Make the grub look nice than before.This package is compatible with Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) and also Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) LTS.
Read more »Grub2 Splash Images for Ubuntu 10.04/9.10
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Backup your OS to a LiveCD - Mephisto Backup v1.10.4
Mephisto Backups key feature is the ability to backup your system to an image and copy it to a Linux Live DVD for future restoration. The user can then take that cd and move his or her system to any PC.
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Pidgin 2.7.1 closes 3 year old MSN bug
The Pidgin developers have released version 2.7.1 of their open source instant messenger application, addressing issues from the previous update and closing a three year old bug related to MSN direct file transfers
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Peppermint OS – A New Take on the Web-Centric Desktop
Nearly all operating systems these days seem to be transitioning toward a faster and more web-centric experience. Peppermint OS takes a different approach than Chrome and tries to blur the line between desktop and Internet.
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Shutter - Fully Loaded Screenshot App For Linux
Shutter is a fully loaded open source screenshot app for Linux. It is fairly easy to use and especially useful for bloggers. Using shutter, you can take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your whole screen, or even of a website – apply different effects to it, draw on it to highlight points, and then upload to an image hosting site, all within one window.
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Firefox Ditches the Dialog Box
Get ready to say goodbye to Firefox’s multitude of dialog boxes. Recent design mock-ups show Firefox moving toward an “in-content” look where settings, the add-on manager, themes and other “things which formerly appeared in dialog boxes” will now become just another tab in your browser.
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The Elementary GTK Theme Gets More Gorgeous Than Ever!
Here are just a few of the changes in the latest Elementary Theme from BZR: started using Equinox GTK engine too, new sexy midori tabbar and statusbar workaround, special toolbar/menubar rules for nautilus, minimal range for Nautilus, Terminal style, awasome sexy panel now with prelight, scrollbars with no steppers (which you can preview in the screenshot below) and a lot more!
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Ubuntu Netbook 10.04 Screenshots
Ubuntu Netbook Edition brings all the advantages of Ubuntu to your netbook – it's optimised for smaller screens and, of course, it's free. Ubuntu Netbook is a secure, reliable way to use your netbook. It gives you instant access to all the free applications you’ll need, wherever you are. Ubuntu Netbook 10.04 Screenshots
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Ubuntu LTS 10.04, a Linux OS at Its Best
As you've probably seen, Canonical just released the latest LTS (long-term support) version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) exists in both desktop and server form. I looked at the server edition for ServerWatch.
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Google adds VP8 / WebM support to Chrome Dev channel
The Google Chrome developers have issued a developer channel (a.k.a. the Dev channel) release of Chrome that includes support for the latest open WebM / VP8 video format introduced as part of the WebM Project
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A Comparative Performance Analysis of Longene VS Wine
The Longene (Linux Unified Kernel) is a free open source computer operating system kernel project intended to expand the Linux Kernel to be binary-compatible with application software and device drivers not only made for Microsoft Windows but also made for Linux OS. This will enable the Windows application running on the Linux operating system highly effectively.
Read more »How to Recording Internal Audio in Ubuntu
This how-to should show the steps required to record whatever audio is playing on your computer, similar to recording "stereo mix" in windows. This makes recording audio played by any application, including flash videos, possible.
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Smokescreen - a JavaScript Flash Player
Smokescreen renders Flash applications within the browser in JavaScript and HTML when Flash is not detected. Shortly to be released as open source, Smokescreen could offer an alternative to Flash Player on the iPhone and iPad
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Share A Keyboard And Mouse Between Systems With Synergy
If you have multiple machines in the same workspace, you probably use a KVM to manage them -- or maybe you even have multiple keyboards and mice. There's a better way! Synergy lets you share a single keyboard and mouse between multiple networked machines. It's even cross-platform!
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YlmF OS - Ni Hao!
YlmF is Linux, so it's not Windows. But it's designed to look and feel like Windows XP, including the classic looks. For less knowledgeable users, it as near as makes no difference.
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