programs the open-source community.
Despite Easter time there is no shortage of new versions of useful programs from the open source community. Here is a selection of the best new releases and updates.
One of the illustrious guest speaker for debconf 2014 end of August, the annual developer conference to Debian was none other than Linus Torvalds. Is When asked what could help the adoption of Linux on desktops, he had wasted no time: The installation of software to be easier. The packaging of software into various package formats for Linux distributions and in turn for their various versions is one of the great unsolved problems of the Linux ecosystem Torvalds. Although the makers provide a distribution in their official repositories one easy-to-install software selection with tens of thousands of packages and invest the majority of their time in their care. But when users want a fresh version of a program with a new major version number or a software that is not in the official repositories, the thing is too difficult for typical desktop user.
Torvalds problem with Linux
For application developers, there is almost an impossibility, their programs ready precompiled into a deliver universal executable binary for all Linux distributions. While this may with few dependencies on other libraries are still working with smaller tools, but large systems, the versions of the preinstalled libraries in the distributions are different. Significantly Torvalds supplies for his diving logbook software Subsurface only binaries for Windows and Mac OS X, Linux but the source code. The provision finished, executable programs for all popular distributions commented Torvalds quite clearly as “major fucking pain in the ass” (which we do not translate). Thus, developers simply do not have to worry about binary programs “for Linux”, but separate versions for Ubuntu, Debian Wheezy to Sid and Jessie, Fedora, and so on.
Apps instead of programs?
high hopes therefore Torvalds in Chrome OS from Google because the applications run as apps in the browser within a regulated runtime here and developers do not have to worry about system libraries. Meanwhile, Google has also released a test basis some Android apps that run on Chrome OS. App frameworks always bring with restrictions, and many Linux fans will therefore never make friends with Linux apps. But for desktop users rich apps for many daily tasks often. Linus Torvalds’ appearance has already kicked off an overdue discussion about the future, perhaps universal package formats for Linux distributions. Until that happens, see the software ideas always also the note on binary packages for current distributions, if the developers have taken the trouble.
Due to the continuing popularity of Ubuntu & amp; Co there are also numerous new PPAs (unofficial repositories) to simplify installation finished, if not always extensively tested packages.
This article is from the Linux world 1/2015
In the Linux world, we 1/2015 the best current Linux systems on which you will find all of the stitching on DVD.
BleachBit
Removes temp files and cache data
programs Cleanup of the home directory of the temporary data, like their colleagues in Windows help for advanced, otherwise the sure path in the accident. Start BleachBit never as root, and avoid it in KDE. There are ready-made packages under the Sourceforge page of Bleichbit for Debian, Fedora, Cent OS, Open Suse and Ubuntu.
Website: http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net
Blessing or Curse? BleachBit cleans up temporary files, but care is needed.
Beets
order in the music collection: Beets retrieves the metadata from online databases like Music Brains
Chrome Remote Desktop
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After a long development time Linux support Google App “Chrome Remote Desktop” a piece is better: So far, could Linux PCs with the Chrome extension while on Windows, Mac OS X and Android to access, but Linux was not remotely control himself. With the new version, it is now possible to access Debian and Ubuntu via remote desktop. The app loads an additional DEB package software that must be installed on the PC
website. Chrome Remote Desktop in Google Web Store
Chrome Remote Desktop. The Browser app can now also Debian and Ubuntu in the Chrome browser to remotely control
Cool Retro term.” / h3>
Terminal in the style of old CRT monitors
Cool Retro term simulates the flavor of old home computer. With the young scripting language QML Qt under KDE receives the command line, the appearance of a C64 with a CRT monitor including animated disorders and fluorescence. The program is useless, but demonstrates originality the possibilities of QML under KDE. For Open Suse and Fedora there are packages in the Open Suse Build Service.
Website: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term
Terminal nostalgia. Cool Retro term simulated in the style of the C64 and Apple II, the appearance of old CRT monitors
Knowthelist
Player to party sound with crossfader
The unusual player reads a music library and playlists and manages two players to the current between two MP3 files seamlessly blend. There is a crossfader and each have a three-channel equalizer preamp. With a second audio output device monitor function songs can be separated output via headphones. A package for Ubuntu are in the PPA.
Website: https://github.com/knowthelist/knowthelist
Good Mix: Knowthelist administers a music collection two separate playlists for crossfading
Monitorix
Provides system statistics in your web browser
monitoring programs, monitor the Linux PCs remotely, do not have to be complicated. The Perl tool Monitorix works as a CGI script, which in itself integrated running Web server or its own web server starts. It shows numerous performance (system load, disk, network, My SQL, temperatures, and much more). The project website provides instructions and links to packages for Debian / Ubuntu / Fedora / Red Hat / . Cent OS
Website: www.monitorix.org
Remote Monitoring: Monitorix shows comprehensive performance of a Linux system in the web browser
OpenMediaVault
Debian variant for NAS server
New Linux competition: While NAS and Free Free NAS4 based on Free BSD, Open Media Vault works with Debian 7. The system transforms device into a NAS server (Network Attached Storage) with its typical server services. The installation is designed in a simple text mode, the administration is done in the browser. On file systems, there are Ext3 / 4, XFS and JFS. The project website offers downloads for 32- and 64-bit PCs as well as for Raspberry Pi
website. www.openmediavault.org
instead of Linux Free BSD: OpenMediaVault provides a NAS system based on Linux in the style of Free NAS and NAS4 Free
RedNotebook
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Note Management with Calendar and full text search
RedNotebook is a repository for notes and a diary. It takes text, images, links to files and URLs to categorize, search, and retrieve chronologically. The program exported to PDF, HTML, LaTeX and is fully translated German. Installation instructions for Ubuntu via a PPA is available at http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/downloads.html, but also Fedora and Debian offer ready-made, albeit older packages
website. http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net
Paper Box:.. RedNotebook organizes images, text and links based on date, tags or categories
Sigil
Editor for documents in the Epub format
The creator of the editor for Epub documents Calibre wanted to leave the field. By popular request, but there is still a version 0.8 with new plug-in interface. The program provides a graphical editor and can also edit the source code for advanced actions. An external file formats it supports TXT and HTML. packages for Ubuntu provides the PPA.
Website: http://code.google.com/p/sigil
editor for e-books: Sigil can edit text, images, contents and metadata of the Epub format
Stellarium
Photorealistic astronomy program
Astronomy simulation turns the PC into a planetarium to represent constellations. It shows a realistic sky as seen with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. position and time, you can specify arbitrary. The catalogs of celestial bodies include, in addition 210 million stars and the planets near intergalactic nebulae and galaxies. The project website offers program packages for Ubuntu as well as the source code.
Website: www.stellarium.org
Stellarium. The program requires a 3D-capable graphics for Open GL to calculate a realistic view
Subsurface.
management of diving logbooks
the lack of programs for Linux Tauchlogbücher answered Linus Torvalds three years ago with their own software. Subsurface has since grown to an impressive range of functions. It visualizes dives with low profile and take in the logbook GPS coordinates, respiratory gases, equipment and diving partner.
website Submerged: Subsurface reads data from dive computers and manages dives in a logbook 
Unvanquished
Sophisticated shooter with team function
here is not about the struggle of the people against aliens. In Unvanquished also aliens are as a team to choose from. The free shooter uses the 3D engine of Quake 3, based on the computer game Tremulous and combines FPS action with real-time strategy. The teams meet on the servers of Unvanquished. The game requires a 3D graphics driver support for OpenGL 3. The project website offers packages for Debian, Ubuntu , Open Suse, Slackware and Arch
website. www.unvanquished.net
# 20: Robolinux Robolinux Linux is based on the stable version of Debian. As a special feature here is a pre-configured VirtualBox used, which is designed for the use of Windows XP or Windows 7.
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