The pace of development on Ubuntu’s Unity interface sees ever-more options added to it, much to the delight of tweakers everywhere. But for Unity-2D, the lighter and less resource intensive version of Unity, customisation options […]
Back in July of last year after wrapping up at OSCON I shared a bit of information that brought some hope to the Linux community. While at the event I got a chance to speak with two engineers from Netflix […]
As exciting as reading about the forthcoming KDE 'Spark' tablet is nothing beats seeing it in action - and thanks to the project lead Aaron Seigos we can now do just that.
Adorable chicken-themed platform game Toki Tori has hatched on Linux for the first time thanks to the Humble Bundle for Android. The aim of the game sounds simple - assuming the role of a Chicken you work you way through 80 levels spread over 4 mysterious worlds collecting eggs - but things are a lot more challenging than they sound.
Ubuntu 12.04 support has been added to popular third-party tweaking tool 'Ubuntu Tweak'.
Like the obtuse heading to an expectant essay paper, the following reader question/proclamation graced the claustrophobic confines of my overly-full inbox a few days back: – “Given distrowatch’s latest download figures, shouldn’t this site change […]
There's a new Ubuntu spin in town - but this one isn't for your average Joe. Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix is aimed 'corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop solution'.
The icon for Ubuntu's default social client Gwibber is nice enough but could it be better?
Development Update Ubuntu 12.04 is shaping up nicely. Last week Alpha 2 got released, which means you should be testing by now. Next week we will hit Feature Freeze, by which time we “stop introducing […]
An Ubuntu HUD-Style menu launcher for KDE is in development. The project adds additional AppMenu features to the KRunner tool that allows users ‘to look and execute menu bar actions’ of the in-focus application using the keyboard. The […]
One feature you may be surprised (or relived) to find missing in Ubuntu 12.04 is the 'Dodge' effect of the Unity Launcher. A healthy pot of debate has been stirring on the Unity Design mailing list over the decision to remove it entirely and instead default the launcher to 'not hide'.
Veromix plasmoid for KDE offers many features, including per-app volume control, configurable equaliser and global hotkeys, but it also allows you to increase system volume past the default 100% point, thus making it handy when encountering a barely audible movie or audio file. Reader Ovidiu-Florin sent in a step-by-step guide for us to share with you on installing and configuring Veromix for this purpos