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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 3.9.3.
Cheese 3.9.3 can be used to take photos and videos, and it's based on GNOME 3.0, GStreamer, Clutter, and GNOME Video Effects.... |
18 June 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Eye of GNOME, the official image viewer for the GNOME Desktop environment that can support a variety of image file formats, has reached version 3.9.1.
Eye of GNOME 3.9.1 can be used to view single image files, as well as large image collections and, if the appropriate plugins are installed on the system, the applica... |
18 June 2013
15:11 GMT |
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File Roller, an archive manager for the GNOME desktop environment which can be used to create, modify, and view the content of archives, is now at version 3.9.3.
Highlights of File Roller 3.9.3:
• The 'Add files' dialogue has been added. GtkPlacesSidebar is now used for the sidebar;
• A second &... |
18 June 2013
14:01 GMT |
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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 0.19.3.
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... |
18 June 2013
13:01 GMT |
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The GNOME developers behind the Nautilus project (now known as Files) have announced that version 3.9.3 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. In any case, Files 3.9.3 is finally here and it comes with a few modifications.... |
18 June 2013
10:04 GMT |
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Apache Subversion, a fully-featured version control system originally designed to be a better CVS, has reached version 1.8.0.
Apache Subversion 1.8.0 brings a lot of bugfixes, which are available for the client and the server alike.
Highlights of Apache Subversion 1.8.0:
• The neon support has been removed;
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18 June 2013
09:32 GMT |
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phpMyAdmin, the popular tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases, has just reached version 4.0.4.
The final version of phpMyAdmin 4.0.4 is finally here. The developers have implemented quite a few changes and improvements.
Highlights of phpMyAdmin 4.0.4:
• DefaultTabDatabas... |
18 June 2013
03:28 GMT |
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DBeaver, a free and open source (GPL) universal database tool for developers and database administrators, is now at version 2.2.2.
This latest release of DBeaver features quite a few modifications and new features.
Highlights of DBeaver 2.2.2:
• The connection properties UI has been completely rewritten and i... |
18 June 2013
03:08 GMT |
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Advanced Comic Book Format (ACBF), a distribution and interchange format for digital comic books, is now at version 0.98.
Advanced Comic Book Format Viewer 0.98 can be used for automatic processing, indexing, comic book collection management, and conversion into other formats.
Highlights of Advanced Comic Book Form... |
18 June 2013
02:47 GMT |
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Google Chrome, a browser built on the WebKit layout engine that aims to be minimalistic and versatile at the same time, is now at version 28.0.1500.45.
A new stable version of Google Chrome has been launched, but there are not many details about this latest release.
This is a rather strange update from Google, most... |
18 June 2013
02:24 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.0.82 LTS.
This is a very small update for the 3.0.x branch of Linux kernel, with just a few commits and changes.
Highlights of Linux kernel 3.0.82 LTS:
• The BIOS initial backlight value for HP m4 is now ignored;
• Pos... |
17 June 2013
16:01 GMT |
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Empathy, a messaging program that supports text, voice and video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols, is now at version 3.9.3.
Empathy 3.9.3 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.
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17 June 2013
15:11 GMT |
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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 2.24.18.
According to the developers, GTK+ 2.24.18 is just a small maintenance release, with a small n... |
17 June 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.4.49 LTS (long-term support).
Linux kernel 3.4.49 comes with just a small number of improvements and changes, just like the previous version.
Highlights of Linux kernel 3.4.49 LTS:
• A system hang issue, that occurred w... |
17 June 2013
08:36 GMT |
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Kerbal Space Program, a multi-genre game in which the players have to create their own space project, can be purchased on Steam for Linux with a 33% discount.
Kerbal Space Program is a game that's part of the “Early Access Game” initiative. Developers can sell their games, while they are still in de... |
17 June 2013
07:45 GMT |
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Evolution, a complete solution that provides integrated mail, address book and calendaring functionality to users of the GNOME desktop environment, is now at version 3.9.3.
The third development release of the Gnome 3.9.x branch has arrived, and it packs quite a few changes.
Highlights of Evolution 3.9.3:
• E... |
17 June 2013
07:27 GMT |
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Kshutdown, a graphical shutdown utility for Linux that allows users to turn off or suspend the computer at the specified time, is now at version 3.0 Beta 8.
This version was supposed to be a final and stable release, but the developer has chosen to release another beta instead.
Highlights of Kshutdown 3.0 Beta 8:
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17 June 2013
05:12 GMT |
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LiVES, 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 2.0.5.
LiVES 2.0.5 can help users start editing and making videos without having to worry about formats, frame sizes, or framerates.
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17 June 2013
04:50 GMT |
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OpenELEC, an embedded operating system built specifically to run XBMC, the open source entertainment media hub, is now at version 3.0.6.
This is just a maintenance release, with fixes for bugs introduced in OpenELEC 3.0.4 and not solved with OpenELEC 3.0.5. Users can upgrade from 2.9x.x or 3.x to 3.0.6.
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17 June 2013
04:05 GMT |
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The GNOME developers behind the Nautilus project (now known as Files) have announced that version 3.8.2 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... |
17 June 2013
02:57 GMT |
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The Debian project announced the immediate availability for download of the first maintenance release of the Debian 7 Linux operating system. Debian 7.1 is just a maintenance update with a lot of fixes and security updates implemented. Highlights of Debian 7.1: • /etc/default/alsa-base is now correctly used f... |
16 June 2013
07:03 GMT |
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Linus Torvalds has announced the immediate availability of the sixth release candidate in the 3.10 branch of the Linux kernel.
This sixth release in the 3.10 branch is quite consistent, according to Linus Torvalds, although not as large as the previous one.
“Another week, another rc. And I didn't even n... |
16 June 2013
06:40 GMT |
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ConfigServer Firewall, an SPI iptables firewall that is straightforward, easy and flexible to configure and secure, with extra checks to ensure smooth operation, is now at version 6.14.The ConfigServer Firewall comes with a series of important scripts, which include straightforward SPI iptables firewall, POP3/IMAP lo... |
15 June 2013
13:31 GMT |
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SABnzbd, an open source binary newsreader written in Python that makes Usenet as simple and streamlined as possible by automating everything, is now at version 0.7.13. SABnzbd 0.7.13 works in the background and simplifies the downloading, verifying, and extracting of files from Usenet. When you upgrade an existing 0... |
15 June 2013
11:02 GMT |
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XWiki Enterprise, a professional wiki that has powerful extensibility features such as scripting in pages, plugins and a highly modular architecture, has reached version 5.1 Milestone 2.Highlights of XWiki Enterprise 5.1 Milestone 2:• The Solr search module now automatically indexes all modifications made to the... |
15 June 2013
09:06 GMT |
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On June 14, Alexandre Julliard announced a new development version of the Wine app, which brought assorted bug fixes and improvements. The number of new features and bug fixes in the development version of Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is rather small this time, mostly because it is approaching a stable version. Af... |
15 June 2013
04:55 GMT |
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Several security vulnerabilities that were discovered in the Linux kernel, affecting the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, have been announced by Canonical.
According to Canonical, an information leak has been discovered in the Linux kernel, that occurred when inotify was used to monitor the /dev... |
14 June 2013
10:40 GMT |
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Peppermint Four, a very light distribution based on Ubuntu 13.04 and LXDE, is now available for download.
This latest iteration of Peppermint has been development for quite some time, but it's good to see that this lightweight distro is finally out.
Highlights of Peppermint Four:
• The distribution uses ... |
14 June 2013
09:39 GMT |
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Munich might have reported a successful switch to a Linux-based solution for its city administration, but Berlin has denied a similar proposition.
According to a report published by h-online.com, German Green Party has forwarded a petition to the governing body of the Berlin city administration, but has failed to co... |
14 June 2013
05:00 GMT |
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phpMyAdmin, the popular tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL databases, has just reached version 4.0.4 RC1.
There aren't many changes from the previous release, but an RC means that they are getting closer to a stable version.
Highlights of phpMyAdmin 4.0.4 RC1:
• A Suhosin ... |
14 June 2013
03:31 GMT |
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OpenSUSE 12.1, a free and Linux-based operating system for PCs, laptops or servers which you can use to surf the web, manage your e-mails and photos, do office work, and play videos or music, has just reached End of Life (EOL).
The OpenSUSE development team has finally put the lid on OpenSUSE 12.1 and it will no lon... |
14 June 2013
03:05 GMT |
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Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.9.6. Linux kernel 3.9.6 brings just a few fixes, a few driver updates, and a few other minor fixes. All in all, this is one of the smallest updates in the 3.9.x branch. “I'm announcing the release of the 3.9.6 kern... |
13 June 2013
19:21 GMT |
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Rescatux, a GNU/Linux rescue CD that is equipped with Rescapp, which is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue tasks, is now at version 0.31 Beta 3.
Rescatux can fix GRUB and GRUB2, check and fix filesystems (Windows MBR included), change Gnu/Linux password, regenerate sudoers file, and much more.
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13 June 2013
19:01 GMT |
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The KDE Project just announced the immediate availability for download of KDE Software Compilation 4.11 Beta 1. The beta version of the new Workspaces, Applications, and Development Platform are now available for testing. “With the large number of changes, the 4.11 releases need a thorough testing in order t... |
13 June 2013
17:10 GMT |
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PHP, an HTML-embedded scripting language with syntax borrowed from C, Java, and Perl, with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in, has been updated to version 5.5.0 RC3.
Highlights for PHP 5.5.0 RC3:
• A segfault has been corrected in gc_zval_possible_root;
• A heap based buffer overflow has b... |
13 June 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Liferea, a free news aggregator capable to store articles for offline reading and with full synchronization with Google Reader and TinyTinyRSS, is now at version 1.10 RC4.
Liferea 1.10 RC4 is a minor release in the development branch and it features a few changes and updates.
Highlights of Liferea 1.10 RC4:
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13 June 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Windows XP will no longer receive updates as of April 8, 2014, so users are now urged to make the move to a newer operating system, be it Windows 7 or Windows 8.
And even though XP is still powering more than 37 percent of all computers worldwide, the 11-year-old OS is slowly losing ground, as more and more people a... |
13 June 2013
14:21 GMT |
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DataCleaner, a tool used to manage and monitor data quality, to establish the starting point and goals of a project, and to ensure a process of following up on data quality issues, is now at version 3.5.1.
DataCleaner 3.5.1 focuses on stability, performance and convenience for monitoring repository maintenance.
Hig... |
13 June 2013
13:51 GMT |
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Plex Media Server, a software that makes it easy for everyone to play movies, TV shows on the computer, is now at version 0.9.8.0.
Plex Media Server 0.9.8.0 was designed from the ground up to work automatically in a home network with a variety of devices – like an LG 2011 Netcast TV, Plex Client for Mac OS X, ... |
13 June 2013
12:41 GMT |
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A lot of users have turned to the flat model for their themes, but if you don't like this type of embellishments, you can go the other way and install spherical icons.
Sphere 1.2.5 is an icon pack developed by Joachim Karsch and features over 800 unique icons for your operating system.
“The folder places... |
13 June 2013
11:11 GMT |
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Super Hexagon, an action game developed by Terry Cavanagh, that's available on multiple platforms, including Linux, can be purchased now with a 67% discount.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game and this means that very little information is provided to the player.
The object of this game is to survive as l... |
13 June 2013
10:17 GMT |
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FF Multi Converter, a simple graphical application that enables you to convert audio, video, image and document files between all popular formats, using and combining other programs, is now at version 1.5.2.
Highlight of FF Multi Converter 1.5.2:
• The presets list has been updated;
• New presets options ... |
13 June 2013
08:29 GMT |
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Apache Tomcat, an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies, developed under the Java Community Process, is now at version 7.0.41.
Highlights of Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 (Catalina):
• The parsing of HTTP Content-Type headers is now more tolerant of any CR or LF chara... |
12 June 2013
15:01 GMT |
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Git, a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency, is now at version 1.8.3.1.
Every Git version released so far has a hefty changelog and introduced a huge number of improvements, but this latest one is rather skim... |
12 June 2013
13:11 GMT |
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Google Drive is a great online tool for backup and other such activities, but the Linux support is simply nonexistent.
The Google Drive service has been launched for over a year now, but there is no sign of a Linux client that would allow the users of the open source platform to connect natively.
There are some thi... |
12 June 2013
09:37 GMT |
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Zentyal 3.1-1 Beta, a small Linux business server that can be configured as a Gateway, Unified Threat Manager (UTM), Infrastructure Manager, Office Server, Unified Communications Server or a combination of them, is now available for download. Zentyal 3.1-1 Beta is not a stable release, but the developers have invite... |
12 June 2013
08:17 GMT |
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Last month, we became aware of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2013-2094). According to experts, the exploit has already been modified to work on the Android operating system.
Symantec reports that it’s likely for this exploit to be incorporated into Android malware in the u... |
12 June 2013
07:53 GMT |
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SoundKonverter, a frontend to various audio converters that can be used for different tasks including CD ripping, is now at version 2.0.3. SoundKonverter 2.0.3 supports a large number of formats, such as flac, mp3, m4a, wma, ac3, and many others. If the user tries to convert a file that is not supported, the applica... |
12 June 2013
05:35 GMT |
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digiKam, a digital photo-management application for KDE and Linux, which includes an image editor for photo corrections and manipulation, is now at version 3.3.0 Beta 1.
Highlights of digiKam 3.3.0 Beta 1:
• digiKam no longer crashes after the user is closing the configure dialog;
• Editing RAW images no ... |
12 June 2013
04:00 GMT |
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Percona Server, an enhanced drop-in replacement for MySQL that will allow queries to run faster and more consistently and to consolidate servers on powerful hardware, is now at version 5.1.69-14.7.
Highlights of Percona Server 5.1.69-14.7:
• This latest version is based on MySQL 5.1.69;
• The libmysqlclie... |
12 June 2013
03:47 GMT |
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