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Logitech Unifying receiver

Solaar is a Linux tool that allows you to manage Logitech Unifying Receiver mice and keyboards, that comes with both a GUI and command line interface. Source

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:daniel.pavel/solaar

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install solaar

X.org

Latest X.org builds from git. Includes latest Intel and Nouveau drivers.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Gnomebaker

Gnomebaker is an easy to use CD/DVD burner. Its current features include:

  • Data and audio CD burning
  • Multisession CDs
  • DVD formating
  • DVD data disk burning
  • On-the-fly data CD burning
  • Cue bin data CD writing
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnomebaker/stable 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnomebaker

SMPlayer

NOTE: Use version >= 0.7.0 for better mplayer2 support.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smplayer

Cinnamon

Cinnamon desktop environment. For more details check the official website.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cinnamon

Tabs in Thunar and latest XFCE for Xubuntu

Development builds for XFCE. Adds tabs to Thunar.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Handbrake

HandBrake is a versatile, easy-to-use tool for converting DVDs and other videos into H.264, MPEG-4, or OGG formatted media. It's particularly useful for making videos that are compatible with portable video devices such as the Apple iPod/iPhone. This package contains the graphical variant, ghb.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

Kazam

A program that lets you record action on-screen into one video file. Its special features include a well designed interface, the ability to record two audio channels and mix them. Built-in support for volume adjustments. You can also chose between VP8 or H264 codecs.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kazam-team/stable-series

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kazam

Wine

Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows applications on Linux. Applications are run at full speed without the need of cpu emulation. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, however it can use native system dll files in place of its own if they are available.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

VirtualBox

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian `lsb_release -cs` non-free contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.org.list' 

wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get install dkms
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.2

sudo usermod -aG vboxusers `whoami`

Then log out and log in again to activate your username as a vboxusers group member.

MultiSystem

sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://liveusb.info/multisystem/depot all hand'

wget -q http://liveusb.info/multisystem/depot/multisystem.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install multisystem

Boot-Repair

How to use

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install boot-repair

Grub Customizer

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer

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