Notify OSD has been in Ubuntu for a long time yet for some odd reason, it never supported any kind of customizations so if you wanted to change it's color or position you had to compile it with the new settings.
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Ubuntu derivatives flourish
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Custom versions of Ubuntu can offer anything from ease-of-use to a multimedia studio. Ubuntu 10.04, aka Lucid Lynx, has now been released and work has already started on version 10.10, its successor. But, if Ubuntu 10.04 isn't your ideal operating system then it's worth taking a look at some of Ubuntu's derivative versions. Chances are that one those will suit your needs.
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Five Best Linux Netbook OSes - for Now
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Tired of Windows 7 Starter Edition? Ready to boot XP off the netbook? Linux runs particularly well on Netbooks, but it might be hard to choose which flavor is best for you right now.
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Novell preps service pack for SUSE Linux 11
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Novell is close to launching Service Pack 1 for SUSE Linux 11 on the desktop and server.
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Tips: Red Hat RPM and Yellowdog YUM package management
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Learn how to install, upgrade and manage packages on your Linux system. This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red Hat, as well as the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM). Explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
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Ubuntu Utils – It’s The Little Things
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Sometimes in life, you have to get it where you can. In that spirit, I got to thinking about which smalls apps or utilities really made things great on my (X)Ubuntu systems.
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Ubuntu developers set application line up for 10.10
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F-Spot is out, Shotwell is in and Chromium is to become a "first class citizen" in the October's release of Ubuntu, 10.10, Maverick Meerkat
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Canonical’s Red Headed Stepchildren
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In addition to Ubuntu, Canonical also produces or recognizes a number of Ubuntu derivatives such Kubuntu and Edubuntu. These derivatives offer different desktop environments or a more focused selection of software, geared toward a particular purpose.
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BLAG 119K Released
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tearms: "Our first Alpha for BLAG 119k has been released. Based on Fedora 12, it represents what our next release 120k will include."
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I lightened up my Ubuntu Lucid desktop appearance
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Ubuntu was famous for being brown, even though it was probably half-orange for most of its storied existence. Mark Shuttleworth and Co. mostly blew that notion out of the water in Lucid Lynx (10.04 LTS), which is purplish and dark.
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Interesting things to do with Audio Visualizations in compiz
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I recently got visualizations back on my Linux system by way of XMMS. I cannot resist sharing a few screen shots.
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OpenOffice vs. Google Docs
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Microsoft is getting ready to ship Office 2010, but a lot of small businesses realize they don't need all the features (or licensing costs) that come with Microsoft Office. The front-runners for Office replacements are OpenOffice.org and Google Docs, but which one is right for your business?
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Instant-on Ubuntu
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Ubuntu gets a new, fast desktop interface. For some time now Ubuntu chief Mark Shuttleworth has been pushing developers to speed up boot times in the Linux operating system. Now he has revealed Unity, a new interface that is aimed at netbooks users. He's also announced Ubuntu Light, a fast, light, version of Ubuntu that will offer almost instant-on boot times
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Future GNOME: What to Expect in GNOME 3.0
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The release of GNOME 3.0, the popular desktop's first major release in eight years, promises to be the major free software event in autumn 2010. Where is GNOME now? What can we expect of GNOME 3.0? Of GNOME 3 as a series of releases?
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Fedora 13 gives off plain vibe, but offers power and stability under the hood
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The differences between Linux distributions these days are often so minute, there seems little reason to even review them anymore. Such an attitude is, for the most part, not fair to the developers of the Fedora Project, who have put together a darn fine distribution that reads as rock-solid and very user-friendly.
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