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Minitube 0.9 Released (Flashless HD YouTube Video on your desktop)

Minitube – a desktop application for searching and playing YouTube videos (including HD!) without the need for Flash – released version 0.9 earlier today. Minitube is not about cloning the original YouTube web interface, it […]

23 January 2010
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Awesome ‘Made On Ubuntu’ Badges For Your websites, Projects

Tommy Brunns ‘Made on Ubuntu’ badges are great way to show off the power of Ubuntu when creating something using the worlds best OS – Ubuntu! (He also has some “made on Linux” ones, but […]

22 January 2010
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Firefox 4 Theme For Linux – Tabs on Top, Tab Peek, Lots More!

With Firefox 3.6’s release earlier today you may be falling in love with your browser all over again – especially thanks to the integration of ‘Personas’. A month or so back we posted the mocked […]

21 January 2010
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Linux Newsdump: 21st January 2010

Welcome to the first news-dump – a brief look at some Linux stories and announcements that don’t quite fit in, or warrant, a full low-down post here on OMG! Ubuntu! Eyes down, look in: – […]

21 January 2010
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Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Wallpapers – The Ubuntu Artwork Pool

A large chunk of the wallpapers to be packaged up with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx will be drawn from the public “Ubuntu Artwork” group on photo sharing site Flickr. I’ve been hesitant to plunder the talented […]

21 January 2010
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Finestly – Proposed Ubuntu Lucid Theme

“Finestly” is the most recent proposed theme for inclusion in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. A heavily dark theme that works well with the Humanity Dark icon set, it is sure to be popular amongst many […]

21 January 2010
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Ubuntu 8.04.4 Due Today

The fourth “update” to Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is tentatively due for release today. As a “long term support” (LTS) release Hardy Heron is supported for three years on the desktop and for five years […]

21 January 2010
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Ubuntu Help Centre To Get Major Overhaul For Lucid?

The Ubuntu “Help and Support” system may be getting a overhaul in time for Lucid. Developers feel the majority of users are either simply unaware that the help system exists or find it overly complicated […]

20 January 2010
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Skype 2.1 Beta 2 For Linux Released

The second beta of Skype 2.1 has been released for Linux, bringing with it features that have been present in the Windows and Mac builds for well over a year – as noted by the […]

20 January 2010
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Ubuntu Showcase Videos are Awesome Adverts

Ubuntu is great isn’t it? Due to the fact it is so great many people like to show it off in various forms – whether it’s compiz-laden demos to mates in the pub (Yep – […]

20 January 2010
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Zeitgeist, GNOME Activity Journal Get New Releases

The first development release of GNOME Activity Journal has been announced. Alongside it also comes the 3rd development release of the engine that powers it – Zeitgeist. Talk about timing! It was only earlier today […]

20 January 2010
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Ubuntu Forums Passes Millionth Member Mark

The Ubuntu Forums gained its MILLIONTH new member a day or so ago. What a fantastic achievement! Ubuntu Forum moderator Joe Barker captured the moment with a screenshot, which you can see on his blog […]

20 January 2010