WebUpd8 PPAs Status

Today I’ve updated FBMessenger (Facebook Messenger for Linux) with the latest GIT code. There aren’t any major changes and only a bug fix is worth mentioning: sometimes the application would segfault on exit, other times the app would continue to run in the background even though it was closed, using 100% cpu - this should now be fixed.

Also, starting today, FBMessenger is also available for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander.

Package info:

• Description: FBMessenger is a stand-alone Facebook Messenger app for Linux, very similar to the official Messenger for Windows.
• Package name: “fbmessenger”
• Ubuntu versions: 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04
• PPA: main WebUpd8 PPA

Gpaste, available in the WebUpd8 GNOME3 PPA, has been updated to version 3.0.1. Changelog since the previous version available in the PPA:

• Various build fixes
• Support of gnome-control-center for setting keybindings
• Compatibility with newer gnome-shell (3.8, but it continues to work with 3.6 too)
• Fix a bug making gpaste settings ui a no-op
• Don’t close legacy applet menu when deleting an item
• Fix vala bindings
• Updated portuguese translation

Package info:

• Description: GPaste is a native GNOME Shell clipboard manager that supports image and file copy, more.
•  Package name: “gnome-shell-extensions-gpaste”
• Ubuntu version(s): 13.04, 12.10, 12.04
• PPA: WebUpd8 GNOME3 PPA.

Yad 0.21.0 is available in the Y PPA Manager PPA. Changelog:

• add optional scrollbars for form dialog
• add “duplicate row” menu entry for editable lists
• some fixes in man page

Package info:

• Description: Yad (Yet Another Dialog) is a fork of Zenity with many improvements, such as custom buttons, additional dialogs, popup menu in notification icon and more. It can be used to create graphical dialogs for bash scripts.
• Package name: “yad”
• Ubuntu versions: 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.04, 10.04
• PPA: Y PPA Manager

MediterraneanNight GTK3 theme has been updated today to version 2.02 and the new release is available in the WebUpd8 Themes Repository.

Changelog:

• Partial support for gnome 3.8.x (it continues to work with GNOME 3.6)
• Removed unico-engine dependencies
• Added some texture in titlebar and toolbars
• Fixed: combobox in some circumstances appear misaligned with other controls (e.g. gnome-tweak-tools)
• Fixed: combobox insensitive color
• darker text fonts

Package info:

• Description: GTK2/3 theme pack
• Package name(s): “mediterraneannight-gtk-theme”
• PPA: WebUpd8 Themes Repository
• Ubuntu versions: 13.04, 12.10

Oracle has released Java 7 Update 21 and Java 6 Update 45. Both JDK versions have been updated in the WebUpd8 Java PPA.

Oracle JDK 7u21 changes:

• Blacklisted Jars and Certificates: Oracle now manages a certificate and jar blacklist repository. This data is updated on client computers daily on the first execution of a Java applet or web start application
• Changes to Java Control Panel’s Security Settings: In this release, low and custom settings are removed from the Java Control Panel(JCP)’s Security Slider
• Changes to Security Dialogs: As of JDK 7u21, JavaScript code that calls code within a privileged applet is treated as mixed code and warning dialogs are raised if the signed JAR files are not tagged with the Trusted-Library attribute
• Changes to RMI: From this release, the RMI property java.rmi.server.useCodebaseOnly is set to true by default. In previous releases the default value was false
• Server JRE: A new Server JRE package, with tools commonly required for server deployments but without the Java plug-in, auto-update or installer found in the regular JRE package, is available starting from this release
• Fixes for security vulnerabilities

Oracle JDK 6u45 changes:

• Changes to RMI: From this release, the RMI property java.rmi.server.useCodebaseOnly is set to true by default. In previous releases the default value was false.
• Fixes for security vulnerabilities

Package info:

• Package names: “oracle-java7-installer”, “oracle-java6-installer”
• Ubuntu version(s): 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.10 and 10.04
• PPA: Oracle Java 6 / 7 / 8 Installer

GNOME Cupertino GTK3 theme 2.1.5 is available in the WebUpd8 Themes Repository. Changelog:

• unico-engine dependencies removed, unico-engine is no longer necessary for the theme
• Added theme gnome-cupertino-mint
• Modified toolbar buttons (pressed and over effects)
• Small variation Gtkswich
• fixed minor bugs

GNOME Cupertino GTK3 theme is available for GTK 3.6 only (Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04).

Package info:

• Description: Gnome Cupertino (previously known as Adwaita Cupertino) is a GTK2/3 theme pack based on the colors of Mac OSX Snow Leopard and Lion, each with variations optimized for either GNOME Shell or Unity.
• Package name(s): “gnome-cupertino-gtk-theme”
• PPA: WebUpd8 Themes Repository
• Ubuntu versions: 13.04, 12.10 (there are also packages for older Ubuntu versions: adwaita-cupertino-gtk-theme)

TextAdept 6.5 is now available in the main WebUpd8 PPA. Changes:

• Reset Lua state after selecting a new theme.
• Added lfs.dir_foreach().
• Added file and directory filtering for Find in Files.
• Moved _M.textadept.snapopen into io.
• Renamed some lexer constants.
• Added Less, Literal Coffeescript, and Sass lexers.
• Updated to Scintilla 3.3.0.
• Updated to Lua 5.2.2.
• Only consider visible directories in _USERHOME/themes/ as themes.
• Indicator for highlighted words works in ncurses.
• Improved message double-clicking behavior for compile and run commands by adding _M.textadept.run.cwd.
• Fixed disorienting scrolling when wrapping only one search result.

I’ve also made some packaging changes: implemented SHA256SUM check and installation from local file without internet connection.

Package info:

• Description: Textadept is a cross-platform text editor for programmers, extensible through Lua scripting language.
• Package name: “textadept”
• PPA: main WebUpd8 PPA
• Ubuntu versions: 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.10 and 11.04

YAD 0.20.1 is now available in the Y PPA Manager PPA. Here’s the changelog sine the previous version from our PPA (I didn’t update it to 0.20.0 because of some bugs):

• default value for combo-box can be specified by —entry-text from one of existings entries in list
• add —single-click option for icon dialog
• add log window to progress dialog
• fix geometry settings for unresizable windows
• fix layout on gtk3
• add custom signals for —kill-parent option
• fix —kill-parent option

Package info:

• Description: Yad (Yet Another Dialog) is a fork of Zenity with many improvements, such as custom buttons, additional dialogs, popup menu in notification icon and more. It can be used to create graphical dialogs for bash scripts.
• Package name: “yad”
• Ubuntu versions: 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.04, 10.04
• PPA: Y PPA Manager

Gnomish Gray (GTK2/3/GNOME Shell theme) and Gnome Cupertino (GTK2/3 theme) themes have been updated today.

Gnomish Gray changelog:

• Added support for Dash-to-Dock.

Gnome Cupertino changelog:

• ProgressBar closer to the original style
• Fixed menu items separators
• Fixed progressbar Xnoise
• Fixed gcalc sometimes does not look good display-background-color
• Height correction of some elements and other minor fixes

The latest Gnomish Grey theme is only available for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail because it depends on GTK 3.6.4 (apparently some stuff has changed since previous GTK 3.6.x versions used in Ubuntu 12.10)

Gnome Cupertino is available for both Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04.

Both themes are available in the WebUpd8 Themes Repository.

I’ve just uploaded DockBarX packages for Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail to the main DockBarX PPA (also available in the main WebUpd8 PPA). More about DockBarX

Package info:

• DockBarX is an application launcher / switcher that works as a MATE panel applet, Avant Window Navigator applet or as a stand-alone dock.
•  Ubuntu versions: 13.04, 12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04
•  PPA: DockBar | WebUpd8