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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
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Ubuntu fixes 102 papercuts for Lucid

The papercuts project has fixed 102 papercuts for Lucid which is, if you passed High School maths, 2 more than the target! Yay! For those who don’t know what the papercuts project is all about: […]

29 April 2010
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10 things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

If you’re going to be installing a freshly minted copy of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS later today or this weekend then the following list of 10 reader submitted post-install must-do’s will help ensure that you’re off […]

29 April 2010
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Ubuntu Manpages website first to reflect new branding

The Ubuntu manpages website appears to be the first “ubuntu.com” website to reveal the new branding which was announced a few weeks ago during the Lucid development cycle. You can see the rest of the […]

29 April 2010
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Fatal flaw connected to GRUB found at very late notice, never fear!

This bug report which was reported yesterday suggests that Lucid was about to ship with an issue that caused the secondary operating system to be missing from GRUB when installing in a dual boot setup; […]

29 April 2010
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Tyler on Ubuntu: Your Virtual desktops

Remember when I asked you about how you used your virtual workspaces? Well, ever since then (yes, ever since last Friday. It seems like a long time) I’ve been doing my darndest to collate the […]

29 April 2010
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Lubuntu tag added to the UbuntuForums

We love lightweight LXDE based Ubuntu spin Lubuntu around these parts so seeing a ‘Lubuntu’ forum prefix for it in the Ubuntu Forums really made me smile. You may not be “official” yet Lubuntu but […]

29 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Manual released

The Ubuntu Manual team have today announced the availability of “Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04” – a comprehensive beginner’s guide aimed for users of all experience but which will be particularly beneficial to those relatively […]

29 April 2010
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How Will You Update to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx?

So, here we are, the night before release — but how will you be moving on to Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx? By installing an update from the Ubuntu repository as you are on the Release […]

28 April 2010
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Google Summer of Code: Projects for Rhythmbox, UbuntuOne, Banshee, More

With Google’s annual Summer of Code very nearly upon on us the list of accepted projects that developers will spend the summer getting paid to work on are all but out. With that in mind […]

28 April 2010
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Installing Ubuntu 10.04: Survival guide

Thinking of installing Ubuntu 10.04 this weekend? Here are a few tips to ensure you have a pleasant experience in doing so. Before anything make sure that your computer meets the recommended system requirements. For […]

28 April 2010