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Begin your countdown to Natty with this ‘Avenging Narwhal’ play set…

Now that the Maverick Meerkat has bandied on out into the real world it’s time for us here at OMG! towers (and likewise, many of you out there) to begin paying heed to Ubuntu’s next release - Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal.

10 October 2010
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Lubuntu 10.10 Released

The lightweight LXDE distribution Lubuntu has made available its latest version – based on Ubuntu 10.10.

10 October 2010
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Order a 10.10 CD bundle: Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Server Edition

Earlier last week we shared with you the new-look Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Ubuntu Server 10.10 CD wallet designs. In a comment to that post OMG! reader expressed his dismay at not being able to purchase a triple-pack of all three. Well look-y what’s rocked up in the Canonical store this weekend!

10 October 2010
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Android-style animated desktop wallpaper for Ubuntu 10.10

Want some Android-style live wallpaper on your Ubuntu desktop? Now you can.

10 October 2010
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10 things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

So you’ve downloaded Ubuntu 10.10, made yourself a freshly minted copy and installed it with haste. Now what? Here is our guide to the top 10 post-install must-do’s that will help ensure you get off […]

10 October 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ Released

The latest update to the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system – Ubuntu 10.10 – has been officially released at 10:10:10 GMT on October 10th, 2010. Codenamed ‘Maverick Meerkat’, the worlds most popular Linux operating system gains […]

10 October 2010
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‘CCleaner for Linux’ BleachBit hits 0.8.1

Free disk space, improve system performance and maintain your privacy using the latest version of system cleaning tool BleachBit. BleachBit 0.8.1 adds support for deleting HTML 5 and stubborn ‘evercookie’ tracking cookies, removing MB’s worth […]

10 October 2010
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Taking a look at Canonical’s Ubuntu system management service, Landscape

Canonical Landscape is a service designed to simplify management of many Ubuntu installations, be they physical computers (usually servers) or cloud based. It's aimed at commercial deployment where system administrators need to keep an eye on dozens, if not hundreds of installations - keeping them all running smoothly, bug free, cool and up to date.

10 October 2010
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“Ask Ubuntu” Stack Exchange site out of beta, new awesome domain

The Ubuntu Stack Exchange site which we previously covered is now out of beta in time for the release of Ubuntu 10.10.

10 October 2010
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Firefox elementary theme hits version 3.0, adds Personas support

The popular elementary-style Firefox theme ‘Firefox Elementary’ has received an update  adding full support for Firefox Personas and theme enhancements amongst various others.

9 October 2010
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Google Earth plays nice with Compiz and Ubuntu 10.10

The last time I tried Google Earth on Ubuntu was late last year and I remember I couldn't get it working with Compiz enabled - OpenGL was slow and flickered so much it was unusable when effects were enabled. When they were disabled, it wasn't much better. I installed Google Earth on Maverick and I was blown away by how awesome it was. Click through for videos and install instructions.

9 October 2010
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More Zeitgeist integration in Software Center shows recommended apps based on usage

As some of you may know, Seif has been working closely with the Software Center developers to integrate Zeitgeist into the Software Center. We blogged about the Software Center using Zeitgeist to display app usage a couple of weeks ago, and naturally the next step would be for that information to be translated into recommendations, which is very, very cool.

9 October 2010