After a month that Ubuntu Tweak 0.3.2′s release, I’m proud to announce that the new version of Ubuntu Tweak: 0.3.4 relesed!
This isn’t a milestone release, but it has been introduced the PolicyKit mechanism. So in the upcoming 0.3.x series, Ubuntu Tweak will have more “Tweak” features.
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Now let’s see what does Ubuntu Tweak 0.3.4 look like.
Faster launch
I’ve optimized the code of Ubuntu Tweak, now it has a faster launch speed than before.
As a reflection of it, You’ll see a “wait” screen when you select one item at the first time. But the time is short, you’ll ignore it.
Simple Add/Remove
Ubuntu Tweak has now a simple interface to add/remove applications. It is like Ubuntu’s Add/Remove, but it is fewer applications, only the widely used applications displayed. The category is resorted, it will faster to find what application you are looking for.
Third Party Software Sources
With this feature, you’ll never to modify the sources.list.
Add a sources for an application, you’ll always follow the latest version of an application.
Of source, when you want to follow Ubuntu Tweak’s release, just check it like the screenshot.
Downloads
Source Code:
ubuntu-tweak_0.3.4.orig.tar.gz
Deb package for all:
ubuntu-tweak_0.3.4-1~ppa1_all.deb
Enjoy with Ubuntu Tweak 0.3.4!
Best.Release.Ever.
Lee J
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Yes, I can confirm this. It’s a lot faster and there are nice new features.
That’s it; this IS gonna get included by default in Intrepid or SO HELP ME! This is a pure masterpiece! =D
thank you very much for this fine new release!
I love hacking Ubuntu!
AMAZING, THE BEST PROGRAM ON UBUNTU EVER !
Keep it simple, keep it great !
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hey Great man great…
you are making the easier distribution to the easiest ever….
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Amazing application! Keep up the good work! Donation is on the way.
Thanks a lot. But the .deb has some fault , the program keeps on crashing http://www.imgx.org/files/19124_5g1nq/Screenshot.png
Regards
Good Boy!!!
Yes the problem is with .deb . .Installed from source and worked fine
Er, where does ubuntu tweak install the programs from?
Can’t be any repositories I’m using, because it claims that several programs aren’t installed while they really are.
Thinking about it, this is a bad, bad idea. It’ll bring the same thing Automatix did – unhappy users when the software doesn’t work, unhappy developers when users report bugs for broken packages that were *not* made by Ubuntu but some third-party source, and developers unable to fix them. Unhappy users that the said developers can’t fix the problems.
@ Vadim P.
Hmmm, most of the Ubuntu Userbase like the new features in 0.3.4 and you are the only person I’ve seen that has provided negative feedback on Ubuntu Tweak. I guess, if you don’t like some features, then don’t use them ^_^
If packages are broke etc, I’m sure TualatriX will fix the problems in the next release.
Good day Sir,
Lee
@ Vadim P.
Hmm. I think The Automatix had ever brought some bad experiences to you.
Ubuntu Tweak won’t do the same thing.
Because the Add/Remove interface is just an another wrapper of Ubuntu’s Add/Remove. They invoke the same API: the Synatic.
About the “Third Party Sources”, the sources in Ubuntu Tweak are all coming from Launchpad PPA.
Launchpad is the develop center of Ubuntu, The packages in Launchpad is compatible to Ubuntu.
It is the safest third party sources.
And I can say, PPA Sources isn’t the “Third Party Sources”. Because all the Ubuntu packages will first be uploaded from PPA sources.
So it’s safe to use Ubuntu Tweak’s new feature.
Which PPA is it?
Anyone who wants can make a PPA, and they can make an open-source virus if they wanted to and release it under the GPL. It would still break the computer!
I have submitted this on Digg here:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Tweak_0_3_4_Released
Please Digg this story and help spread the word of Ubuntu Tweak!
Lee
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probably one of the first things i always install on a fresh copy of Ubuntu
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I’ve noticed a bug/incompatibility with the software installation features: i run Linux Mint Elyssa, which is based on Hardy Heron. Yet when i choose either of the options under “software”, i am told that this feature is only enabled in Ubuntu 8.04. True, i may not be running 8.04, but Linux Mint 5 is essentially the same thing!
When you enable wine source you get:
W: GPG error: http://wine.budgetdedicated.com hardy Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 58403026387EE263
Ouch, no way round this? I just ignored it of course.
Also when enabling sources Unbuntu Tweak grays out for a good 30 seconds, I thought it locked up.. Perhaps a loading screen or something showing user progress after enabling the sources?
And what about http://packages.medibuntu.org/ as a third party source?
Crap, I choose to hide desktop icons and then turned them back on but desktop is still blank.. oh no..
Sweet, desktop icons came back on their own after opening trash. hehe Strange bug..
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It doesn’t run for me on Kubuntu Hardy. I get:
./ubuntu-tweak.py:44: GtkWarning: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: “industrial”,
win = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_POPUP)
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
warnings.warn(“apt API not stable yet”, FutureWarning)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./ubuntu-tweak.py”, line 68, in
launcher = TweakLauncher()
File “./ubuntu-tweak.py”, line 38, in __init__
from MainWindow import MainWindow
File “/usr/share/ubuntu-tweak/MainWindow.py”, line 35, in
from SystemInfo import GnomeVersion
File “/usr/share/ubuntu-tweak/SystemInfo.py”, line 26, in
class GnomeVersion:
File “/usr/share/ubuntu-tweak/SystemInfo.py”, line 27, in GnomeVersion
xmldoc = minidom.parse(“/usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml”)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/xml/dom/minidom.py”, line 1915, in parse
return expatbuilder.parse(file)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py”, line 922, in parse
fp = open(file, ‘rb’)
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/usr/share/gnome-about/gnome-version.xml’
So, I take it I have to have Gnome installed?
@ Jim,
Yes, you will need GNOME installed in order to be able to run Ubuntu Tweak. Even if you somehow managed to get Ubuntu Tweak to install, the tweaks would be useless as they are GNOME Specific tweaks etc.
Lee
File “setup.py”, line 122, in
install()
File “setup.py”, line 73, in install
shutil.copy(file, dest)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/shutil.py”, line 80, in copy
copyfile(src, dst)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/shutil.py”, line 47, in copyfile
fdst = open(dst, ‘wb’)
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES’
after build, then install error message
Which PPA is it? How can I know it’s safe? What if they make a broken version of the x server, and after updates, I’m screwed?
I get an “Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: phyton-gconf”
@ Star,
Try searching for Python-gconf in the Synaptic Package Manager and installing it, then try installing Ubuntu Tweak again.
Hope this helps,
Lee Jarratt
Very nice tool.
Thanks for your work
When I click on it after installation, nothing happens….
Nice release.
@Tualatrix:
Like Vadim is saying, a PPA is not in any way a guarantee that the packages will be safe.
By all means, let users modify their soruces.list, but do not pretend that non-official repos are safe.
If you want this included in official Ubuntu, you’ll not be able to put this in by default.
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see me . i gaved a software in ground play music that files read mp3
Instalei e no meio 8.04 funciona bem.
So this is not safe?
jun@jun-desktop:~$ sudo ubuntu-tweak
[sudo] password for jun:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./ubuntu-tweak.py”, line 26, in
from Computer import DISTRIB
File “/usr/share/ubuntu-tweak/Computer.py”, line 27, in
import gtop
ImportError: No module named gtop
jun@jun-desktop:~$
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