Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to easily add PPAs, search a package in all Launchpad PPAs, remove duplicate PPAs (only works with separate .list files), backup PPAs and other PPA-related tasks. Check out the Launchpad page for a complete features list.
Y PPA Manager 0.0.7.5 has just been released, the new version adding quicklists for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity launcher. That means that you can now right click the Y PPA Manager icon and select to add a PPA, search all the Launchpad PPAs and so on without having to launch the main Y PPA Manager interface.
The new version also comes with a lot of bug fixes like the icon not showing up (sometimes) in the Unity launcher, a bug that caused Y PPA Manager to ask for password multiple times when chaging the settings or using the PPA duplicate removal feature, changed some NotifyOSD icons, the Y PPA Manager icon when seen in Synapse / Kupfer, etc. uses the right font now and many other minor fixes and tweaks.
To take advantage of the new "quicklists" feature, search for Y PPA Manager in Dash, drag and drop the icon on the Unity launcher and then right click the icon.
Install Y PPA Manager
Add the Y PPA Manager PPA and install it in Ubuntu (9.10, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04) using the commands below:
Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to easily add PPAs, search a package in all Launchpad PPAs, remove duplicate PPAs (only works with separate .list files), backup PPAs and other PPA-related tasks. Check out the Launchpad page for a complete features list.
Y PPA Manager 0.0.7.5 has just been released, the new version adding quicklists for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity launcher. That means that you can now right click the Y PPA Manager icon and select to add a PPA, search all the Launchpad PPAs and so on without having to launch the main Y PPA Manager interface.
The new version also comes with a lot of bug fixes like the icon not showing up (sometimes) in the Unity launcher, a bug that caused Y PPA Manager to ask for password multiple times when chaging the settings or using the PPA duplicate removal feature, changed some NotifyOSD icons, the Y PPA Manager icon when seen in Synapse / Kupfer, etc. uses the right font now and many other minor fixes and tweaks.
To take advantage of the new "quicklists" feature, search for Y PPA Manager in Dash, drag and drop the icon on the Unity launcher and then right click the icon.
Install Y PPA Manager
Add the Y PPA Manager PPA and install it in Ubuntu (9.10, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04) using the commands below:
Today I've released Y PPA Manager 0.0.7. This is a bug-fix release so there are no new features but with this version, the regular search should work better - well, as good as the actual Launchpad search can be (for better results, check the "deep search" box when performing a search).
A small recap of what Y PPA Manager does: it's a GUI to easily add/remove/purge a PPA, find and remove duplicate PPAs with a click, list packages in a PPA you've previously added, backup PPAs and search all launchpad PPAs. There are two ways to search PPAs:
- simple search - will simply use the Launchpad search and return all the possible results:
- deep search - will scan all the PPAs the Launchpad search returns and only display the PPAs which have the package you've search for (so you must enter the exact package name) - only if it's available for your Ubuntu version. This will also list the package version next to the PPA name so you don't have to click "list packages" for each PPA to be able to see the package version. The only downside for "deep search" is that it takes longer then a regular search:
I don't usually post bug-fix releases on WebUpd8 when it comes to Y PPA Manager but I wanted to take advantage of a new release to ask you two things:
I've recently discovered quite a few small but annoying bugs in Y PPA Manager - some were submited by you, the Y PPA Manager users, but usually I must hunt down and find all of these myself and well, I can't find them all so my request is: if you find a bug, please report it!
The reason there were no new features in this release is because I have no idea what you'd want Y PPA Manager to do so if you want a new feature, please leave a comment and I'll try to implement it (please keep in mind that Y PPA Manager is written in BASH with YAD for a GUI so I can't implement fancy stuff and there's not a lot I can do about its user interface).
Install Y PPA Manager in Ubuntu
Y PPA Manager is available for Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 - install it using the commands below:
Tip: I recommend installing the patched NotifyOSD package from Leolik's PPA - that will allow Y PPA Manager to specify the time to display the notification bubbles so they will dissapear depending on importance and not always after 10 seconds (that's how the default NotifyOSD in Ubuntu works).
Usually, when you add a PPA that's not supported on Ubuntu 11.04 yet, you get a "404" error when running "sudo apt-get update" but that doesn't tell you which PPA caused the error so using this tool, you'll know exactly which PPA repositories work and which don't.
Using this script is as easy as it gets: just run it and it will scan all your PPA repositories and displays a "yes" or "no" for each Ubuntu version next to each PPA. Yes obviously means that PPA supports that Ubuntu version. The "status" column on the left shows if the PPA still exists or not (if the PPA page can be accessed).
You can get it via BZR (bzr get lp:~davidc3/+junk/repostory) or use the following command if you don't want to install BZR:
cd && mkdir checklp && cd checklp wget http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~davidc3/+junk/repostory/download/head:/repostory-20110119093413-fsj5x2kgbf3y5mxq-2/repostory
Then install the dependencies and run it:
sudo apt-get install zenity curl cd && cd checklp chmod +x repostory ./repostory
And speaking of PPAs, check out our tool to search for packages, list packages in your PPAs, add/remove/purge PPAs and more: Y PPA Manager.
(Even if you've already added our Themes PPA, make sure you run "sudo apt-get update" so you get the latest packages as I've just uploaded these themes).
This is a pack of two amazing Emerald themes which can be used with any GTK theme you want, but there's also a very simple GTK theme to go with the Emerald themes. Even though you can't see the titlebar, you can still drag the area where it used to be to move the window. Also, the minimize and maximize buttons are still there, but are only slightly visible when you move the mose over the area where they should be.
Important: the GTK theme will not show up as a regular theme as it doesn't have a Metacity theme. To apply it, go to System > Preferences > Appearence, on the "Themes" tab and select "Customize", then select "GAIA Sprout" under "Controls".
For how to use the Emerald themes, see the end of the post.
The pack comes with a GTK+Metacity theme as well as two Emerald themes. While Soothe is comes with a Metacity theme, I for one prefer using it with the Soothe SmoothGlass Emerald theme (like in the screenshot above). Just like with GAIA Sprout, the Soothe Emerald (Soothe SmoothGlass) can still be used to move the window but you just can't see it. Also, the minimize, maximize and close buttons are still there, but are only slightly visible when you move the mose over the area where they should be.
Dichotomy is quite an old theme - it was one of the themes proposed for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and I for one really like the way the menu looks so I decided to make it available via the WebUpd8 themes PPA.
Install it using the following commands:
sudo apt-get install dichotomy-gtk-theme
How to use Soother / GAIA Sprout (Gnome Panel / Emerald)
Booth Soothe and GAIA Sprout come with some custom Gnome Panel backgrounds you need to edit in GIMP. These can be downloaded via DevianArt (you'll have to download the whole theme) and there you'll also find exact instructions for setting up the custom Gnome Panel: GAIA Sprout | Soothe. If you think that's too hard (it's not!), you can use some already made regular Gnome panel backgrounds or tweak the font color using Gnome Color Chooser.
If you don't know how to use the Emerald themes (this includes applying a theme and using Emerald permanently or switching back to Metacity), we have a really really old post for that so check it out: How To Install Themes / Emerald (just skip to the Emerald part).
Want to move the Emerald decorator buttons to the left? We have a how-to for that too: Emerald: Move Minimize, Maximize And Close Buttons To The Left - but that won't look ok with GAIA Sprout (but should be ok with GAIA Sprout 2 Emerald theme which is also included in the package).
After many comments about it, I've decided to make a separate post as it seems everybody wants to know what theme this is even though there was an announcement on ppa.webupd8.org.
The theme in the above screenshot is Bluebird GTK (the default Xubuntu 10.10 theme) and a new Bluebird Metacity theme - I've combined these two and created one package which you can use in Ubuntu (Gnome) by adding the WebUpd8 themes PPA.
I've also fixed a small bug in the GTK theme which made the Nautilus Elementary zoom slider to look broken.
Install Bluebird GTK + Metacity in Ubuntu
Bluebird is available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04. Add the WebUpd8 Themes Ubuntu PPA and install Bluebird GTK + Metacity using the following commands:
I usually update the WebUpd8 PPAs a lot more frequently then I blog about it on WebUpd8 so I though I would be nice for those who use the WebUpd8 PPAs to see a changelog for the recently uploaded packages, easily spot new uploads and so on.
So I've set up WebUpd8 PPAs Status, a small mini-blog (and easy to remember domain: ppa.webupd8.org) where I'll post the changelog for each update or a short description for each new upload.
You can receive the latest WebUpd8 PPAs news via RSS feed (separate RSS feed), like the WebUpd8 PPAs on Facebook and get updates in your home stream (this is a separate Facebook page) and/or via our main Twitter account.
That of course doesn't mean I won't post the major updates here, on WebUpd8, as long as I have the time to do it.
And speaking of the WebUpd8 PPAs: I've updated / uploaded quite a few packages the last couple of days: Victory GTK theme, Faenza Colors and Sublime Text 2 were updated to the latest version, Minty Freshness got a new major update that brings a default dark panel, fixed LibreOffice scrollbars and lots more and also I've uploaded new themes in the WebUpd8 Themes PPA: Fundamental Round 2, Bluebird GTK and Metacity merged as one theme for Gnome and Attack of the Clones GTK theme. Check out the news about all these @ WebUpd8 PPAs Status (usually I would have made a separate post on all of these here on WebUpd8 but I was very very busy today - sorry).
Firefox 4 (stable) will be released soon and I though I'd let you know how to install it in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick or 10.04 Lucid from a PPA - the proper way (from the semi-official Firefox 4 PPA).
No, using Ubuntuzilla or the Mozilla Daily PPA (well, this PPA is relatively ok but you'll never get stable builds so you might start receiving Firefox 4.1 alpha updates - or whatever the next Firefox version will be called -, as soon as Firefox 4 is released) is not the proper way to install Firefox 4. Why?
Ubuntuzilla: the Ubuntu devs had to push some fixes to the official Firefox builds just so they don't get so many bug reports that come from those using Ubuntuzilla. Check out this changelog (via Guiodic).
Ubuntu Mozilla Daily PPA: sure, if you like bleeding edge software, this PPA is ok but this PPA will never provide stable builds so one day, Firefox might stop working or corrupt your profile. Further more, this PPA will also upgrade Thunderbird to the latest daily builds. So if you want Firefox stable, go with the solutions below!
How to install Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 10.10 / 10.04 from the Firefox PPA (stable)
Before continuing, please note that I've only tested Firefox 4 from the PPA below in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and while there shouldn't be any issues in Ubuntu 10.04, use it at your own risk. The Firefox 4 PPA (stable) below is semi-official but it doesn't include all the packages available in the Ubuntu repositories (so for example, you'll have to manually install a language pack if you want Firefox in your language - see below).
Update: The Firefox PPA (stable) has been updated and it now provides the latest Firefox 4 for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
Add the Firefox 4 PPA and install FF4 in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat or 10.04 Lucid Lynx using the commands below:
It doesn't matter if you're upgrading to Firefox 4 or you're installing it for the first time, you can use "sudo apt-get install firefox" (I've used this command because those who've previously installed Firefox 4 from the Mozilla Daily PPA or some other unstable PPA might have a build called "firefox-4.0" installed - that won't be upgraded). Ubufox is a Firefox extension that ships ubuntu tweaks and extensions that ships with Ubuntu (and is available in this PPA).
Also, in the future when you'll want to install a new Firefox milestone (alpha, beta or RC), use the Firefox Next PPA.
Firefox 4 in your language
Some users have reported that using the Firefox 4 PPA in this post will install Firefox in English only. To fix this you can install an extension from here: 32bit | 64bit (make sure you install the correct extension for your language!).
I've tested this in Ubuntu 10.10 and it seems to work proprely.
Use an icon for the Firefox 4 menu / put the Firefox menu on the left
When upgrading to Firefox 4, if you use the old Firefox profile your menu might be displayed on the right. You can move the menu to the left and also, get a Firefox icon instead of the menu by using the Movable Firefox Button extension (thanks to SckyzO for the tip!).
This post was updated March 22, as soon as Firefox 4 was uploaded to the Firefox Stable PPA which I suggest all blogs to do because most of the "how to install Firefox 4 in Ubuntu" posts you'll find on the web include instructions to use the Mozilla Daily PPA which doesn't and will never include Firefox 4 stable.
If you've already added the WebUpd8 Ubuntu Themes PPA, make sure you run "sudo apt-get update" to be able to install the new packages / updates presented in this post.
Minty Freshness
Minty Freshness got an update, bringing an optional dark panel as well as many other improvements. Here's the complete changelog for the latest 0.6.5 version:
Panel improvements
Addition of a dark panel (replace 'include "Styles/panel.rc"' with 'include "Styles/panel-dark.rc"' in the gtkrc)
Nautilus elementary mode button redesigned
GtkScale slider is now round with all versions of murrine
Banshee toolbar fixes for newer versions (1.8 >=)
Banshee and synaptic button fixes now work for newer versions
GtkComboEntry no longer renders a grey line in the right side in non gtk applications
Scrollbars now have up and down arrows on non gtk applications
Save the file, apply a different theme and then switch back to Minty Freshness to see the changes.
Install Minty Freshness from the WebUpd8 themes PPA using the following command (make sure you've added the PPA firstly as stated in the beginning of the post):
sudo apt-get install minty-freshness-theme
New themes in the WebUpd8 themes PPA
All the WoW themes (it's just one theme but it comes with quite a few variations) were uploaded soon after announcing the WebUpd8 themes PPA and today I've added more themes based on your suggestions:
Divergence IV: A New Hope
* Divergence IV "A New Hope" - available for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 only! Install the GTK theme using the following command:
sudo apt-get install divergence-iv-gtk-theme
There is also a package providing the Divergence IV Emerald decorations. Install it using:
Once installed, you'll be able to tweak Divergence IV A New Hope GTK theme by going to System > Preferences > Divergence IV: A New Hope Settings Manager.
Victory GTK theme
* Victory GTK theme - a very customizable theme - available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04. Install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install victory-gtk-theme
Buuf Icon theme
* Buuf icon theme - available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04. Install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get install buuf-icon-theme
Want a theme in the WebUpd8 Themes PPA? Suggest it in the comments!
Divergence IV: A New Hope, Victory and Buuf screenshot credits: their original authors (see links above).
There are a lot of amazing GTK / Metacity / Emerald / Icon themes on Gnome-Look and Deviant Art but to get the latest version you must constantly check the site and manually download and install the new theme so I though it would be nice to set up an Ubuntu repository for the themes that I (and you) like and do not have a PPA.
So I've created the WebUpd8 Themes PPA. The PPA currently provides the following packages:
* Fitts Metacity theme: packages in the PPA: fitts-theme, fitts-natural-theme, fitts-natural-adaptive-theme and fitts-theme-all (meta package that installs all the Fitts Metacity themes).
* Faenza Colors - various Faenza-based icon themes that provide a different folder icon color which consists of: Mint-X Faenza Folders (package name in the PPA: faenza-mint-x), Faenza Mint (PPA package name: faenza-mint), Faenza Cupertino (package: faenza-cupertino), Faenza Blue Dark Panels (package: faenza-blue-dark), F-Dark and F-Dark Gnome with all the variations (package names: faenza-f-dark, faenza-f-dark-color and faenza-f-dark-gnome - each with 4 variations). There's also a meta package to install all the "Faenza Colors" themes: "faenza-colors".
* Wow Themes: the Wow GTK themes (package names: wow-theme, wow-dark-theme, wow-dark-elementary-theme, wow-elementary-theme, wow-light-theme, wow-light-elementary-theme and wow-theme-all to install all the themes) - install one of the WoW Elementary themes (or all) if you use Nautilus Elementary -, and Wow Emerald themes (package name: wow-emerald-decorators).
To install a package from the PPA (after adding the PPA) simply search for its name (see the package names above) in Synaptic or Ubuntu Software Center or alternatively, copy the package name, open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install PACKAGE_NAME".
Important: to be able to install the Faenza Colors packages, you must firstly install the original Faenza Icon theme:
The Nevernote PPA provides stable packages only and is available for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. Add the PPA and install Nevernote using the commands below:
Launchpad-Getkeys is a script (comes packaged in a .deb) that automatically imports all missing GPG keys, even if you're behind a firewall. It was initially created by blackgr @ ubuntuforums but then I decided to completely re-write the script so I can add some options, new features and so on.
How do you know when you have a missing GPG key? Here's an example: when you run "sudo apt-get update", you'll see some errors like this:
[...] Fetched 47.0kB in 6s (7,710B/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net maverick Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY B2DFD25316B94077 W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net maverick Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1FFD34C9EB13C954 W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net maverick Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EF4186FE247510BE
Here's a screenshot too:
Further more, if you have missing GPG keys, the update manager will not allow you to update the packages. That's when Launchpad-Getkeys comes in: it can automatically import all these missing GPG keys, thus fix the errors.
Here is a video with Launchpad-getkeys in action to get a better idea on how it works:
Unfortunately my script didn't work if the user was behind a proxy but WebUpd8 reader Saurabh Kumar added proxy support to Launchpad-Getkeys - I couldn't test this (I'm not behind a proxy and even if I'd try to simulate this, I wouldn't know for sure that it works) but I've merged his change into the Launchpad-Getkeys package in the WebUpd8 PPA anyway. Read on to find out how to install and use Launchpad-Getkeys.
Install Launchpad-Getkeys
Launchpad-Getkeys is available for Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04, in the WebUpd8 PPA. Add the PPA and install Launchpad-Getkeys using the following commands:
To automatically import all the missing Launchpad GPG keys, all you have to do is run the following command:
sudo launchpad-getkeys
You can also specify a keyserver and port using the "-k" parameter, like so:
sudo launchpad-getkeys -k SERVER:PORT
This is useful if the port is blocked (but Launchpad-Getkeys uses port 80 by default, unlike the "add-apt-repository" command until Ubuntu 11.04) or if the keyserver is down.
To use Launchpad Getkeys when you're behind a proxy (instructions by Saurabh Kumar - tested by him only), run the following command:
sudo visudo
Then search for this line:
Defaults env_reset
And above it, add this:
Defaults env_keep = "http_proxy"
Then press "Ctrl + O" and "Ctrl + X" if visudo is open using Nano (that's the default behavior).
This will use your "http_proxy" so all you have to do is run:
sudo launchpad-getkeys
If you want, you can specify a different proxy like this:
sudo launchpad-getkeys -p http://SERVER:PORT
Note: There are still things to do. For instance, the script cannot tell if it imported the keys successfully or not and will always report this as successful. I'm still working on solving this.
Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to add, remove, purge, list and search for Launchpad PPAs. It works with Ubuntu and Linux Mint.
Y PPA Manager 0.0.5 was released today - the new version finally adds a GUI for the settings:
PPA Purge behavior: auto - don't require any user input; manual - opens a terminal window asking the user how to solve the issue (this is the default and highly recommended behavior).
Ubuntu version: this only affects the search. So if you want the Y PPA Manager search to display packages for some other Ubuntu version, simply change the Ubuntu version here. Supported versions: karmic, lucid, maverick or natty (use the Ubuntu version names for Linux Mint too!).
Downloads folder: This is the folder where Y PPA Manager downloads the file you select from a PPA (default: ~/Downloads/y-ppa-manager).
Y PPA Manager 0.0.5 also adds a repositories backup/restore feature as well as an option to scan and remove duplicate PPAs (this only works for PPAs which are in separate .list files; it doesn't work if you add the PPAs to the sources.list file). You can find the backup/restore and duplicates scanner under "Advanced" - the PPA Purge feature has also been moved here so it doesn't clutter the UI.
If you like testing bleeding-edge software, there's a list with all the daily builds Launchpad PPAs available @ https://code.launchpad.net/+daily-builds. Clicking a recipe you get to see the last builds status and buildlog as well as some other info you may find useful.
Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to add, remove, purge, list and search for Launchpad PPAs.
Today I've released a new Y PPA Manager version that adds a new feature: deep search. The regular Y PPA Manager search displays all the PPAs that the Launchpad search returns for the word you search for - that includes PPAs that don't have packages for your Ubuntu version, PPAs that only have the searched keyword in the description as well as PPAs in which that package was available but it has been removed recently.
The new "deep search" works like this:
it scans all the PPAs returned by the Launchpad search and only displays the PPAs that have the exact package you've searched for available at the time you've performed the search
the Y PPA Manager displays the exact version for the package you've searched for as well as the PPA in which that package can be found in one place so you don't have to check the packages in each PPA to know the version of the packages returned by the search
"deep search" will only return packages available for your Ubuntu version (or whatever version you've specified in the config file)
Please note that the "deep search", just like the regular search makes use of the Launchpad PPA search so if Launchpad doesn't find a certain PPA, Y PPA Manager won't list it either. There's nothing I can do about this.
But enough talk. Here is a screenshot with an example Y PPA Manager deep search results for "nautilus":
As you can see, the old regular search actions are still available: you can add the PPA, perform a new search or list the packages in a PPA to get a better idea of what's inside that PPA:
Because of the way the "deep search" works, it takes more then a regular search to complete so you may still use the regular search for quicker results. Also, you must enter the exact package name when using the "deep search" feature. But of course, the results will be more accurate and it's a lot easier to see the version (no extra clicks required) using the deep search.
Install Y PPA Manager
Try it for yourself! Add the Y PPA Manager PPA and install it in Ubuntu Karmic, Lucid, Maverick and Natty (also works in Linux Mint) using the following commands:
Oh, there's one more feature I've implemented a while back but I forgot to tell you about it: when adding a PPA using Y PPA Manager, the GPG key is imported on port 80 so if you're behind a firewall you won't get GPG key errors anymore (this only works for the new PPAs you add - for the already added PPAs, use Lauchpad Getkeys)!
Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.10 was released today bringing mostly bug-fixes but also 2 new features:
Automatically disable broken software sources
When you start Ubuntu Tweak, it disables broken software sources (PPAs, etc.) and notify the user to make it easy to fix:
The great part about this new feature is that if a bug like the one in "add-apt-repository" occurs (the bug adds a "n" on a line in the .list file), the line causing the error is disabled but the repository is not so everybody using Ubuntu Tweak should be "n" error free from now on.
When Ubuntu Tweak finds a broken source, you can edit it from the Ubuntu Tweak Source Editor tab:
Unity launcher autohide
Another new feature in the latest Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.10 is an option to autohide the Unity launcher (this is only available for Ubuntu 11.04):
Install Ubuntu Tweak
Add the Ubuntu Tweak PPA and install Ubuntu Tweak using the following commands:
When adding a PPA in Ubuntu, the GPG key is imported using port 11371. If this port is blocked (by your ISP, Firewall) the GPG key import fails so you'll get lots of errors when running an update and also, the Update Manager doesn't install any available updates. But this will finally be fixed starting with Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - an update to software-propreties notes that port 80 will be used by default instead of 11371 for getting the GPG keys.
"Hamachi establishes a connection over the Internet that emulates the connection that would exist if the computers were connected over a local area network." So it's like a LAN over the internet which you can use to browse shares or play games that only work on LAN (among others). We've covered Haguichi quite a few times so read our previous posts for more info.
A new Haguichi version (1.0.3) has been released today which adds theme specific panel icons for Humanity, Ambiance, Radiance, Elementary and Elementary Dark.
Here's the complete Haguichi 1.0.3 changelog:
Added theme specific panel icons for Humanity, Ambiance, Radiance,
Elementary and Elementary Dark
All pixmaps are now themable icons
Removed gnome-sharp as dependency because the functionality used is
also present in gtk-sharp
Updated ownership detection for Hamachi 0.9.9.9-20 because the server
response seems to have changed
Removed maximum length from password entry in join network, create
network and change password dialogs
Spanish translation update
To install the latest Haguichi 1.0.3 in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
The Launchpad API was updated yesterday, finally bringing PPA statistics. For now, the stats can only be accessed by using a Python script, but they will probably be implemented on the actual website soon, especially since Mark Shuttleworth is also interested in these stats. He actually posted a comment on Launchpad, asking for a "heat" metric for PPAs:
5 flames: top 1% PPA in the past 6 months 4 flames: top 10% 3 flames: top 25% 2 flames: top 50% 1 flame: top 75% damp squib: less.
Just count all downloads across all archs and releases equally, but only count them for the latest version of any package in there, so you can't fudge it by rapid-fire publishing.
The PPA usage statistics data has not been updated yet - it has a lot of catching up to do so you can't see any real stats for now, but for fun, I've created a simple python script (actually just modified some of the examples posted @ Launchpad as I don't know Python) to get the download statistics for a PPA.
To use, download the script and modify it with the PPA you want to get stats for, install python-launchpadlib:
sudo apt-get install python-launchpadlib
And run the script:
python ppastats.py
Remember: the PPA usage data is not ready yet so the script may return very few to 0 downloads for most packages in a PPA.
