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KDE 4.6 released; ready to install in Ubuntu 10.10

KDE 4.6 has been released today, bringing with it five months worth of updates, fixes and changes. Quick overview of what's new and details for those keen to upgrade can be found by reading on...

26 January 2011
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LibreOffice 3.3 Released

The first stable release of the free office suite 'LibreOffice' is now available for download.

25 January 2011
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Google’s VP Vint Cerf #lca2011 keynote [Live blog]

Google's Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf is about to take the stage at Linux.conf.au to deliver the conference's primary keynote.

24 January 2011
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Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship With Linux Kernel 2.6.38

Just a short little update to let the OMG crowd be the first to hear. Andy Whitcroft reported in a bug report that Natty is about to get the 2.6.38 kernel. Meaning, slightly, better performance, Nick […]

24 January 2011

Day one of #LCA2011 in photos (Gallery)

Day 1 of Linux.conf.au has come and gone, with talks on everything from building successful businesses on open source to making music with Linux. Here is a selection of photos from today.

24 January 2011
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Notify-OSD on scroll wheel volume change [Video]

Volume in Ubuntu; always one of the first things I hammer my keyboard volume keys to reduce after a fresh install. It's so loud!

23 January 2011

Natty’s Unity launcher adds icon theme support

Welcome news for Ubuntu 11.04 alphas testers partial to non-default icon sets: Unity's launcher now adheres to your chosen icon set.

23 January 2011
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LCA2011 – Picked up in a Linux car? You betcha.

How do you get to a Linux Conference? Only with style. And what's more stylish than a Toyota Prada SUV with a number plate that reads "LINUX?"

23 January 2011
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Ubuntu 10.10 Software Center to add ratings and reviews in February

Ubuntu 10.10 users will be able to rate and review applications within the Ubuntu Software Center on February 11th, according the official wiki page timeline for the project.

23 January 2011
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RSS-Aware indicator adds ‘quit’ button, but still no ‘clear all’

An updated version of RSS-aware - an indicator applet for displaying and alerting you to new news items in given feeds - is available for download.

21 January 2011
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Thank You, everyone!

My laptop arrived, now it's time to thank all the people who helped me get it.

21 January 2011
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OpenShot 1.3.0 gets fancy upgrades

OpenShot developers have been hard at work since November cooking up improvements & upgrades for this already awesome video editor.

21 January 2011