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Ubuntu 12.04 Development Update 7

(This post was originally published here.) Development Update The development of 12.04 is ticking along nicely. Alpha 1 was released last week and work on features is continuing while changes from Upstream (including Debian) are […]

8 December 2011
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PayPal Support to Land in the Ubuntu Software Centre ‘Before Xmas’

PayPal support is coming to the Ubuntu Software Centre later this month, Canonical's Stuart Metcalfe has announced.

8 December 2011

Getting the Most from Marlin File Browser; Plus See What’s New

Marlin is a sleek, fast and sexy Nautilus alternative. Just over a week ago we told you How to Install Marlin File Browser in Ubuntu 11.10. Since then Marlin has been updated with a handful of additional changes - some which might tempt the more reluctant into giving it a try.

8 December 2011
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Ubuntu’s Overlay Scrollbars Get Updated, Here’s How To Upgrade in Oneiric

An updated version of Ubuntu’s ‘Overlay Scrollbars’ has landed in Ubuntu 12.04 – and is available for Ubuntu 11.10 users to install. What’s new? Improved thumb appearance The proximity area (which reveals the scrollbar) has been […]

8 December 2011
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Unity Integration for jDownloader Shows Speed, Progress on Unity Launcher

Add some Unity integration to handy, but ugly, multi-host download manager Jdownloader with this Unity Launcher applet.

8 December 2011

[How to] Burn LightScribe Discs in Ubuntu

Ever wondered how to burn lightscribe discs in Ubuntu? So did Dean Howell - who found that installing and setting up the tools needed for burning pretty labels in Linux is not as simple as grabbing an app from the Ubuntu Software Centre.

7 December 2011
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7 More Useful GNOME-Shell Extensions

It's been almost a week since GNOME launched a public alpha of their handy 'extensions' site - which makes adding extra functionality to the GNOME-Shell desktop a wheeze. We highlighted five handy extensions before the weekend, but those were taken from the handful of extensions that were uploaded at the time. Since then even more have been added. Below are some screenshots, witterings and all important download links...

7 December 2011
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Gameolith Winter Sale Continues, Offers Savings on Three Top Linux Games

Linux game store Gameolith is continuing its range of winter goodies with a series of week-long deals running until January 1st 2012. Here are the titles available until Monday December 12th.

7 December 2011

Opera 11.60 Released with New Look Mail Interface

A new version of web-browser Opera has been made available for download. The update, which bumps the browser up to version 11.60, comes with the usual smattering of improved web standards support, bug fixes and rendering engine updates - but that's not all...

6 December 2011
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New GNOME 3 Notification Designs

GNOME designer Allan Day has uploaded a new proposal for the handling of system and application notifications in GNOME 3. His 'Notifications Redux' design proposes moving notifications to the lower-left hand side of the screen. Most of GNOME's current notification features are maintained, including urgency, actions, and hiding.

6 December 2011
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User Story #1: Global Menus

This is a story about Pete and John. Pete and John both love Unity, but there are a couple of features that they would like to tweak according to their needs...

6 December 2011
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Ubuntu 12.04 Release Schedule

Ubuntu 12.04 development is now in full swing - but do you know when the first beta is due to drop or when the final polished product is scheduled for release? Grab your filo's - the Ubuntu 12.04 release schedule is, tentatively, as follows: -

5 December 2011