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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]