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Lubuntu 10.04 Released?

The final release of Lubuntu is due very shortly – this is despite initially plans for a fourth beta and a release candidate preceding this. For all intents this is a “RC” version and can […]

1 May 2010
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Ubuntu Manual reaches 20,000 downloads on first day

Just a quick post to share the exciting news that “Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04,” which was released about 18 hours before Lucid, had 20,000 downloads in the first 24 hours and is now up […]

1 May 2010
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Transfer your packages to a clean install

With all the new installs of Ubuntu and clean upgrades going on right now, I thought I’d point out a few great ways to package up the apps you have currently and prepare them for […]

1 May 2010
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 Released with Lucid-friendly tweaks

Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.4 has been released to the wild bringing with it a few Lucid-friendly features and tweaks. Login settings One great new feature is the option to choose which background and which logo appears […]

30 April 2010

This Handy Kubuntu 10.04 Setup Guide Makes Life Easier

I know we neglect Kubuntu users around these parts but maybe here’s something that may help placate those of you who are of the K-persuasion. Samuel Sarette has written a  comprehensive guide to setting up […]

30 April 2010

‘Faster than a PC, Prettier than a Mac’: Press React to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

With every release of Ubuntu the critical eye of the mainstream tech media falls upon Ubuntu. What have they had to say about our new feline overlord? Most fixate on the new lick of paint […]

30 April 2010
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Don’t Like a Default Ubuntu App? Swap It For One of These Alternatives

The default selection of applications in Ubuntu are great for most people but it would be foolish to think that one size fits all. To make it easier for you we’re going to show the […]

30 April 2010

Scrobble using the official Last.FM client with Rhythmbox

Although Rhythmbox, the default music player in Ubuntu, comes with a last.fm plug-in to scrobble your track plays to the Last.fm service, it does lack a few of the features found in the dedicated last.fm […]

30 April 2010
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Lucid Release In pictures: Ubuntu Cupcakes

These cupcakes, made in celebration of Ubuntu 10.04’s release, are enough get your mouth watering! Special points for them even being in the new Ubuntu brand colours! Sadly I know not the name of the […]

29 April 2010
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Buy music from the UbuntuOne Music store & Help save the Iberian Lynx

Canonical, the financial backers of Ubuntu, are donating 50% of profits made from the sale of music via the UbuntuOne Music Store to the Iberian Lynx conservation organization ‘SOS Lynx’. Only 150 individual Iberian Lynx […]

29 April 2010
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Want to use the Ubuntu Yahoo! Start Page? You still can!

Earlier on this year Ubuntu made a short-livedswitch to Yahoo! as the default search engine in Firefox. This was soon redressed based on‘user experience, user preferences, and costs and benefits for Ubuntu and the browsers […]

29 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ‘The Lucid Lynx’ Released!

After a hectic 6 month cycle complete with controversy, last minute bugs and exciting new features, the latest Ubuntu release, 10.04 Long Term Support “Lucid Lynx” has been unleashed into the wild. But what’s new? […]

29 April 2010