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Ubuntu aiding the animators of tomorrow

Last week saw the 18th annual ‘Anima Mundi’ festival take place in Rio de Janeiro, South America. In amongst some of the worlds most talented animators, artists and filmmakers residing something a little bit familiar…  […]

27 July 2010
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Dell ditching Ubuntu machines from online store

In a rather bizarre move Dell have decided to drop Ubuntu-loaded computers from their online store. The move, they say, is down to simplifying their online offerings; “Ubuntu systems are primarily targeted towards advanced users […]

25 July 2010
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Vote now for an awesome new Ubuntu help platform

Spend a minute today to help make the lives of yourself, other Ubuntu users and even the dear developers who toil so hardy over code that little bit easier by voting up a proposal for […]

14 July 2010
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Nexuntu – The OS your Nexus One has been dreaming of

If the Linux-based Android OS running on your Nexus One isn’t nearly as nerdy-enough as your needs dictate then bust out the big boy and install Ubuntu on it. The crazy people over at NexusOneHacks.net […]

8 July 2010
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Canonical Talks Ubuntu on ARM

Our lovely friends over at ArmDevices.net nabbed themselves a great interview with Canonical’s ‘Partner Engineer’ Jerone Young who discusses the challenges and opportunities optimizing Ubuntu for ARM is bringing. It’s a great interview well worth […]

6 July 2010
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[How To] Automatically Install/Fix Missing GPG Keys in Ubuntu

If you’re a heavy user of PPAs then every now and then you will come across missing GPG key errors that will need to be fixed. Fixing missing GPG Key errors in Ubuntu is, actually, […]

5 July 2010
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Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.07 for ARM arrives in July

A new version of Ubuntu Netbook Edition (NBE) optimised for ARM-based devices is due for release in July. It’s called Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.7 and is based on the latest Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release. A video […]

23 June 2010
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Ubuntu on TV: The IT Crowd

Some of the more-hip readers amongst you have tweeted my attention towards this little beauty: –You can clearly see an Ubuntu logo on the the back of one of the characters’ monitor from Channel 4’s […]

21 June 2010
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Get Animated, Themed, Icon Only GRUB Menu Using BURG – now simple to use!

We all know that the GRUB loading menu that greets many of upon boot isn't the most stylish or modern looking interface - even adding a poorly pixelated picture background can't save it from looking lame. Getting a gorgeous, animated and informative boot-loader is no longer a dream thanks to 'Brand New Universal Bootloader' (more commonly referred to as 'BURG'.)

10 June 2010
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How a shy blueberry crusher stumbled upon an African spaceman and began a new job on Valentines Day

Today is a very special day indeed for, 32 years ago thence, the worlds best ‘design team generalist’ was born in the humble shire of Nelson in New Zealand on June 10th. Forget Jesus – […]

10 June 2010
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The new Ubuntu font – how to download it

The new Ubuntu font has been available to download for quite a while — providing you had enough wiles to know where and how to find it. Eagle eyed readers will likely have spotted the […]

9 June 2010
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‘Promoting Ubuntu in Business’ Event to be held July 13th

The Ubuntu UK community and Canonical are hosting a ‘different kind of IT event’ next month to promote the use of Ubuntu in UK businesses. The event, which takes place on Tuesday July 13th in […]

9 June 2010