We have plenty of system utility suits, tweakers, cleaners and optimizer for Windows. For Linux, we don't need to perform that many maintenance tasks and system tweaks in Linux. But still, if you are interested in diving deeper into the system settings, there are several apps you can try. The Unity Tweak Tool is one of them... We have reviewed several Linux system tweakers... When Ubuntu introduced Unity, it didn't offer much options to easily tweak its settings. So, the …
Steam for Linux Beta is Here, and Yes You Can Download it Now!
Valve have just released a Beta version of Steam built for Linux. This is a very big moment for Linux gaming. With Windows 8's sudden change, many game developers have started to pay some attention to Linux. Now, the largest gaming platform Steam is getting ready to serve Linux gamers! The newly released beta version is only for invited users only. If you have a beta invite from Valve, you can try it. But, Valve need to remember that they are not dealing with their old …
Stormcloud : A Geeky, Clean and Elegant Weather Widget for Ubuntu
In the past few days most of us faced large stormy situations. The biggest storm Sandy, came to US and Canada. Another storm named Neelam passed us (Sri Lanka) and went to India. The global weather is changing very rapidly and I think its time to keep an eye on the weather before you plan. Stormcloud is a cool little app that can help you to stay up-to-date about the weather. Unlike many other apps we see on Linux, Stormcloud is very elegant in design. Simple and easy to …
Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 Combines App Center and the Source Center
The most widely used features of Ubuntu Tweak are the App Center and the Source Center. These two made it easy for us to install well-known third-party apps in Ubuntu which are not available in the software center. They also helped us to install the latest versions of some existing apps. These are two separate features, but with the latest release, things are going to change! Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.0 doesn't have an app center or a source center. Instead, it have a feature …
Scribes : A Simple, Attractive and a Powerful Text Editor for Linux
To be precise, Scribes might be the best way to work without any distractions. The main feature of this little text editor is its simplicity. Its built as a powerful distraction free text editor which have a good amount of useful feature packed inside it... Most of the other distraction free editors like PyRoom doesn't have many features. They are not really good for programmers. But Scribes is different. It have a good amount features which a programmer want, like syntax …
Arch Linux : Install any AUR Package Easily with the Pacman Alternative Yaourt
In Ubuntu, if you want to get a package which is not in the official repository, if you want to get the latest version of a package from another repository, we can use PPAs. A lot of third-party users have created their own repositories in Launchpad and we can add these PPA's to easily get those packages through our package manager. In Arch Linux, we don't want to go for third-party repos to get the latest versions. They always keep their repository updated. But what if the …
MyUnity 3 Comes with a Redesign, New Features and Precise Support
The 3rd version of our new Unity tweaker is out. My Unity 3.0 comes with a major redesign, a lot of new features and support for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04. As soon as you start the app, you'll notice that you can now change the color of Unity through it. But unfortunately, it will work only in Ubuntu 12.04. There are more new features which have been disabled like this. You need to wait till April to test them out. Another big feature is the ability to change themes. Under …
WebUpd8 : Here’s How To Install Wunderlist in Ubuntu
Wunderlist is my most favourite task manager. I can keep a well-organized ToDo list without much work. I have this app installed on my Windows machine and in my Android phone. It's also available for many other platforms. But when it comes to Ubuntu, there's a small problem... This app can be installed easily through the Software Center in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. But it's not available for the new version 11.10 and 12.04. If we try to install from the normal Linux package, …
Install the Improved Unity 5.0 on Ubuntu 11.10 [Faster than Before]
The Ubuntu developers have recently updated the development version of Unity to version 5.0 which will be available on Ubuntu 12.04. This new Unity seems to be faster and more stable. The team have listened to the users and have made several improvements and have added some useful features into their official desktop. So, don't you want to try it out? …