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Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS released

Ubuntu 12.04.2 has been released by the Ubuntu Team. The official report is below: The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. To help support a broader range of hardware, […]

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Install Ubuntu Software Center in Linux Mint via PPA

Ubuntu Software Center (originally coded named AppCenter) is a computer program for browsing, installing, and removing software on the Ubuntu operating system. Based upon the GNOME application, gnome-app-install, which is similar in function and appearance, it originally served as a GTK+ graphical user interface front-end to the Advanced Packaging Tool (apt), part of the Debian […]

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Install Synaptic Package Manager on Ubuntu/Linux Mint

Synaptic-Package-Manager is a graphical front-end to apt, the package management system in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. It combines the point-and-click simplicity of the graphical user interface with the power of the apt-get command line tool. You can install, remove, configure, or upgrade software packages, browse, sort and search the list of available software packages, manage […]

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Install MATE Desktop Environment in Ubuntu/Linux Mint

**MATE** (Spanish pronunciation: [[ˈmate]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Spanish “Help:IPA for Spanish”)) is a [desktop environment](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment “Desktop environment”) [forked](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_%28software%29 “Fork (software)”) from the now-unmaintained code base of [GNOME](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME “GNOME”) 2. The name derives from [yerba mate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate “Yerba mate”), a species of [holly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly “Holly”) native to subtropical South America used to prepare a beverage called [mate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28beverage%29 “Mate (beverage)”). [![Mate-Desktop-Environment ](http://www.revryl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Screenshot-2-1024×576.png)](http://blog-darryldias.rhcloud.com/install-mate-desktop-environment-in-ubuntu/screenshot-2/)Mate-Desktop-Environment on Linux Mint […]