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Ubuntu Software Centre Featured View

We all know that the Ubuntu Software Centre will be undergoing some more changes for Ubuntu 10.10, part of which will be an improved ‘featured applications’ gallery. Whilst the screenshot below is likely far from […]

1 June 2010
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Elementary Pidgin theme updated

Elementary is arguably one of the most popular 3rd party themes available so it can be rather annoying when using an application that don’t follow or fit in with the rest of your desktop theme. […]

1 June 2010
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Global menu app updates to come weekly; keep eyes peeled

Just a quick short sharp poke to everyone testing Ubuntu 10.10’s ‘global menu’ via the Unity PPA: you’ll soon find updates to it coming in weekly so if you’ve tested it as much as you […]

1 June 2010
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Smart GTK getting Dark version; looks edible

We featured Pr09studio‘s elegant, airy & light ‘Smart GTK’ theme yesterday and today see’s the release of a dark version of the theme — and it looks very, very nice indeed: – Who knew that […]

1 June 2010
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Using Opera 10.6 on Ubuntu? Try These ‘Ambiance’ & ‘Radiance’ Skins

Kyle Baker, the talented hands behind the Ambiance Opera theme we featured last month, has come up trumps again, releasing a pair of new themes for the new Opera 10.6 alpha release. Fans of Ubuntu’s […]

1 June 2010
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icoGen lets you change the colours of the most popular icon sets

Do you love the Elementary icon set but wish it was green? Would you use Meliae if it was less pastel? Say hello to the answer: icoGen. icoGEN can generate whole new iconsets based on SVG […]

1 June 2010
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Ubuntu Server deployed in 5 minutes [video]

When a colleague scoffed at dooratthe‘s claim that an Ubuntu based LAMP server could be deployed in 5 minutes, well, something had to be done to prove it. Below is a screencast of a complete […]

1 June 2010
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PyRoom Provides Truly Distraction Free Writing on Ubuntu

As a writer, there are times when trying concentrate on what I’m writing is an impossible task. The more the bounds between the modern web and desktop blur, the more crowing distractions surround me, be […]

1 June 2010
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OMG Exclusive: Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Video Review

Introducing: The best Ubuntu yet? Since its release a month ago I have been testing Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, and I have been pleasantly surprised by the improvements in this version of my favorite distribution […]

1 June 2010
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Crebs wallpaper slideshow generator gets a PPA, new features

CreBs – the curiously named* but totally awesome slideshow wallpaper generator for Ubuntu – has gotten itself a PPA, making installation of this must-have app a breeze. Crebs has also undergone a few fixes and […]

1 June 2010

Native uTorrent Client Coming to Linux

Several weeks back we mentioned the curious fact that uTorrent users were voting in their thousands asking developers to make a native Linux version. So strong was the call for a native version that it […]

31 May 2010
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Nautilus Elementary adds Toolbar Editor; fulfils bug opened in 2001

Nautilus-Elementary – the simplified and gorgeous file-browser that is fast turning heads everywhere – will soon be adding a new feature that users the world over have been asking GNOME developers to include by default […]

31 May 2010