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Install the Latest Remmina 1.2.0 in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

For those who want to install the latest Remmina 1.2.0, the default GTK+ remote desktop client, a core developer has made the new Remmina Snap app for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and higher. Remmina is a free and open-source remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots ...

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HandBrake 1.0.2 Released with Several Fixes [how-to-install]

The second bug-fix release for HandBrake video transcoder 1.0 series has been released one days ago with various video, audio, subtitles fixes, and Linux, Windows, Mac platforms fixes. HandBrake 1.0.2 changelog: Video Fixed point to point encoding end point when using frames as the unit Improve error handling for libdvdread and libavcodec decoders Audio Fixed an issue where fallback encoder ...

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SMPlayer 17.1 Released with Chromecast Support

The SMPlayer media player has reached the 17.1.0 release one day ago with new feature experimental support for Chromecast. Just play a video in SMPlayer, then click the ‘Play on Chromecast’ option from the Play menu. A web page will be opened in your web browser, which will get the URL of the video. This web page can communicate with ...

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New Linux Driver Series ‘NVIDIA 378.09’ Beta Released

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Driver for Linux has reached the new short-lived 378 series by releasing NVIDIA 378.08 Beta a few days ago. Here’s the changes since NVIDIA 375.26: Added support for the following GPU(s): Quadro M1200 Quadro M2200 Added support for the ARB_parallel_shader_compile extension to allow multi-threaded compilation of GLSL shaders. Updated the X driver to ignore any Virtual Reality Head Mounted ...

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Free Batch Image Processor ‘Converseen’ Adds ImageMagick 7 Support

Converseen batch image processor

Converseen, a free open-source batch image processor for Windows and Linux, has reached the 0.9.6 release with ImageMagick 7 support, though Ubuntu still offers 6.x in its main archives. Converseen allows you to convert, resize, rotate and flip an infinite number of images with a mouse click. Moreover, it is able to transform an entire PDF file into a bunch ...

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[Quick Tip] ‘Low Graphics Mode’ Option to Land in System Settings

Unity 7 Low Graphics Mode

For the new Unity 7 low graphics mode, Ubuntu will soon made it easy to enable or disable this feature using unity-control-center (System Settings -> Appearance -> Behavior). The desktop team improved the Unity 7 low graphics mode a few months ago by reducing the amount of visual effects that are seen while running in low gfx. Now a toggle ...

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Avidemux Video Editor 2.6.18 Released with Some Fixes

Avidemux, a free and open-source video editor written in C++, has reached the 2.6.18 release a few days ago with some fixes. Avidemux 2.6.18 is the first release in 2017 that features: Fix auto resize when video has ~ same dimension as screen * Fix multiple preview breaking navigation Fix slider and tooltips Mp4/Mp4v2: Allow E-AC3 How to install Avidemux ...

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Open Source Vector Drawing Software Inkscape 0.92 Released

Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, has reached the 0.92 release a few days ago with exciting new features. The Inkscape project announces a new version 0.92 of its popular vector drawing software. New features include mesh gradients, improved SVG2 and CSS3 support, new path effects, interactive smoothing for the pencil tool, a new Object dialog for directly ...

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HandBrake 1.0.0 Released After 13 Years of Development

HandBrake, an popular and open-source video transcoder, has reached the 1.0.0 release after more than 13 years of development. HandBrake 1.0.0 brings a huge list of changes. Here are some of them: New online documentation at https://handbrake.fr/docs Completely overhauled the official presets New JSON-based preset system including command line support New JSON-based API for interacting with libhb Improvements to audio/video ...

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How to Install Darktable 2.2 in Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18

The Darktable RAW photo workflow software has reached the new 2.2 stable series. Here’s how to install or upgrade it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and/or Linux Mint 18. What’s new in Darktable 2.2: Add new automatic perspective correction module Liquify tool for all your fancy pixel moving A new image module to use a Color Look Up Table (CLUT) ...

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