Posts from September 2009

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Lucid Lynx Release Schedule

The release schedule for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx has been posted to the Ubuntu Wiki. The Lucid development cycle will see only 3 Alpha builds but adds in an extra Beta to the proceedings. Previous […]

25 September 2009
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Ubuntu Wallpaper Nostalgia Trip (Plus Poll)

This week in Ubuntu has seen a proverbial flood of new artwork for our favourite operating system’s latest pet – the Karmic Koala. One of the biggest additions has been a new default wallpaper (for […]

25 September 2009

Karmic’s New Default Wallpaper

Say hello to the default wallpaper for Ubuntu 9.10! It landed with the rest of the photo wallpapers in todays updates and replaces the Jaunty default wallpaper that the Alpha builds have been using until […]

25 September 2009
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19 New Photo Wallpapers Included In Karmic Koala

A bevvy of photographic wallpapers from the Ubuntu Photo Wallpaper Shortlist arrived with this morning’s Alpha 6 updates. They range from the "I would never use that": – To the visually impressive: – The rest […]

25 September 2009
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Karmic Koala’s New Login Screen Revealed [Updated]

The login window that will be greeting all users of Karmic Koala has finally been revealed! The GDM design as a whole, like with the XSplash, sticks very closely to the mock-ups the Ubuntu Design […]

25 September 2009
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Karmic Network Manager’s Updated New Look (Updated Again!)

Karmic Koala’s visual refresh to Ubuntu’s ‘Network Manager’ was this afternoon pushed out on the the update wagon. As i told you about a month or so ago in my post on “Ten Things You […]

24 September 2009
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New Theme, Icons, Log Out Screen Chosen For Karmic Koala, New Login Window Due Soon!

Today saw the final artwork drop for the Karmic Koala – and what an update it’s been! What’s new? Take a look below! Updated Human-theme The default theme for Ubuntu has changed! Finally! Gone are […]

24 September 2009
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Install Picasa 3.5 In Linux

Google this week released Picasa 3.5 for Windows and Mac. Sadly no Linux version was offered, a fact Google blamed on the lowly adoption figures they have for Picasa on Linux. I think that’s a […]

23 September 2009
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Dell To Sell Netbooks With Ubuntu Moblin Remix

Dell are to ship netbooks powered by Ubuntu Moblin Remix. This marks a change from current Dell netbooks which are available with Ubuntu Netbook Remix or, previously, Ubuntu 8.04 plus Dell’s own Netbook Interface (a […]

23 September 2009
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Will Ubuntu 9.10 Run On Your Computer?

Canonical – the financial backers of Ubuntu – have developed a diagnostics software kit, installable on a USB thumb drive, to help users identify what bits of their hardware will work with Ubuntu and what […]

23 September 2009
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5 Steps To Install Dropbox In Karmic Alpha

Anyone using the Karmic Alpha’s who has tried to install Dropbox will have noticed that the Jaunty .deb’s fail to work. Thankfully all you need to do is install it from source – which isn’t […]

23 September 2009
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A Quick Look At Gnome 3’s Desktop Sidebar

Continuing our look at Gnome 3’s Gnome-Shell, we land upon the oft unnoticed desktop sidebar! The sidebar can be enable/disabled from the user menu in the top right-hand corner and unless clicked or hovered over, […]

22 September 2009