How to install Firefox 53 Released with Stability Improvements

   Mozilla Firefox web browser has reached the 53 stable release makes Firefox faster and more stable with a separate process for graphics compositing (the Quantum Compositor). Compact themes and tabs save screen real estate, and the redesigned permissions notification improves usability.

Firefox 51 Changelog : 
New

•     Improved graphics stability for Windows users with the addition of compositor process separation (Quantum Compositor)
•     Two new 'compact' themes available in Firefox, dark and light, based on the Firefox Developer Edition theme
•     Lightweight themes are now applied in private browsing windows
•     Reader Mode now displays estimated reading time for the page
•     Windows 7+ users on 64-bit OS can select 32-bit or 64-bit versions in the stub installer

Fixed

•     Various security fixes

Changed

•     Updated the design of site permission requests to make them harder to miss and easier to understand
•     Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported. XP and Vista users running Firefox 52 will continue to receive security updates on Firefox ESR 52.
•     32-bit Mac OS X is no longer supported. 32-bit Mac OS X users can switch to Firefox ESR 52 to continue receiving security updates.
•     Updates for Mac OS X are smaller in size compared to updates for Firefox 52
•     The last few characters of shortened tab titles fade out instead of being replaced by ellipses to keep more of the title visible
•     Ended Firefox Linux support for processors older than Pentium 4 and AMD Opteron
•     New visual design for audio and video controls

Installation instructions:

    Add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the Firefox package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install firefox

    Optional, to remove Firefox, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove firefox

To check your Firefox version on Ubuntu, go to Help > About Firefox.

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How to install Fotoxx 17.04.1 Photo Editor on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04

   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 17.04.1 Changelog:
Bug Fixes:

•   Crash in thumbnail gallery of RAW files if thumbnail size is large.
•   Sharpen Image: error message if [apply] and no method was chosen.
•   Retouch Combo: [reset] omitted reset of "amplify" slider.
•   Popup menus: offset from mouse position to make menu cancel easier.

Technical:

•   Source code revisions for GTK API changes (Ubuntu 17.04, Fedora 25).
•   Implementation of AppImage, a distro-agnostic packaging format.
•   Smoother gallery scrolling via thread to pre-fetch thumbnail images.

Functionality:

•   Image Montage: join selected images together into a compact table format.
•   Images included in the table can be clicked to show a full-size image.
•   Paint Image: modified to make it easier to use with a Wacom tablet.
•   Paint Image: use any image as a custom color palette - click to select color.
•   Edited images get an automatic tag, allowing "edited" as a search criteria.
•   Alien Colors effect: repaint an image or area with random strange colors.
•   Stack/Paint: Transient forground objects can be removed automatically, and a
•   moving subject can be shown in multiple positions against the background.
•   Twist effect: twist or swirl an image around a mouse-selected central point.
•   Script Files: most of the special effects functions are now scriptable.
•   Denoise - measure noise: the noise is more completely characterized.
•   The desktop wallpaper functions were removed because they stopped working.

User Interface:

•   Paint Image and Clone Image were split into separate functions.
•   Trim/Rotate: margin sides can be dragged in addition to the corners.
•   Rename, Copy/Move, Delete/Trash: options were added to keep these dialogs
•   open or not (keep open is easier/faster if processing multiple files).
•   Albums can now be sorted like any other gallery, but cannot be edited when
•   in an out-of-sequence condition. To edit, re-open the album.
•   User Settings: an album name can be specified as the startup gallery.

Bug Fixes:

•   Startup with file parameter: now works for absolute or relative file name.
•   Correctly handle file and directory names containing '$' characters.
•   Voodoo functions can now be assigned to shortcut keys like any other.
•   Disallow re-sorting of a metadata report, which loses the link between
•   images and their metadata. Sort the gallery before generating the report.
•   Copy to Desktop or Clipboard: an edited but unsaved file copies correctly.
•   Trim/Rotate: stop sporadic motion of zoomed image when margins are dragged.

Installation instructions:
   
     Available for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty/16.10 Yakkety/16.04 Xenial/Linux Mint 18/and other Ubuntu derivatives
    To install Fotoxx in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the terminal:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install fotoxx

(Optional) To remove Fotoxx, use command:

$ sudo apt-get remove fotoxx $ sudo apt-get autoremove

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Virtualbox 5.1.20 Released, Install on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04

    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 5.1.20 Changelog:

•     GUI: don't check if the Extension Pack is up-to-date if the user is about to install a new Extension Pack
•     GUI: fixed a possible crash when switching a multi-monitor VM into full-screen or seamless mode
•     GUI: fixed non-literal shortcuts if the keyboard is not captured (5.1.10 regression; Windows hosts only)
•     GUI: several mini-toolbar fixes in full-screen / seamless mode (X11 hosts only)
•     GUI: don't crash on restoring defaults in the appliance import dialog
•     Windows Additions: another fix for automatic logins for Windows Vista and newer
•     ICH9: fix for Windows guests with a huge amount (>64G) of guest memory
•     BIOS: fixed El Torito hard disk emulation geometry calculation

Install VirtualBox 5.1.20 on Ubuntu

Open terminal and insert command line...

Install on Ubuntu 17.04 Yakkety

$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian zesty contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list' $ wget -q -O - http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo apt-key add - $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.1

 
Install on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety

$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian yakkety contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list' $ wget -q -O - http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo apt-key add - $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.1

Install on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list' $ wget -q -O - http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox_2016.asc | sudo apt-key add - $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.1

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Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Installation on VMware Workstation

Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Installation on VMware Workstation

This video tutorial shows Ubuntu MATE 17.04 installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Ubuntu MATE on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Ubuntu MATE 17.04 for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.

Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Installation Steps:

1. Download Ubuntu MATE 17.04 ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Installation
4. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
5. Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing

Installing Ubuntu MATE 17.04 on VMware Workstation

Ubuntu MATE 17.04 New Features and Improvements

Ubuntu MATE 17.04 features nine months of support, ships with MATE 1.18 as the default desktop environment. With this release, the distribution's MATE desktop has completed the transition from using GTK+ 2 libraries to GTK+ 3. Ubuntu MATE 17.04 fixes countless bugs and introduces some much-needed new features.
Ubuntu MATE Website: https://ubuntu-mate.org/

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How to Install SimpleNote 1.0.8 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04

   SimpleNote is an open-source alternative to EverNote. It’s free, lightweight and available for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, iOS and the web.

SimpleNote features:

•     Automatic sync between your devices.
•     Revert your notes to previous versions
•     Share your notes to others for viewing and editing.
•     Create a public URL for your notes
•     Organize notes with tags
•      Pin your notes so that you can easily find them.

Installation instructions:

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

$ wget https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/releases/download/v1.0.8/simplenote-1.0.8.deb $ sudo dpkg -i simplenote-1.0.8.deb

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Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Installation on VMware Workstation

This video tutorial shows Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Ubuntu GNOME (Zesty Zapus) for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.

Ubuntu GNOME Installation Steps:

1. Download Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Installation
4. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
5. Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing

Installing Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 on VMware Workstation

What is Ubuntu GNOME Linux?

Ubuntu GNOME is an official flavor of Ubuntu, featuring the GNOME desktop environment. It is intended as a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories. It is open source and free to use.
Ubuntu GNOME Website: https://ubuntugnome.org/

Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Zesty Zapus New Features and Improvements

Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 ships with version 3.24 of the GNOME desktop environment and will receive security updates for nine months. The release announcement indicates this will probably be the final version of Ubuntu GNOME: As announced by Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will include GNOME instead of Unity. Specifically, it will be GNOME (including GNOME Shell) with minimal Ubuntu customization. Next year, if you are using either Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS, you will be prompted to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As a result of this decision there will no longer be a separate GNOME flavor of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Minimum System Requirements

1. 1 GHz processor (for example Intel Celeron) or better.
2. 1.5 GB RAM (system memory).
3. 10 GB of free hard drive space for installation.
4. Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media.
5. Internet access is helpful (for installing updates during the installation process).

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How to Install HandBrake 1.0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10, 17.04

    HandBrake is a free and open-source video transcoder, originally developed in 2003 by Eric Petit (aka "titer" from his SVN repository username) to make ripping a film from a DVD to a data storage device easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions.
     HandBrake is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It uses third-party libraries such as Libav, libvpx, and x265.

HandBrake 1.0.4 Changelog:

Video

•     Fixed H.264 decoding using Libav where the initial GOP was dropped
•     Fixed 2-pass x265 encoding where the source header incorrectly specifies frame rate
•     Fixed 2-pass encoding with bob deinterlace and constant frame rate
•     Fixed a seek issue in Libav while reading MKV sources with embedded subtitles
•     Fixed multiple issues preventing Libav from opening WMV sources properly
•     Fixed miscellaneous issues in Libav
•     Fixed memory leaks in OpenCL
•     Improved sync for streams delayed by a large amount

Audio

•     Fixed a Libav crash encoding AAC at very high bitrates
•     Fixed a potential hang in Libav while decoding AAC
•     Improved Libav audio sync with MP4 sources containing edit lists
•     Improved mapping of single channel layouts to single channel layouts

Linux

•     Fixed a potential crash when selecting video encoders
•     Fixed various controls not applying values properly

Mac

•     Fixed a crash when attempting to edit a queued job
•     Improved audio start point to use edit lists when encoding using CoreAudio AAC

Windows

•     Fixed Title Specific Scan for DVD/Blu-ray
•     Fixed broken/missing NLMeans denoise tunes
•     Fixed an issue that could cause error -17 when encoding using Intel QuickSync Video
•     Fixed an issue where the SRT language code was not being set correctly

Installation instructions: 
 
    We can add this PPA to Ubuntu Operating  Systems and install HandBrake with few easy commands.

Open terminal and insert command line...

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk handbrake-cli

For those who have installed handbrake from Ubuntu’s main repository archive, remove it either via Ubuntu Software Center or using the command:

$ sudo apt-get remove handbrake && sudo apt-get autoremove

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