Posts from June 2011

Improve the style of your Nokia phone with an Ubuntu Unity theme

Add some Ubuntu-themed beauty to your Symbian-powered Nokia handset with the following 'Natty Ubuntu' themes by ~danielfsousaa,

13 June 2011

‘Narwhal Meet Ocelot’ Wallpaper

The release of Ubuntu 11.10 might be several months away but ramp up the excitement anyway with this 'Narwhal meet Ocelot' design wallpaper.

12 June 2011

‘Ambiance Evolution’ theme adds PPA

A PPA for easy installation of elegant Ubuntu theme fork 'Ambiance Evolution' is now available for users of Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. Ambiance Evolution is the work of DeviantArt user ~simplygreat, and see the theme mod upgrade the stock Ubuntu Ambiance version to a borderless beauty boasting Ubuntu One style dark toolbars and improved application sliders, progress bars and buttons.

12 June 2011

Spotify, You rock!

It's easy to get angry at software and hardware companies that don't provide support for Linux, but have you ever taken time to thank those that do?

12 June 2011

GNOME Menu style Unity Dash project revived, adds PPA

Sergey “Shnatsel” Davidoff has revived his ‘old school gnome-menu-like DashÂ’ for Ubuntu. The project, which we first wrote about back in March of this year, replaces the stock Unity Dash with a traditional 'GNOME Menu' style layout based on categories.

10 June 2011

KDE 4.6.4 bugfix releases, hits Kubuntu PPA

The latest bugfix release of KDE Software Compilation is now available for Kubuntu 11.04 users to install from the Kubuntu updates PPA.

10 June 2011

Widen App Windows in Ubuntu With One Click

Reader Dayle R got in touch to share a small, but still rather awesome, trick for maximising application windows in Ubuntu to the width of your screen - but not the height.

10 June 2011

Trash Indicator for Ubuntu does what it says on the can

Ever felt that emptying the trash can in Ubuntu required too many clicks or too much effort? If so you might be lazy, but the following Trash Can indicator might just prove more in keeping with your workflow...

10 June 2011

Weekly Ubuntu 11.10 Development Update

Development of Oneiric (Ubuntu 11.10) is in full swing, we just got Alpha 1 out last week and here's the list of dates that are coming up in the next few weeks...

10 June 2011

[How to] Enable tabbed conversations in Skype for Linux

There's no question that tabbed interfaces - be they in a web browser or chat application - help to streamline multitasking and window management. VoIP application Skype, seemingly seeing the benefits of such interfaces, recently introduced 'all-in-one' windows into their Windows and OS X clients. Skype for Linux on the other hand still sports the traditional multi-window interface. Enter SkypeTab, which enables tabbed conversations in Skype on Linux

10 June 2011

Indicator-Syspeek – Hardware Monitor Applet for Ubuntu 11.04

Indicator-Syspeek is a system-monitor applet for Ubuntu, capable of displaying CPU, RAM, Disk and Network usage. And it has a cool name.

10 June 2011

Meet GNOME 3’s new Contacts app

GNOME developer Allan Day has previewed designs for a new 'contacts' application due to feature in GNOME 3.2.

9 June 2011
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