Featured Linux Download - Tilda

Linux only: Free open-source app Tilda creates customizable terminal sessions in Linux.

Tilda provides the same functionality as many other popular Linux terminal applications such as Gnome Terminal, Eterm, xterm, konsole, etc. However, Tilda offers customizable options not typically seen in terminal applications. Tilda can be configured to be displayed on all workspaces, hidden from the taskbar, always appear on top, start hidden, be called with a keyboard shortcut, and much more. Personally, I have Tilda set to always be on top, and hidden from the taskbar. Tilda sits in the top right corner of my desktop on top of workstation 4, and makes it very easy to quickly install packages.

According to the Tilda homepage:

"Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life (to name a few), where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop until a key is pressed."

Users can install Tilda using the following command:

sudo apt-get install tilda (Ubuntu)
sudo yum install tilda (fedora / Redhat)

Download Tilda from the project homepage.

Tilda homepage [Sourceforge]

Featured Linux Download

Specto - Get web updates from the System tray : Linux only.

The free open-source app - Specto is located in the system tray and watches any of your websites, RSS feeds, and email for updates. Once a update has been done Specto recognizes this, and alerts you with a message. Specto supports Gmail straight away with out any awkward setup. You can add an unlimited amount of feeds and websites to your watch list.

[Specto] Download via Sourceforge