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Finally a new look for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

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Finaly after many years of keeping the same look , Ubuntu got a new fresh look. In Ubuntu wiki they explained that the new style is inspired by the idea of “Light” ” Light because it denotes both warmth and … Continue reading

Ubuntuzilla – An APT repository to get the latest updates for Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird

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Ubuntuzilla is an APT repository hosting the Mozilla builds of the latest official releases of Firefox, Thunderbird, and Seamonkey. This repository should also work on Linux distributions that are derivatives of Ubuntu, and probably also on any Debian derivative.

FFmpeg 0.5.1 is released!

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FFmpeg 0.5.1 is released,  This release fixes security, packaging and licensing issues for FFmpeg 0.5, but it is a maintenance only release; no new codecs, formats or other feature are being introduced. The full details are spelled out in the … Continue reading

Nanny- A control parental for gnome | Ubuntu

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Gnome Nanny is an easy way to control what your kids are doing in the computer. You can limit how much time a day each one of them is browsing the web, chatting or doing email. You can also decide … Continue reading

Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.2 released!

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.2 is released, the new version doesn’t introduce any new features but fixed a lot of bugs , thats why it is hightly recomended to update to this new version. New items are now highlighted in Application Center … Continue reading

Talika- Switch between open windows in Gnome using icons

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Talika Applet is an applet for the GNOME panel that lets you switch between open windows using icons.

Week 8-10 five Top articles

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1-PC BSD 8.0 release made BSD much easier for desktop use | Installation and screenshots 2-GDM2 Setup 0.3.6 released! Help you get back the older GDM setup utility’s functionality in karmic koala|Gnome 3-Sorbet- Another proposed theme for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid … Continue reading

Openoffice3.2 is released ! Upgrade now to openoffice3.2 in ubuntu [PPA Launchpad}

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Announced today the release of Openoffice3.2 , the new release comme with many new features and improvments   1- Add repositories For Karmic koala : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openoffice-pkgs/ppa For Ubuntu9.04 Jaunty : open sources.list : gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and add these … Continue reading

Study: Linux kernel R&D worth over 1 billion euros

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According to a study by researchers at the University of Oviedo (Universidad de Oviedo) in Spain, the estimated total value of the2.6.30 Linux kernel, released in June of 2009, is more than €1 billion. Using the kernel development history from … Continue reading

BBC activates iPlayer Flash verification – Locking out open source – Update

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The BBC have activated a protection mechanism on the Flash based streaming system used by iPlayer, stopping open source media players from legally playing BBC content. The protection mechanism, known as SWF Verification, sends a “ping” message to the player … Continue reading