Gscan2pdf, GTK tool to produce PDF / DjVu from scanned document, released version 2.5.6 with stability improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu. Gscan2pdf 2.5.6 release highlights according to the changelog: Prevent Negate from changing the alpha channel. Avoid ...

Free raw image processing software RawTherapee 5.7 was released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives. RawTherapee 5.7 release highlights: Film Negative tool Support for reading “rating” tags from Exif and XMP ...

KeePass password manager 2.43 was released today with user interface and integration enhancements. All users of version 2.x are recommended to upgrade to the new 2.43 release. Changes in KeePass 2.43 include: Added option ‘Remember password hiding setting in the ...

Mumble, open source low latency and high quality voice chat utility, released new major 1.3.0 released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and even Ubuntu 14.04. Mumble 1.3.0 is the new major release ...

This quick tutorial shows how to install RuneLite, Old School RuneScape client, in Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. RuneLite is a free and open-source Old School RuneScape client written in Java. While the software offers single executable appimage (non-install) and jar ...

Ubuntu’s default office suite LibreOffice released version 6.3.1 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and their derivatives. LibreOffice 6.3 “Fresh” is a major new release that features: Writer and Calc performance improvements. ...

Oracle Virtualbox 6.0.12 was released a few days ago as new maintenance release for the 6.0 series. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. Virtualbox 6.0.12 release highlights: OCI export: handle empty disk image correctly ...

This tutorial shows how to install Tux Paint 0.9.23, an open-source drawing software for children, in Ubuntu 18.04 using the flatpak package. Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It’s available however old ...

PDF Split and Merge (PDFsam) is an open-source and easy-to-use desktop application to extract pages, split, merge, mix and rotate PDF files. PDFsam is available in Ubuntu universe repository. However, it’s always old and won’t receive future software updates. The ...

Mozilla Firefox 69.0 was released today. The new release rolls out stronger privacy protections by enabling Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) by default. Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks third-party sites from tracking cookies and cryptominers. There’s also optional strict setting blocks fingerprinters ...

Warzone 2100, an open-source real-time strategy game, released 3.3.0 a few days ago with an enormous amount of changes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. Changes Warone 2100 3.3.0 include: Reinstated secondary orders Pursue, ...

Kodi media center 18.4 was released today as another bug-fix release for Kodi 18 “Leia”. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 19.04. Kodi 18.4 release highlights: FFmpeg: Bump to 4.0.4-Leia-18.4 Load program from stream property ...

AppEditor is an open-source tool allows you to edit application entries shown in application menu and their properties. AppEditor features: Hide and show applications from the application menu Create new application entries Change application’s display name, icon and more How ...

The new development version Wine 4.15 was released one day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 19.04 and/or Ubuntu 18.04. Wine 4.15 release highlights: Initial implementation of the HTTP service. Stack unwinding support on ARM64. Better multi-monitor support ...

Qmmp, Qt based music player with winamp or xmms like user interface, released version 1.3.4 (and Qt4 version 0.12.4) a few days ago with stability improvements. Qmmp 1.3.4 release highlights: improved mp3 file determination; added format name in the ffmpeg ...