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2 quick updates in the WebUpd8 PPAs:


Parcellite 1.0


Parcellite 1.0 - a well-known clipboard manager, - has been uploaded to our Parcellite PPA. Parcellite can be used as usual - running in the notification area:

Parcellite 1.0


Or launching it via keyboard shortcut:

Parcellite clipboard manager


Parcellite 1.0 changelog:
  • New icon
  • Moved newline to after elipsizing
  • Added right-click delete.
  • Added history location
  • Added search as you type
  • Added Data Size limt

Install Parcellite in Ubuntu using the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/parcellite
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parcellite


Puddletag 0.10.0


Puddletag

PuddleTag is an awesome mp3tag-like audio tag editor for Linux. The latest version - 0.10.0 - has been uploaded to the Puddletag WebUpd8 PPA.

Puddletag 0.10.0 changelog:
  • Added cover art support for all formats (except ASF)
  • Added loading master releases in the Discogs.com tag source
  • For ID3 tags, UFID frames are now only loaded if the data can be decoded to UTF8
  • MusicBrainz artist search retrieves 100 albums by default
  • The initial reading of a directory can be canceled now

Install Puddletag in Ubuntu using the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/puddletag
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install puddletag


Both Parcellite and Puddletag are also available in the main WebUpd8 PPA - you can use this PPA to install all the applications we maintain by using a single PPA.