Posts from June 2010

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Automatic Ubuntu Manual Updater

If you’re a big fan of the Ubuntu Manual project and want to ensure you have the latest version possible then say hello to Jason Cook’s automatic manual updater script. The script pulls in the […]

15 June 2010
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Indicator applet support comes to Lubuntu

Indicator Applet support for LXDE based Ubuntu spin ‘Lubuntu’ is coming very shortly, Lubuntu developer Julien Lavergne has just announced to the Lubuntu mailing list.  Lubuntu 10.10 will see the desktop panel – lxpanel – […]

15 June 2010
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lxBDPlayer is BLu-ray playback software for Linux

lxBDPlayer, as the name suggests, is an open-source blu-ray disc player that uses the popular DumpHD decoder. Developed by 4 Students at French engineering school ESIEA the software aims to be easy to use – […]

15 June 2010
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Jolicloud netbook OS adds touch screen support

Netbook-centric operating system Jolicloud will be adding support for various touchscreen displays ‘out of the box’ in its next release. Jolicloud, which is based on Ubuntu, have released a video demonstrating well touch support in […]

15 June 2010
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How to Install Google Earth 5.2 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Google has dropped a new version of its popular Google Earth desktop application. In this post we show you how to install it, and get it setup on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS looking relatively nice. While […]

15 June 2010
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Five Alternative File Managers To Nautilus

Daily 5 today briefs you, er, briefly on 5 alternative file managers to stock Nautilus. Dolphin If you’ve tried Kubuntu of late then chances are you’ve already encountered Dolphin – it’s the default file manager […]

15 June 2010
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How to Import iTunes Podcasts in Rhythmbox

For better or worse iTunes has near-total domination of the podcast sector; it’s how most people I know – that don’t use Linux – get their podcast fix. You subscribe in iTunes, it downloads, it’s […]

15 June 2010
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Stacks, Skype control & Desktop switching coming to Docky

I’ve resisted blogging about Docky’s new docklets and helpers of late because it clearly annoys a vocal minority of readers. Those readers should proceed to find safety as I can keep back my enthusiasm no-longer! Development […]

14 June 2010
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indicator applets now work with awn

Ubuntu’s Indicator Applets now work with the latest testing version of popular Dock AWN. The port, an oft-requested feature by AWN users, now allows users to benefit from some of the unique features Application indicators […]

14 June 2010
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Elementary inspired mail client promises to bring sexy to desktop mail

As great as Evolution and Thunderbird are to use their interfaces won’t win any awards in a beauty contest. Hell not even a certificate for ‘good effort’. Evolution Express & Spicebird (a thunderbird based fork) […]

14 June 2010
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Redshift 1.4 released with auto-location detection and application indicator

Redshift – the natural-screen colour application that promises to help alleviate eye strain and help sleep patterns – has added some new features in its latest update. Among the new features and fixes: Automatically obtains […]

14 June 2010
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light ubuntu wallpaper

You can never have too many wallpaper choices – as this wallpaper by Felipi attests! Matching perfectly with the default Ubuntu Ambiance theme with aplomb the wallpaper nevertheless comes in a range of other colours […]

14 June 2010