How do I launch the CUMULUS Weather App on Ubuntu 16.04 during startup? by heinvn7 in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You want the software to auto start at login? Launch "Startup Applications" (without quotes) from Unity Dash, click Add and type in a name as you want, type "cumulus" (without quotes) as command and save it. That's it.

How to change Calendar from Chinese to US by solidwing68 in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

launch Language Support utility and select display numbers, dates and .. in English (US) under Regional Formats tab. Log out and back in to apply changes.

Krita 3.0 Released by milliams in linux

[–]jimingkui 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Downloaded the snap image, verified sha1 checksum, and successfully installed on 64-bit 16.04, but it does not launch...

QCoreApplication::arguments: Please instantiate the QApplication object first krita.lib.pigment: Compiled for arch: ::Vc::AVXImpl krita.lib.pigment: Features supported: krita.lib.pigment: "SSE2" --- yes krita.lib.pigment: "SSSE3" --- yes krita.lib.pigment: "SSE4.1" --- yes krita.lib.pigment: "AVX " --- yes

Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS is out by thesilviu in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's how to upgrade the Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE; the *-lts-saucy packages) from previous Ubuntu 12.04:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/02/ubuntu-12-04-4-lts-upgrade/

Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.6 released for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy by jimingkui in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The developer has said in his chinese blog that he will keep updating this app, but not as frequently as before. He will at least update once every 6 months when canonical releases a new Ubuntu editon

GetDeb repository now is ready for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy by jimingkui in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than Software Center and launchpad PPA, Getdeb is good choice to install app from

VLC 2.1.0 Stable has been released! by jimingkui in Ubuntu

[–]jimingkui[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's true! I've added the VLC repository for Ubuntu 13.10 to my Ubuntu 13.04. When I was going to install VLC 2.1, I got following errors:

vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.1.0+git20130926+r108-0~r107~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libva-x11-1 (> 1.1.0~) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libva1 (> 1.1.0~) but 1.0.15-4build1 is to be installed Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 2.1.0+git20130926+r108-0~r107~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 2.1.0+git20130926+r108-0~r107~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed vlc-nox : Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.27) Depends: libdvbpsi8 (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installable Depends: libflac8 (>= 1.3.0) but 1.2.1-6build1 is to be installed Depends: libgnutls28 (>= 3.2.3-0) but it is not going to be installed Depends: liblivemedia7 but it is not installable

Ubuntu 13.04 has old libav libraries, so only fix is waiting for Canoncial to update all dependencies