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Showing posts with label All Linux Distributions. Show all posts

Friday, November 27, 2015

Matthias announces the release of GNOME 3.15.2 with Updated Core Apps

Matthias Clasen announces the release of GNOME 3.15.2 with Updated Core Apps

Matthias Clasen, developer at GNOME Community, officially announces the release of GNOME 3.15.2 Desktop Environment with new features and updates. Well you know that this is the second snapshot release of GNOME 3.15 series and specifically dedicated for testing and hacking purposes. As you know that GNOME uses odd minor version number to indicate development status.

In his official announcement, Matthias Clasen says, "Just in time for thanksgiving, here is the second snapshot of the GNOME 3.15 development cycle, the 3.15.2 release. To build GNOME 3.15.2, you can use the jhbuild modulesets (which use the exact tarball versions from the official release)."

The GNOME 3.15.2 comes with new and updated core apps including updated GNOME apps like Caribou, Eye of GNOME, Epiphany, GNOME Contacts, GNOME Control Center, GNOME Desktop, GTK+, GNOME Online Accounts, GNOME Terminal, Nautilus, Totem, Tracker, Vino and several other applications. You can also download the source tarball of GNOME 3.15.2 to test it on your machine.

Apart from these updated core apps, this release also includes updated integrated apps such as Brasero, Cheese, Evolution, Gedit, GNOME Boxes, GNOME Chess, GNOME Clock, GNOME Software, GNOME Photos, Rygel, Tali and Orca. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

How to Install Firefox 37.0.2 using Source Tarball on Various Linux Distros

How to Install Firefox 37.0.2 using Source Tarball on Various Linux Distros

Mozilla Foundation recently announces the release of Firefox 37.0.2 browser but still this updated firefox is not available in repository of many Linux Distros, but the community also provided the alternative options through which you can easily install the latest Firefox 37.0.2 browser in your favorite Linux Distros. The updated Firefox 37.0.2 browser comes with several improvements and bugfixes.

In today's HowTo Tutorial, we will discuss how to install Firefox 37.0.2 Web Browser using source tarball on 32-bit or 64-bit Linux Distros. Well we haven't tested this command on various distros, but you can try it but carefully because if something gone wrong then you are completely responsible for it.

Step Wise Installation of Firefox 37.0.2 Browser using Source Tarball on 32-bit and 64-bit Linux Distros

Step 1 : Before beginning the installation, Open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to download latest 32-bit or 64-bit source tarball of Firefox 37.0.2 browser on your Linux distro.
 
For 32-bit systems,
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/37.0.2/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-37.0.2.tar.bz2
For 64-bit systems,
$ wget ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/37.0.2/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-37.0.2.tar.bz2
Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to extract the contents of downloaded 32-bit or 64-bit source tarball of Firefox 37.0.2 browser on your Linux system.
$ tar -xjvf firefox-37.0.2.tar.bz2
Step 3 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to remove all the files and folders of existing Firefox browser from your Linux system.
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/firefox*
Step 4 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to move extracted "firefox" folder into /opt/ directory.
$ sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox
Step 5 : Finally, run the following command in terminal to install latest Firefox 37.0.2 browser on your Linux system.
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
After installation, first verify the version of your new firefox browser by going to help menu -> About option. Now enjoy surfing your favorite websites on updated Firefox 37.0.2 web browser. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to get the latest software updates.
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Sunday, November 8, 2015

How to Install FileZilla 3.10 Client using Source Tarball on various Linux Distros

How to Install FileZilla 3.10 Client using Source Tarball on various Linux Distros

FileZilla is a free and open source FTP client which supports FTP, SFTP and FTPS along with lot of useful features and intuitive graphical user interface. The FileZilla client offers key features like support for IPv6, multi-language, resume support, tabbed user interface, powerful site manager, bookmarks, drag & drop support, filename filters, directory comparison, remote file editing and logging to file.

In today's HowTo Tutorial, we will discuss how to install FileZilla 3.10 using source tarball on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS, Debian, OpenSUSE, OpenMandriva and several other Linux Distros. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.

Step Wise Installation of FileZilla 3.10 (FTP Client) using Source Tarball on various Linux Distros

Installation of FileZilla 3.10 (FTP Client) on 32-bit Linux Distros

Step 1 : First, open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to download latest 32-bit source tarball of FileZilla 3.10 on your Linux Distro.
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/files/FileZilla_Client/3.10.0/FileZilla_3.10.0_i586-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to extract the download source tarball using tar command on your Linux Distro.
$ tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.10.0_i586-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Step 3 : Next, remove all the files of existing FileZilla package in /opt filesystem on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/filezilla*
Step 4 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to move FileZilla3 folder to /opt filesystem on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo mv FileZilla3 /opt/filezilla3
Step 5 : Finally, run or copy the following command in terminal to install FileZilla3 on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/filezilla3/bin/filezilla /usr/bin/filezilla
After installation, search "FileZilla" either in Unity Dash or in Application and launch it from there to remote access the server using FileZilla client.

Installation of FileZilla 3.10 (FTP Client) on 64-bit Linux Distros

Step 1 : First, open the terminal and run or copy the following command in terminal to download latest 64-bit source tarball of FileZilla 3.10 on your Linux Distro.
$ wget sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/files/FileZilla_Client/3.10.0/FileZilla_3.10.0_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Step 2 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to extract the download source tarball using tar command on your Linux Distro.
$ tar -xjvf FileZilla_3.10.0_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Step 3 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to remove all the files of existing FileZilla package in /opt filesystem on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo rm -rf /opt/filezilla*
Step 4 : Next, run or copy the following command in terminal to move FileZilla3 folder to /opt filesystem on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo mv FileZilla3 /opt/filezilla3
Step 5 : Finally, run or copy the following command in terminal to install FileZilla3 on your Linux Distro.
$ sudo ln -sf /opt/filezilla3/bin/filezilla /usr/bin/filezilla
After installation, you can directly open the FileZilla by running the "filezilla" command in terminal on your Linux Distro.

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