing, is now at version 0.11.0. Zen suite 0.11.0 features a menubar, toolbar and icons, it available for both GTK+ 2.x and GTK+ 3.x, it's compatible with Xfce widgets and the Xfce notify theme, and b...

29 April 2013
10:18 GMT

GNOME Documents 3.8.1 Fixes PDF Issues with Google Drive

The first maintenance release of the GNOME Documents 3.8 app, the main document viewer of the GNOME desktop environment, has been released a few days ago, bringing various fixes and improvements. Thanks to Alexander Larsson, GNOME Documents 3.8.1 now supports rubberband selections in views. Also, thanks to Debarshi ...

29 April 2013
10:08 GMT

GNOME Initial Setup 0.9 Updates the Keyboard Panel

The GNOME developers announced a few days ago that a new version of the GNOME Initial Setup software for the GNOME desktop environment is available for download, fixing various issues found in previous releases.  GNOME Initial Setup 0.9 updates the keyboard panel, updates the summary page with a checkmark, adds ...

27 April 2013
06:30 GMT

Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 Screenshot Tour

Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) was launched on April 25, along with the Ubuntu and Kubuntu flavors. The developers have decided to stick with the 3.6 branch of GNOME, at least during this release cycle. Users will be able to upgrade to a newer version, 3.8, with the help of a PPA. Besides the known changes ...

25 April 2013
17:53 GMT

GNOME Control Center 3.8.1 Fixes NVidia GLX Implementation

GNOME Control Center, GNOME's main interface for configuration of various aspects of your desktop, is now at version 3.8.1. Highlights of GNOME Control Center 3.8.1: • The translation of the window title has been fixed; • An obsolete libnotify dependency has been removed; • Asynchronous calls ar...

24 April 2013
16:11 GMT

GNOME Photos 3.8 Now Supports Albums

The 3.8.0 version of the GNOME Photos application, which is part of the recently released GNOME 3.8 dekstop environment, was announced last week. GNOME Photos 3.8 has been greatly enhanced to support albums, as well as an Albums mode. It also brings support for printing. Moreover, the ClutterGTK and Clutter depend...

24 April 2013
10:17 GMT

LongoMatch 0.18.11 "Primavera" Supports New Databases

LongoMatch, a free video analysis software for sports that can be used to record, tag, review, draw, edit videos, and analyze games in real time, is now at version 0.18.10. LongoMatch 0.18.11 has been dubbed "Primavera" by the developers and brings a few changes and improvements. As usual, this software has been lau...

22 April 2013
13:01 GMT

GNOME 3.10 Release Schedule

While many of you, GNOME fans, are still enjoying the newly released GNOME 3.8 desktop environment, the GNOME developers are working hard on the next major version, GNOME 3.10, due for release this Autumn. GNOME 3.10 will include many new features, such as automatically updated extensions, focus-caret tracking and ...

22 April 2013
10:55 GMT

Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 6.4 Features GNOME, KDE and IceWM

Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD, a recompiled Red Hat Enterprise Linux put together by various labs and universities around the world, has reached version 6.4. Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 6.4 comes with multiple desktop environments, IceWM for LiveMiniCD, GNOME for LiveCD, and GNOME, KDE, and IceWM for LiveDVD. High...

22 April 2013
04:05 GMT

Clutter 1.14.2 Gets Improved for Wayland Use

Clutter, a GObject-based library for creating fast, visually rich, graphical user interfaces, which works by manipulating a scene-graph of 2D surfaces, or “actors,” inside a 3D space, is now at version 1.14.2. Clutter makes use of the OpenGL for rendering and it's easy to use, providing a generic fo...

18 April 2013
15:21 GMT

GNOME Shell 3.8.1 Has Better Startup Animation

GNOME Shell, a user interface that provides functions for the GNOME desktop environment, has just received a new update and it's now at version 3.8.1. The GNOME development is running smoothly and more features are added with each new version. Highlights of GNOME Shell 3.8.1: • The window group is now d...

17 April 2013
18:31 GMT

Zeitgeist Plugin Ported for Gedit Text Editor 3.8.1

gedit, the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment, is moving along with the rest of the Gnome packages and has reached version 3.8.1. gedit 3.8.1 provides full support for internationalized text, configurable syntax highlighting for various languages (C, C++, Java, HTML, XML, Python, Perl and many oth...

16 April 2013
13:11 GMT

Rygel 0.18.1 Media Server Is Available for Download

Rygel, a home media solution (UPnP AV MediaServer) that allows users to easily share audio, video, and pictures to other devices, is now at version 0.18.1. With Rygel, users will be able to browse the media collection from the TV or PS3 on a PC running GNOME, and they will have the possibility to play any of said me...

16 April 2013
10:59 GMT

Files (Nautilus) 3.8.1 Brings Bigger Sidebar

The GNOME developers behind the Nautilus project (now known as Files) have announced that version 3.8.1 is now available for download. Nautilus may have changed its name to Files, but it will take a long time for users to get used to it. The first maintenance release of the 3.8.x branch has arrived, and it packs mos...

16 April 2013
04:22 GMT

GTK+ 3.8.1 Officially Released

GTK+, a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces that provide a complete set of widgets, suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites, is now at version 3.8.1. According to the developers, GTK+ 3.8.1 incorporates new features and quite a few updates. This...

16 April 2013
04:09 GMT

Empathy 3.8.1 Fixes Small Interface Bug

Empathy, a messaging program that supports text, voice and video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols, is now at version 3.8.1. Empathy 3.8.1 uses Telepathy for protocol and the user interface is based on Gossip. The Empathy messenger is also the default chat client in current versions of GNOME. T...

15 April 2013
15:31 GMT

Evolution 3.8.1 Receives WebKit Improvements

Evolution, a complete solution that provides integrated mail, address book and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop environment, is now at version 3.8.1. The first maintenance release of the Gnome 3.8.x branch is upon us, and Evolution is one of the first to arrive with a new version. Highlights ...

15 April 2013
14:37 GMT

Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 Beta 2 Officially Released, Ditches Abiword and GNOME Software

Ubuntu GNOME has been announced as an Official Ubuntu flavor almost a month ago, and now they have just launched their first official Beta version. The developers of Ubuntu GNOME have arrived late in the game and didn’t get a chance to make a release when the first beta came out. Getting on board the Ubuntu t...

6 April 2013
05:13 GMT

Gnome Subtitles 1.3 Is Based on GStreamer 1.0

Gnome Subtitles, a subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop that supports the most common text-based subtitle formats, video previewing, timings synchronization and subtitle translation, is now at version 1.3.Gnome Subtitles 1.3 comes with support for subtitle shifting, framerate conversion, playback preview, GStreamer ...

30 March 2013
16:56 GMT

Vala 0.20.0 Released with Minor Fixes

Vala, a programming language that aims to bring modern features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C, is now at version 0.20.0. The developers of Vala have slowly introduced a number of new featu...

27 March 2013
18:01 GMT

Clutter 1.14.0 Now Supports Wayland

Clutter, a GObject-based library for creating fast, visually rich, graphical user interfaces, which works by manipulating a scene-graph of 2D surfaces, or “actors,” inside a 3D space, is now at version 1.14.0. Highlights of Clutter 1.14.0: • This version is API and ABI compatible with the current s...

27 March 2013
16:41 GMT

GNOME Shell 3.8 Improves the Lock Screen

GNOME Shell, a user interface that provides functions for the GNOME desktop environment, has just received a new update and it's now at version 3.8. The GNOME development is running smoothly and more features are added with each new version. Highlights of GNOME Shell 3.8: • Blur and desaturation effects...

27 March 2013
06:09 GMT


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