LXDM, the “login manager” to be used in Lubuntu 10.04, is now fully themeable. The default LXDM theme, ported from the ‘Industrial’ GTK theme This bodes well for Lubuntu 10.04, its potential users and the […]
The Ubuntu Manual Project has stirred up veritable carnival of publicity over the last few months, signifying a huge appetite for such a document within the community. I decided to find out more on the […]
We’ve discussed the singlewindow GIMP before – even telling you how to install it! Now GIMP developer Martin Nordholt has revealed that the ‘target’ release date for version 2.8 (AKA ‘Single Window GIMP) is December […]
Last November (has it been that long already!) we posted an article highlighting a script that automatically changed your XSplash background to that of your desktop wallpaper. It was very well received by readers here […]
Ubuntu One, the cloud storage service from Ubuntu, is being ported to Windows at this years PyCon by the Ubuntu One team. Many users have refrained from using the cloud storage solution thus far due […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: – […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]