Huzzah! Seven weeks into the release cycle and Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1 has just been announced. Bear in mind it is of alpha quality, but please go and test it if you are curious and want to help out. But what else is new in the land of Ubuntu Development? Let's take a look...
Unity is the most used Desktop Environment amongst Ubuntu 11.10 users according to our most recent poll. Just shy of 16,000 votes were cast (one vote per person) in the poll which asked readers "Which Desktop Environment Are You Using in Ubuntu 11.10?"
Xubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 users wanting to add Ubuntu's "App Menu" (also known as a 'global menu') can now do so with ease.
(This is a guest post from Ubuntu developer and Canonical employee Daniel Holbach, which was originally posted here.) Ubuntu Development Update Ubuntu Developer Summit is over and around 300 blueprints are being filled out with […]
The handy Windows app 'Linux Live USB Creator' has been updated to include support for Ubuntu 11.10 and its derivatives.
In the week following the release of ‘a new Ubuntu’ comes Ubuntu Open Week: a series of IRC-based ‘workshops’ aimed at introducing Ubuntu new users. Open Week is being held from Monday 17th October through to Friday […]
So you've downloaded or upgraded to the latest release of Ubuntu, the 'orsome Oneiric Ocelot, but what now? Here is a list of 10 post-install tips/ideas to make your first encounter with the Oneiric Ocelot more of a stroll in the park than a walk on the wild side...
Whether it's Unity in Ubuntu, GNOME Shell in Fedora, or the number 4 suffixing KDE, there are some users who don't welcome change with open arms. For those people not united behind Unity, remain unsure about GNOME Shell, and couldn't care less about KDE listen up: the GNOME 2 desktop has been forked.
Is your desktop in need of a makeover? The following desktop by DeviantArtist ~votritis, called 'Stairway to heaven', might be just what you're after...
An unofficial 64bit build of Lubuntu has made available for download.
After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the light-weight LXDE based Ubuntu spin 'Lubuntu' has been granted 'official' Ubuntu family status.
Lubuntu 11.04 - the latest version of lightweight, LXDE based Ubuntu derivative - has been released.