Showing posts with label beta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beta. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
elementaryOS 0 4 Loki Beta Available For Testing
elementaryOS 0 4 Loki Beta Available For Testing
elementary OS 0.4 "Loki" beta was released today, and it includes over 800 closed issues and 20 implemented blueprints.
elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution (with Loki being based on Ubuntu 16.04), which ships with its own desktop environment, called Pantheon, a Mutter-based window manager, called Gala, Pantheon Dock (built on the foundation of Plank dock), and its own custom applications for the most part, which integrate tightly with the desktop.
The official elementary OS 0.4 Loki release notes do not provide a complete list of changes and new features for users. For now, the release announcement lists major changes for developers. Among these are:
The official elementary OS 0.4 Loki release notes do not provide a complete list of changes and new features for users. For now, the release announcement lists major changes for developers. Among these are:
- the Ayatana AppIndicator API is no longer supported by Wingpanel. The announcement notes that the proper way to have quick application actions is to use the FreeDesktop Actions spec, and have the quick actions appear in the dock, when right clicking apps in the applications menu, and in the applications menu search. That means AppIndicators like Dropbox, Psensor, Calendar Indicator, Weather Indicator and so on, are no longer displayed on Wingpanel; Update: elementary OS Loki Beta 2 was released, and it brings back support for Ayatana Indicators;
- theres no default app for handling .deb packages in Loki, and the "add-apt-repository" command is not available by default, though they are available to install from the repositories. The reason behind this decision is to promote "secure software installation methods";
- more.
I tested the latest elementary OS 0.4 Loki beta in a virtual machine and heres a list of changes I noticed on a first look:
- a new software store, called "AppCenter", is available by default. The application provides categories, search, application descriptions, and screenshots. It also allows updating packages. Right now, AppCenter doesnt support user ratings or reviews;
- a new notifications indicator was added to Wingpanel, which displays a list of important notifications, and allows enabling the "Do Not Disturb" mode, clear all notifications, and access notification settings;
- Epiphany has replaced Midori as the default web browser;
- redesigned Mouse & Touchpad and Power Switchboard (system settings) plugs;
- new Switchboard plugs: Online Accounts, Printers (replacing the old plug), Sharing, and Parental Control (which allows limiting computer use, accessed websites and or access to certain applications).
Note that since there are no official release notes for users, some new features and changes, including possibly important ones, may not be listed above. Well see all the goodies that come with the latest elementary OS 0.4 Loki once the final release is out.
Here are a few screenshots with some of these changes:
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| AppCenter |
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| AppCenter |
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| AppCenter |
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| Notifications Indicator |
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| Updated Mouse & Touchpad Switchboard plug |
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| Updated Power Switchboard plug |
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| Online Accounts Switchboard plug |
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| Parental Control Switchboard plug |
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| Sharing Switchboard plug |
elementary OS 0.4 "Loki" beta is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and it ships with GTTK 3.18, Vala 0.32, Xorg server 1.18.3, Mesa 11.2.0, and Linux 4.4, along with other updated libraries and applications.
Test elementary OS 0.4 Loki Beta
elementary OS 0.4 Loki is currently in beta, so it may contains incomplete features and various bugs. Use it for testing purposes only!
Download elementary OS 0.4 Loki beta (64bit only) | please read the release announcement (and more importantly, the known issues part)
Available link for download
Monday, January 30, 2017
Evernote Linux Client NixNote 2 Beta 5 Available For Download
Evernote Linux Client NixNote 2 Beta 5 Available For Download
NixNote is an unofficial Evernote client for Linux which was initially called NeverNote. The application was written in Java until NixNote 2, which is a complete rewrite in C++ using the Qt framework, having better performance and a reduced memory footprint as main goals. The application continues to use Java for encrypting and decrypting text, but thats optional.
Evernote is a popular note-taking service that supports saving text, full webpages, voice memos, video notes and more with a lot of useful features. There are official Evernote clients available for Windows, OS X, web (but it lacks many features) and mobile platforms but not for Linux.
Nixnote 2 beta 5, released recently, brings numerous bug fixes as well as various enhancements:
- added the ability to email notes;
- searching will now highlight PDF results;
- added Print Preview & the ability to only print selected text;
- notes that are marked as shortcuts are now visible in the tray icon;
- added the option to use notify-send instead of Qts popup notification;
- a colors.txt file can now be added to customize note background color options;
- various GUI enhancements.
The latest Nixnote 2 beta also brings basic support for the nixnote2-cmd utility however, I should mention that this command line tool is not bundled with the NixNote 2 binaries.
For those not familiar with NixNote 2, heres a quick list of important Evernote features supported by this app:
- full synchronization of all notes and attachments;
- the ability to create, edit and delete notes, tags, notebooks and saved searches;
- the ability yo search notes and index attachments;
- allows using the image text recognition features provided by Evernote;
- supports multiple Evernote accounts.
Also, there are some Evernote features that arent available or work differently in NixNote 2, including:
- slightly different search syntax (NixNote allows any term to be negated, where Evernote does not);
- no Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn sharing;
- audio notes are not directly supported (you cant record audio notes through NixNote but you can use a note recorded with a different app as an attachment);
- Ink notes cant be implemented in NixNote because Evernote doesnt provide an API for it.
Note: To enable syncing with Evernote, from the NixNote 2 menu select Tools > Synchronize and authenticate NixNote 2 with Evernote.
Download NixNote 2 beta
Download NixNote 2 beta 5 (deb, rpm and ebuild packages available)
Arch Linux users can install NixNote 2 via AUR: beta | git
To download the NixNote 2 source, report bugs and so on, see its GitHub page.
To download the NixNote 2 source, report bugs and so on, see its GitHub page.
For more information on using NixNote 2, see its user manual (PDF).
Available link for download
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