Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source and Linux ecosystem, covering every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With 16 years of hands-on experience reporting on Ubuntu and Linux, his coverage has been cited by leading technology news sites including Ars Technica, Engadget and Forbes.
For Ubuntu 12.10 the 'Update Manager' tool has been retitled to 'Software Updater' - a subtle retitling that affirms the applications role and purpose on the desktop.
Having boldly gone where no-one had gone before, it was no surprise to learn that actor Wil Wheaton is concerned about the erosion of 'Net Neutrality' - the principle that all web traffic, users and access should be treated the same. Illustrating this point in a post on his blog this weekend, the famed Star Trek actor rallied against the perception pushed by the Entertainment industries that 'torrent traffic = piracy'.
A minor update to the Spotify Preview for Linux client is available to download. A handful of new features are present in the release, which was originally intended to appear at the same time as the Windows and Mac builds. Sadly, a last-minute build error pushed this back a few days - but kudos for the intention, right?
It lives! Skype have issued a small bugfix update to the static package of their Linux client.
After six long years (i'm making that up, but it does feel like a horrendously long time) the Ubuntu Forums has added a new theme that matches the revamped Ubuntu branding introduced around the time of Ubuntu 10.04.
You've had several weeks to settle in to your Ubuntu installs so it's time to ask those of you who performed a direct upgrade (either from Ubuntu 11.10 or Ubuntu 10.04): 'How will did it go?' My own experience of an LTS-to-LTS upgrade went incredibly well, but one users' take on it does not a picture paint. I want to know how well your upgrades went. Jump on the 'Read More' link to register your vote.
Here's a list of the new features, changes and plans decided upon at the recent Ubuntu Developer Summit held in Oakland, California, USA.
The Wikipedia lens for Ubuntu's Unity dash we wrote about several days back has been updated. Visually the Lens now looks neater, sporting article snippets and thumbnails (where applicable) thanks to use of the 'card view' layout available to developers. Want it? Read on for the details.
Ubuntu and free-software was the topic of discussion on Greek TV channel 'Sunny' earlier this morning. Nick Kakouros from Greek technology site osarena.net appeared to talk about open-source software, Linux, Ubuntu and the 'global scale' of free software within the context of the economy, government, etc.
After Microsoft's aquisition of Skype - the worlds most popular VoIP application - many users had assumed that it marked the beginning of the end for the clients' life on Linux. But, in an attempt to assuage fears, Skype have given a short statement on their position...
Ubuntu 12.04 offers a pretty fantastic experience right out of the box but that doesn't mean it will be 100% perfect for everyone. In fact there are a few things about it that bug people. Below we've listed solutions to six common questions we've seen routinely asked in the comment section here on OMG!
Just when you thought the roller-coaster had stopped the daily builds of Ubuntu 12.10 (Pre-alpha) go live. If you're thinking of downloading and installing Qunatal do be aware that there's very little to see in terms of changes yet - much of the detail is still being hammered out at this weeks Ubuntu Developer Summit.
Richard Hilleman of Electronic Arts delivered a short address to the attendees of the Ubuntu Developer Summit this evening, a day after the company released its first two games on the Ubuntu platform.
How often does your desktop get covered in all manner of - to be blunt - crap? Icons, images, links, launcher, folders, stuff you don't even recall ever download... It all gets dumped on the desktop. And a cluttered desktop hampers workflow and distracts. Enter DayFolder - a small utility that can organize your desktop for you.
EA have deposited two games in the Ubuntu Software Center for users to download easily – and for free. The titles, ‘Lords of Ultima‘ and ‘Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances‘, run in your default browser. […]
Although LibreOffice may have forked off from it and picked up developers and innovation by the bucket load, the faithful old brand, now under the direction of Apache Software Foundation, has seen its first release since January 2011. Apache OpenOffice 3.4 doesn't do anything drastic, but does iterate nicely upon that which was there before.
Kubuntu is likely to retain its name, the lead developer Jonathan Riddell has said at UDS. It had been rumoured that legal issues with ownership of the trademark would force Kubuntu and its new financial […]
Ubuntu is on course to ship on 5% of the worlds PCs next year, Canonical's Chris Kenton has revealed. Between 8 and 10 million Ubuntu units shipped 'last year' - a figure is expected to double to 18 million during 'next year'. Which equates to some 5% of the world-wide PC market.