Author Archives: M. Zinoune

Howto disable AppMenu (Global Menu) in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

One of  the innovations introduced in the new Ubuntu Natty 11.04, we find the  AppMenus or Global Menu ,  an applet that moves the application menu at the top panel ( screenshot bellow ) which increases the visibility of the window … Continue reading

How to use your cam as a Security video camera with Zoneminder

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

ZoneMinder is intended for use in single or multi-camera video security applications, including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member or home monitoring and other care scenarios. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video … Continue reading

0 A.D. Alpha 4 "Daedalus" comes with many new features and improvements

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

“0 A.D. Alpha 4 Daedalus” is released, this new alpha release from Wildfire games comes with many new features and improvements,  now you can play against a (rudimentary) computer opponent, build Celtic warships, fishing boot and Greek Fishing Boot , … Continue reading

Alien Arena 2011 version 7.51 is released! Install in Ubuntu and LinuxMint

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

Alien Arena 2011 version 7.51 has been released, This latest version of the standalone, open source FPS game features a number of optimizations that have resulted in a dramatic performance increase across the board.  There were also a number of … Continue reading

Divergence IV " A New Hope" – A beautiful theme for Ubuntu from jurialmunkey

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

 Divergence IV – A New Hope ” is a theme produced by  jurialmunkey which offers many customizations , there is a possibility to choose between 3 different styles of Nautilus , 3 and 4 panel styles menu styles. Also offers … Continue reading

19 Awesome Open Source Games for Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux, opensource

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This is a nice collection of 19 open source games for Linux that contains most addictive, fun and refined games. For some of these games, also installation steps are included. Enjoy

Y PPA Manager 0.0.5 comes with GUI for settings and repositories backup/restore feature | Ubuntu & LinuxMint

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

Few days ago was released Y PPA Manager 0.5, this great tool comes with some important new features: A GUI for settings, a repositories backup/restore feature, and  an option to scan and remove duplicate PPAs,  this last one only works … Continue reading

Radio Tray 0.6.3 comes with resume parameter, application indicator and user-agent information| Updated

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

Announced today the release of Radio Tray 0.6.2, this new version comes to fix some bugs and added some new features like the resume parameter to play last radio station, application indicator support, Added user-agent information, Added sleep timer and … Continue reading

Wolfenstein game in Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

The story: You’re William J. “B.J.” Blazkowicz, the Allies’ bad boy of espionage and a terminal action seeker. Your mission was to infiltrate the Nazi fortress Castle Hollehammer and find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust, the Nazi’s blueprint for building … Continue reading

Lutris- A Multi-platform game installer for Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

Lutris is a gaming platform similar to DJL and PlayOnLinux aiming to support as many games as possible for the GNU/Linux operating system. It takes care of running the game by setting up the best environement in order to provide … Continue reading