Articles, tutorials and reviews related to Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’, which was released in October 2009.
OMG! reader Sebastian stopped by the OMG! Mailbox to drop off a link to this immensely impressive Dell/Ubuntu promotional video that, curiously, I – nor anyone I showed this to prior to posting – had […]
To answer the title: no it’s not, but since the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala only one week ago the blog-o-sphere, forums and opinion-pieces on various sites have been ringing loud with hate, disappointment […]
Today sees the official release of Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’, following six months of frenzied, fun and (at times) frustrating development. Ubuntu’s official website has been updated with a slick callout highlighting (some of the) […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first – and hopefully only! – Release Candidate of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is released today, the 22nd of October. A release candidate is the final official “testing” version, and comes with potential to […]
Perhaps the nicest looking official CD so far… ? (This also confirms that the default wallpaper in the beta and alpha’s -is- indeed the default for the final release! ) Get A Copy! If you […]
ShipIt are now taking pre-orders for free CD’s of Ubuntu 9.10. ShipIt send copies of Ubuntu for free all around the world – you merely need to request one! It is important to note that […]
UbuntuOne – Ubuntu’s cloud storage service – has been given a new icon in the latest Karmic updates. The new icon is, presumably, to better integrate UbuntuOne into the new Karmic Panel Icon style. I […]
Karmic’s GDM received some small updates today that brought with them a new HumanLoginIcon set full of beautiful glowing icons – much more akin to the mock-up than the previous humanity icons used in it’s […]
Want to get rid of the ‘60 Seconds Until Shutdown/Reboot/Logout’ countdown? Blog reader knorre handily posted the how-to in a comment, which I’m re-posting here so it’s not overlooked! Simply open a terminal and: – […]
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 […]