Qmmp 0.5.0 has been released

This program is an audio-player, written with help of Qt library. The user interface is similar to winamp or xmms. Alternative user interfaces also are available.

Qmmp - Default skin

Minimalistic player that many will apriciate for its simplicity.

Indicator Applet To Mount CD / DVD Images: Mounty

by Andrew @http://www.webupd8.org/

 

Mounty is a very simple indicator applet you can use to mount CD / DVD images. It supports ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG and besides mounting, it can also burn the images to a CD/DVD.

Mounty can also remember the mounted images and add it to startup with a single click. It’s a very simple but effective little indicator applet.

Install Mounty in Ubuntu

 

Mounty is available in the TahuTEK PPA. Add it and install Mounty in Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 or 11.04 using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tldm217/tahutek.net
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mounty

Once installed, you’ll find it under Applications > Accessories > Disk Image Mounter (Mounty).

Thanks to Damar for the PPA; AppIndicator created by Kasimir @ skss.learnfree.eu for creating this applet.

Source: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/indicator-applet-to-mount-cd-dvd-images.html

Watch Al Jazeera Live in Linux with one command

Written by M. Zinoune (Zinovsky) @ http://www.unixmen.com/

If you are a fun of Aljazeera News channel, this is a nice command that allow you to watch Al Jazeera live in your Linux desktop. I tested the command and is working like a charm.

Firefox 4 Mobile, Finally Released [Android And Maemo]

Written by Andrew @ http://www.webupd8.org/

Mozilla has finally released Firefox 4 Mobile for Android and Maemo (Nokia N900). You probably already know all the new features since Firefox 4 Mobile has been in alpha/beta for quite some time, but I’ll do a small recap:

• Probably the coolest feature is Sync which you can use to sync your Firefox preferences, history, bookmarks, passwords and even tabs across other devices (including your desktop). Sync even supports custom servers.
• Extension support
• Lots of mobile optimizations are also available in the latest Firefox 4 mobile: pinch to zoom, resize text to fit the screen, volume rocker on Nokia N900
• Save to PDF lets you save sites for offline viewing which is quite cool at times.
• Share a page by email, Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader
• Password manager
• Tabbed browsing

And lots more. Check out the release notes for more info.

The OMG! Ubuntu! Guide to the best indicator applets around

By Joey Sneddon @http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/

The default desktop of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal will no longer support  the traditional GNOME panel applets many of us have become accustomed to.

Supplanting them fully will be ‘Application Panel Indicators’. These new breed of notification area entries are designed to be consistent and unified in look and function, thus leading to a desktop more in tune with itself and with its users.

Just as with GNOME Applets you’re free to pick and choose which of these you use, install or run, so here’s a quick run down of the most popular ‘App indicators’ and ‘Indicator Applets’ presently available along with all the links/info you need to install them.

Note that for simplicities sake we’ve opted to not mention indicators that ship with Ubuntu by default – Tomboy, Transmission, etc.

Furius-iso-mount

@http://ubuntuguide.net/

Furius-iso-mount, GUI for Mounting ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG in Ubuntu

Furius ISO Mount is a simple application for mounting .iso, .img, .bin, .mdf and .ng image files without burning them to disk.

Features:

Automatically Mounts ISO, IMG, BIN, MDF and NRG Image Files.
Automatically creates a mount point in your home directory.
Automatically Unmounts the Image files.
Automatically removes the mount directory to return your home directory to its previous state.
Automatically saves the history of the last 10 images mounted.
Mounts multiple images.
Burn ISO and IMG Files to optical disk.
Generate Md5 and SHA1 checksums.
Automatically retrieves any previously unmounted images.
Automatically generates a log file of all commands needed to mount and unmount images manually.
Localizable (currently Czech, Danish, French, Hungarian, Italian, German, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish and Turkish are available.

Graphical ‘QR Code Creator’

By Joey Sneddon @http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/

Graphical ‘QR Code Creator’ app makes generating barcodes in Ubuntu even easier

A few days back we walked you through creating QR codes via the command line in Ubuntu.

Following that post a developer, David Green, put together a GUI front-end for the process, allowing for a more user-friendly experience in generating 2D barcodes.

The application, like the command line version, uses qrencode for barcode generating and allows you to specify text and pixel size.

A .deb installer for QR Code Creator can be found @ launchpad.net/qr-code-creator/

Alternatively it can be installed from the developers’ PPA @ ppa:david4dev/qr

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/graphical-qr-code-creator-app-makes-generating-barcodes-in-ubuntu-even-easier/

Related Articles

• How to create your own QR Codes in Ubuntu (putokaz.wordpress.com)

First Command to Run After Installing Ubuntu

by Allu John Sudhakar @ http://www.ubuntugeek.com

Ubuntu is a great operating system. It fast, secured and easy to use when compared to most of other operating Systems. But Ubuntu is not complete without some additional packages. One command make Ubuntu useful for everyday use.

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal.

 

When Terminal opens, type the command below and press Enter to install.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Programs that will get installed after running the above command are:

• MP3, DVD Playback support
• Microsoft Fonts
• Java Runtime
• Flash Player
• and many codecs that are required to play MP3 and DVDs.(OR)

install Ubuntu restricted extras

Ubuntu by default, doesn’t allow you to play MP3, DVD, Flash or most media formats for legal reasons. You must always install additional programs that will allow you to play those media

To install Ubuntu restricted extras

go to Ubuntu Software Center from the application launcher. Then search for “Ubuntu Restricted Extras” and Install . It will install commonly used applications with restricted copyright (mp3,avi,mpeg,True Type,java,Flash,Codecs).

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/first-command-to-run-after-installing-ubuntu.html

Install Geany a fast and lightweight IDE in Ubuntu

@http://ubuntuguide.net/

Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. Another goal was to be as independent as possible from a special Desktop Environment like KDE or GNOME – Geany only requires the GTK2 runtime libraries.

Howto enable WebGL on Firefox 4

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/

WebGL is a Web-based Graphics Library. It extends the capability of the JavaScript programming language to allow it to generate interactive 3D graphics within any compatible web browser.

WebGL is a context of the canvas HTML element that provides a 3D computer graphics API without the use of plug-ins.

Problem

After recent installation of firefox 4 i am getting the following error message

This Browser does not support WebGL

Solution

First you need to install the following package

sudo apt-get install libosmesa6

After installing above package open your browser and type about:config address bar and search for webgl.osmesalib now you need to add string type as /usr/lib/libOSMesa.so.6

Finall restart your firefox

You can check if webgl is working or not go to https://demos.mozilla.org/en-US/ and play 360° Video.