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Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" sees release

Today sees the release Debian 6.0, the latest stable release of the free open-source operating system upon which Ubuntu is based.

6 February 2011
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Window switcher DockbarX adds media player buttons, Dock Helpers

The latest release of Window management applet 'DockBarX' has been released, adding in media player control for all music players that use MPRIS2 (I.e. any that show up in the Ubuntu Sound Menu).

6 February 2011
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AppStream: The unified App Store for Linux

In an effort to make the installation and management of software on Linux less of a hassle a new, multi-distro ‘app store’ is in the making. Lets face it, whilst installing applications on Ubuntu is […]

4 February 2011
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Wintermute project aims to bring Artificial Intelligence to Ubuntu

Named after a computer from a very famous novel, Wintermute is an attempt to implement the world's first personal edition of an intelligent framework of applications and libraries, and in the future, an intelligent operating system.

4 February 2011
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GMusicbrowser Made Default Music Player in Xubuntu 11.04

Lightweight music player ‘GMusicbrowser’ is to replace ‘Exaile’ as the default music app in Xubuntu 11.04. Why GMusicbrowser? One criticism of currently default, Exaile, centred around its ‘slow and buggy’ performance when handling larger collections […]

4 February 2011

Canonical’s New Year gift!

Chinese communities worldwide began a new year on February 3rd. With 15 days of cultural celebrations rolling , Canonical decided to kick-start the party with a gift of its own.

4 February 2011
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See what’s new in Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2

Buckle up as we take you on a ride of what's new and improved in Alpha 2 of the Natty Narwhal...

3 February 2011

Announcing Project Bossanova

On behalf of Ohso, I'm proud to announce the launch of a new startup, Project Bossanova.

3 February 2011
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Zeitgeist is in action in the Natty software centre

Reader ‘Ingo’ spotted something nifty when playing around with his Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha install: Zeitgeist in action in the Ubuntu Software Centre.

3 February 2011
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The Emerging Elementary Experience: Plank, Slingshot, Wingpanel

Today saw news of 'Slingshot' - a new application launcher project headed up by the elementary team - leak in to the wild. But just what is it and what does it form part of? Something rather special, it turns out.

2 February 2011
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Wingpanel updates: now less wing, more panel

Anyone pulling the launchpad branch of Wingpanel - the space saving desktop panel - may be in for a surprise...

2 February 2011
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Lubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 to be delayed

The second Alpha release of Lubuntu 11.04 will be delayed by up to two weeks, Lubuntu’s Julien Lavergne has announced. The delay is the result of hardware failure on the system which generates the ISO […]

2 February 2011