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.

It's been a while since we here at OStatic checked in on FLOSS Manuals, an ambitious effort to produce free, online documentation for open source software. Here are some of the details on what's new there.

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.

Does money make the FOSS world go round? Perhaps. Making money is what gives people and projects "the option of continuing to be free, as opposed to 'selling out' or abandoning the whole thing just to pay the bills."

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

Europe's policy-making process is serving the hands of multinationals or monopolies with vested interests in lock-in and reduced competition; new patent lawsuits against Apple

The WordPress developers have released version 1.2 of WordPress for Android, adding support for geotagging and for uploading and sharing video

Reports to contrary, the launch of Microsoft Office 2010 doesn't mean that OpenOffice.org is dead — or even wounded.