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Ubuntu One update gives you more bang for your buck

Canonicals' cloud storage service Ubuntu One has received a pricing and service refresh today.

6 October 2010
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“We are more than 1%” initiative aims to prove Linux is bigger than people think

A new ‘Linux counter’ initiative that aims to disprove press claims than Linux is used by less than 1% of the worlds desktop computer users has been launched.

6 October 2010
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the Lubuntu Desktop PPA has rewards for the brave

Lubuntu users wishing to test out some potential future additions to the lightweight distro should consider adding the Lubuntu Desktop PPA.

6 October 2010
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Use the Ubuntu font on any website with a bookmarklet

Force-use Ubuntu’s default font on pretty much any website you wish with this handy bookmarklet - ‘a small computer application, stored as the URL of a bookmark in a web browser’ - by reader Miguel Fernández.

6 October 2010
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OMG! 5! – Five Wallpapers by John Baer

Several readers sent us a link to the following wallpaper by ~jbaer - and we can see why! Titled ‘Maverick Dunes’ and created solely in Inscape, the wallpaper makes a wonderful alternative to the default Ubuntu wallpapers in both Lucid and Maverick. Download link inside, kiddies!

6 October 2010
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OpenShot gets a (swish) new website

It may be the most powerful consumer-orientated video editor for the Linux desktop but OpenShot has long held a website not-quite befitting its awesome status. That is until today. 

6 October 2010
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Divergence Theme Pack is sure to put the awe in anyone’s jaw

We show off a set of slick new themes by jurialmunkey, including installation instructions.

5 October 2010
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Blender-made film ‘Sintel’ passes a million views on YouTube

Animated short fantasy film Sintel, created entirely in open-source 3D graphics suite Blender, has garnered over 1 million YouTube views, less than a week after its premiere.

5 October 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 CD covers are a thing of beauty

The case designs for the Ubuntu 10.10 have been revealed in the Ubuntu store, as pre-orders for Ubuntu 10.10 discs begun to be taken.

5 October 2010
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Screenkey desktop recording tool displays key presses on screen

Screenkey display key presses on-screen, making it a perfect foil for use in 'how-to' or tutorial videos.

5 October 2010
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A thank you from Bryen

Yesterday you were all, evidently, touched by the story of fellow Linux user Bryens loss of hardware, today I am happy to report that we not only met the pledge target but exceeded it.

5 October 2010
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New Ubuntu font meets Android, looks stunning

OMG! Reader Nicholas Ipsen dropped by our inbox earlier today to show us some sweet Ubuntu font action in Android. As you might expect, the new font that Canonical contracted type foundry Dalton Maag to design looks brilliant on Google's mobile operating system. More screenshots after the jump.

5 October 2010