Few changes are to be made to the application line-up in Ubuntu 11.10. Backup tool 'Deja Dup' will be 'new' to the application line-up. Mozilla Thunderbird has been tentatively marked for inclusion pending CD space concerns and other issues being resolved ahead of October.
GNOME Video Editor 'PiTiVi' is to be removed from the default application set in Ubuntu 11.10, the outcome of a discussion at UDS has decided.
The Ubuntu Developers YouTube channel has uploaded a new video interview with Mark Shuttleworth, recorded earlier this week at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, currently taking place in Hungary. In the twenty-minute long interview he talks about his strategy on reaching 200 million Ubuntu users by 2015 and what users can expect in Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04, as well as touching upon the job of managing a project home to so many differing views and preferences. Video after the break.
Some of the most useful applications are often borne out of a personal need. Such as this 'Tea Time' application created specifically for Ubuntu Unity by rojtberg. With Unity lacking support for 'traditional gnome applets', rojtberg had to find a different application. There are 'indicator timers' available - such as this one - but this wasn't ideal for him.
The Banshee team have announced the release of version 2.1.0, which, amongst 51 bug fixes, 'brings a significant change in dependency policy.' Banshee 2.1.0 comes just 10 days since the last release of Banshee, version 2.0.1, which was made on May 2nd.
Plans on improving the Ubuntu Software Centre on Ubuntu 11.10 have been outlined at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Budapest this morning.
For those times you want to find something online with the hassle of having to open your browser, heading to Google and then searching, try the 'Web Source Lens' for Ubuntu 11.04 Unity.
Desktop e-book manager 'Calibre' added support for more e-reader devices and a 'Get Books' feature for finding an e-book for the cheapest price online in its latest release, version 0.8.
Ahh Conky. The desktop system monitor that comes with an intimidating learning curve is capable of producing some stunning, flashy and crazy looking desktops. Its equally adept at doing understated too, as this selection of five 'simple' Conky themes shows.
'LightDM' will replace the standard 'GDM' login experience for Ubuntu 11.10, based on a decision taken today at the Ubuntu Developer Summit.
A strong case for switching the default e-mail application from Evolution to Thunderbird was given at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, with a provisional decision in switching to it for Oneiric, subject to a set of criteria being met made.
Ubuntu 11.04 brought with it a shiny new Launcher with shiny new capabilities, such as the ability to display progress bars, count badges and quicklists on application Launcher icons. Although Ubuntu 11.04 didn't see the default application take advantage of these features to any great degree plans are afoot to provide Oneiric's default apps with Unity integration from the get-go.