Posts from September 2010

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Control DeaDBeeF from the panel with DeaDIndicatoR

If you’re a user of lightweight minimal music application DeaDBeeF then you may find the following Indicator-Applet useful. Designed specifically for use with DeaDBeeF, Dead-indicator allows you to control and manage track playback quickly and […]

15 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 Sound applet buttons now respect your theme

If you were irked by previous iterations of the Ubuntu 10.10 sound menu having self-consistent buttons then prick your ears up and prepare to breath a sight of relief: the buttons within the menu now […]

15 September 2010
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F-Spot 0.8 released with new import system, photo panning & duplication detection

A new stable release of F-Spot is now available. It packs in the features and fixes so upgrade now. Full installation instructions after the jump.

15 September 2010
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Nautilus-Elementary PPA now working for Maverick users

Ubuntu 10.10 testers missing their Nautilus-Elementary fix will be pleased to hear that the "issues" previously preventing Maverick users from using the redux-ed file-browser have now been solved. PPA and details on new features tucked up inside.

15 September 2010
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KdenLive 0.7.8 Released – new features, fixes [PPA]

The latest version of KDE's premier video editing application 'Kdenlive' has washed ashore - but what's new? Lots. Continue reading to see more.

15 September 2010
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Help translate Nautilus-elementary into your native tongue

Everyone's favourite alternative Nautilus get-up Nautilus-Elementary has opened its doors for translations on launchpad. If you'd love to see it supporting your language then why not help out? Details after the break.

15 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10’s Free Culture showcase selections

The selected video and audio tracks for this cycles Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase initiative have been uploaded to  Maverick. Goce Mitevski’s impressive ‘how fast does your pc boot’ video wowed us when it was first submitted to the […]

14 September 2010
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‘Software Sources’ accessible from the Software Centre in 10.10

Small thing but very much worth being aware of – ‘Software Sources’ – a small tool for managing and controlling your enabled/disabled repositories – is no longer accessible from the System > Administration menu in Ubuntu 10.10. […]

14 September 2010
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How to enable visualisations in Banshee

Want to enable visualisations in Banshee? Here's how.

14 September 2010
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The new Ubuntu 10.10 default wallpaper

After the rather luke-warm reception that greeted the first ‘default wallpaper’ for Ubuntu 10.10 (through no fault of the Design team, more on that here) the latest iteration – and a much more pleasing one […]

14 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 countdown banners available to use

The official Ubuntu 10.10 countdown banners – as chosen earlier this month – are now available to use, download, embed etc. Speaking on the Ubuntu-art mailing list Matthew Nuzum said: – “Add them to your […]

14 September 2010
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Parallax & user-proximity controlled Ubuntu desktop demoed

Christian Giordano has posted a video mock-up of a motion-aware Ubuntu desktop today. The demo was created following internal discussions on how Ubuntu could make use of user-proximity based data in informing input on the […]

14 September 2010