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Install Qt Creator in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Code editor with C++, QML and ECMAscript support Rapid code navigation tools Syntax highlighting and code completion Static code checking and style hints as you type Support for source code refactoring Integrated, context-sensitive help system Code folding Parenthesis matching and parenthesis selection modes Integrated GUI layout and forms designer Project and build management tools Visual debugger Supports multiple platforms

Install Font Manager in Ubuntu 14.04

Preview installed fonts Compare installed fonts Easily install or remove fonts Easily activate and de-activate installed fonts Specify different directories to search for fonts Group fonts into “Collections”, and easily activate or de-activate groups of fonts Export “Collections” to an archive for easy backup, sharing, etc. Provides quick access to all GNOME font utilities Font Manager suggests the installation of python-reportlab to allow users to export font collections in the PDF format.

Install MPV Media Player in Ubuntu 14.04

Add client API in the form of the libmpv library, which is intended to be a stable API to get some rough control over the player (this is not supported on Mac OS X). Add option for approximating BT.709 gamma for the opengl vo (similarly to many programs in the Apple ecosystem). Add support for non-BT.709 primaries. Add support for BT.2020 colorspace. Generate and install zsh completion script (disabled by default since it may interfere with cross-compilation).

Install Esmska in Ubuntu 14.04

Send SMS through various gateways (local or international, free or paid) Supports all common operating systems (Linux, Windows, Mac OS, etc.) Free, under open-source licence GNU AGPL3+ Import contacts from vCard files or third-party programs (DreamCom) Send SMS to multiple recipients at once History of sent messages Pluggable gateway system – easy to provide support for more gateways directly by users Extensive possibilities of changing appearance Gateway updates Moved signature to message start Added a way to easily add new contacts from unknown numbers When a message is split into several fragments (to be sent separately), they are no longer visible as separate pieces in the history (which makes it hard to forward the message), but they are instead visible as the original single message Gateway script API changed: removed SENDER_NAME, getExtraSignatureLength() and getMaxParts() Show the user signature inside the message text Split message text by word boundaries

Install Maxemum TV-Guide in Ubuntu 14.04

Easy-to-use user interface Quick channel(s)-only selection Custom channel names and icons Category filter Title-, actor- and description search Hidden in tray while not used Favourite show highlighting Realtime updates with colour encoded time Grabbing of TV-listings Custom channel icon size A popup window alerting the user when favourite show starts Favourite overview with quick removal and more..

Install Qt 5.3.1 in Ubuntu 14.04

What’s new in Qt 5.3.1 Performance optimizations for Qt Quick Engine’s JIT compiler code generation and important bug fixes, especially on ARM QAbstractProxyModel::sibling to now works in the same manner as with Qt4 Many small fixes to Qt Quick Controls, for example to TableView, TabView, ComboBox and Calendar QQuickWidget now works properly also with ANGLE Qt Quick animations now work also with static builds Fix for a regression of QPushButton with QMenu Fix for a regression on Mac for passing click event to underlaying widget Initial support for Mac OS X 10.

Install TeamSpeak 3 in Ubuntu 14.04

Install TeamSpeak 3 in Ubuntu 14.04  – Now you can open teamspeak:// links, which will automatically launch TeamSpeak and connect to the specified server when you click them!

Install aTunes in Ubuntu 14.04

Store metadata for all kind of files, even if it does not support an internal tag New option to show a navigation table filter New option to hide navigation tree and use only navigation table to select elements Can store ratings both in files and in an external database to not modify files Faster podcast download New playlist option to stop playback after the current track New options to load / save play list replacing play list or creating a new one NPE updating tag in properties file check audio object exists not controlling null references Errors when dragging columns Problem creating folders when ripping CDs in Windows Removed next and previous buttons when editing tags