Section: News

These Are The 12 Community Wallpapers Chosen for Ubuntu 14.04

The eleven tentative winners of the Ubuntu 14.04 Community Wallpaper Contest have been attached to a bug report tracking the contest and are intended to ship by default in the upcoming LTS release this April.

11 March 2014

This Is The New Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Default Wallpaper

With the Ubuntu Wallpaper contest wound up and the winners due to be announced shortly, the other part of the wallpaper puzzle, the default, has been revealed.

10 March 2014

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 Seeking LTS Status

Ubuntu GNOME is seeking approval to become an official 'Long Term Support' release with its upcoming version.

7 March 2014

Chromium Browser Ported To Mir Display Server

In an impressive feat, Ubuntu has demoed a working port of Chromium running on Mir, Canonical's in-house, next-gen display server.

5 March 2014

7 Improvements In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS That You’re Going To Love

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS adds a number of new features and improvements to Unity, many fulfilling long-standing user requests. Here's 7 of the best.

4 March 2014

GStreamer Donate €2500 To Pitivi Crowdfunding Campaign

In just one week the Pitivi video editor crowd-funding project has amassed one-third of its initial €35,000 goal.

3 March 2014

GNOME 3.12 Postpones Wayland Support

After all the 'umm-ing and ahh-ing', GNOME has decided against shipping Wayland support by default in its upcoming release.

28 February 2014
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Ubuntu 14.04 Flavours Release First Beta

Ubuntu's extended family have made their first beta releases of the 14.04 development cycle available for download.

27 February 2014

Portal 2 Beta Hits Steam for Linux

Valve has announced that a beta of Portal 2 is now available on Steam for Linux, marking the first time that the game has been available on the platform.

25 February 2014

Unity 8 Desktop Preview Session Available In Ubuntu 14.04

It's now possible to login to a Unity 8 session in the latest development builds of Ubuntu 14.04 for the desktop.

25 February 2014

This Is What the Bq Ubuntu Phone Looks Like

A handful of photos of the Bq Aquaris handset, one of two Ubuntu-powered phones to launch later this year, have been posted online.

24 February 2014

Experiencing Ubuntu One Service Outage? You’re Not Alone (Updated)

A number of users are reporting issues with Ubuntu One, the cloud storage service provided by Canonical and installed by default on the Ubuntu desktop.

23 February 2014