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This Ubuntu Sound Menu Concept Is Too Dang Cute

I don’t know what is left to say about the Ubuntu 10.10 Sound Menu that hasn’t already been said so far – it’s a menu, it’s new, most of you love it! This mockup by […]

31 August 2010
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KDE 4.5.1 Released

The release of KDE ‘Software Compilation’ 4.5.1 has been announced by the KDE team. The release comes less than a month after the release of the last iteration – KDE 4.5.0 What’s new? Nothing jaw-dropping. […]

31 August 2010
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Btrfs won’t be supported in Maverick

The ‘next-gen’ BTRFS file stystem will not be supported in Ubuntu 10.10. The work needed to provide its inclusion will not be completed in time and, as such, has been deferred to Ubuntu 11.04. It […]

31 August 2010

Ubuntu Mono Style Icons for Exaile Music Player

If you’re an avid Exaile user but find the default tray icon a bit too colourful for your other-wise monochromatic panel then replace them with these mono versions created by ~Jaapz. Install In his mail to us […]

31 August 2010
Easy Imgur uploading in Ubuntu

Check MD5/SHA256 Hashes in Ubuntu With This GUI tool

Ever needed to check a hash against an .iso or other download but felt put off by using the terminal to do it? Here’s a simple GUI utility for doing so by the name of […]

31 August 2010

Opera Announce Linux PPC Builds Will Be Discontinued

Sad news for PPC Ubuntu users everywhere (admittedly a minority, but they do exist!): Opera has announced that Opera 10.6x will be the last version of the browser to support the PowerPC architecture on both Linux and […]

31 August 2010
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Elementary theme getting a dark panel

Okay – everyone knows that I – Joey-Elijah of the United Kingdom – am a massive Elementary theme fan but even I can admit to being surprised that the honourable Dan Rabbit has been working […]

30 August 2010
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Empathy’s meta-contacts feature get detailed

We revealed yesterday that meta-contacts is coming to the Empathy instant messenger and now one of its developer – treitter – has spoken more on how it all works…. How to link A new ‘link […]

30 August 2010

Split large files easily in Ubuntu with GNOME Split

Ever needed to upload a large file to an online web service but found yourself constrained by maximum file size limits? The easy way to get around this is to 'split' your file into smaller chunks for uploading. These are then rejoined by the downloadee.

30 August 2010

Chrome/ium themes for the new look Light themes in Ubuntu 10.10

The Ubuntu light themes have been updated … andnow your Chrome theme looks a tad off colour. No worries;  you can quickly fix the issue thanks to these two plucky people! Ambiance Easily the more popular […]

30 August 2010
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Help test Ubuntu 10.10 multi-touch

Are you a lucky soul in possession of a touchscreen toting laptop, netbook or desktop or even one of those new fangled multi-touch mouse or magictrack-pad? Either way you can help hone Ubuntu’s new multi-touch support simply […]

30 August 2010
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New Ubuntu 10.04 training courses available

New training courses based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS are now available from Canonical. The courses available remain the same as previously with Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP), Deploying Ubuntu Server Edition (plus an accelerated version) and Deploying Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud all available […]

30 August 2010