You’ve installed Ubuntu 9.10, now what? Here are my top 10 tips for getting a fresh install feeling your own… 1. Install Codecs, flash, Microsoft Fonts and DVD playback stuff Ubuntu cannot, for legal reasons,ship with […]
Oraerk on the Ubuntu Forums posted the following script, and i thought I’d share it with the wider world. It allows one click installation of Adium themes in Empathy through the Adium themes website; You […]
A security hole in Gnome allows anyone to see your keyring passwords without needing to enter so much as a password. The Issue Despite needing to enter your root password to alter such basic things […]
I previously covered Ubuntu Karmic desktop and Kubuntu Netbook Remix, but despite using Karmic NBR i haven’t really touched on it! Until now… The majority of features in the Netbook Remix are the same as […]
KSplice is an incredibly useful application that allows important updates to be installed (such as new kernels, etc) without requiring the need for a reboot. Co-founder Waseem Dahr put it quite eloquently in an e-mail to me: […]
The forthcoming release of Karmic Koala has gotten a lovely full page article on the BBC tech website, showing the increased traction our mammalian monikered OS is gaining in the “mainstream” press. It’s a worthy […]
Shock of all horrors – Ubuntu One, the free cloud storage service from Canonical, is not installed by default in Kubuntu Karmic Koala. Jonathan Jesse posted a quick how-to on his planet blog, which for […]
Social networking client Gwibber this morning recieved a long-due “bug fix” (i’m not if it was ever classed as a bug, but boy it should’ve been!) Gwibber used to add a +2px to fonts to […]
It’s set to be the biggest and best release of Ubuntu so far and it impresses right from the get-go with an impressive installer, fast boot times, new artwork and a whole lot more. Meet […]
Emesene 1.5.1 is more of a bug fix release than a feature release, but it still holds some surprises for users. We take a quick peek before it hits the Ubuntu Karmic servers and lands […]
CoverGloobus version 1.5 has been released bringing with it new themes, usability improvements and more. CoverGloobus is a theme-able standalone ‘”now playing” application that displays the currently playing track on your desktop. I’ve blogged and […]
There are quite a number of different twitter clients available on Ubuntu. I decided to try some of them out and find a favourite… There are a few key things i look for in a […]