With the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, many users have started upgrading to the latest iteration of Ubuntu. Upgrading can be a tricky business, especially if you are upgrading from derivative operating systems like Linux Mint, PinguyOS and other similar Ubuntu based OS. Before you upgrade make sure to do a full backup of your […]
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A few hours ago, Ubuntu 12.04, the sixteenth edition of the world’s most popular free and open source operating system was released. This edition of the operating systems is an LTS version and hence will be supported for the next five years.The latest iteration of the operating system contains several improvements over its predecessors and a
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will be out in less than 18 hours from now. Will you upgrade? Take the poll by clicking on the Ubuntu logo below and let us know.
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Since everyone is using Unity these days, though it would be good to share some tweaking knowledge from AskUbuntu. The solutions to this particular question teaches you how to create quicklists for your favourite programs on Unity launcher. You can find one or two popular quicklists posted by me in the answers section! 🙂 Click
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The second and final beta of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was released yesterday with the following updates : Unity 5.8- updated search functions for video and music A horrible looking Qt-based Ubuntu One desktop client Application Quicklists for Totem, Rhythmbox and Remmina Updated and Multi-Monitor options New animation support for the HUD LibreOffice updated to 3.5.1 Latest GNOME
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The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 3.5.1, the second version of the 3.5 family, targeting private individuals and enterprises. LibreOffice 3.5.1 fixes the majority of the most-important bugs identified by users and is expected to be appealing for most enterprises. Read More >>
A key part of any operating system user interface is how it enables the user to switch between multiple tasks. In most desktop operating systems tasks are encapsulated into windows, and the most frequently used method of multi-tasking is window switching. Desktop OSs have multiple methods of window switching (e.g Alt-tab, clicking on indicators, notifications,
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Precise Pangolin Beta 1 was released on 1st March. So whats new the first beta of the upcoming LTS release? If you have read my Ubuntu 12.04 updates here and here, then there are no new updates. To sum up, beta 1 includes the new HUD or Heads Up Display, a new Qt based Ubuntu
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User friendly Unity UI tweaking application MyUnity today reached version 3.0. The application has generated renewed interest among Unity fans after being included in the precise pangolin universe repositories. This interest will increase for sure after this release. The latest version, 3.0, brings in a lot of new features to the application e.g. adding
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A few visual changes have come in post feature freeze in Precise Pangolin daily builds. Lets quickly go through the visible changes noticed after update on 22nd Feb. 1. Volume level indicator: The volume level indicator can be found inside the sound menu situated on the top panel. In Ubuntu 11.10, the indicator did not
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