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elementary icons 2.4 released

A new release of the popular Elementary Icon set has been released. It’s been four months since the last major update so users can expect to find lots of new and improved icons in this […]

9 April 2010
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Lucid gets improved folder icons

A set of improved folder icons landed in Ubuntu 10.04 earlier today. The icons sport darker orange gradients than the version they replace. This orange is much more in keeping with the “new” orange of […]

9 April 2010
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Ubuntu countdown badges for wordpress, server side sites

Want to display those gorgeous Ubuntu Countdown badges on your WordPress blog or elsewhere where JavaScript isn’t allowed? Want no more! An enterprising soul called Florian has re-jigged them in glorious dynamic PHP script meaning […]

9 April 2010
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Lubuntu not joining the ubuntu family until 10.10

There are “few chances” of Lubuntu becoming an “official” spin of Ubuntu 10.04 according to Lubuntu developer Julien Lavergne. The project, which provides the lightweight LXDE desktop as its base, still has many of its […]

8 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2 Released

The second, and final, beta release of Ubuntu 10.04 has been released. Whilst major new features or drastic changes are now a thing of the past, the beta still brings with it improvements all round, […]

8 April 2010
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Help ubuntu: 3 questions on Bluetooth

MPT from Canonical’s design team e-mailed us earlier asking if we could post the following questions regarding Bluetooth in Ubuntu to get your feedback. Given the design team totally surpassed even already-high expectations in creating […]

8 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Won’t Use Yahoo! as Default Search Engine After All

Canonical has canned its plans to make Yahoo! the default search engine in Mozilla Firefox in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. At the time, it said the deal with Yahoo! would provide additional revenue that would go […]

7 April 2010
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And the new gedit logo is…

Very “DTP”. Big improvement on their now-depreciated logo however. Designed by Henry Peters. Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

7 April 2010
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Official ubuntu 10.04 countdown banners available

Official Ubuntu 10.04 countdown banners are now available. The 3 designs, created by John Baer, Immanuel Peratoner & Amanda Warzecha respectively, are perfect displayed on blogs and website as well as being a handy reminder […]

7 April 2010
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Handy Docky crash script Makes the bleeding edge Mum-proof!

If, like many, you enjoy being on the bleeding edge of Docky’s development you’ll more often than not find it crashes and/or hangs. Sometimes this requires you to manually kill it in-order to relaunch it. […]

6 April 2010
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Lyrebird renames to Nightingale; Songbird for Linux lives on

Songbird for Linux, whilst officially no-longer supported, will continue to live on thanks to a community driven effort. The project, which was originally titled Lyrebird, finally has a definitive new name: Nightingale. Very apt. The […]

6 April 2010
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Stunning Ubuntu Logo Panel icon coming to desktop?

The screenshot above was sent to me by OMG! reader Dave and shows the new Ubuntu logo finally being used within Ubuntu itself. The Netbook Edition/Remix has typically been the first to show off some […]

6 April 2010