Install latest Skype 4.2 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/Other Ubuntu based distributions

Skype allows people to communicate with each other by messaging, voice calling and video calling over internet. Skype also provides services for phone calls on the telephone networks. Everybody can call on Skype network free of charge there is no limit of call, on the other side Skype charge users for calling to land-line and mobile phones. Skype becomes popular among users for its additional features, like file sharing, screen sharing, video conferencing.


>> Also Install Skype Wrapper

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

Terminal Commands:
wget -O skype.deb http://download.skype.com/linux/skype-ubuntu-precise_4.2.0.13-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i skype.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm skype.deb

>> Alternative Method (This will automatically detect OS architecture and install Skype)
To install Skype in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype && sudo apt-get -f install

That's it

Install Maxthon Cloud Browser in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

Maxthon Cloud Browser is a multi-platform applications that supports the Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X operating systems, as well as the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone mobile platforms. It is based on the open source Chromium browser and provide support for the Google Chrome extensions which can be installed via Google Chrome Store.
Its features include quick access to favorites, customizable speed dial page, history, downloads, built-in mouse gestures, and other same features like Chrome/Chromium but with better application menu.
It is a suite of state-of-art, cloud-powered web browsers that work in concert, making it easy for users to maintain a continuous experience, un-tethered to a single device or operating system.
Cloud push and share Easily save and send web content from and to any of your devices. Share the same content with your friends – through the web or SMS.
Works on any OS or Devices Users are freed from the closed OS they operate on, thus being able to connect with other OS; Superior Speed Users can enjoy faster speed in loading webpage and running applications.

Unique features of Maxthon Cloud:

• Lightning fast speed – Maxthon Cloud renders webpage using its optimized web engine that loads webpages and runs applications faster than any other browsers;
• Cloud sync – Maxthon Cloud syncs user data, history and tabs across any platform their choice;
• Cloud download – Simultaneous storage of user downloads in the cloud;
• Cloud push – pushing user desired contents (webpage, text, pictures and links) from webpage to devices of their choice.
• Cloud share - Share web content with friends through Maxthon Cloud.

New features in version 0.9.1.0:

• In Settings, you can decide the tab to be activated after closing current one.
• In Settings, you can force to open links as inactive tabs.
• For extension settings, now we have "Option", "Permissions" and "Visit website" links.
• If you click "Restore" button to open a closed page, then you can go forward and backward.
• Right-click on the page, you can set the encoding for this page.
• We have added the repository so that you will receive reminders for new versions. Anyone who installs beta versions will get reminders for all new versions. And those who have official versions installed will only be reminded of new official versions.

To install Maxthon Cloud Browser in Ubuntu/Linux Mint open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
>>> 32bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O maxthon32.deb http://dl.maxthon.com/linux/deb/packages/i386/maxthon-browser-beta_0.9.1.0_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i maxthon32.deb && sudo apt-get -f install;rm maxthon32.deb

>>> 64bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O maxthon64.deb http://dl.maxthon.com/linux/deb/packages/amd64/maxthon-browser-beta_0.9.1.0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i maxthon64.deb && sudo apt-get -f install;rm maxthon64.deb

That's it

Install Trevilla themes and icons in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/and other Ubuntu derivatives

Trevilla themes set contains various flavors which are made by ninorpanama. Developer mentioned themes are mostly like metro-style. These themes are designed to work with GTK3/2. Trevilla themes are available in 5 different variants Trevilla-Dark, Trevilla-White, Trevilla-White-Orange, Trevilla-White-Blue. This update brings compatibility with latest GTK and it has two icon sets.

1: Trevilla Icons

These icons are well designed and more like metro style to nice look with Trevilla themes. These icons can be used with any kind of dark and light themes.




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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install trevilla-icons

2: Trevilla Themes

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install trevilla-themes

That's it

Install LibreOffice 4.4 in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/13/and other related Ubuntu derivatives/ and LibreOffice 4.1.4 in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Linux Mint 15

LibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. Support and documentation is free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers.


Release notes 4.2:

• This release is bit-for-bit identical to the 4.2.0 Release Candidate 4, so you don't need to download or reinstall if you have that version already.
• The distribution for Windows is an international build, so you can choose the user interface language that you prefer. Help content is available via an online service, or alternatively as a separate install.
• Our Windows binaries are digitally signed by The Document Foundation.
• For Windows users that have OpenOffice.org installed, we advise uninstalling that beforehand, because it registers the same file type associations.
• If you run Linux, the GCJ Java variant has known issues with LibreOffice, we advise to e.g. use OpenJDK instead.
• Some menu entries have changed or added. If you miss something, that may be due to the use of customised menu settings from your previous LibreOffice installation.
• Bug fixes listed here.

New bold features:

• Formula Engine: Round-trip interoperability with Microsoft OOXML, particularly for DOCX, as well as legacy RTF, has improved considerably. A new import filter for Abiword documents has been added.
• A new engine for Calc - massive parallel calculations of formula cells using GPU via OpenCL are now possible thanks to our new formular interpreter.
• Power and enterprise users on all platforms will like the new Expert Configuration window, which has been added to the Options tab.
• New Start screen with a cleaner layout that makes better use of the available space - even on netbooks - and shows a preview of the last ODF documents.

Note: This PPA doesn't packages for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/and related derivatives

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libreoffice

Install WildGuppy in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

WildGuppy automaticallly adjust the laptop's brightness, by using camera samples which is taken at a user definable interval. It allows to set brightness level from low '0' to maximum '100' from panel indicator, it can set minimum level e.g '20' and maximum level '70' which is completely depend on user choice. So camera will take samples once interval round is complete and it start interval again for next sample.
Panel indicator allows to set brightness level manually, whenever user choose this option then webcam won't take samples from webcam.
Another feature of this indicator is 'Feeling Lucky!', what it does is once user click on this option, at the same time it takes a sample from cam and set the right brightness level and stop sampling process.

Battery Consumption Test by developer:
"I see that lot of people are concerned about its battery consumption, so I did a small test that I left my laptop with Wildguppy on for 20 minutes and with Wildguppy off for exact same time. After first 20 minutes with Wildguppy on my battery level changed from 100% to 88%. Next 20 minutes with Wildguppy off my battery level went from 88% to 76%. Note that my battery is old, and it lost almost half of its capacity. But as I can see, in those two scenarios almost same amount of energy was wasted. You can test it and give your result below in the comment section!"

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fantasyleague0629/wildguppy
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wildguppy
wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/bcnzhxv6mrmipdd/wildguppy-gtk.desktop
mv wildguppy-gtk.desktop ~/.config/autostart

To uninstall WildGuppy enter this command in the Terminal:

Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get remove wildguppy;rm ~/.config/autostart wildguppy-gtk.desktop

That's it

Install GeeTeeDee Fancy Task Management tool in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/Other Ubuntu derivatives

GeeTeeDee is fancy looking, lightweight task management tool, it is based on Qt4. It keeps everything simple to let you stay focused on what is really important - getting things done. It collects tasks and can group them easily, group customization is allowed by adding new group. Allows to create timed tasks and view details of task at any time. Drag and drop of tasks from one group to other or group drag drop feature.



Release notes:

• Issues with broken libnotify dependencies fixed.
• Preferences dialog added.
• GeeTeeDee now depends on system Qt4 (>= 4.8.0).
• Each task group now displays information about a number of contained tasks.
• New version brings a calendar to easily select a due date.
• Fix a possible data loss when user performs a logout or a shutdown of the system.
• New fancy scrollbars implemented to replace the standard ones.

To install GeeTeeDee in Ubuntu/Linux Mint/other Ubuntu derivatives open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
>>>32bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O geeteedee_32.deb http://codea.ru/static/codea-geeteedee_0.2.608_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i geeteedee_32.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm geeteedee_32.deb

>>>64bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O geeteedee_64.deb http://codea.ru/static/codea-geeteedee_0.2.608_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i geeteedee_64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm geeteedee_64.deb

That's it

Install "PPSSPP" PSP Emulator in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/ and other Ubuntu derivatives

PPSSPP is a PSP emulator written in C++, and translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64 and ARM machine code, using JIT recompilers (dynarecs). PPSSPP is an open source project, licensed under the GPL. PPSSPP can run your PSP games on your PC in full HD resolution, it is cross-platform application. It can even upscale textures that would otherwise be too blurry as they were made for the small screen of the original PSP.
It can run on low specification hardware, including ARM processors as long as there's support for OpenGL ES 2.0. It can run PSP ISO file from your PC, and also from PSP disk but you need to specify location of Game within PPSSPP.
It can save and restore game state anywhere, anytime; Continue where you left off by transferring saves from your real PSP; Crank up the anisotropic filtering and texture scaling.



Changelog of this version:

• Large general speed improvements and assorted bug fixes
• "Software Skinning" option which speeds up many games with animated 3D characters
• (but may slow down a few, like Monster Hunter - experiment with turning it off)
• Various fixes around stencil/alpha, reducing glow problems in Wipeout and Gods Eater Burst.
• Timing improvements making more games run at the correct FPS, also fixing some audio issues
• More debugger features
• Better looking and individually resizable touch controls
• Automatic install of games from ZIP files, like demos and many homebrew.
• Software renderer improvements
• Very basic ad-hoc online play support, to be improved in future versions.
• And more...

To install PPSSPP (PSP Emulator) in Ubuntu 14.04/13.10/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 16/14/13 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ppsspp

To install PPSSPP (PSP Emulator) in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Linux Mint 15/other Ubuntu versions open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
>>>32bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O ppsspp32.deb http://goo.gl/trQ2dR
sudo dpkg -i ppsspp32.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm ppsspp32.deb

>>>64bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O ppsspp64.deb http://goo.gl/ndhkJP
sudo dpkg -i ppsspp64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm ppsspp64.deb

That's it

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In this ebook "The GNU/Linux Operating System", the main contents are related with system administration. You will learn how to install and configure several computer services, and how to optimize and synchronize the resources using GNU/Linux.
The topics covered in this 500+ page eBook include Linux network, server and data administration, Linux kernel, security, clustering, configuration, tuning, optimization, migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems. A must read for any serious Linux system admin.
Offered Free by: Free Technology Academy (FTA)

26: Self-Service Linux®: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination

The indispensable start-to-finish troubleshooting guide for every Linux professional.
Now, there's a systematic, practical guide to Linux troubleshooting for every power user, administrator, and developer. In Self-Service Linux®, two of IBM's leading Linux experts introduce a four-step methodology for identifying and resolving every type of Linux-related system or application problem: errors, crashes, hangs, performance slowdowns, unexpected behavior, and unexpected outputs. You'll learn exactly how to use Linux's key troubleshooting tools to solve problems on your own--and how to make effective use of the Linux community's knowledge.
If you use Linux professionally, this book can dramatically increase your efficiency, productivity, and marketability. If you're involved with deploying or managing Linux in the enterprise, it can help you significantly reduce operation costs, enhance availability, and improve ROI.
Series Editor Bruce Perens' is an open source evangelist, developer, and consultant whose software is a major component of most commercial embedded Linux offerings. He founded or cofounded Linux Standard Base, Open Source Initiative, and Software in the Public Interest. As Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader, he was instrumental in getting the system on two U.S. space shuttle flights.
By Mark Wilding, Dan Behman. Published by Prentice Hall. Part of the Bruce Perens' Open Source Series.
Offered Free by: informIT

27: Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.
Offered Free by: Machtelt Garrels

28: Java™ Application Development on Linux®

Linux is the fastest-growing Java development platform because it saves money and time by serving as a platform for both development and deployment. But developers face significant platform-specific challenges when managing and deploying Java applications in a controlled production environment.
Written for Java and Linux developers alike, Java Application Development on Linux® is the hands-on guide to the full Java application development lifecycle on Linux.

Readers learn how to:

• Use development tools available on Linux, such as the GNU Compiler for Java (gcj), Ant, the NetBeans IDE, IBM's Eclipse Java IDE, JUnit, and SunONE Studio
• Develop business logic layers using Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC)
• Add a Web interface using servlets and JSPs
• Add a GUI using Sun's Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) and IBM's SWT
• Deploy EJBs in Linux
• The authors conclude by demonstrating how a hierarchy of budgets can be created, tracked, and shared with Concurrent Versions System (CVS). Java Application Development on Linux® can propel you from a standing start to the full-speed development and deployment of Java applications on Linux.

By Carl Albing, Michael Schwarz. Published by Prentice Hall. Part of the Bruce Perens' Open Source Series.
Offered Free by: informIT

Install NitroShare in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/11.10/11.04/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/12/11/and other Ubuntu derivatives

NitroShare is very handy application to send files from remote computer to any connected computer in the same network. Most of the time no necessary configuration required to send/receive files between computers using NitroShare. It is cross-platform available for Linux, Windows and Mac, which mean you can easily transfer files between two machines doesn't matter they're Windows/Mac or Windows/Linux or Linux/Mac. All network computers can immediately find each other and allows sharing.

NitroShare introduced the "share boxes", which are small widgets that stay on the desktop. Each share box represents different machine on the network, user can simply drag and drop file/folder on the widget to send it to the machine. It allows to create a share box that will ask which machine you want to send files.
The application integrates with the operating system, using application indicators on Ubuntu and the system tray on Windows. In Ubuntu, user can use its indicator to send file/folder to other machines.

Some other features:

• Dynamic file compress during transfer to decrease transfer time and bandwidth
• CRC checksum generation to ensure file integrity during transfer
• Full compatibility with clients running on other operating systems
• A helpful configuration wizard to guide you through setting up the application on your machines
• The application was developed using the Qt framework and therefore runs on any platform supported by Qt, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.

You can also configure samba sharing between Linux and Windows.











Download for:
Windows - (64bit/amd64), (32bit/i386)
Mac - (Snow Leopard +), (PowerPC)
Fedora/Redhat - (64bit/amd64), (32bit/i386)
Debian/derivatives - (64bit/amd64), (32bit/i386)
Source - nitroshare.tar.gz

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:george-edison55/nitroshare
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nitroshare

That's it

Install MiniTube 2.1.6 YouTube Client in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

MiniTube is beautiful, lightweight and a native YouTube client. With MiniTube you can watch YouTube videos by typing keyword into the search-box and MiniTube will immediately loads the results. It offers two type of searches: channel search and keyword search. It provides endless video stream, playback on MiniTube is smooth and instant, without a noticeable buffering time, as I tested. Minitube does not require the Flash Player.
Minitube purpose is to provide TV-like experience to the user and not about cloning original YouTube web interface. It is not a playlist creator, so you can't use it to create your own flexible playlists. MiniTube makes it even easier to find YouTube videos you want to watch, and start watching them.
Video quality can be changed from the bottom right toggle switches 360p, 720p, and 1080p, and this is regardless of what quality options the video actually offers. Don't be surprised if you switch a video to 1080p and don't get the shiny result you expected: It's probably not available in that quality.


Features:

• Minitube focuses on a pleasing overall experience, not on having tons of features. Anyway here's a list:
• Channel subscriptions without using a YouTube account
• Find missing parts of a multipart video
• Sort videos by relevance, date, view count and rating
• Filter videos by publication date, video duration and video quality
• Choose the maximum video resolution up to 1080p
• Editable playlist: drag'n'drop and remove videos
• Search by keyword, channel name or paste a YouTube link. Suggestions while typing.
• Spell suggestions: "Did you mean..."
• Remembers recent keywords and channels. These can be cleared if needed.
• YouTube feeds: “Most Popular”, “Featured”, etc.
• YouTube categories: “Music”, “Games”, etc.
• Related videos
• Compact mode: a small, always-on-top window
• Fullscreen mode: mouse cursor, toolbar and playlist autohide
• Float on top
• Stop after this video option
• Copy YouTube link to clipboard
• Share on Facebook, Twitter, Buffer and via email
• Translated to more than 30 languages including German, French, Italian, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew and Chinese.

Note: Ubuntu 13.04 is obsoleted, so PPA contains 2.0 version for 13.04/Mint 15. In this case you can use 2nd installation method for 13.04/Mint 15/other related Ubuntu derivatives

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install minitube

To install MiniTube in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Linux Mint 15/other Ubuntu versions open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:
>>>32bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O minitube32.deb http://goo.gl/ifjYyN
sudo dpkg -i minitube32.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm minitube32.deb

>>>64bit

Terminal Commands:
wget -O minitube64.deb http://goo.gl/wNaxkU
sudo dpkg -i minitube64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install;rm minitube64.deb

That's it

Install XGnome Enhanced, Viva, Adieze and Zhanshi-glass themes in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/Linux Mint 16 (Gnome Shell)/other related Ubuntu derivatives

XGnome Exhanced is highly customized version of default Gnome Shell adwaita theme and it looks minimalistic, modern and clean., it is available for Gnome Shell 3.4/3.6/3.8/3.10. It seem better than default Shell theme and for better results Sony-Sketch fonts are recommended to use with this theme.
Viva theme is Gnome's default adwaita theme, which has different color combinations. Adieze Gnome shell theme is mixture of Adwaita and Frieze.
Fs-icons used in screenshots, also check icons collection. You can use Gnome-tweak-tool to change Gnome Shell themes (how to enable themes for Gnome Shell).



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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install adieze-gs
sudo apt-get install viva-gs
sudo apt-get install xgnome-enhanced-gs

That's it

Install ExMplayer 3.8.0 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/10.04 Lucid/Linux Mint 16/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives, ExMplayer 3.2.0 in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Linux Mint 15/related Ubuntu derivatives

ExMplayer stands for 'Extended MPlayer', its names describes itself based on MPlayer. ExMplayer main feature video thumbnail seeking, it is front-end GUI with media cutter and flow view. This player has built-in 203 audio codecs and 421 video codecs, which means no need to install codecs additionally and plays most of the formats, these features made it handy and perfect player for desktop. It also support network streaming and other audio, video formats like: dvd (.vob), vcd (.mpg, .dat) and so on... There is also support for subtitles and ass library used to decode subtitles.

It also offers 3D video feature, which makes this player unique. Put 3D glass and turn on 3D using 3D button or using menu. 3D menu is a full featured menu that will fulfill all your 3D needs. If you don't have 3D glasses then this player can covert 3D to 2D and watch video as normal view with just one click.
3D formats supported: Side-by-Side, Side-by-Side Half size, Above-Below, Above-Below Half size

Anther great feature of this player that you can boost volume up to 5000%, which means if a video has low volume then this player can boost volume.
This player offers conversion of 10+ different type of audio files. Extract audio from any video, high quality audio extraction, and media cutter.

Features:

• 3D video playback support
• Volume booster
• Seekview
• Audio extractor
• Audio converter
• Media cutter
• 10 band audio equalizer
• video equalizer
• Winamp dsp plugins support
• 8 Audio effect filters
• 17 Video effect filters
• Configurable keyboard shortcuts and mouse
• 199 audio & 416 video codecs
• Seekview
• Flow browser
• Media cutter / mixer
• Audio extractor
• Winamp DSP plugins support

Changes in version 3.8.0:

• Added Facebook sharing( Listening to... Watching....)
• Added subtitle Search
• Added subtitle download and upload
• Added support for multiple subtitle languages
• Added update checking
• Introduced mini mode
• Up-down keys for volume control and left-right keys for seeking

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:exmplayer-dev/exmplayer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install exmplayer

That's it

Install Typhoon desktop widget in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/10.04 Lucid/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/9/other Ubuntu derivatives

We have many conky versions with super easy installation, you can check conky collection. Typhoon is free, opensource and elegant weather widget or app for Ubuntu based on Stormcloud, it stays on the desktop just like conky. Unlike conky it offers customization which includes weather metrics 'Celsius' 'Fahrenheit' 'Kelvin' and 'mph' 'kph' 'm/s', and widget color can be changed directly from settings, depend on user eye-candy needs. It can be setup to show in all workspace under Ubuntu/Linux.




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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/typhoon
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install typhoon

To make typhoon visible in all workspaces follows these instructions.

Install compiz settings manager and plugins with this command:

Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins

Open 'CCSM' compiz settings manager > go to Window Management section > Check Window Rules

After selection click on 'Window Rules' and location 'Sticky' field then type class=Typhoon in this field.


What if location not found!!! Follow this method.
Simply go to weather.yahoo.com and type city name once location is found then in the URL address bar you will find city code then copy and paste this code in to the widget location under setting. See following image.

That's it

Nemo is a complete fork of Nautilus and its goal is to extend the Cinnamon user experience to desktop and file management. Nautilus has dropped type-ahead find search since 3.6 version and now using recursive search to find files/folders under current directory and sub-directories, most users don't like this behavior of Nautilus. Many of them started using other file managers instead of Nautilus.
If you already have Nemo installed or want to replace Nautilus with other File-Manager then Nemo can do a lot for you, install latest Nemo file manager from here.

After Nemo file manager installation, set Nemo as default File-Manager and allow desktop handling by Nemo open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
xdg-mime default nemo.desktop inode/directory application/x-gnome-saved-search
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons true

Now enter this command in terminal to check that now Nemo is your default file manager.

Terminal Command:
xdg-mime query default inode/directory

That's it
Thanks to steve for the tip

Install TrueCrypt in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

TrueCrypt is an app that creates a virtual volume which is encrypted, and it allows user to keep private information safe. TrueCrypt for Ubuntu comes with the tray icon which displays on the panel. Installing the TrueCrypt isn't necessary on the system you can download from official site and use it as portable application but it is better to install under Linux if your system drives are encrypted with it.
It is user friendly program and very easy to use, just need little bit knowledge about file-systems and volumes. It offers two options to create encrypted standalone file which can contain many files depend on the size of encrypted file set by user, other option is to encrypt non-system drive so all data under this drive will be encrypted (Beware it will completely destroy your data if you have something on your drive).
For strong encryption use AES encryption with SHA-512 Hash algorithm and choose password which contains numbers, symbols, upper/lower case letters and should be 20+ character long.

Features of Truecrypt:

• Entire partition encryption such as USB flash drive or HDD.
• Virtual disk within a file and stores files in it like a read disk.
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Parallelization and pipelining allow data to be read and written fast, as if the drive was not encrypted.
• Provides plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password.
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish.

Warning: If you are beginner and don't know how to use it, just follow this official tutorial or search videos on YouTube. Otherwise you will lose your data.

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stefansundin/truecrypt
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install truecrypt

That's it

Install Emerald and themes (Pack, hoverglass, Avalon) in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

Emerald is a window decorator that allows for a wide variety of new looks to be added to application windows. Emerald project is a window decorator that provides the borders to your windows normally provided by Metacity or KWin. It is not required for Compiz to operate, however it allows for decorations to be edited or even created from scratch. For now, there are plenty of existing Emerald themes that can be downloaded and used first.
Using Compiz and Emerald together can produce some genuinely stunning-looking desktop environments, although it is still possible to install and use them separately.
Emerald manager allows you to add themes easily by import option, first you need to download themes then import via Emerald Manager. I added theme pack to PPA which contains approx 35 themes and two other theme sets Avalon-Dark-Light, Hoverglass that looks really great if used with matching Gtk themes.




Note: For Ubuntu 13.04/Linux Mint 15 installation commands scroll to the bottom, but you still need to follow compiz instructions.

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/themes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install emerald compizconfig-settings-manager
sudo apt-get install hoverglass-emerald avalon-darklight-emerald emerald-theme-pack

After installation open compiz setting manager from dash/menu or type 'ccsm' in terminal to open it.



Install Emerald and themes in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Linux Mint 15 or any other Ubuntu version use following commands:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/themes/ubuntu saucy main"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install emerald compizconfig-settings-manager
sudo apt-get install hoverglass-emerald avalon-darklight-emerald emerald-theme-pack

That's it

Install Xtreme Download Manager in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/Ubuntu 13.04 Raring/Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/10.04 Lucid/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/9/and other Ubuntu derivatives

We previously shared mostly used download managers for Linux but xdman is another great download manager available. Xtreme download manager is very powerful utility that has ability to increase download speed up-to 500% (depend on connection), it can pause/resume downloads even broken downloads are resume-able, xdman also has functionality to grab videos from around the internet and offers schedule downloads. Xdman can be integrate with any browser to manage downloads automatically by using Advanced browser integration.

Xtreme Download Manager uses sophisticated dynamic segmentation algorithm,data compression and connection reuse to speed up the download process. Xtreme Download Manager supports HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols, firewalls, proxy servers, file redirects, cookies, authorization etc. Xtreme Download Manager integrates with any browser to handle downloads automatically using Advanced browser integration.





Features:

• Download files at maximum possible speed. (5-6 times faster, depends on connection)
• Sophisticated dynamic file segmentation algorithm,data compression & connection reuse.
• Download FLV, MP4, HTML5 videos from around the web.
• Capture download from any browser (Firefox,Chrome,Internet Explorer,Opera,Safari or any other program trying to download a file from Internet)
• Supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP protocols with Authentication, Proxy Servers, Cookies, Redirection etc.
• Pause/resume broken/dead downloads caused by connection problem, power failure or session expiration.
• Built in video downloader, HTTP Traffic monitor, Batch downloader.
• Can be configured to perform Automatic Antivirus checking, system shutdown feature on download completion.
• Runs on any O.S with Java SE 6 or greater.

Setup integration for Browsers

For Firefox: Install xdman extension, first run xdman then enter this url in browser:

http://localhost:9614/xdmff.xpi

For Google Chrome/other browsers: Go to System Settings > Network > Network Proxy > Select Automatic in Method  and paste following line in configuration URL (see the following image to setup).

http://localhost:9614/proxy.pac

For Opera:
Goto Preferences > Advanced > Network > Proxy Servers > Check automatic proxy configuration and provide the address (see the following image to setup).

http://localhost:9614/proxy.pac

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

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xdman

That's it

Install Grive and Grive Tools in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Saucy/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

Months back Pear OS developer created Syncdrive which was GUI for Grive, and its PPA was maintained by NoobsLab team. Unfortunately Pear OS has been sold and Syncdrive is no more supported, I received a lot of queries that it is not functioning anymore. So here is another unofficial great client for Google Drive, Grive command-line client was already available but the only thing 'GUI setup' was missing so thefanclub created Grive-Tools in order to made Grive setup easy for everybody. Basically it is front-end of Grive with some extended features. It has panel indicator and I tested it under these desktops: Unity, Mate, Gnome Classic, Lxde, and indicator doesn't work in other desktops Gnome Shell, Cinnamon, Xfce (I will report to maintainer).

Grive:
Grive is written in standard C++. Grive can be considered still beta quality. It simply downloads all the files in your Google Drive into the directory. After you make some changes to the local files, it will sync your changes back to your Google Drive. New files created locally or in Google Drive will be sync respectively. Deleted files will also be "removed". Currently Grive will NOT destroy any of your files: it will only move the files to a directory named .trash or put them in the Google Drive trash. You can always recover them.





Features:

• Grive Tools will assist in the installation and setup of Google Drive on your Ubuntu desktop.
• Grive Tools consists of the following components:
• Grive Setup - The main setup installation program to get started.
• Grive Indicator - Application indicator for Google Drive.
• A GUI installation will guide you through the the installation process and setup Google Drive in your home folder.
• You will be able to access your Google Drive files locally* as well as synchronize your files with your Google Drive online. (* excluding Google Docs)
• Auto Sync - Grive Tools keeps your Google Drive synchronized automatically by detecting changes in your local Google Drive folder. New files and folders will be uploaded to your Google Drive automatically after a few seconds.
• The Grive Application Indicator supports both light and dark desktop themes.
• On Screen notifications of Google Drive activity.

Grive-Tools official PPA doesn't support Ubuntu 12.04 precise, so I build and added Grive-Tools & Grive package in our PPA for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Mint 13 and its derivatives.

To install Grive & Grive-Tools in Ubuntu 14.04/13.10/13.04/12.10/Linux Mint 16/15/14 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thefanclub/grive-tools
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grive grive-tools

After installation open Dash/menu and search for 'Grive Setup' to configure Google Drive account for Grive.

To install Grive & Grive-Tools in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 13 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grive grive-tools

After installation in Ubuntu 12.04/its derivatives open terminal and type grive-setup to configure Google Drive account for Grive.
That's it

Install Mylo Xylo theme in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty/13.10 Quantal/13.04 Raring/12.10 Quantal/12.04 Precise/Linux Mint 16/15/14/13/other Ubuntu derivatives

Mylo-Xylo icons are round colorful icons designed for Gnome desktop and based on All-black icon set. It is under development and should not expect it as complete icon set but creator mentioned that version 1.0 will be complete set. You can also contribute to this project by going to source link and contact to creator or report any bug/missing icon to creator. You can use Unity Tweak Tool, Gnome-tweak-tool or Ubuntu-Tweak to change themes.





To install Mylo-Xylo icons in Ubuntu 14.04/13.10/12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 16/14/13 open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/icons
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mylo-xylo-icons

To install Mylo-Xylo icons in Ubuntu 13.04/Linux Mint 15/any Ubuntu version open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:
wget -O Mylo-Xylo.deb http://goo.gl/xEPiUb
sudo dpkg -i Mylo-Xylo.deb; rm Mylo-Xylo.deb

That's it