Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, documenting every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With over 16 years of hands-on experience in Linux desktops, distros and apps, Joey's insights and reporting have been cited by leading technology outlets including Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget and Forbes.
The first screenshot of 'Steam' like indie game distribution service 'Desura' for Linux has been released.
The default wallpaper of Ubuntu 11.04 was an iterative, if mediocre, affair. As it lacked the moniker mascot that so many users of Ubuntu love to see, I took to the interwebs to find five truly natty narwhal wallpapers that will make a splash - pun fully intended - on your desktop.
Remote desktop client 'Remmina' doesn't have Ubuntu Unity launcher integration by default, but it's easy enough to add with this script by Daniel S.
"Yo Mr OMG!, Can you feature a theme other than Ambiance-based ones?" I will soon, I promise. But in the mean time let me draw your attention to some more work by ~simplygreat who has created a rather elegant mod of Ubuntu's default Ambiance theme.
Unity 2D, the Qt-based non-accelerated version of Ubuntu's Unity interface, has landed in the Ubuntu 11.10 daily builds.
Many Ubuntu users have been experiencing a bizarre crash issues with VoIP service Skype today whereby the application crashes then fails to start again. Reader Dipish hunted down a fix and mailed it in to share with you folks.
The latest edition of Ubuntu-based Linux Mint been released, retaining the GNOME 2.32 desktop but adding in a few new touches elsewhere.
The key dates for the development of Lubuntu 11.10 - the official LXDE-based 'Ubuntu' spin - have been published to the Lubuntu mailing list.
Macbook users experiencing sound problems with heir speakers in Ubuntu 11.04 may benefit from the following 'fix'.
Clipboard manager 'Diodon' is to soon add a searchable Unity lens for clipboard entries to its default package.
Yesterday we shared word Joe Steiger's awesome Ubuntu Unity Android theme. Whilst the theme proved popular with a great many of you - becoming one of our most tweeted posts for May - a number of you wished there was something similar for non-Android devices.
Deviantart-ist ~half-left continues to churn out high-quality well designed GNOME-Shell themes at an alarmingly envious rate. And his latest creation - an Ubuntu Ambiance styled skin - shows no signs of his talent taking a break...