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How To Install VLC 2.0 In Ubuntu, Linux Mint

The VLC team has announced the release of VLC 2.0, code named, Twoflower. VLC 2.0 is a major upgrade for VLC. The latest version of VLC offers faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware and the ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs.

Added Sun, 2012-02-19 11:02 by Jonathan Muhin

Meet KDE's Own HUD - AppMenu Runner

Alex Fiestas has restarted working on a project called AppMenu Runner which implements the same ideas of Unity's HUD. 'Actions Lookup' as Alex Fiestas named it more than a year ago (the blog was posted on December 22, 2010) can be a very useful tool, if it can be integrated with krunner. He has made another attempt at Actions Menu (which he now calls AppMenu Runner) and has published the code.

Added Thu, 2012-02-09 12:03 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Muon Suite 1.2.3 Relased, How To Install In Linux Mint, Kubuntu

Jonathan Thomas has announced the third bugfix release for Muon Suite 1.2. The Muon Suite is a set of package management utilities for Debian-based Linux distributions built on KDE technologies.

Added Thu, 2012-02-09 06:44 by Neil Richards

Linux Mint KDE 12 Review: Your Perfect Desktop

Linux Mint team has done a commendable job with Cinnamon project where they are trying to help those users who are not comfortable with Unity. It's great to see a project putting its users above everything else. Despite being a small team, Linux Mint successfully delivered Gnome+ Cinnamon and has now released a great KDE edition.

Added Tue, 2012-02-07 19:16 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Canonical Changes Treatment For Kubuntu! [Updated]

Jonathan Riddel has announced that, "Canonical will no longer be funding my work on Kubuntu after 12.04. Canonical wants to treat Kubuntu in the same way as the other community flavors such as Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu, and support the projects with infrastructure. This is a big challenge to Kubuntu of course and KDE as well."

Added Tue, 2012-02-07 03:48 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Mint KDE 12 Released

The Linux Mint team has announced the availability of Linux Mint KDE 12. The version is running KDE 4.7 which is a bit older as KDE 4.8 was recently release. However, considering the close release dates it was not possible for the Linux Mint team to packages KDE 4.8. That's not a big problem as you can easily upgrade to KDE 4.8 [we will be publishing a how to soon].

Added Mon, 2012-02-06 13:38 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Mind-Controlled Game, Mind Labyrinth, Comes To Linux

Linux has yet to become a platform for gaming. Ubuntu is doing a decent job by increasing focus on polish and looks of the Debian-based operating system to make to more appealing to users and OEMs. Linux may be missing the high-end games, but there are quite a lot of games that one can play under a GNU/Linux system such as Ubuntu, openSUSE or Linux Mint.

Added Mon, 2012-02-06 03:24 by Neil Richards

Linux Mint Came To Ubuntu's Rescue With Cinnamon

Ubuntu was heavily criticized for Unity which took away a lot of functionality. Then came Linux Mint with the much needed customization. The rise of Linux Mint on DistroWatch is an evidence that Unity has become the reason users are looking at the alternatives of the much loved Ubuntu. Yes, one can say those figures doesn't matter but that would be an ostrich approach where you put your head in the sand and say everything is fine.

Added Tue, 2012-01-10 06:34 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Mint Touches All Time High On DistroWatch, Will Ubuntu Recover?

Now, Linux Mint has assumingly broken all time record on DistroWatch and looks huge with 3160 rating which is more than 1,077 more than Ubuntu. There is no way that Ubuntu will cover this distance in the near future, unless they change something dramatically.

Added Tue, 2012-01-10 02:46 by Neil Richards

Turn Ubuntu Into The Best Gnome 3 Desktop

Ubuntu is undoubtedly one of the most popular Linux-based distros out there (yes, I know LinuxMint is creating quite a buzz out there, kudos to the hard working LinuxMint team.)

The reason of Ubuntu's (and LinuxMint's) success is partly in its ease of use. Unfortunately, Ubuntu's move to Unity has changed that. Unity while offers new features, has also taken away what people were used to, and they are complaining.

Added Thu, 2011-12-01 13:04 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Mint 12 Review: The Best Gnome 3 Shell Implementation

LinuxMint team has dropped the bomb with the release of version 12, which offers a unique Gnome experience. Linux Mint is also enjoying its new limelight with esteemed #1 spot on Distrowatch. However, the journey was not that smooth for the team.

Added Mon, 2011-11-28 12:24 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Mint 12 Released, Comes With Gnome 3

The Linux Mint team has announced the release of Linux Mint 12. The version is available for free download. Linux Mint 12 comes with Gnome 3 with customized MGSE shell which pre-installs quite a lot of Gnome shell extensions. Linux Mint also offers the familiar main menu. The version also comes with Gnome 2 fork (MATE) for those who still want to use the old Gnome 2. Linux Mint 12 uses DuckDuckGo as the default search engine.

Added Sat, 2011-11-26 14:04 by Muktware Bureau

DuckDuckGo Results No Better Than Bing, Becomes Default Search Engine Of Linux Mint

Linux Mint has signed an exclusive deal with DuckDuckGo, the new search engine which uses Microsoft Bing in the back-end.

Added Sat, 2011-11-26 10:57 by Neil Richards

Linux Mint Shakes Ubuntu, Replaces As The Top Distro

Yesterday we published about Linux Mint's secret project for Gnome users and Clem's claims that soon they will overtake Ubuntu. Seems like he spoke too late. Today Linux Mint has broken the 6 year old record and replaced Ubuntu as the most popular Linux-based distribution on Distro Watch. Linux Mint sits on top with 2199 and Ubuntu slides to the second spot with 2011 rating.

Added Tue, 2011-11-08 02:39 by Swapnil Bhartiya