How to install Picasa 3.9 in Linux

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It was a shocking news from Google that officially publish on its Google blog stating We are deprecating Picasa for Linux and will not be maintaining it moving forward. I was Picasa fan and was using it since long time. Of course there is alternative like Shotwell from Linux it can taken as an alternative [...]

Review Sunflower twin panel file manager for Linux

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Sunflower is a twin panel File manager for Linux. Sunflower  is use  to view or browse , cut, copy and paste several files from different directories using graphical user Interface. It also supports drag and drop functionality between different directories. The light weight and small size make it more attractive among users. It can be highly customized with handy hot keys. [...]

How to enable advance file permission in Ubuntu Linux

Advance file permission linux

Enabling advance file permission in Ubuntu or other Linux distribution helps you to set a privillege to the different users based on the orginal UNIX permission model(rwxr xr r). It is not enable by default in Ubuntu. You can use  Chmod command which will help to change the file or directory permission but incase for [...]

How to convert .rpm file into .deb and install it in Linux

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There are lots of software available in Linux which can be installed using Terminal or can be manually installed by downloading the file. There are many Linux distributions available. The main difference between each Linux Distribution is the package manager they use. For example: Fedora uses .rpm(RedHat Package Manager) whereas Ubuntu uses .deb(Debian) package manager. In [...]

How to install iTunes in Ubuntu Linux

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Itunes isn’t avaiable for Linux yet. There are several other audio player for Linux which can be taken as alternative for iTunes. If you are using iTunes for managing your Iphone, Ipod and Ipad there is a strong reason to install iTunes in Linux for you. You can install iTunes in Linux easily using a [...]

Nightingale music player 1.11.0 released

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Nightingale is a free, open-source based music player with a beautiful interface available for Linux, PC and MAC. Nightingale is based on source code of the SongBird Media player. After SongBird decided to drop the official support and stop producing the SongBird some members of the SongBird community diverged and created this wonderful music music [...]

Review GShutdown: Schedule your shutdown or restart your computer in Linux

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GShutdown is advanced shutdown utility that allows you to schedule your shutdown or restart of your computer. You can even manage the logout of your actual session. It is a lightweight application that use GTK+2 for graphical user interface. Gshutdown allows you to choose the time and date to schedule your task from effective graphical [...]