Ubuntu 12.04 has been officially released and is now available for download. Codenamed after a mammal “Precise Pangolin”, this popular Linux distribution Ubuntu 12.04 is based on Linux Kernel 3.2, and primarily focuses on enterprise desktop. As Canonical’s Fourth ‘Long Term Support’ release Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is scheduled to provide hardware and maintenance updates for [...]
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The GNOME Project has released the first Beta release of GNOME 3.4 for testing. It means that no more major changes will be made to this version from this point on. The development update was already put to freeze a week ago mentioning no new features, no UI changes and other features. The GNOME 3.4 [...]
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Canonical on its blog has announced that it will support Ubuntu 12.04 for five years for desktop users instead of usual 3 years for previous LTS (Long Term Support) editions. LTS releases are popular with the business user and with this move the company aims to better serve the corporate environment. With Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu [...]
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Linux Mint Founder and Lead Developer Clement Lefebvre has announced that the upcoming release of Linux Mint will be of the GNOME 3 edition. The Open Source GNU/Linux distro Linux Mint 12 to be due out in November will continue supporting for GNOME 2.32
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“A whole new world? A whole new computer?” Those are the words at ThisIsTheCountdown.com that adds dose of excitement to the upcoming launch of Ubuntu 11.10 or “Oneiric Ocelot”. We are just days away from the upcoming widely anticipated Ubuntu distribution. “Oneiric Ocelot” is the code name for Ubuntu 11.10, scheduled for release on Oct [...]
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Ubuntu derivative Linux distribution, Linux Mint has released yet another version of its open-source distribution. Code-named “Katya“, Linux Mint 11 is based on the latest Ubuntu distribution, “Natty Narhwal” and includes other upstream components Linux 2.6.38, Gnome 2.32, Xorg 7.6. Unlike Ubuntu 11.04, it uses the old Linux Mint desktop layout. Ubuntu 11.04 released this April, brought [...]
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Ubuntu 11.04 – Natty Narwhal has a good looking theming system, visual effects and polished design. If you are a regular Windows user and want the Ubuntu look and feel, you can try downloading components and manually changing the design yourself. But if you don’t want to perform these tedious works, Ubuntu Skin Pack can help [...]
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Ubuntu 11.04 codenamed Natty Narwhal is finally out, introducing a major update to its interface and a lot more. The latest version 11.04 was released on Thursday, as a part of Ubuntu’s release cycle to make users available a new updated distro every six months, maintaining its philosophy for simplicity, user-friendliness and to be always a Free and Open Source [...]
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Updates are available on Ubuntu on regular intervals. But if your machine is not connected to the internet or you have a slow connection, updates can be difficult. Many people especially those in developing nations are struck with dial-up connections. For them, a tool named “Keryx” has been developed which allows you to update your [...]
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Jolicloud 1.1 OS is now available for download. The update from 1.0 to 1.1 sounds simple one but the update has more to offer. Jolicloud 1.0 was termed as a Netbook OS but with the new update Jolicloud has moved beyond being just a netbook OS. The OS now has focused on “recycling old computers”. [...]
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