Ubuntu Security team announced a major security alert to users of Ubuntu On February 5th .The security flaw is found in the kernel of the different versions of Ubuntu. This makes it vulnerable to the system, allowing the escalation of privileges and gain control of the system by an attacker.

When I see an idea on Ubuntu Brainstorm suggesting some sort of popup when Ubuntu boots to teach new users about Ubuntu, I almost always vote it down. Why? I hate popups! Every operating system I have tried that pops something up has been incredibly annoying. Worse, the popup is rarely useful at all.

To keep up with the growing popularity of the recent wave of low-cost, flash drive-equipped, wireless, small form factor "netbook" computers, Ubuntu Linux this week announced its own specially modified Linux operating system that can run on the machines.

Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, is a great desktop operating system for Facebook users. Not only is it faster and more secure than using Windows, it also has features that help integrate Facebook into the desktop experience.

Ubuntu always had a super challenging task of proving worthy to desktop users. This task is Ubuntu’s burden twice as heavy as any other operating systems simply because there weren’t enough believers in the world to back it up.

Most of you think that Microsoft windows and Mac OS are the only two famous operating systems. But now Ubuntu a linux based operating system is also getting popular. Since most may not know how to install custom themes in ubuntu , here is a quick guide for all those newbies.

When it comes to Ubuntu, we have the flash, we have the solid operating system, we have major suppliers — but now we need even more users. Are those users going to come because of Dell or Hewlett-Packard offering Ubuntu pre-loads? Nope. Here’s what Ubuntu (and Kubuntu) really need to go mainstream.

For many Linux desktop users, GNOME is their home. But it's a home that's in the process of a major renovation. In a session at the FUDcon Fedora Linux user and developer conference this week, contributors showed off some preliminary work for GNOME 3, the next major evolution of the GNOME platform.

A misconception among most Windows and Mac users is that an Operating System and a desktop environment are the same. Linux users have the opportunity to know better. Linux users have the advantage of using several desktop environments/windowmanagers like Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, XFCE and Openbox to name only a few.