Solus OS 3 is now available

Hello Solus fans. The new version of Solus OS 3 is now available with many improvements and bug fixes. The new Solus OS 3 is now powered with Linux Kernel 4.12.7 which has better hardware supports for most recent hardware. As noted on the official page, Solus OS 3 now comes with AppArmor LSM enabled by default that provide functionality for Snapd.

Solus OS 3 comes with three different Desktop Environment: Budgie, GNOME and MATE. Budgie Desktop is now updated to version 10.4 that is the latest stable version. It equipped with Adapta GTK Theme and Papirus Icon Theme as default.

The new Budgie 10.4 features new maximize and unmaximize animations which looks great. For a complete list and information about this new Solus OS 3, please visit the official blog post. To download the new Solus OS 3 ISO, please visit this download link.

Kodi 17.0 is available, install it on Solus OS

KODI 17.0 has just released few days ago. Now I want to guide you to install Kodi 17.0 codename Krypton on Solus OS. Kodi is a special software that will turn our Linux box into a rich features multimedia center. We ca use Kodi to play video files, audio, pictures and many more. To add more functionality, we can also install addons from various sources. We can watch online TV and many others.

Kodi 17.0 brings a lot of improvements, bug fixes and some additional features, new fresh skin. For more information, please read Kodi 17.0 release announcement. This new Kodi 17.0 has a totally new interface compared to previous version. Its getting better and lot easier. 

Kodi 17.0 Installation on Solus OS

The easiest way to install Kodi is using Software Center. 

1. Open Solus Software Center
2. Click Search and type "kodi" without quotes.
3. Click Kodi from the search result
4. Press Install and enter your root password. 

Kodi 17.0 Screenshots

Install Veracrypt, powerful encryption tool on Solus OS

When this post is written, Veracrypt 1.19 is available on Solus OS repository. This tutorial is going to show you how to install Veracrypt on Solus OS. Veracrypt (based on the popular TrueCrypt) is a powerful encryption tool which can be used to create encrypted containers. There are many encryption algorithm available in Veracrypt such as AES, Serpent, Twofish and many more. Veracrypt comes with a very simple user interface and wizard based. So, its easy for everyone to have encrypted containers/volume.

Steps to install Veracrypt on Solus OS

The easiest way is to install via Terminal. Last time I tried to install Veracrypt using Software Center, I ended up with failure. So, this command below is the solution.

sudo eopkg install veracrypt

The command will install veracrypt immediately.

Veracrypt 1.19 Screenshots on Solus OS

Install Arc Flatabulous Theme on Solus OS

Solus OS is a beautiful Linux desktop out of the box. I mean, we don't have to do any tweak to make Solus OS beautiful because its already come with beautiful look. But as usual, I will apply my favorite Arc-Flatabulous GTK theme on this Solus OS. The installation take a while because I need to install some additional packages which is not mentioned on the official page of Arc-Flatabulous. 

This small make over turned my Solus OS more handy, and more eye catching. If you are interested to install this Arc-Flatabulous theme on Solus OS, follow these steps:

Step 1. Install some required packages

Open Terminal and paste the following command

sudo eopkg install m4 make libgtk-3-devel git autoconf automake

Step 2. Download Arc-Flatabulous package via git

git clone https://github.com/andreisergiu98/arc-flatabulous-theme && cd arc-flatabulous-theme

Step 3. Build and Install

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
sudo make install

Once finished, you can change the GTK theme using Gnome Tweak Tool. Install it if you don't have it already.

sudo eopkg install gnome-tweak-tool

Atom 1.14 is released, install it on Solus OS

The new version of Atom 1.14 is now available for download. This tutorial will show you how to install Atom 1.14 on Solus OS. Atom is a rich features text editor for Linux (Windows version also available). It brings a text editor to the whole new level. You can write up your code (PHP, Shell Script, C#, Python, HTML, Perl and many more) in Atom. 

What's new on Atom 1.14:

• Overhaul of the bundled C# grammar
• Upgrade find-and-replace to use new marker layer API for fast clearing of markers
• Option for avoiding overlay movements
• Reduce the impact of leaking Editor, Selection, & Cursor objects

Steps to install Atom 1.14 on Solus OS

A. Via Terminal

Open Terminal console and type the following command:

sudo eopkg update-repo

sudo eopkg install atom

Example:

B. Via Software Center

1. Open Solus Software Center 
2. Click Search
3. Type "atom" without quotes 
4. Click Atom
5. Click Install to start the installation

Example:

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Install Plank on Solus OS 2017.01

Here I will show you how to install Plank on Solus OS. I use Solus OS 2017.01 on my laptop. Plank is a simple dock which makes my work easier to access my applications. Installing Plank on Solus OS is also very easy. You can do it either via Terminal command or graphical mode.

Install Plank on Solus OS

Install via Terminal 

sudo eopkg install plank

The command will install Plank immediately after you enter the root password.

dhani@solus ~ $ sudo eopkg install plank
Following packages will be installed:
bamf  libgee  plank
Total size of package(s): 705.00 KB
There are extra packages due to dependencies. Do you want to continue? (yes/no)

Confirm the installation by typing yes and press Enter. The installation will start. In a moment, Plank should be installed and you can start using it. 

Install Via Software Center

Open Software Center and click Search. Type "plank" 

Solus OS 2017.01 Screenshots Tour

Happy new year for all Solus OS users. The new version of Solus OS 2017.01 has been released a while ago. Solus OS 2017.01 brings some refreshment to the Solus fans. Here are some nice screenshots of the new Solus OS 2017.01. 

The Desktop

Solus OS 2017.01 comes with some new wallpapers. It comes with Budgie Desktop 10.2.9 which is more stable and lightweight.

Application Menu

There is no significant update to the application menu. The Budgie 10.2.9 brings a better and more responsive application menu that make it even smoother.

System Settings

Access all configurable settings on Solus OS under System Settings. I didn't notice any changes on this section.

Solus OS Live Installer

To permanently install Solus OS 2017.01, the Live Installer GUI provide an easy way to install Solus OS to hard disk.