As you are probably aware, in Lucid the platform team is working and re-planning in three separate milestones. Last week we passed the first such milestone, Alpha 2. The desktop team then re-planned for the next milestone, Alpha 3.
Read more »Ubuntu Desktop Alpha 2 and Alpha 3 Work Item Update
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Lubuntu 10.04 Alpha 1 - Visual Overview
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April 29th will see the release of new addition to the Ubuntu family. Joining Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu will be a new lightweight version - Lubuntu.
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Manage your photo collection with F-Spot
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There are tons of applications out there that help you manage your photo collections. Some of these applications are nothing more than glorified file managers, some are more in-line with image editors. Stuck in the middle of this vast gray area are tools like F-Spot which serve a very specific purpose – manage your photo collections.
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5 Multimedia Apps For Ubuntu You Can't Live Without
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When I first started using Ubuntu some 3 years ago, I found it really hard to get applications similar to the ones I used in Windows. After browsing for a long time, I made this amazing discovery. You don't have to look for "similar" apps, you can have even better apps here in Ubuntu/Linux.
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From Gtk to Qt: Amarok, Knetworkmanager, and Kopete
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I’ve blogged before how I think Gtk applications are superior to their Qt counterparts, but since I’m using KDE pretty much exclusively since October last year, I’m always on the lookout for good Qt apps.
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Firefox juggles plans
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Firefox has dropped version 3.7 from its roadmap and will roll out new features in the next few weeks together with 3.6.
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Try The New Terminator 0.90 (Alpha 1)
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Terminator 0.90 (branch named Epic Refactor) work is still in progress, but I've tried the latest bzr today (alpha 1) and except some limitations (see below), everything seems to be working fine.
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MicroMiser - Power Saving Software for Ubuntu Laptops/Desktops/Servers
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MiserWare MicroMiser is an intelligent software power management solution for x86 servers, laptops, and PCs running Linux. MicroMiser automatically optimizes a system to use energy more efficiently without compromising performance or availability.
Read more »The Linux That Blew My Mind
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I have always been searching for some amazing stuff from the linux world. And this time i was thunderstruck by one of them and that is Nimblex Linux.
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Fun with Boxee for Linux (Beta)
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Back in 2008, I looked at Boxee on the Apple TV. I thought this was a good time to take a look at Linux.
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 – Making life easier in Ubuntu
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today i want to tell you about an application for Ubuntu, it’s an application that i would recommend to every Ubuntu user, newbie or pro because it makes life in Ubuntu a lot easier. It’s called Ubuntu tweak.
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OpenOffice.org is “a piece of crap”–or is it?
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Recently, a report (PDF) on a number of students opinions on OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Office 2007 Word and OpenOffice .org Impress vs. Microsoft Office 2007 Powerpoint, whose conclusion is down-right depressing to those of us, who would prefer to see open source software introduced into education.
Read more »A Look At Ubuntu Lucid Plymouth Themes
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I've finally got Plymouth up and running on Ubuntu Lucid. Well, up and partially running - I only get to see the new Plymouth at shutdown, but considering I have an Nvidia graphics card and only installed Ubuntu Lucid in VirtualBox so far, I'll take what I can get.
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Ubuntu Help Centre To Get Major Overhaul For Lucid?
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The Ubuntu "Help and Support" system may be getting a overhaul in time for Lucid. Developers feel the majority of users are either simply unaware that the help system exists or find it overly complicated to navigate and draw information from.
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Wine 1.1.37 Released
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The Wine development release 1.1.37 is now available. What's new in this release: A number of fixes in AVI file support. Several MSXML improvements. A few MSI fixes. Various bug fixes.
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
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