Although the Ubuntu 11.10 development cycle has already seen an improvement to Ubuntu's "aero-snap" feature by way of a throbbing golden effect, an improved and more visually-informative animation could yet find its way into Oneiric before release.
How many days are left until the release of Ubuntu 11.10? If that's a question you cannot live without knowing the answer to (or if you just want to ramp up some excitement ahead of the release) the following 'Ubuntu Countdown' widget for Android devices serves that niche admirably: it counts down the days remaining until the next Ubuntu release.
The new Ubuntu Software Centre icon present in Ubuntu 11.10 seems to have few fans - but is it really that bad?
The latest updates to Ubuntu’s default themes in Oneiric have, thankfully, sorted out some of the various issues the Radiance theme when with the new-look Ubuntu Software Centre. The result is pretty… …but still not […]
Germany has lifted a 17 year ban restricting the sale of classic video game 'Doom' to adults only. To celebrate, why not toast some demons in 'historically accurate' Linux port 'Chocolate Doom?
Chrome has them, Firefox has them and, soon, so will GNOME 3. What am I wittering on about? Web apps.
Ubuntu friendly wallpaper changing app 'Wallch' has added support for 64bit Ubuntu users in its latest release.
The first beta release of Ubuntu 11.10 has been made available for download - but what can you expect to find?
This is a guest post from Daniel Holbach, who will be posting updates about Ubuntu Development. (Original Post). Ubuntu Development Update The Ubuntu 11.10 release is coming closer and closer. Only six weeks left until […]
Kernel.org has been compromised by an intruder gaining root access to parts of their infrastructure which hosts the kernel source code. A number of servers have been accessed, apparently via compromised user credentials. The intruder installed several rootkits and monitored user activity. The intrusion went unnoticed for almost a month until the kernel.org staff discovered it on August 28th. The staff reassured the community in a blog post on kernel.org, stating that the actual repositories themselves are unaffected.
GTK themes are like sports teams: everyone has a favourite. I can't get enough of Ubuntu's default theme Ambiance, but if you're bored by the stock style of Ubuntu, the Bisigi Project provide 15 well-thought out themes for easy installation in Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and, now, Ubuntu 11.04 too.
More than 40 community wallpapers have been shortlisted for inclusion in Ubuntu 11.10. And here's where to download them.