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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Finally An Easy Way To Customize Notify OSD Notification Bubbles [Ubuntu PPA]
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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.
Read more »Slackage Management, Baby!
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There are those who say that Slackware Linux doesn’t really have a package manager. BAH! I say. It has two package management systems, actually.
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CXGames 9.0 - Hands on Review
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The first thing you will notice when using CXGames 9.0 if you had used past versions is that the GUI has under gone a refreshing change.
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12 Must Have Google Chrome Extensions For Web Designers
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Google Chrome extensions pool is growing and growing fast. Firefox has been the primary tool for web developers for a long time now. Tools like Firebug in Firefox has taken cult status among web developers. But things are slowly changing now and a number of good alternatives for Firefox web developer extensions can be found among Google Chrome extensions too.
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Ubuntu Lucid checkup — my now-healthy desktop
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Having successfully bricked not one but two Linux/Unix installations in the same month (Debian Lenny-to-Squeeze and FreeBSD 7.3-release), I jumped on the Ubuntu Lucid bandwagon early — starting with one of the alpha releases.
Read more »Howto install Last.FM / Scrobbler plugin in Audacious2 on Lucid Lynx
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The Audacious developers have removed support for Last.FM / Scrobbler in the most recent version.If you want to install Last.FM / Scrobbler plugin in Audacious2 on ubuntu Lucid Lynx follow this procedure
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5 Browsers You've Never Heard Of
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Over the past few years many different browsers have been created and become very popular for example Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, however, there are many browsers which are generally unheard of among the majority of web users. Here are 5 of them.
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BeOS successor Haiku now in R1/Alpha 2
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The second alpha release of the Haiku desktop, open source, operating system, successor to the earlier BeOS, is now available to download
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