After more than 20 years of development, the popular planetarium ‘Stellarium’ finally reached 1.0 release. Stellarium 1.0 is the first released ported to Qt6 framework, though Qt5 is still supported! It features: A new, much better skylight model, but MacOS and OpenGL ES2 not supported. Many details around eclipses Updated Observation List features New features … [Read more...] about Desktop Planetarium Stellarium 1.0 Released! [Ubuntu PPA]
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[Ubuntu PPA] How to Install Gnome Feeds in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10
Gnome Feeds, a free and open-source news reader with a neat user interface, now is available to install via Ubuntu PPA for those prefer the classic apt method. Gnome Feeds is a GTK+3 application written in Python 3. It features a simple responsive user interface based on Purism’s libhandy library. Feeds can be added via URL address and support importing and exporting large … [Read more...] about [Ubuntu PPA] How to Install Gnome Feeds in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10
How to Install Latest KiCad in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 [New Official PPA]
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest KiCad, schematic capture & PCB design software, in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint via PPA. KiCad is a free software suite for electronic design automation. It facilitates the design of schematics for electronic circuits and their conversion to PCB designs. KiCad was originally developed by … [Read more...] about How to Install Latest KiCad in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 [New Official PPA]
Giara – Modern GTK Reddit App for Linux [Ubuntu PPA]
Looking for a Reddit client for Linux desktop? Giara is a modern new GTK app for Reddit written in Python 3 with GTK. Giara is a free open-source software created with mobile Linux in mind. It comes with most Reddit features including new text, link, media posts, search subreddits and users, up vote, down vote, post rely, dark mode support, and more. How to Install … [Read more...] about Giara – Modern GTK Reddit App for Linux [Ubuntu PPA]
Pandora Client Pithos 1.5.1 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Pithos, native Pandora Radio client for Linux, released version 1.5.1 a day ago with minor bug-fixes and improvements. Pithos is much more lightweight than the Pandora.com web client, and integrates with desktop features such as media keys, notifications, and the sound menu. The latest v1.5.1 release highlights include: Add Quit to the app menu Remove the limit of 95 … [Read more...] about Pandora Client Pithos 1.5.1 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Pale Moon Web Browser 28.14 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Pale Moon, an open-source Goanna-based web browser, released version 28.14.0 (and 28.14.1 with quick fix) with stability and security improvements. Pale Moon 28.14.0 release highlights: Updated the browser identity code for website security to more clearly indicate website status. Updated unofficial branding to be more generic and more clearly separate unofficial … [Read more...] about Pale Moon Web Browser 28.14 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Stellarium 0.20.3 Released with Tons of Changes [Ubuntu PPA]
Free-software planetarium Stellarium 0.20.3 was released a day ago with numerous changes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA. Stellarium 0.20.3 fixed nutation and, with it, season beginning times, included many changes in AstroCalc tool, Oculars and Satellites plugins, and updated DSO catalog. Changes in the new release include: Add B pass … [Read more...] about Stellarium 0.20.3 Released with Tons of Changes [Ubuntu PPA]
Kdenlive 20.08 Released with New Interface Layouts [Ubuntu PPA]
Kdenlive, KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, released version 20.08 today with nifty new features, stability and interface improvements. Kdenlive 20.08 release highlights: New interface layouts. Multiple audio stream support A new cache management interface to maintain / control the size of cached and proxied files as well as backup-ed data. Zoom bars in the Clip … [Read more...] about Kdenlive 20.08 Released with New Interface Layouts [Ubuntu PPA]
GTK+ Twitter Client ‘Corebird’ 1.7 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Corebird, an open-source GTK+ 3 twitter client, reached 1.7 release a few hours ago with new features and some bug-fixes. What’s new in Corebird 1.7: Hashtags and Mentions in profile desriptions are now clickable The mention-completion when composing a new tweet now fetches unknown users from the twitter server Videos larger than the screen size are now getting scaled … [Read more...] about GTK+ Twitter Client ‘Corebird’ 1.7 Released [Ubuntu PPA]
Gscan2pdf reached 1.8.8 with some fixes (Ubuntu PPA)
Gscan2pdf, a simple GUI tool to produce PDFs or DjVus from scanned documents, reached the new 1.8.8 release a few hours ago with some bug-fixes and translation updates. Changes in Gscan2pdf 1.8.8 include: Filter out 1 and 2 digit integers from tool warnings. Show original message, not filtered message. Add option to profile only after successfully applying it Fix … [Read more...] about Gscan2pdf reached 1.8.8 with some fixes (Ubuntu PPA)