Things to tweak after Install of Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

Important Things/Tweaks to do after Install of Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

From noobslab.com (10-18-2012) Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal has been released, NoobsLab know what people want. So after a-lot of work today bring this article for you. After applying these tweaks you can get better experience with new Ubuntu. After these tweaks we can say your Ubuntu is ready to use, Every tweak is tested by NoobsLab. So lets start tweak to your Ubuntu 12.10.

1: Install Gnome-Tweak-tool 3.6:
Gnome Tweak Tool is well-known powerful tweak tool, With this tool you can manage your Ubuntu environment like: Change theme, icons, fonts, cursor and so on options.

Install with following command:

• sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

2: Install Ubuntu Tweak:
Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone. It provided many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment isn't provided.

Enter following commands to install Ubuntu Tweak:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa 
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

Here you can find more tweak tools Unsettings Tool


3: Install Compiz (CCSM) and extra plugins:
CCSM, short for CompizConfig Settings Manager, is a configuration tool for Compiz Fusion. It is used to configure the many plugins included in Compiz and Compiz Fusion, as well as the use of various profiles and intergrating better with existing desktop settings.

To install Compiz Config Setting Manager enter following command in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins-extra

Go to Dash and Search "CCSM"


4: Install Synaptic Package Manager:
Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

To install Synaptic Package Manager enter following command in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install synaptic

Go to Dash and Search "synaptic"


5: Enable Hibernate option:
Ubuntu has disabled hibernate option since last distro 12.04, So here is tweak to enable hibernate in 12.10.

Open Terminal and enter following command:

• sudo gedit /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/hibernate.pkla

copy and paste the following code in file:

[Re-enable Hibernate]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
ResultActive=yes

Save file and Exit, then Restart and check.


6: Remove White Dots from Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen
Some People don't like white dots in Ubuntu 12.10 Login screen, So here is a tweak you can easily remove these dots from login screen.

Enter following commands in Terminal:

• sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm
• sudo su lightdm -s /bin/bash
• gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false

7: Disable Online Search in Dash:
Personally I don't like this online search option in unity. So if anybody want to turn off, follow the method.
Go to Dash and Search "Privacy" and turn off the online search option.

Alternative remove shopping lens by following command:

• sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping

You will not see anymore online searches in dash.


8: Change HUD Key:

Go to "Dash" System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers > Key to show HUD
Click on Key to show HUD to change key. I set my key Alt+Z because it is easy to press, You can change whatever you want.


9: Disable overlay Scrollbars:
You can disable overlay scrollbars, if you don't like that.

Enter following command in terminal to disable overlay scrollbar:

• gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

If you want to get back overlay bar, enter following command:

• gsettings reset com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode

10: Show username on panel:
UserName is disabled by default in Ubuntu 12.10, So here is tweak you can enable it very easily.

Enter following command in terminal:

• gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true

To remove name from panel, Enter following command:

• gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false

11: Disable System Crash Reports:
If you are experiencing something crashes in your Ubuntu, and you don't like to notify with reports. You can disable them easily.

Enter following commands to disable crash reports:

• sudo gedit /etc/default/apport

Now text file will open, In the last line you will see "enabled=1" change it to "enabled=0". Save and close file.
Now enter following command in terminal to stop apport service:

• sudo service apport stop

12: Install and enable XScreensaver:
XScreenSaver is a collection of about many free screensavers for Linux.

Install XSreenSaver with following commands:

• sudo apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
• sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra

create file for autostart enter following command in terminal:

• sudo gedit /etc/xdg/autostart/screensaver.desktop

after that copy and paste the following code in file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Screensaver
Type=Application
Exec=xscreensaver -nosplash

Save and Exit the file.


13: Show Laptop Battery Percentage:
This tweak shows laptop battery percentage in the Ubuntu panel.

To install enter following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/initialtesting
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install indicator-power

Then logout and login back.


14: Install Hardware Temperature Monitor:
The Psensor Indicator is providing a quick access to sensor values and settings. When a sensor temperature is too much hot, a desktop notification bubble appears and the Application Indicator icon is changed to a red one. Your pc must have sensors to use complete features.

Enter following command in terminal:

• sudo apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp psensor

15: Install Ubuntu-One Indicator:
UbuntuOne indicator provides the overview of Ubuntu One Account synchronization state.

To install enter following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/initialtesting
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install indicator-ubuntuone

Then logout and login back.


16: Install Recent Notifications Indicator:
Recent Notifications is a GNOME applet that collects recent messages sent with libnotify to a notification daemon, such as notify-osd.

To install enter following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications

After installation open indicator-notification from Dash.


17: Install Weather Indicator:
My-Weather is really cool indicator for Ubuntu, it can show up to two location weather with complete details.

Enter following commands in terminal to install my-weather indicator:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator

After installation open my-weather-indicator from Dash and configure it.


18: Install Window-List Indicator:
This Window-List indicator show which windows are currently open, and you can easily switch between them.

Enter following commands in terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jwigley/window-list
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install window-list

After installation go to Dash and search "Window-List" then open it. Make it startup from Window-List option.


19: Show all startup apps in Startup Applications:
By Default Startup Application show only few apps in the list, So now you can see which applications are going to start by following command:

• sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

20: Disable Global Menu:
If you don't like Global menu then you can disable it easily.

Enter following command in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get autoremove appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt

and restart.

To disable Global Menu for Firefox, Go to 'Tools' –> 'Add-ons' –> 'Extensions' and Disable 'Global Menu Bar integration'

To revert the changes enter following command in Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt

then restart.


21: Move Minimize, Maximize, Close Buttons to Right:
This tweak is about to move Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons to the right side.

Enter following command to move buttons to right:

• gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string menu:minimize,maximize,close

Alternative Method
Enter following commands in Terminal to install gconf-editor:

• sudo apt-get install gconf-editor

now start gconf-editor with following command:

• gconf-editor

Go to the following: 'apps' -> 'metacity' -> 'general' Find the "button_layout" parameter,
Right mouse click, and select Edit Key.
Change the value to the following: menu:minimize,maximize,close then Press Enter.


22: Add other Media Player to Ubuntu Sound Menu
If you are using different audio player to player audio files then you can add player in sound menu with following method.
Enter following command in terminal to install Dconf-Tools:

• sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Go to Dash and open "Dconf-Editor"

Type your Player name in (interested-media-player + preferred-media-player) and you can remove any media player by writing name in (blacklisted-media-players). See following image

23: Enable Global Menu for LibreOffice in Ubuntu 12.10
By default LibreOffice doesn't support global menu, So you can enable Global Menu easily for LibreOffice.

Enter following command in terminal to install global menu.

• sudo apt-get install lo-menubar

24: Open as Administrator in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
This is really cool tweak for those who want to open file and folder with Administrator permissions, So now it is really easy to do.

To add "Open as Administrator" entry enter following commands in Terminal:

• wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53319850/NoobsLab.com/libnautilus-gksu.so
• sudo cp libnautilus-gksu.so /usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0/ && sudo rm libnautilus-gksu.so

After that enter following command:

• nautilus -q

25: Move Nautilus Forward & Back button to Left Side:

To move these buttons to left side just follow steps:
Open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

• sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev
• mkdir ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod
• cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod
• sudo apt-get update
• apt-get source nautilus
• sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus
• cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod/nautilus-3*
• gedit src/nautilus-toolbar.c

Now, scroll down to line 130 or Find for "gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 0)" and change the "0" to a "2". So change the original line from:

gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 0);

To:

gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 2);

When you're done, click save and close Gedit.

Now Back in Terminal, run the following:

• ./configure --prefix=/usr
• make
• sudo killall nautilus
• sudo make install

Now logout and login back or restart.
To undo the changes and revert back to stock Nautilus, you can simply run following command:

• sudo apt-get --reinstall install nautilus

For Unity If SomeThing Went Wrong Enter following commands to Reset:
>> to reset the Unity:

• sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
• dconf reset -f /org/compiz/ 
• setsid unity

• git clone https://github.com/phanimahesh/unity-revamp.git
• cd unity-revamp
• chmod +x unity-reset.py
• ln -s ./unity-reset.py /usr/bin/unity-reset
Then run in terminal:
• unity-reset

>> to reset Compiz:

• gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 unity --reset

26: Enable Hardware Drivers:
In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal "Additional Drivers" location has been changed, You can choose best drivers for your hardware from additional driver and can enable/disable from there easily.
Open Dash and Search for "Software Sources" Here you can find "Additional Drivers" in the last Tab.

27: Install Adobe Flash Plugin:
By default firefox doesn't install flash player, So now you can install flash player.

Open Terminal and enter following commands:

• sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

28: Install qBittorrent:

I think everybody like to download from torrents, It is safe and easy method to download. So you can install qBittorrent with following commands:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/initialtesting
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install qbittorrent

29: Install Plugins for Rhythmbox (Like Equalizer):
Rhythmbox is default Audio player in Ubuntu 12.10, You can install plugins for rhytmbox. Plugins are: Audio-read, Album-art-search, Countdown-playlist, plugin-cover-art-browser, Equalizer, Jump-to-Playing, Jump-to-Window, lyrics, micro-blogger, open-containing-foler, radio-browser, Random-album-player, Remember-the-rhythm, repeat-one-song, rhythm-web, send-first, small-window, stop-after, suspend, tab-guitar, tray-icon, web-menu, stream-ripper
Enter following commands to install plugins.

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fossfreedom/rhythmbox-plugins
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install rhythmbox-plugin-complete

After installation open Rhythmbox and Go to "Edit" -> "Plugins" and enable plugins.


30: Install Gnome Shell 3.6:
Install latest Gnome Shell 3.6 in 12.10

Enter Following commands to install Gnome-Shell 3.6:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing 
• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

31: Install User-Theme and other Extensions in Gnome Shell 3.6:
With User-Theme Extension you can enable Gnome Shell 3.6 themes in Gnome-Tweak-Tool.

Now Restart Gnome Shell (Press Alt+F2 and type 'r') and enable User Themes Extension, again Restart Gnome Shell.

Themes Enabled

Install official extension in 12.10, Following extensions will install: Alternative Status Menu, Native Window Placement, Alternative Tab, Auto Move Windows, Workspace Indicator, Dock, Places Status Indicator, System Monitor, Gajim IM Integration, User Themes, Removable Drive Menu, Window Navigator, Applications Menu.

Enter following command to Install Gnome Shell 3.6 Extensions:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/gnome
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-extensions

After Installation Press Alt+F2 and type 'r' to restart Gnome Shell, or just logout and login back. Open Gnome Tweak Tool to change/install shell Themes.


32: Install Restricted Extras:
There are some Restricted extras in Ubuntu which can't be install while installation of Ubuntu by default but you can install these Restricted extras by yourself. Restricted mp3 playback and decoding, support for various formats, fonts, java, flash plugin, lame, dvd playback.

• sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

33: Install Codecs:
If you are multimedia user and use Ubuntu for multimedia then these codecs are very useful for you. You can install them by single command.

• sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder libdvdread4 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 mpg321

34: Install Compression/Decompression tools:
You can compress and decompress 7z, zip, gzip, rar, xz, tar, bz2, xar, tar.gz, tar.bz, and many others.
Enter following command in terminal to install:

• sudo apt-get install p7zip-rar p7zip-full unace unrar zip unzip sharutils rar uudeview mpack lha arj cabextract file-roller

35: Install Other Environments:
>> Install Kde Plasma Desktop

Enter following command to install Kde-Plasma-Desktop:

• sudo apt-get install kde-plasma-desktop

>> Install Lubuntu Desktop

Enter following command in terminal to install Lubuntu-Desktop

• sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop

>> Install XFCE4 Desktop

Enter following command to install XFCE4 Desktop:

• sudo apt-get install xfce4

>> Install Cinnamon
>> Install Razor-qt


36: Misc/Softwares for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal:
Install Latest Google Chrome
Install Latest Skype
Install Latest WineHQ (Windows Program Loader)

Install Latest Cairo Dock

Install Latest Gimp 2.8.2 Image Editor

Install Format Junkie

Install Deepin Software Center

Install Latest VirtualBox

Install Grub Customizer

Install and Configure Samba Sharing between Windows and Ubuntu
Install Latest Nvidia Drivers (Only for those who own Nvidia Card)

Install Other Media Player VLC, UMplayer, SMPlayer, Clementine, Xnoise

Install File Managers Marlin, SunFlower Twin-Panel

Install Video Tools/Editors OpenShot, Blender

Wallpapers Ubuntu Wallpapers, Black Wallpapers
Checkout Conky Collection
Checkout Themes Collection
Checkout Icons Collection

Your Ubuntu is complete now, That's it Enjoy.

Source: http://www.noobslab.com/2012/10/important-thingstweaks-to-do-after.html

Things You Do After Installing Ubuntu 12.10- 10-22-2012 (from WebUpd8)

If you've been following WebUpd8 for a while, you've probably noticed that we used to make a post with things to tweak after each Ubuntu release (here are the 12.04 and 11.10 posts). This time, let's do things differently!

I'll start by sharing with you the first things I did after installing the latest Ubuntu 12.10 and you, the readers, can post comments, telling us what you've installed / customized / tweaked after installing 12.10, no matter what Ubuntu flavour you're using.

What I did after installing Ubuntu 12.10

The first thing I did after installing Ubuntu 12.10 was to restore my PPAs backup from Ubuntu 12.04. That's right, I'm addicted to PPAs. That's because, even though Ubuntu 12.10 has the latest version of most packages, there are some apps which aren't available in the official repositories that I can't live without. For this I've used Y PPA Manager which imports the GPG keys automatically and can also update the PPAs that work with the latest Ubuntu release.

Firefox extensions and webapps.

 

I'm using Firefox because it works better for me with a large number of open tabs (especially since there's an option not to load tabs until clicked). I only use three addons: Adblock Plus, Tab Badge (adds a a small badge to your tabs to alert you when you have notifications for websites like Facebook, Google Plus, etc.) and LastPass (for better password security and sync).

And speaking of browsers, I've also installed some webapps (they work with both Firefox and Chromium, though Chromium requires an extension available in the repositories):

• Google Plus - I don't want to miss any posts so the notifications provided by the Google Plus webapp are really useful;
• Facebook - integrates Facebook with the Messaging Menu, without using a separate application. Sweet!
• Gmail - this is a really useful webapp too as it displays the number of unread emails as a badge on the Unity luncher and in the Messaging Menu, along with new email notifications (though the notifications are currently broken for me using Firefox). 

More about the new webapps, HERE.

AppIndicators.

I was telling you there are some applications which I can't live without. Well, many of them are appindicators:

• My Weather Indicator - weather on the panel is a must for me, a feature that Ubuntu should really add by default;
• Google Calendar Indicator - I use Google Calendar a lot, and this appindicator is very useful, displaying future events, notifications and more;
• Caffeine - because there's nothing more annoying than watching a video / movie and having the screen lock pop-up in the middle of it;
• Glippy - in my opinion, a clipboard manager is a must. Glippy is my favourite, but any will do;
• Dropbox - Ubuntu One is nice, but there are some features for which I prefer Dropbox. It can be installed from the Ubuntu repositories repositories too.

Other applications.

• VirtualBox - for testing the next Ubuntu release and other Linux distributions of course, something I need for WebUpd8;
• GNOME Tweak Tool - for changing the GTK / Window theme, because at the time I've installed Ubuntu 12.10, the other tools like Ubuntu Tweak, MyUnity, etc. didn't yet support 12.10 (and they still don't fully support it yet);
• CCSM - since Ubuntu Tweak and the other tweaking tools don't fully support Ubuntu 12.10 yet, CCSM is the way to go right now if you want to tweak various Unity aspects;
• Shutter - the best screenshot tool for Linux, is also one of the first applications I install since I need it for the new WebUpd8 posts;
• Movies / music: Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a must. And for me, so are SMplayer and sometimes VLC for playing videos. For music, I use Nuvola Player because Grooveshark is all I need and it integrates nicely with the desktop, with some extra features compared to the Grooveshark webapp.

Of course, the list can get very long, but I'm trying to stick with the basics here.

Note: this post uses links to the online Ubuntu Software Center from which you can install the applications with a click. For the applications not available in the repositories, I've added links to the installation instructions.

What are the things you've done after installing (or upgrading to) Ubuntu 12.10?

Now it's your turn! What did you install or tweak after you've started using the latest Ubuntu 12.10, be it the default favour, Ubuntu GNOME Remix or X/K/Lubuntu? And even if you're not using Ubuntu 12.10 yet, what are the first things you do after installing Ubuntu?

Source: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/things-you-do-after-installing-ubuntu.html

December Desktop

After Hurricane Sandy, I've been spending time getting to know Twitter. My current linux favorite is Qwit. Firefox 17.01 has reached the PPAs and is super fast. I'm using the GrayDay GTK3 theme with Evolve window theme. Screen shots below. Happy Holidays....

Best Linux Twitter Clients

Best Linux twitter client applications

During Hurricane Sandy, Twitter was used a lot for FEMA and local state emergency updates. So it really showed people the power of this communication tool. My current favorite is Hotot and Qwit for linux. See a nice review below.

April 12, 2011 By saugat 1 Comment

 

After installing the any Linux distribution people, twitter application comes in the priority list for the people who use twitter. Even though the recent Ubuntu has been socialise with the custom add of twitter, facebook or various other social application. I still prefer twitter application for my daily use. Twitter application gives you an easy access to tweet and do other tweet stuff in twitter. Before starting the list of twitter client application. There are various twitter client available with different platform some need Adobe Air  to operate whereas other needed different other platform. Therefore I am providing the list of twitter application that might be useful for Linux user with screen-shot and video review.


1. Hotot





Hotot is wonderful twitter client that is only available for Linux. It has friendly user interface with slide animation on each menu. The different navigation at button of the application give you easy access to all the things that you need in twitter.First home timeline show all the tweet of your followers. Mention list gives all the list of the twitter user who mention you in their tweets. Direct message show you all the message of twitter. There is another button called Re tweet and Re tweeted. where all the retweeted by others and retweeted by you tweets will show up other two menu helps you to search people and tweets.
Watch Video to see More about hotot




To install Hotot do the following:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hotot-team
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hotot

2. Gwibber





Gwibber is another great social application which not only include but lots of different social application. Its the great tools if you want to use different social networking. If you are using Ubuntu 10.10 or Ubuntu 10.04 it will be in default you don’t have to install. See the video for more information.
Watch Video to see more about Gwibber





3. Turpial

Turpial 

Turpial is a light weight Linux twitter client written by python. Turpial has different function like hotot However there are different other function that make Turpial awesome twitter client popular. To know more about Turpial function Please watch the video.
Watch Video to know more about Turpial






Others
Pino, Tweetdeck, choqok are other great twitter application. Tweet deck is multi platform twitter client which needs adobe air to operate. Its also available for windows and android. There are other large amount of twitter client. Don’t forget to mention your best twitter client through comment

Read more: http://freshtutorial.com/twitter-client-application-linux/#ixzz2BDO4MCKi

5 Linux Twitter Clients You Probably Never Heard Of

My favorite as of writing is the Qwit twitter client....And a nice review below from MakeUseOf.com

Ubuntu 10.04 was supposed to be “social from the start,” but anyone who gave Gwibber an honest try is probably a little disappointed. Facebook integration is buggy and Twitter – while generally good – will periodically simply not update.
If you’re anything like me you love the idea of Gwibber, but wish it worked better. As such, you may be looking for an alternative Linux Twitter client to use until they work out their issues. Maybe though, you’re simply ready to find a new program to be loyal to – regardless of what’s installed by default on your system.

With this in mind I’ve decided to profile a few of the many Twitter clients available for Ubuntu.


Adobe Air apps, such as TweetDeck, aren’t mentioned here although we’re aware that Tweetdeck works in Linux. This list is for native Twitter clients. Everything here loads quickly and does what you’d expect, so let’s take a look.

Twitux

This one, as you can see, sports a really simple interface. It also starts up quickly, which is certainly a contrast from Gwibber. Sure, these’s only one column viewable at a time, but you can quickly choose between your friend’s feeds, the public and messages directly to you. There’s no function, the program doesn’t show many tweets, and there’s no way to scroll back further that I could see.

Ubuntu users can simply click here to install Twitux; users of other distributions should check their package manager for “twitux” or check out the Twitux page at Gnome Live for downloads.

gTwitter

This one sports a really short list of recent tweets, shown in a simple interface. It’s a really quick way to update Twitter, if that’s all you’re looking for, but there’s no search function and no way to view more tweets even if you want to.

You can find gTwitter in your repositories, or Ubuntu users can click here to install.

Qwit

I like this one. Based on KDE’s QT4, as the name implies, Qwit is quite feature filled. It supports multiple accounts, and you’ll always see various tabs on the left allowing you to check out your feed, your messages and more. You’ll also notice a “more” button, very useful if you want to keep reading Tweet.

The program does a good job of tracking your API usage, meaning if it stops working you’ll know why. The interface can be customized, and the program even inclues URL shortener integration.

I highly recommend this one, if you’re looking for a good KDE Twitter client. Even if you use Gnome, this one’s awesome enough to use anyway.

Ubuntu users can click here to install Qwit, users of other Linux distributions need to only check their distro’s package manager for the program or download Qwit from the project’s Google Code page.

Alternatively, users of any Linux distribution can use the portable version of Qwit found over at PortableLinuxApps. This is particularly useful if you’re a Gnome guy, like me, and would prefer to not install any QT dependencies on your system.

Mitter

No nonsense here. Mitter comes equiped with a simple, two-tab interface: messages and replies are quickly accessible. Sure, the configuration is basic, and the Gnome-ish interface isn’t anything you haven’t seen before. But Mitter stands out because it can be used from the command line, which is awesome.

You can download Mitter from Google Code; you’ll even find a Debian package. Users of other distros may have to resort to compiling, sadly.

Pino

Looks nice, doesn’t it? Pino supports multple accounts, sports a simple interface and even comes with support for Ubuntu 10.04′s message notification indicator. You’ll see simple buttons for different screens, which is really nice. You’ll find URL shortening and perhaps some other things that can make you happy.

Find out more about Pino, including downloads, at Pino’s web site.

Conclusion

This is by no means an exhaustive list; I’m sure our readers can point out many more fine examples of Linux Twitter clients. Please feel free to highlight the best things I’ve missed below. Also feel free to ask any questions that need answering, because I want my readers to be happy. Let me make you happy.

Source: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-linux-twitter-clients/

Top 10 Twitter Clients for Ubuntu / Linux

It is not always easy to find applications for Linux, so came across this review of 9 Twitter clients. With the effects of Hurricane Sandy hitting the U.S. east coast, many people have been keeping up to date with Twitter on their phones and PCs. Below is the review...

Polly

Polly is a multi-column Twitter app for which OMG! readers chose a new name for last year. Since then, Polly learned to update your tweets in real time and developer Conscious User is planning add polish to Polly with reduced memory usage, the move to GTK3, better integration into Unity and enhanced customisation options.

Meanwhile, Polly 0.93 pre-Alpha is still a very capable Twitter client. It offers support for multiple columns, multiple accounts and near-instant notifications for public tweets.
It’s definitely one of the best designed Twitter clients out there.
Polly can be installed from the developer’s personal PPA. The usual precautions about 3rd party software from potentially untested/untested sources apply.
Open up a terminal and execute:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:conscioususer/polly-unstable
• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install polly
• 
  
• website: https://launchpad.net/polly to download

 Source: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/05/toms-top-5-apps-for-ubuntu



I rushed to the Synaptic Package Manager hoping to find some Twitter client applications (apps) right away but very unfortunately none were listed there. Then I did a little research and found some good Twitter clients for Linux that work on Ubuntu.


1. Twitux (download)
Twitux is a Twitter client for the Gnome desktop. The program features include view public, friends and mine timeline, send message, automatic login, add friend and system tray icon.





2. gTwitter (download)
gTwitter a simple GTK+ based application for Linux, designed to interact with Twitter web service. Its written using Mono/C# and some of GNOME dependant libraries. GUI is inspired by Mac client Twitterrific.





3. Spaz (download)
Spaz is a Twitter client for users who value free, open-source software, attractive design, and customizability. It is built entirely in XHTML and Javascript and can be styled using a custom CSS styling file. It is built on the Adobe AIR framework so to install it all you need to have is Adobe AIR on Ubuntu (See the end of the post for this tutorial)





4. Twhirl (download)
Twhirl is a desktop twitter client, based on the Adobe AIR platform. It is one of my favorite Twitter clients as it really very easy to use. Scroll down to see how to get this app working using Adobe AIR on Ubuntu.





5. TwitterFox (download)
TwitterFox is a Firefox Extension that displays updates from your friends and lets you update your status. This extension adds a tiny icon on the status bar that notifies you when your friends update their tweets. Also it has a small text input field to update your tweets. As Ubuntu already comes preinstalled with Firefox so installing this Twitter app is as easy as a pie.





6. Twitter Deskbar (download)
Twitter Deskbar is a Twitter app that integrates with the Gnome Deskbar and lets you post status updates right from your desktop. The installation requires you to have Deskbar widget for Gnome. For detailed instructions please use the download link provided.





7. Twitter Terminal
This is basically a hack for posting to Twitter using the Linux Terminal. You will need cURL ( a client for getting files from servers) to post to Twitter through the Terminal which can be installed using the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl
With cURL installed, you can post to Twitter from the terminal window by using the following syntax:
curl -u yourusername:yourpassword -d status="Your Message Here" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml
You will receive a response containing the XML coding for your post which acts as a confirmation that your post was submitted.


8. Alert Thingy (download)
Alert Thingy is basically an Adobe AIR app for FriendFeed but also works for Twitter as well. You can get status updates from your friends and can also post live status updates yourself.





9. Mitter ( Download)
Among mitter features are :

• clean interface: simple and easy to use
• supports docking on systray
• nicely integrated with GNOME desktop
• has console client

Bonus for Ubuntu users : mitter is also available from GetDeb.net one-click-install portal





All of these apps work brilliantly on Ubuntu so you are good to go with any one of these.

Source: http://www.thetechreel.com/2009/09/top-8-twitter-clients-for-ubuntu-linux.html

November Desktop

One of the great things about Gnome is the large number of desktop customizations and themes. Returned back to the Ambiance Colors theme with a spice of red. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 running the standard Gnome Shell. Below is a link where to get it. Many of my friends have been without power, due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy during the past week. So a black dark theme seems appropriate this month...

You can get the GTK3 theme Ambiance & Radiance colors here:
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/download-ambiance-and-radiance-themes.html