Variety Wallpaper changer for Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 14/13

Install Variety Wallpaper Changer in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 14/13

Variety is a wallpaper changer for Ubuntu which is featureful, yet slim and very easy to use. It can automatically download wallpapers from various online sources, allows rotating them on a regular interval or on demand, and provides easy to use ways to separate the great images from the junk.

Changes in this Variety 0.4.12:

• Updated tips and changes txt
• Bugfix: Save original wallpaper name when quotes are applied
• Bugfix: a download was forcing the thumbs window to reshow when already hidden
• Minor fix
• Improvements related to image preparing; Minor bug-fixes
• Trigger a download when too few images found; Livelier thumbs when showing folders, not only history and downloads (new downloads are auto-shown)
• Merged in variety-instant-preferences
• Fix: removed class Window was still referred at one place
• Replaced some unnecessary timers with calls to GObject.timeout_add
• Reordered prefs tabs. Command-line way to set options
• Added UI preferences tab
• Added Rating option to main menu - optional (off by default)
• Added funtionality to set image ratings
• Filtering by rating added; Preparations for adding simple functionality to rate images
• Ensure wallpaper is changed even if the current background is a solid color in Gnome/Unity

To install Variety in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peterlevi/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install variety

That's it
Download source for other distributions

Faience Themes and Faience/Faenza icons for Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint

Faience GTK + Gnome Shell Theme and Faience/Faenza Icon for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 14/13

Faience is light and cool theme for GTK and GnomeShell, Faience icon theme is based on Faenza and include GTK3, GTK2, Metacity and Gnome-Shell themes. Faience icon and theme match with each other and looks cool on desktop.

What's new in this theme update:

• GTK3: transitions on buttons are disabled to speed up the rendering of the theme when switching from one window to another and avoid memory leaks on some distros
• GS: add a background on the dash launcher which make it more usable with the great 'dash to dock' extension
• New Faience-Ocre (for Gnome-Shell) and Faience-Claire (for Unity) GTK2, GTK3 and metacity themes
• GTK3: fixed the background colour of Nautilus canvas items when the right-click menu is displayed
• GTK3: added animations to buttons
• GTK3: improved the overall look of Gnome Documents
• GTK3: removed the stripes on progressbars
• GS: new design for modal dialogs and GDM
• GS: updated assets to match better the GTK3 widgets
• GTK2: removed the 1-pixel border along the vertical scrollbars for maximized windows (the problem persists with GTK3 applications).

To install Faience theme and Faience/Faenza icons in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install faience-theme
• sudo apt-get install faience-icon-theme faenza-icon-theme

That's it

Source: tiheum

Install Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04

Install Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Ubuntu 13.04 Raring

Nemo is a complete fork of Nautilus and its goal is to extend the Cinnamon user experience to desktop and file management. Nemo has features like: compact view, all desktop icons, etc.. which are missing in Nautilus 3.6 version, Open in terminal and open as root, File operation progress while copy/move files shows percentage and details, Has nice GTK bookmarks management, up/forward/back and refresh buttons, Nice proper status bar, better search, better widgets and many more.

What Nemo offers:

• Built in "Open as root" context menu item
• Detachable tabs
• Unified, configurable toolbar: you can add/remove the following: up icon, refresh icon, toggle button for the location bar / path bar, home icon, computer icon and search icon.
• Option to show the full path in the titlebar and tab bars (Preferences > Display)
• Displays an "elevated privileges" banner when running as root
• Built in "Open in terminal" context menu item
• Added "Set as Wallpaper" to the context menu
• Added GTK bookmarks to the MoveTo/CopyTo context menus
• Switch view buttons on the toolbar (Grid, List and Compact views)
• Collapsable sidebar categories
• Drag and drop support for the bookmarks in the sidebar
• Sidebar: indicators under each drive, displaying the free/used space
• Support for sending files via Thunderbird and xdg-email
• Image properties improvements (merged from Nautilus 3.6)
• Memory leaks fixes (merged from Nautilus 3.6)
• and More!

To install stable Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nemo

To install Nightly Builds of Nemo File Manager in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nemo

Install Extra plugins for Nemo File Manager, First add PPA from above then install:

• sudo apt-get install nemo-compare nemo-dropbox nemo-fileroller nemo-pastebin nemo-seahorse nemo-share

That's it

Source: cinnamon-stable, cinnamon-nightly

Install Ubuntu Phone Clock in 0.5 Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 14/13

Install Ubuntu Phone Clock in 0.5 Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 14/13

Ubuntu OS is getting popular day by day and almost all Linux users(Power-User) is waiting for Ubuntu OS to run on their phones. Ubuntu Phone OS has really nice clock on screen which changes color and animation on phone OS. So now Gabriel Barbosa Nascimento made this clock for Ubuntu desktop OS. It looks really fancy & cool and it has classic feature to animate clock and change color after sometime automatically. Also there are clock colors available to choose which is relevant to your wallpaper/theme. It is possible to drag this widget anywhere on your desktop. This has been tested in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04, If you want to try on other Ubuntu or Ubuntu based versions then Go ahead.

To install in Ubuntu 12.10/Linux Mint 14 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:barbosanascimentogabriel/ubuntu-phone-clock
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-phone-clock

To install in Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13/Other Ubuntu versions open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• wget -O ubuntu-phone-clock.deb http://goo.gl/6b5Cs
• sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-phone-clock.deb && rm ubuntu-phone-clock.deb

That's it

Source: Ubuntu Phone Clock

Royal-Linux Themes and Icons for Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/Linux Mint (GTK + Gnome Shell + Cinnamon)

Royal-Linux Themes for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric/Linux Mint 13/12
Royal-Linux Icons for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric/Linux Mint 14/13/12

Royal-Linux is Ubuntu based distribution, Themes and Icons was from first release of Royal-Linux. Currently themes only compatible with GTK 3.4/3.2 and available for Gnome Shell, Cinnamon, GTK. Probably Royal-Linux Theme will update themes for latest GTK Version. Gnome Shell themes are compatible with all shell versions. These themes and icons are nicely design and looks beautiful on desktop. There is Royal-Linux distribution available for download.

GTK Themes and Icons Screen-Shots

Cinnamon Themes and Icons Screen-Shots

Gnome-Shell Themes

Download zonColor Wallpapers

To install Royal-Linux Icons in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/Linux Mint 14/13/12 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install royal-linux-icons

To install Royal-Linux Themes in Ubuntu 12.04/11.10/Linux Mint 13/12 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install royal-linux-themes

That's it

Source: Linux Royal

Install WineHQ 1.5.21 in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint

Install Wine 1.5.21 in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/11.10/11.04/Linux Mint (New Release)

Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows. Wine enables Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, and Solaris users to run Windows applications without a copy of Microsoft Windows. Wine is free software under constant development. Other platforms may benefit as well.

What's new in this release:

• Beginnings of a netstat built-in program.
• Support for selecting resolution in the PostScript driver.
• Various bug fixes.

Install Winehq in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install wine1.5
• sudo apt-get install winetricks

Here you can download source of Wine 1.5.21 for other Distro's from Source Forge.
Check announcement of Wine 1.5.21 version.
Enjoy

Install My-Weather indicator in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/13.04/Linux Mint

Install My-Weather indicator in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/13.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/Linux Mint 14/13/12/10/9

It displays weather of location on panel, You can add up-to 2 locations in this indicator. It shows weather in complete details. There is forecast map option to choose location from map.

You can add up to two locations in this indicator, there are option for show temperature on panel and show notifications about weather. Also you can select "Auto location" for Main location, It will auto detect your current location.

There are three weather sources available: Yahoo, Open Weather Map and World Weather Online. You can choose whatever you want.

You change settings of temperature and details for weather.

In General Options you can select "Auto-start" option to start automatically at login. You can change weather refresh time from "Refresh Frequency" and You can choose light or dark icon for panel.

To install My-Weather indicator in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator

That's it, Enjoy

Source: atareao

Install MyPaint 1.1.0 in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint

Install MyPaint 1.1.0 in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/Linux Mint

MyPaint is a fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.
MyPaint comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting.

• Designed for pressure sensitive graphics tablets
• Simple and minimalistic user interface
• Extensive brush creation and configuration options
• Unlimited canvas (you never have to re-size)
• Basic layer support

To install MyPaint in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:achadwick/mypaint-testing
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install mypaint mypaint-data-hires

That's it

Source: MyPaint

New Hardwareinfo Utility for Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian

New Hardwareinfo Utility for Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04/Linux Mint/Debian

Hardwareinfo is an new utility to show detail information of your system hardware and software. It is only compatible with Linux and available in deb(Debian Package). It can display Hardware information like: Ram, CPU, Graphics adapter, HDD, CD/DVD, USB Devices, Ethernet/Wireless, Sensors, Motherboard and List of other hardware with details. Also it can display software information like: Kernel modules and version, User info, Distribution, BUS info, HDD Ram and CPU Usage, Network stats, BIOS info, logs and many other info in detail.

To install Hardwareinfo in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• wget -O hardwareinfo.deb http://goo.gl/ulJfL
• sudo dpkg -i hardwareinfo.deb
• sudo rm hardwareinfo.deb

That's it

Source: Hardwareinfo

Trimage Image Compressor for Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian/Arch

Install Trimage Image compressor in Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Arch/Debian

Trimage is a cross-platform GUI and command-line interface to optimize image files via OptiPNG, Pngcrush, advpng and jpegoptim, depending on the file-type (currently, PNG and JPG files are supported). Trimage was inspired by imageoptim. All image files are losslessly compressed on the highest available compression levels. Trimage gives you various input functions to fit your own workflow: A regular file dialog, dragging and dropping and various command line options.

To install Trimage in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10/11.04/Linux Mint 14/13/11/10/Debian open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install trimage

Install in Ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10/Linux Mint 9/8/7 with following commands:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kilian/trimage
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install trimage

Install in Arch Linux:

• yaourt -S trimage-git

That's it

Sources: LaunchPad, Github

Mechanig Unity Customization Tool for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/13.04 Raring

Mechanig Unity Tweak Tool for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal/Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

Mechanig is new Unity customization tool, it is just dived in Ubuntu sea sometime ago. Mechanig is Unity configuration tool that aims to expose all the most needed Unity, Compiz, Appearance and Desktop settings in one interface to rule them all. Currently mechanig is under development, there is no stable version released, So you shouldn't expect everything perfect from this tool but you will get daily builds with some new fixes.
As experienced with this tool there is bug in theme, cursors and icons section (themes, cursors and icons just don't show up, it means you can't change them from this tool - hope they will it soon), other advance settings are working perfectly.

To install Mechanig Tweak Tool on Ubuntu open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freyja-dev/mechanig-daily
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install mechanig

That's it

Source: mechanig