[How To] Install Transmission 2.1 on Ubuntu/Kubuntu Maverick 10.10
Version 2.1 of Transmission, the default BitTorrent client for Ubuntu was released just 2 days before Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 got out on 10.10.10. As with any major version upgrade for software, Transmission 2.1 will not be coming to the Ubuntu repos. But you can always install the latest version from the official Transmission PPA on Launchpad....
Upgrade to KDE 4.5 RC 1 on Kubuntu Lucid 10.04
KDE SC 4.5 RC 1 was released on June 27, 2010. This is the first Release Candidate for KDE SC 4.5 which is due later in August. The Kubuntu developers have been fast in packaging KDE SC 4.5 RC 1 for Kubuntu Lucid and have uploaded it to the Kubuntu Beta PPA in Launchpad. Here’s...
Install KTorrent 4.0 in Ubuntu / Kubuntu Lucid
KTorrent 4.0 was released couple of days back after being in development for close to 5 months. It adds many new features, the big ones being magnet support and support for µTP protocol (bittorrent over UDP) along with many bug fixes. Users of Kubuntu / Ubuntu Lucid will not be getting the new version automatically...
Gnome Do – QuickSilver for Linux
Envied by your friends who use QuickSilver on OS X and Launchy on Windows. Key stroke program launchers can be a real time saver once you get the hang of it. GNOME Do is a GNOME utility for fast launching of applications and files. It can easily be said to be the Linux equivalent of QuickSilver...
Install Pidgin 2 with all plugins on Ubuntu Feisty
With Pidgin 2 yet to make an appearance in Ubuntu Feisty repositories even after two weeks of its release, I was a getting a little bit impatient to use it. So I resorted to the manual method of installing it. You can get the plain Pidgin 2 deb from GetDeb. But it is no fun...
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