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OMG! Reader Nicholas Ipsen dropped by our inbox earlier today to show us some sweet Ubuntu font action in Android. As you might expect, the new font that Canonical contracted type foundry Dalton Maag to design looks brilliant on Google's mobile operating system. More screenshots after the jump.
Two new T Shirts for the Maverick Meerkat release of Ubuntu that comes out in just over a week have appeared in the Canonical Store.
A few days ago I posted an article about Ninite, a software installation service that helps install multiple applications and repositories. Since then, I've been chatting with some folk from Ninite to clear up some of the information in that article.
We've compiled all of the branding for our sites into one .zip file to make it easier for people to use our logos around the web.
I'm very pleased to announce that Ubuntu Gamer, the gaming website we've been working on for a while, is now live and ready for action! Focusing primarily on gaming on Ubuntu we will be presenting you with lots of fantastic content over the coming months.
The new Ubuntu font that Canonical commissioned typeface designers Dalton Maag to develop for the Ubuntu operating system has landed in Ubuntu 10.10 for all users.
Just under six months ago we shared an awesome Ubuntu 10.04 post-install guide by Danny Piccirillo. Danny emailed me yesterday to let me know he's working on a similar guide for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, and he's recently blogged about it - asking for submissions of your favourite applications for inclusion.
Reader Heiner Valverde dropped us a handy hint today in the OMG! inbox: Ninite, a website that provides an easy way to install multiple applications after a fresh install, has released a beta version for Linux users. But, it's not all fresh roses - I delved deeper into the mystery that is Ninite, surely something as good as this can't be true?
Our very own Seif Lotfy, known for his hard work on Zeitgeist and the Activity Journal, has just posted a video over on his blog that shows off some experimentation with quick access to the Activity Journal.
Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming and curious lambs bounce around lavish green fields as winter draws to a close and the Sun's early luminescent rays begin to fill up the sky in preparation for summer. Enjoy these fine wallpapers that I found on deviantart over a hot mug of coffee and cereal this morning.
I got my hands on Apple's new cool peripheral that everyone is talking about, the Magic Trackpad. When it was first released, a lot of people said that this was the beginning of the end of the humble and trusty mouse. I'm not entirely convinced that the magic trackpad spells the end, but this idea of bringing laptop multitouch to the desktop is certainly is an interesting concept...
Ecolo, a green party in Belgium, is planning a move that would see all 220 workstations in its main office switch to open source by 2011. Sebastien Bollingh, the party's ICT manager, says they plan to eventually replace the underlying system with entirely Ubuntu computers.
If you’re using a recent-ish version of Google Chrome or Chromium then you have support for ‘web apps’. These are, essentially, ‘pinned’ webpages sans toolbars, but can also be all sorts of custom applications that perform different functions. Thanks to the hard work of Nicolas Leperlier, we now have an Ohso Quick-Launcher type Chrome App!
Ubuntu is getting bigger by the day, and everything is a test of structure - never before has an open source operating system attempted to win over the hearts of the mainstream. My question is, can we handle it?
Linux.conf.au, the Australasian Linux Conference to be held in Brisbane next year, has released its schedule today. It includes a heap of interesting open source talks and miniconfs spread across a week, including everything from HTML5 video to building a Linux powered coffee roaster!
Jono Bacon announced today the Ubuntu Application Review Process, which is designed to get new and fresh applications into Ubuntu after it's released. Unfortunately, like all things Ubuntu, it's harder than it should be with plenty of restrictive rules, bureaucratic nonsense and complicated set up procedures.
A new theme has cropped up in the forest of quality Ubuntu themes - named "Fundamental Round 2," this silver theme gives you a similar look to elementary but with a few key differences. Larger image and download link after the jump.
Are you a traditional 32 bit user or have you ventured out on a limb and installed 64 bit Ubuntu to make the most of your hardware?