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New Kinect contest could bring minority report style control to Linux

Since the launch of Microsoft’s Kinect gaming hardware there have been repeated open-source initiatives, hacks and projects aiming to utilise the hardware in an open-source environment. Matt Cutts – a Google employee, although this is […]

12 November 2010
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Indicator-headphones: making sound schemes symbolic

The following idea on creating an  by Daniel Planas was posted to the Ayatana mailing list. I think it’s quite a novel idea so thought I’d share it here. Calling for ‘intelligent indicators’ Daniel’s idea […]

12 November 2010
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Help Shotwell to help you

With photo manager Shotwell 0.8 adding video downloading/reading support many of us are going to find our lives made that little bit easier. Yorba‘s Adam Dingle posted the following call for testing on the Shotwell […]

11 November 2010
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elementary Firefox theme updated, renamed

The striking 'elementary firefox' theme updates. Download links and more information tucked inside.

11 November 2010
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Compiz-based Unity coming to PPA tomorrow

And so it begins! The Compiz-based version of Unity - due to land as the default desktop in Ubuntu 11.04 - opens up for development. A PPA for Ubuntu 10.10 users to install and test from is due to follow tomorrow.

11 November 2010
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Small tool to change the login window appearance

Easily configure the GDM - 'login manager' to the rest of us - with this a simple tool.

11 November 2010
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Jolibook – Jolicloud’s very own netbook

Jolicloud's Jolibook to be released next month may just count as the first true Linux netbook and here's why.

11 November 2010
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Lubuntu 11.04 gets a release schedule

Everyone's favourite lightweight Ubuntu-based derivative inks out its course of action for the next 6 months...

11 November 2010
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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