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Whisker Menu is an alternative to the Xfce application menu. It comes with a search function, it supports browsing applications by category, you can add applications to favorites and more. Install If you're running Xubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 with Xfce 4.8, open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin -y If you're running Xubuntu 12.04 with Xfce 4.10, open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/xfce -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin -y Usage Add a "Whisker Menu" item to the Xfce panel. See this to learn how to add an item to the panel. Assign keyboard shortcut If you would like to show the menu when pressing a key combination, add a new application shortcut with the command: xfce4-popup-whiskermenu ( Settings Manag...

Symptom After editing a image, gThumb can't save the modifications and displays this error message (it could happen to jpeg as well): Could not save the file Could not find a suitable module to save the image as "image/png" Solution Open gThumb preferences ( Edit > Preferences ). On the Extensions tab enable the "Save images" extension.

In its essence Krita is a software for drawing (you can see some examples at the top of this site's right sidebar). Krita development is on constant motion and the official Ubuntu packaging can keep up. If you would like to try the latest Krita enhancements without the hassle of compiling it yourself from source, see below how to. Install from Krita Lime PPA Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dimula73/krita -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install krita-testing krita-testing-dbg -y After installing you should restart your computer. Usage Krita can be accessed via Applications Menu > Graphics >Krita or typing the following command: krita . References Krita got a PPA : Krita Lime

Symptom: The Sound Indicator doesn't work in Xubuntu 13.10. In this article we'll learn how to fix this. Install Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:a-j-buxton/indicator-sound-gtk2 -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y For changes to take effect either restart Xfce session or run the command: killall -HUP xfce4-panel . References The Sound Menu (Gtk2)