PhoroLinux

Ubuntu Tweak is a tweak utility for Ubuntu. This HOWTO shows how you can install Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.0 on Ubuntu.

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OK. Version 2.6 of GIMP has been released. So here is how to install it on Linux.

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With Launchy, you can quickly launch your programs, documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!

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Download Flash Player 10 beta 2 for Linux from here. Save the .tar.gz file to your desktop.
Open your terminal, go to Desktop folder:
cd ~/Desktop
Unpackage the .tar.gz file:
tar zxvf flashplayer10_install_linux_070208.tar.gz
Go to install_flash_player_10_linux folder:
cd install_flash_player_10_linux
Installing Flash Player 10 beta 2:
cp libflashplayer.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/

That’s it. Restart Firefox.

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Visibility is really a nifty little utility for Linux desktop users. It’s very lightweight and easy configuration. The following is brief introduction of Visibility:

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This HOWTO shows how you can install Savage 2: A Tortured Soul on Linux.

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Workaholic can be used to remind you to take a break. It will show you a transparent window with a progress bar. You can walk away from the computer for a while.

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Instantbird is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you connect to all your different IM accounts. It supports AIM, MSN, Gadu-Gadu, QQ, Google Talk, XMPP, ICQ, Yahoo!, and so on. Instantbird is based on Mozilla technologies and Pidgin libpurple library. Here’s how to run it on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon.

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If you’re looking for free open-source disk encryption software, TrueCrypt is worth trying out. TrueCrypt supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platform. With TrueCrypt, you can encrypt an entire hard disk partition. In addition, you can also create a virtual encrypted disk and mount it.

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Spicebird is a free and open source collaboration suite. It features include email, calendaring and instant messaging. This post shows how you can install Spicebird on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.

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