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Subtle icon changes in Lucid of late

A few subtle icon changes have landed in Ubuntu 10.04 over the last day or so. Oranges Think of an icon in ubuntu that may have been light orange. Well, it’s very likely now dark […]

13 April 2010
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OMG! Ubuntu! Podcast launching next week

One part Brit, one part Kiwi and a smattering of the usual OMG! goodness ” but in audio form. Launching next Tuesday ” may the gods have mercy on your ears… Name dreamt up by […]

13 April 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Countdown banner for facebook

Want to share your excitement for Ubuntu 10.04’s release with your Facebook buddies? Then add an ubuntu Countdown banner to your profile with the aptly titled “Ubuntu Countdown FB” application! http://apps.facebook.com/ubuntu-countdown-fb/ The app code is […]

13 April 2010
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Flush torrent client channels uTorrent through GTK

Flush is a GTK torrent client with a simple interface reminiscent of Windows and Mac torrent client uTorrent. Features As with most modern torrent clients Flush supports the ‘usual’ features that users have come to […]

13 April 2010
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What is the Best Ubuntu System Cleaner? You Decide! [Poll]

Regularly cleaning your system of old cache files, irrelevant packages and long obsolete configuration files can keep Ubuntu running fast, efficient and free up valuable hard drive space. With this in mind we’re casting out […]

13 April 2010
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Oscar winning video editor goes open-source

Oscar and Emmy award-winning editing software 'Lightworks is going open-source. EditShare, the company behind Lightworks, see open-sourcing the editing application as a way to “…release its full potential...“'

13 April 2010
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New version of Pino released; adds custom tray icons, libindicator support

Twitter application Pino pushed out another release today, adding improved indicator applet support and support for custom tray icons. As always you can install/update Pino by adding the following PPA’s: – sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vala-team/ppa sudo […]

12 April 2010
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What 10 things do you do after a fresh Ubuntu install?

With the final releases of Ubuntu 10.04 gearing up there will be an influx of new and eager users soon be flocking into the Ubuntu pen. To help guide newbie’s in getting off to a […]

12 April 2010
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AWN 0.4.0 released; serious docky contender?

The latest ” and arguably greatest ” version of desktop dock application AWN has been released. This version sees a massive array of new features and improvements ” largely down to the complete re-write this […]

12 April 2010
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Lubuntu beta 2 available

The second beta of LXDE based Ubuntu spin Lubuntu has been made available. Whilst Lubuntu won’t be gaining “official” status as an Ubuntu derivative this cycle (see here for more on that) the development of […]

11 April 2010
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How To Add The Banshee Indicator Applet in Lucid

An indicator applet extension for Banshee can be easily installed in Ubuntu 10.04, giving the application full panel integration a la Rhythmbox and other indicator applets. By default Banshee displays a notification icon. Whilst this […]

11 April 2010
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Easy Rearrangment of Docklets on Docky

Reordering Docklets on Docky has now been made easier. Within the Docklet preferences menu now sit new ordering controls making changing the lineup of Docklets a snap. The previous work-around involved removing all docklets and […]

11 April 2010