Parole Media Player
It’s been a while since my most recent post. Since then, I’ve become an official Ubuntu member, Ubuntu (and family) 13.10 was released, and I’ve been hacking on Parole Media Player. Today’s news, however, is all about Parole. GTK+ 3, GStreamer 1.0, and Bug
Mugshot
Shortly after adding user profile images to lightdm-gtk-greeter, we discovered there is no way to change this image within Xubuntu. We set out to create a tool that would configure this and sync user settings across multiple applications. Enter Mugshot. What is it? Mugshot is a lightweight, easy-to-use user configuration
LightDM GTK Greeter
It’s finally here… the latest and greatest (and pretty darn good-looking) 1.6.0 release of LightDM GTK Greeter! With refreshed attention to detail and consideration for accessibility, this is the best release yet! What’s New? 1.6.0 * Display the selected username in the tooltip for the
MenuLibre
MenuLibre, the advanced menu editor, has been upgraded to provide better international support and stability. Best of all, MenuLibre is now available for Ubuntu 13.04. Now it just needs translations… What’s New in the latest MenuLibre? * Better international support. All application strings are now exposed for translation, and
Catfish File Search
It’s been out for a while now and seems to work well for everyone who’s tested it. Catfish 0.6.1 has been released and is the greatest and fastest version yet. What’s New in the Catfish 0.6 Series? Considering I never “officially” announced the 0.
Parole Media Player
Parole Media Player 0.5.0 has been released, several bugs have been fixed, and new features have been introduced. With each release, Parole becomes more stable and user-friendly. What’s New? This release mostly addresses a number of bugs that have been plaguing users and introduces a few new
Catfish File Search
Catfish 0.6 features a complete rewrite, easier translations, and better-than-ever stability and performance. It also needs your help if you speak a language other than English. What’s New in Catfish 0.6? * Completely rewritten from the ground up. * The UNIX ‘find’ command has been replaced with Python’s
Parole Media Player
Parole Media Player 0.4.0 has finally been released, with many new features and fixes. Here’s what’s new and what it should do. Bug Fixes * Fixed compilation bugs #9219 and #9226. * Fullscreen controls are now displayed on the proper monitor (bug #9270). * Fixed screensaver inhibition (bug #7407)
Ubuntu
Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new year and refreshed expectations of what’s to come from the free software world. What can we look forward to, and what will I work on? Ubuntu: Games, TVs, Smartphones, and Surprises By 14.04 LTS Ubuntu will power tablets, phones, TVs and
MenuLibre
Good news! MenuLibre, your favorite application menu editor, is now available for Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal”. The same installation instructions still apply. Just add the PPA (12.04 and 12.10) and install using these simple commands: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:menulibre-dev/devel sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install menulibre
Ubuntu 12.10
You’ve patiently waited for the latest and greatest in Xfce and Xubuntu for the last six months. October 18th has come and gone, and the wait is over. Now, presenting Xubuntu 12.10, featuring XFCE 4.10 in its most polished and optimized configuration… Introducing the Quantal Quetzal On
MenuLibre
It’s been three months since the commencement of the Ubuntu App Showdown, and the results are finally in. Let’s recap. About the Ubuntu App Showdown The Ubuntu App Showdown was a three-week event started on June 18 and ending on July 9. The event was sponsored by System76
