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Shuttleworth: Ubuntu 12.04 to Focus on ‘Polish, Performance and Predictability’

Ubuntu 12.04 will focus on 'polish, performance and predictability' according to Ubuntu's founder Mark Shuttleworth.

20 October 2011
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Ubuntu’s 7th Birthday Today: Look Back At Where It All Began

How old do you think Ubuntu is? With 15 releases under its belt, and another on the way, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a lot older than it actually is! But exactly 7 years ago today Mark Shuttleworth and his team of 'warm-hearted Warthogs' announced the first release of Ubuntu.

20 October 2011
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Bruce Perens Announced As Linux.conf.au 2012 Keynote Speaker

The organizers behind Linux.conf.au 2012 - which is hosted in Ballarat, Australia in January next year - have announced the second keynote speaker as Bruce Perens. Perens released his first Free Software program, Electric Fence, in 1987. He is also creator of Busybox, which has spawned its own development community and is part of many consumer devices.

20 October 2011
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[How To] Use Android’s New ‘Roboto’ Font in Ubuntu

Android Ice-Cream Sandwich is the talk of the tech-press today – and rightly so. The next iteration of Google’s Android operating system boasts not only some wonderful new features, but ships with a renewed emphasis […]

19 October 2011
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The Ubuntu Powered ‘Vodafone Webbook’ Launched

South African Ubuntu users will shortly be able to get their hands on a new Ubuntu-powered device: The Vodafone Webbook. The Vodafone webbook, announced today by South African telecommunications company Vodacom (part owned by Vodafone), […]

18 October 2011
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Rekonq Web Browser Hits 0.8 Stable

A new stable release of KDE web-browser Rekonq is available for download.

18 October 2011
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Windows-based Linux USB Creator App Adds Ubuntu 11.10 Support

The handy Windows app 'Linux Live USB Creator' has been updated to include support for Ubuntu 11.10 and its derivatives.

18 October 2011
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Faenza 1.1 Adds Ubuntu 11.10 Support, New Icons

Popular desktop icon-set Faenza has been updated with new icons and Ubuntu 11.10 support.

17 October 2011
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Ubuntu One Kills Bookmark Sync

Ubuntu One Bookmarks sync has been discontinued. The feature, which allowed users to sync their Firefox Bookmarks across Ubuntu systems via the Ubuntu One service, is no longer offered in Ubuntu 11.10.

17 October 2011

App Launcher GNOME Pie Gets Updated With Keyboard Navigation, More

A new release of circular application launcher GNOME Pie is available to download. The lack of keyboard 'control' was one of the chief complaints OMG! Ubuntu! readers noted when we first featured the slick application a few weeks ago. The release of version 0.2 addresses these complaints, as well as introducing various new features.

17 October 2011
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Ubuntu Open Week Kicks Off

In the week following the release of ‘a new Ubuntu’ comes Ubuntu Open Week: a series of IRC-based ‘workshops’ aimed at introducing Ubuntu new users.  Open Week is being held from Monday 17th October through to Friday […]

17 October 2011
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Ubuntu Friendly – What It Is and How You Can Help

Ubuntu 11.10 users are being encouraged to take part in 'Ubuntu Friendly' - a community-drive database of desktops, laptops and netbooks that work well with Ubuntu. Readon on to find out what it is and you can help.

15 October 2011