To-do App Wunderlist Hits Ubuntu Software Centre

Popular to-do app Wunderlist is now available to install via the Ubuntu Software Centre. The application, often listed amongst the best free applications available on Windows and OS X, launched on Linux last month. The installation procedure left more than a little to be desired, so the availability of the app in the Software Centre will be welcomed by a great many.

12 October 2011
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New Overlay Scrollbar Changes available in PPA for Oneiric users

Last week Ubuntu’s Andrea Cimitan, showed off some initial improvements to Ubuntu’s overlay scrollbars bound for inclusion in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin.

11 October 2011
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Ubuntu Evernote Clone ‘NixNote’ Update Adds Minor New Features

Ubuntu Evernote clone 'NixNote' has been updated with a handful of new features. Install instructions and more info can be found inside...

11 October 2011
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Adobe Flash 11 Made Available in Ubuntu

Adobe Flash 64 bit is now directly installable in Ubuntu using the Canonical Partner repo, thus replacing the need for additional 3rd party PPAs to be added.

10 October 2011
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Official Ubuntu 11.10 CDs Go On Sale

The official CDs for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server and Kubuntu 11.10 have gone on sale in the Canonical Store.

10 October 2011
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Small Things That Matter: Logging Out of Ubuntu From the Dash

I know it's minor, but I am so pleased to see support for logging out, restarting and shutting down added to the Dash in Ubuntu 11.10.

10 October 2011
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Looking For a Beautiful GNOME Shell Theme? Try ‘Nord’

GNOME Shell users are spoilt for choice when it comes to beautiful looking 'Shell' themes - a fact made even more apparent with the updated release of 0rAX0's 'Nord' theme.

9 October 2011
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Ubuntu 11.10 Release Candidate Due

The 'formal candidate' builds of Ubuntu 11.10 are to be made available shortly, Canonical's Kate Stewart has announced

9 October 2011

[How to] Dual Boot Mac OS X and Ubuntu

Dual-booting on a PC is easy: you stick in your disk and the installer takes care of everything else. But just how does one dual-boot Ubuntu on a Mac? There are various guides and how-to's on the internet, but I thought I would share the method I use here on OMG!

8 October 2011
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Ubuntu 11.10 Development Update 15

One week left! Are you excited already? The release candidate is going to get out soon and we will have days full of testing the installation on all architectures, in all kinds of installations scenarios. If you want to help out with the testing, it will be much appreciated. So what's still happening? It's interesting to note that still quite a number of fixes is going in. Also has the planning for the 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin") cycle been started. Matthias Klose sent out an email about the preparation of the P-cycle archive: the wiki page lists a number of significant changes for 'precise', like updates to gcc, binutils, swig and other core components and dropping python2.6.

7 October 2011

‘What Makes Ubuntu 11.10 So Great?’ Video

That's the question that the latest video "ad" uploaded to the official Ubuntu YouTube promo channel video asks, and then answers it by showing off a slick overview of some of Ubuntu 11.10's key features.

7 October 2011
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How to Enable Last.FM Scrobbling in Google Music Frame

As an avid user of both Google Music and Last.FM, enabling scrobbling in Google Music Frame - the integrated desktop web app for Google Music - was a must do. Annoyingly the instructions on the Google Music Frame website refused to work for me on any of my devices, but with a quick poke around I found a solution.

7 October 2011