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How to install vanilla GNOME 3 in Maverick

If you ever wanted to test GNOME 3 there was ricotz's PPA but Maverick users don't get love since it is now only available for Natty. But fear not, since the Ubuntu Desktop team have have set up another PPA to give Maverick users some upstreamy love.

11 November 2010
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Banshee 1.9.0 released

Ubuntu's new default media player Banshee has seen its first active development release leading towards the new media experience in Natty, 1.9.0.

11 November 2010
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Spotify for Linux update: A lot more than mono icons

As i battled trying to fix my Ubuntu desktop yesterday (seriously kiddies, leave Natty alone!) a comment by Andy Piper got lost in the moderation queue. (All comments that contain links have to be pre-approved […]

11 November 2010
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Compiz 0.9.x gets a PPA

This news is likely to be irrelevant to many readers but, for a handful, very welcome. Compiz’s (what is the possessive of ‘Compiz’? I want to say Compasses cos it sounds good) Sam Spilsbury – […]

11 November 2010
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‘Faenza variants’ icon pack eases minor icon annoyances

Love Faenza but hate some of its icon choices? Faenza Variant aims to better many of the icons included.

10 November 2010
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Spotify for Linux adds mono-icons

An update to Spotify for Linux is here - and it has mono icons.

10 November 2010
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Hey, Adobe – bring Creative Suite to Ubuntu

A new vote calling for Creative Suite to be ported (in a form) to run on Linux is in effect. Find out how to add your voice.

10 November 2010
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Open-source kinect driver demoed

Hector Martin (aka marcan42 on YouTube) has created – and demoed – a free, open-source driver for Microsoft’s ‘Kinect’ camera dubbed ‘Libfreenect’.

10 November 2010
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Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Daily Build’s available

The daily build snapshots of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - due next April - are up and ready for download.

10 November 2010
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Help Add missing screenshots to the Ubuntu Software Centre

Fed up of browsing the Software Centre in Ubuntu only to come across a neat-sounding application that lacks a screenshot? Here's how to help out!

10 November 2010
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Oscar winning video editor ‘Lightworks’ not coming to Linux until ‘late 2011’

Lightworks - the recently open-sourced professional grade video editor - is still on course to come to Linux - but not until next year.

9 November 2010
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Spread Ubuntu site gets slick new look, domain

Where am I? No, I don't know either. Why? The "relaunch" of the new-look Spread Ubuntu site - which offers a massive online catalogue of downloadable marketing materials for Ubuntu - has happened and I didn't notice!

9 November 2010