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Ubuntu 9.10 (Finally) Allows One Click Installation Of New Fonts

Installing fonts in Ubuntu is a bit of a hassle right now. You need to move them to a hidden folder, then run a command to refresh/rebuild the font cache. Often, to get them to […]

1 October 2009
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8 Karmic Coloured Wallpapers

What better way to celebrate the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Beta than a smorgasbord of Karmic friendly wallpapers?! Simply Ubuntu Karmic Circles PhotonBeam Coffee Cup Storm A day At The Savannah Ubuntu Ubuntu Tattoo Be […]

1 October 2009
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App Of The Week: ViewNior – Lightweight Image Viewer

ViewNior is a lightweight image viewer that was designed with “simple and fast” as it’s mantra – and boy does it live up to it! I’m kicking off my new ‘App Of The Week’ series […]

1 October 2009
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Karmic Koala Beta Released Today (Now Live)

The first and only Beta release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala will be available for download later on today – exactly one month before the final release is due on October 29th. Alpha No Hable […]

1 October 2009
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Openshot Video Editor Gets HUGE Update – 30 New Effects, Preview Window, Green Screen, PPA…

OpenShot – one of the best video editor available for Linux – finally has a PPA! That’s news enough in-itself as it means pain free installation but the even better news is it now comes […]

30 September 2009
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How to Run Web Apps on Ubuntu Using Mozilla Prism

Want to run a web app, like Google Tasks, on your Ubuntu desktop, complete with all the features the online version has? Well, you can — using Mozilla Prism. Mozilla Prism allows websites to be […]

30 September 2009
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Poll: Ubuntu Login/Shutdown Sounds – Love or Hate?

The login and shutdown sounds for Ubuntu haven’t changed in what seems like eternity! Given the current emphasis on creating a more modern looking Ubuntu desktop one has to ask who forgot about the system […]

29 September 2009
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Customize The Gnome Panel Clock To Match Karmic’s New Icons

Karmic may not be released, but this little tweak is too sexy not to mention! It changes the system clock applet to match the rest of the "new" style panel theme. For comparison, here’s the […]

29 September 2009
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Quirky Wallpaper Series: Real Time Earth View Wallpaper

removed. Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

29 September 2009
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GDM Updated In Karmic Alpha 6 (Screenshot Now Included!)

The Login screen for Karmic Koala has finally been pushed on the servers and made available through update manager. As i mentioned earlier this week the GDM sticks closely to the mock-up design proposed for […]

29 September 2009
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Quirky Wallpaper Series: Random NASA Wallpaper Script

‘Quirky Wallpaper’ is a short series of posts about different types of wallpapers for Gnome/Ubuntu. These range from having a real-time earth displayed as your wallpaper to an entirely animated desktop! Random NASA Wallpaper This […]

28 September 2009
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PDfmod – Simple, Easy PDF Editor

PDF Mod is an easy-to-use straight-forward application for modifying and basic editing of PDF documents. Simplicity is the name of the game with PDFmod so don’t expect excessive amounts of configuration options or tools not […]

28 September 2009