Linux Packages
Picasa, the famous Google photo organizer now has a new version for Linux – the 2.7 beta release. The release comes with a bunch of new features for image browsing, image searching and creative image export.
What’s new; Formally it was necessary to have a configured Wine installation to get Picasa running on Linux – this new release packs a customized version of the Windows compatibility layer, WINE. So on more geeking to make to make Picasa compatible.
Whilst there is still no installable version for Mac OS X, Picasa 2.7 Beta for Linux has binaries in RPM and Debian. All downloads are approximately 24 MB.
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The GnomeFiles is a open source directory for Gnome/GTK+ applications. You can read a brief review of the software you’re interested in and also rate it – according to how useful you found it. There is no direct download, but a link that targets the download page of the application; many of these links point naturally to SourceForge.net. To submit an application you must be the proprietor or developer -so if you want an application to be listed but you are not the owner then find out who compiled it and email-ask them to submit the application.
Open Source Living is a collection of the so called best open source applications on the web – where best should mean most used or popular applications. Software is divided into various categories such as Web++, Graphics & Photo, Video and more for a better research. If you have any interesting open source application to propose then you can do so on the site’s submit page.
Qt-Apps.org is another worth mentioning open source/freeware archive. If you love to try new applications like myself – maybe because you’ll like to blog about it, then this repository is for you. All the applications I’ve downloaded from this site are freeware with the GPL license and are made by “young” developers. Rate these applications if you have time so that others can benefit from it. I personally find it a more interesting project than the other two directories mentioned above.
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Ubuntu: If you ever find it necessary to change the look of your Grub boot menu and do not know how to get on, then think about the QGRUBEditor application. Editing your boot menu is a difficult task even for experts but QGRUBEditor can get you through without much headache.
All changes made can be seen in the real configuration file without having to reboot your system. You can change colours, splash images, menu orders and more.
If you use a KDE desktop then you need Qt 4 installed for a no-issue installation. QGRUBEditor is free for download and comes with the GNU/GPL license
via [Linux.com]
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In dual- boot system say Ubuntu/Windows Xp it very easy to get into the Windows partition from Ubuntu to copy your documents and so on, but the reverse process does not give the same result i.e. copying your Linux files from the Windows partition. You can get a helping hand in DiskInternals Linux Reader. This is an absolutely free Windows only application that provides for read-only access of your Ext2/Ext3 filesystem partition.
The Windows Explorer like application can access any Linux file on Ext2/Ext3 from Windows including images – with a preview. It can also be run as a stand-alone application
Linux Reader is an Intel-compatible platform running Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista.
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Userful is a Canadian company that creates Desktop Multiplier software. With this software you could transform a PC into a dual-station PC that supports two users at the same time. What does it take to build your own dual Station PC?
– An extra video card or a dual-head video card
– Get an extra monitor,
– Add a USB keyboard and mouse
and the Multiplier software would do the rest.
(In my case I used my Ubuntu Laptop) What if you have a Laptop – Most laptops have an extra video card and many USB port for your mouse and keyboard. All you need is Multiplier and the game is done.
Desktop Multiplier runs better on the open source Linux operating system and is also perfectly legal.
Desktop Multiplier is available from the Ubuntu 7.10 Multiverse repository and can therefore be easily installed. – RPM packages are also available whilst the LiveCD makes it possible to test hardware compatibility before installing.
via [Digital Journal]
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