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Coming Soon: Ubuntu App Centre – Replacing Add/Remove, Synaptic, Gdebi, Update Manager…

Ubuntu is currently developing a centralised “App Store” to simplify the adding/removing/updating/configuring of software within Ubuntu. It’s already easy! Isn’t it…? Lets start off with a  quote: – If Linux has an Achilles heel, from […]

22 August 2009
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New In Karmic: Installation Changes

Our series on what new software users can expect to find in Karmic Koala come October continues. Today we take a sneak peak at the shiny new additions to Ubuntu’s installer ‘Ubiquity’. Canonical have been […]

22 August 2009
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Google Predicts Ubuntu Will Be More Popular Than Linux. Sort of.

Google Search insights ‘predicts’ that ‘Ubuntu’ will be more popular than ‘Linux’ by 2010. (In terms of search, of course!) This week Google launched a “forecast” feature in Google Insights for Search. It examines the […]

21 August 2009

New(ish) in Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’: GNOME Control Centre

In the first of a series on the new software can expect to find in Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ this October, we take a look at the new GNOME Control Centre. Akin to the Windows […]

20 August 2009
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Emesene 1.5 Released – Adds MSN Webcam Support

Emesene 1.5 code named “Awesome” has been released. This updated version of the Linux application, for use with the ‘Windows Live Messenger‘ network, sees a host of buxfixes and the usual internal tweaks. Feature wise, […]

20 August 2009
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Official Imageshack.us Uploader Application for Ubuntu (.deb)

Imageshack.us now provide a multi-platform uploader application that makes batch uploading as simple as drag and drop. You don’t need an account and can upload pictures without needing to give so much as your name. […]

20 August 2009
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Install 64bit Google Chrome With Flash And Extensions

Google are now offering a native 64bit version of their Google Chrome browser that no longer relies on ia32-libs. Download link: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstable_amd64_deb Enable Flash To enable flash you will need to add –enable-plugins to your shortcut […]

19 August 2009
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Pidgin Adds Webcam, Voice Chat And More! – .Debs Inside!

Popular multi-protocol instant messenger Pidgin has added webcam sending/receiving, voice chat, themeing and  file-transfer support on the Yahoo! IM network and all your general clean-ups, memory tweaks and even (finally!) a nice scalable icon! Webcam […]

19 August 2009
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Karmic Boot/GDM/Login Screen – Updated Design

The GDM/Login Screen proposal for Karmic Koala has received a slight update since my last post. At first glance it appears nothing major has been changed. Looking a bit closer you can see more subtle […]

18 August 2009
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Quickly Install Google Android Fonts

Google’s Linux based Mobile Operating System ‘Android’ (Gee, try saying all that with a mouthful of doughnut!) comes with some very sexy fonts called ‘Droid’. The fonts are crisp, clear and far nicer looking/easier to […]

18 August 2009
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Launch OpenOffice Apps Faster

If you use OpenOffice you may have noticed the rather frustrating start-up times each time you launch it. I came across this nifty tweak today which speeds up the length of time it takes for […]

18 August 2009
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The Gnome-Do Weather Docklet – Totally Awesome

Gnome-Do comes with a variety of different docklets for use with it’s ‘Docky’ interface. For example the ‘Trash Can’ docklet lets you right click on it and choose to empty your trash directly, or simply […]

17 August 2009