App Grid is a new lightweight Ubuntu Software Center alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.

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Mixxx

Mixxx is a free, open source mixing software for DJs, providing features for both new and advanced users. It runs on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX.

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The best Linux backup software poll is over. This is the first time since we started our weekly poll that a command line utility wins over all GUI alternatives.

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WebUpd8 reader Phil sent us an email suggesting "best Linux backup software" for this week's poll, so here it is.

The contenders are: Back In Time, fwbackups, Deja Dup, rsync (command line), luckyBackup, Simple Backup Solution (sbackup).

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Ubuntu Sources List Generator is now available for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.

What is Ubuntu Sources List Generator? It is a website where you can generate a sources.list file with a lot of useful repositories. Besides the usual Ubuntu main, restricted, universe, multiverse, updates and so on you can choose from many others such as repositories for: AWN, Ailurus, Banshee, Cairo Dock, Chromium, Deluge, GetDeb, Ubuntu Mozilla Daily, OpenShot, Skype, Pidgin, PlayDeb, PlayOnLinux, SMPlayer, Terminator, Ubuntu Tweak, XBMC and many more.

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GetDeb is an unofficial project with the mission to provide the latest open source and freeware applications for the current Ubuntu Linux release, in an easy to install manner.

The GetDeb repository extends the official repositories by providing latest versions and new applications. Unlike the official packages, GetDeb packages do not have a predefined release schedule - new software versions are provided as they become available from their authors. There is a short and limited testing phase instead of a full testing cycle to ensure packaging quality, however it is less strict than Ubuntu's official requirements.

The GetDeb.net website has not been updated for Ubuntu 10.04 yet, however the GetDeb repository is already available for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx users. There are not a lot of packages available for now, but more should be updated soon:

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utorrent 2.0

uTorrent, the most popular Bittorrent client for Windows has reached version 2.0. The major changes in uTorrent 2.0 include:

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.1 was released today, with the major change being the support for Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.

ubuntu tweak dependencies

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