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Gnome Encfs Manager: Cryptkeeper Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support
Gnome Encfs Manager (GencfsM) is a tool to manage EncFS filesystems. The tool is a great alternative to Cryptkeeper (but with some extra features), which can’t be used in Ubuntu 13.04 unless you install a patched Unity to support the old systray whitelist.
Install Weather Indicator With New Location And Forecast Fixes In Ubuntu
Weather Indicator used to be one of the most popular Ubuntu appindicators but unfortunately, it doesn’t work properly any more: it crashes when trying to add a new location and the weather forecast doesn’t work – because of this, it was even removed from the Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) official repositories.
Fix: Shadow Displayed On Top Of Full-Screen Videos / Windows In Ubuntu 13.04
In Ubuntu 13.04, the top Unity panel shadow is displayed on top of full-screen videos / windows. The bug has been fixed a while back but it hasn’t landed in Ubuntu 13.04 yet so here are two fixes / workarounds you can use until then.
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How To Get The Systray Whitelist Back In Ubuntu 13.04
As you probably know, the Unity notification area (systray) whitelist is no longer available in Ubuntu 13.04 so you can’t whitelist applications to be able to use the systray. If you can’t live without an application that still uses the old notification area, here’s how to get the Unity systray whitelist back in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail).
Ubuntu Might Get A New Simplified Packaging Format / App Installer
According to a recent message posted on the Ubuntu Devel mailing list by Colin Watson, Installer Team leader, Ubuntu might get a new, simplified packaging format and app installer which should make it easier for developers to get their software into Ubuntu. This will target, at least initially, the Ubuntu phone/tablet but it should be usable elsewhere too, even on non-Ubuntu or non-Linux systems.
Get Nautilus 3.4 Features Back In Ubuntu 13.04 With SolusOS Patched Nautilus
Ubuntu 13.04 uses Nautilus 3.6 by default, for which some features that were available in Nautilus 3.4 are no longer available, such as the dual pane view, sidebar tree view and more.
Install Pepper Flash Player For Chromium In Ubuntu Via PPA
As you probably know, the latest Adobe Flash Player versions are available on Linux only through Google Chrome, while other browsers are stuck with version 11.2. If you want to use Chromium browser instead of Google Chrome, here’s an easy way to install Pepper Flash Player.
The latest Adobe Flash Player that’s bundled with Google Chrome doesn’t work with browsers like Firefox for instance, because it requires an API called « Pepper » that’s only available in Google Chrome and Chromium. A while back we wrote about using Pepper Flash from Google Chrome in Chromium browser by installing Google Chrome and manually adding the Pepper Flash plugin but here’s an easier way to do it under Ubuntu: by using a PPA.
Configurable NotifyOSD Updated For Ubuntu 13.04
Quick update for Ubuntu 13.04 users: Leolik has updated the patched / configurable NotifyOSD that he maintains, to work with Ubuntu 13.04.
7 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)
Ubuntu 13.04 will be available for download in a few hours and since many of you will be installing it as soon as it’s released, here are 7 useful things you can do right after the installation.
