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Ubuntu’s CTO reveals DEX: an effort to close the gap with Debian

Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu's CTO, and Stefano Zacchiroli, Debian Leader, worked together to setup the DEX project. It's a new initiative to improve collaboration between Debian and its derivatives, Ubuntu included.

18 March 2011
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Indie puzzle game ‘SnapShot’ has Linux version ‘in the works’

The development team behind much-hyped puzzle game 'SnapShot' have today confirmed that a Linux version of the soon-to-be-released 'is in the works'.

18 March 2011
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Debian CUT, a new rolling release?

What is Debian CUT and why should you care? Let's take a look...

17 March 2011
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Latest Unity update adds animated Dash, more

Another Thursday and another update to Ubuntu 11.04 desktop shell Unity. What's new today? Eyes down for a gander at the goodies...

17 March 2011
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Torrent app Deluge adds indicator-applet

Take one torrent application, one almost-beta OS and add in some indicator-applet support. What do you get? A bunch of relieved users...

17 March 2011
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Shotwell 0.8.1 for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid users

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS users wanting to install Shotwell 0.8.x on their computers now can thanks to one users' hard work. Like many of those sticking with Ubuntu's Long Term Support release Martin Wimpress found that many updates to his favourite applications weren't being made available for 10.04. Rather than moan or go without he decided to do something about it.

17 March 2011
Unity in Ubuntu 11.04

What’s wrong with Unity & how we can fix it

Unity is Ubuntu's innovative new user interface, designed to catapult Ubuntu into the revolution of contextual search, launchers and social integration. The unique design provides an enticing alternative to the likes of Windows and OS X. But could Unity be better?

17 March 2011
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Ubuntu Community reaches out to Japan

As Japan continues to show strength in the face of such heart-breaking catastrophe a number of Ubuntu users have set up a website for users to send a message of support to the Japanese Ubuntu LoCo team.

17 March 2011
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Our top five favourite entries to the Ubuntu Natty wallpaper contest

Like a creative version of Moore’s Law the quality of entries to the bi-annual ‘Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest’ just keeps doubling with talent. Check in for five of our favourite picks from the potential contenders…

16 March 2011
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Weekly testing of nVidia drivers begins

Jean-Baptiste Lallement from the Ubuntu Quality Assurance team has announced the introduction of a weekly testing program for nVidia proprietary drivers.

16 March 2011
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Never miss a birthday again with Birthday-Aware for Ubuntu

Trying to keep tabs on everybody's birthdays is a pain if, like me, your brain tends to shelve dates away in a dusty box rarely to be accessed... Hallelujah then for Birthday-Aware - a small python application that uses Ubuntu's Notification bubbles to remind you of approaching birthdays.

16 March 2011
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Empathy’s new icon

Kiss goodbye to the telepathic blue twins: Instant messenger Empathy has had a logo-revamp.

16 March 2011