The development of Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) is now in full force and Canonical has published the release schedule for their next distribution. Canonical usually releases the Ubuntu operating systems like clockwork and there is no sign that they are slowing down. The Release Schedule for Ubuntu 13.... [read more >>] When Canonical announced Mir, their own display server, everyone asked the same question. What will happen with the other non-Unity distros? Canonical developers are trying to solve this issue right now. Ubuntu is not just an operating system, it's actually more of an ecosystem that integrates multipl... [read more >>] The GNOME developers behind the Nautilus project (now known as Files) have announced that version 3.8.2 is now available for download.
Nautilus may have changed its name to Files, but it will take a long time for users to get used to it. The first maintenance release of the 3.8.x branch has arrived, and it... [read more >>] Linus Torvalds has announced the immediate availability of the sixth release candidate in the 3.10 branch of the Linux kernel.
This sixth release in the 3.10 branch is quite consistent, according to Linus Torvalds, although not as large as the previous one.
“Another week, another rc. And I didn... [read more >>] The National Security Agency or NSA is now in the public eye for some nefarious surveillance, but Linux users should know that the agency also had an active role the Linux kernel development, with the addition of SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux).According to their official website, “SELinux is an imp... [read more >>] On June 14, Alexandre Julliard announced a new development version of the Wine app, which brought assorted bug fixes and improvements. The number of new features and bug fixes in the development version of Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is rather small this time, mostly because it is approaching a stable v... [read more >>] Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.9.6. Linux kernel 3.9.6 brings just a few fixes, a few driver updates, and a few other minor fixes. All in all, this is one of the smallest updates in the 3.9.x branch. “I'm announcing the release of the ... [read more >>] The KDE Project just announced the immediate availability for download of KDE Software Compilation 4.11 Beta 1. The beta version of the new Workspaces, Applications, and Development Platform are now available for testing. “With the large number of changes, the 4.11 releases need a thorough testing ... [read more >>] The debate about the default Internet browser in Ubuntu rages on and it seems that Chromium will most likely replace Firefox.
The proposition to replace Firefox with Chromium has been made during the last vUDS, but a decision was not reached at that time.
This debate has surfaced again, on the Ubuntu dev... [read more >>] The Document Foundation has announced that the second Release Candidate for LibreOffice 4.0.4 is now available for the Linux platform. As a side note from the developers, the Linux packages can be installed in parallel to LibreOffice 4.0, but do not run simultaneously. This is one of the smallest releases... [read more >>] |
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