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Meet Ubuntu Satanic Edition Version 666

Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666 is a Linux distribution based on two different versions of Ubuntu, 10.10 and 11.04, and comes in two distinct flavors. Ubuntu Satanic Edition hasn't been updated in almost a year, but the distribution provides an enticing proposition. It seems that Satan himself hates Unity, so the d...

4 December 2012
11:54 GMT

Five Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Fixed for Three Ubuntu OSes

Canonical announced on March 27th, in three different security notices, that new vulnerabilities were found in the Linux kernel packages, this time affecting its Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 10.10, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS distributions. The following four Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04 o...

27 March 2012
08:55 GMT

Vinux 3.0.2 Is Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32.39

Vinux, a remastered version of the popular Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat distribution optimized for the needs of blind and partially sighted users, is now at version 3.0.2. Vinux 3.0.2 comes by default with three screen-readers, two full-screen magnifiers, global font-size and color changing facilities, as well as s...

15 March 2012
10:08 GMT

elementaryOS 0.1 Screenshot Tour

We've introduced elementaryOS Jupiter earlier today. At the request of our users we're presenting a screenshot tour of elementaryOS 0.1. elementaryOS is a Linux operating system based on Canonical's Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) distribution, powered by Linux kernel 2.6.35 and the GNOME 2.32.0 desk...

13 March 2012
16:41 GMT

Introducing elementaryOS Jupiter

Softpedia is once again proud to introduce today, March 13th, a new Linux-based operating system for the masses, called elementaryOS. elementaryOS is an operating system based on the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) distribution from Canonical, offering a light, fast, clutter-free and smooth desktop environment. Th...

13 March 2012
15:31 GMT

Goodbye Ubuntu 10.10

Kate Stewart announced on the International Women's Day that thr Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system reaches EOL (End of Life) on April 10th, 2012. Ubuntu 10.10 was released 18 months ago, on October 10th, 2010 and it brought features like GNOME 2.32, Linux kernel 2.6.35.3, Nouveau video driver, a t...

10 March 2012
11:31 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 11.04 and 10.10

New vulnerabilities were found in the Linux kernel packages, this time affecting the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating systems. The following four Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal): CVE-2011-2498, CVE-2011-2518, CVE-2011-4097, and CVE-2012-0207...

29 February 2012
09:35 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 11.04 and 10.10

Canonical issued last night, February 13th, new versions of the Linux kernel packages for the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating systems, fixing vulnerabilities found recently in the official Linux kernel packages. The following four Linux kernel vulnerabilities were found: CVE...

14 February 2012
06:11 GMT

Firefox 10.0.1 Officially Lands in Ubuntu OSes

Canonical announced last night, February 13th, that it updated the Mozilla Firefox web browser to the latest version, 10.0.1, fixing an important security issue. The security vulnerability (CVE-2012-0452) was discovered by Andrew McCreight and Olli Pettay in the XBL bindings, which allowed an attacker to cause a deni...

14 February 2012
04:46 GMT

Firefox 10 Officially Lands in Ubuntu 11.10

Yes! Dear Ubuntu users, Softpedia is proud to inform you that Canonical uploaded the final bits of the Mozilla Firefox 10.0 web browser on the official software repositories for the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system. Wait, that's not all! Firefox 10.0 is also available, right now, for the Ubuntu 1...

4 February 2012
00:23 GMT

OpenJDK 6 Vulnerabilities Fixed for Ubuntu OSes

Several security vulnerabilities that were discovered in the OpenJDK 6 packages by various developers, this time affecting the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx), Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat), Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), and Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating systems, were announced by Canonical. These are the k...

25 January 2012
08:42 GMT

Three New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.10

Canonical announced last evening, January 24th, in a security notice, that a new Linux kernel update for its Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system is now available, fixing three security vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various developers. These are the kernel vulnerabilities foun...

24 January 2012
02:16 GMT

OMAP4 Kernel Vulnerabilities Fixed for Ubuntu 10.10

Canonical announced that a few security vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel for OMAP4, by various developers, this time affecting the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. These are the kernel vulnerabilities found recently in the Linux kernel packages: CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2203, CVE-20...

12 January 2012
03:40 GMT

Canonical Migrates Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10 to Firefox 9

In an announcement published later last night, January 9th, Canonical decided to upgrade the default web browser of its Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) products to the latest Firefox version. This is a very smart move from Canonical, as Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS are still sup...

10 January 2012
06:21 GMT

Ubuntu Received FFmpeg Security Updates

The FFmpeg package, a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video, has just been updated in Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS . A few security issues with FFmpeg that affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.10 were dealt with by various developers. More specifically, FFmpeg could be made to c...

6 January 2012
07:50 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.10 and 8.04 LTS

Various new vulnerabilities were found in the Linux kernel packages, this time affecting the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating systems.The following three Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system: CVE-2011-4077, CVE-2011-4132, and...

8 December 2011
13:11 GMT

More Kernel Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu OSes

Several more security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the Linux kernel packages, affecting the Natty and Maverick backport, and EC2 Linux kernels of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and the OMAP4 Linux kernels of Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04 operating systems.The following vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (L...

28 November 2011
13:31 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.10 and 8.04 LTS

It appears that new vulnerabilities were found in Linux kernel, this time affecting the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating systems.The following Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system: CVE-2011-1585, CVE-2011-1767, CVE-2011-1768,...

22 November 2011
09:30 GMT

How to Install Firefox 8 in Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10

The following tutorial will teach Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) users how to install the newly released Mozilla Firefox 8 web browser. At the request of many of our readers, we've created the following tutorial to guide them with the installation of the popular Mozilla Firefox...

7 November 2011
20:01 GMT

New Games Available in Ubuntu 11.04 and 10.10

Canonical added a couple of days ago a selection of games from the MumboJumbo software publisher, available for purchase only via Ubuntu Software Center.The games from MumboJumbo include 7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour (jewel game), Chainz Galazy (link-matching game), Unlikely Suspects (mystery game), and Midnight My...

2 November 2011
04:20 GMT

Ubuntu 11.10 Runs in Your Browser via HTML5 in Impressive Demo

If you're a Linux fan, you probably know that Ubuntu 11.10 has just been released. Even if you're not a Linux fan, maybe you're curious what Ubuntu looks and feels like. Since it comes on a Live CD, it was always easy to download Ubuntu, burn a CD and run it without affecting your system. But Ubuntu ...

15 October 2011
10:51 GMT

How to Install Firefox 7 in Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10

The following tutorial will teach every Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS user how to install the current stable version of the popular Mozilla Firefox 7 web browser. At the request of many of our readers, we've created the following tutorial to guide them with the installation of the popular Mozilla Firefox 7 ...

30 September 2011
06:13 GMT

Official Ubuntu 10.10 Manual Is Now Available

The Ubuntu Manual team is proud to announce a new edition of the comprehensive Ubuntu manual, this time for the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system.The Ubuntu 10.10 Manual is free of charge and it's designed for beginners and advanced users and it contains essential how-tos, guides, basic informatio...

7 June 2011
13:01 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Customization Guide

At the request of our readers we have decided to revive our old desktop customization tutorial for the Ubuntu OS (and other major Linux distributions powered by the GNOME desktop environment). This step-by-step tutorial was created for the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system and it will teach you how to...

25 February 2011
19:10 GMT

Bleeding Edge: Universal Software Installer for Ubuntu

Bleeding Edge is a Linux script designed for the popular Ubuntu operating system, for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. It installs players, codecs, media players, fonts, drivers, etc. It also cleans up the system.Bleeding Edge is a graphical software installer, an application that will make your life easier, all...

17 February 2011
14:31 GMT

How to Install Firefox 4 in Ubuntu 10.10, 10.04 and 9.10

The following tutorial will teach every Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 9.10 user how to install the current development version of the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser. At the request of many of our readers, we've created this tutorial to guide them with the installation of the popular Mozilla ...

10 February 2011
06:30 GMT

How to Install KDE SC 4.6.0 on Ubuntu 10.10

After another six months of hard work, the famous KDE Software Compilation (SC) suite reached version 4.6 on January 26th, 2010. With lots of bug fixes, many new features, new applications, breath-taking effects, KDE SC 4.6.0 is composed of the KDE Plasma Workspace, the KDE Applications and the KDE Development Platfo...

28 January 2011
10:05 GMT

How to Install LibreOffice in Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.04

The following tutorial will teach every Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS user how to install the new LibreOffice open source office suite and replace the old OpenOffice.org office suite from Oracle.Last week we've announced that the Ubuntu developers started the transition of the outdated OpenOffice.org package...

12 January 2011
06:54 GMT

Nvidia and AMD Release New Video Drivers for Linux

Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the two major companies specialized in programmable graphics processor technologies, released a couple of days ago new and improved versions of their video drivers for Linux systems, available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures.AMD's ATI Catalyst 10.12 was released on ...

15 December 2010
09:02 GMT

How To Fix the Alt+Print Issue in Ubuntu 10.10

The following tutorial will teach you how to fix the Alt+PrintScreen issue, if you want to take a screenshot of a current window, in the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. The problem: If you use the new Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, you will no longer be able to use the Alt+Print ...

10 December 2010
17:01 GMT

Vinux 3.1 Is Based on Ubuntu 10.10

Tony Sales proudly announced today, December 9th, the immediate availability for download of the Vinux 3.1 operating system for the visually impaired. Based on Ubuntu 10.10, the new release of Vinux brings lots of interesting features, new and updated applications, bugfixes and enhancements.Vinux 3.1 is a Linux distr...

9 December 2010
13:31 GMT

Linux Mint 10 Officially Released

Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, announced a few minutes ago, November 12th, the immediate availability for download of the final and stable release of the Linux Mint 10 operating system. Dubbed Julia, Linux Mint 10 is based on the recently released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system...

12 November 2010
06:37 GMT

Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.10 Is Here

Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.10 has been released. The latest release of the rescue and computer forensics Linux distro, as the name implies, is based on the most recent Ubuntu 10.10. Ubuntu Rescue Remix (URR) 10.10 comes with the same simple command-line environment and updated packages. "Version 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) ...

21 October 2010
04:47 GMT

Ultimate Edition 2.8 Is Based on Ubuntu 10.10

Now that Ubuntu 10.10 has been released, a big number of Linux distributions are now based on it. Ultimate Edition 2.8 makes no exception, as it was built off Ubuntu 10.10.Ultimate Edition 2.8 is an Ubuntu 10.10 based release that comes with many updates and upgrades, as well as 12 new applications. Ultimate Edition ...

20 October 2010
06:12 GMT

Linux Mint 10 RC Is Based on Ubuntu 10.10

None other than Clement Lefebvre announced a last evening, October 18th, the Release Candidate version of the next major version of Linux Mint 10. Dubbed Julia and based on the newly released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, Linux Mint 10 will feature Linux kernel 2.6.35, GNOME 2.32 and X.Org 7.5.New...

19 October 2010
05:52 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition Gestures with Multi-touch Demo

Gerry Carr posted last evening, October 14th, a very cool demonstration of the interaction between the new Unity shell and the uTouch gesture and multi-touch stack, on the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Netbook Edition operating system.Announced by Canonical on October 10th, the new Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) ...

15 October 2010
10:00 GMT

Installing Ubuntu 10.10

Ubuntu 10.10, also known as the Maverick Meerkat, arrived on October 10th, 2010 and is the twelfth release of the Ubuntu OS. This new version of Ubuntu includes a revamped installer, so we've created the following tutorial to teach both Linux newcomers and existing Ubuntu users how to install the Ubuntu 10.10 op...

14 October 2010
07:30 GMT

Super OS 10.10 Is Based on the Maverick Meerkat

Super OS 10.10 has been released. The version number is not just a coincidence, the latest Super OS release is based on the recently released Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. Apart from the obvious updated packages, Super OS 10.10 comes with a number of new features like the possibility to install proprietary drivers w...

12 October 2010
07:06 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Radiance and Ambiance Themes for Google Chrome

The light-weight Google Chrome makes a good fit for Linux, but desktop integration is not its strong point. If you're running the very latest Ubuntu 10.10 and enjoy having a single visual theme across all your apps, you'll be glad to hear that there are now updated Ambiance and Radiance themes for Google Ch...

12 October 2010
03:44 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Officially Released

Ladies and gentlemen, dear Ubuntu users, after three alphas, one beta and a release candidate, we are pleased to announce that Ubuntu 10.10 is here, today (October 10th), available on mirrors worldwide (see the download links at the end of the article). It is our greatest pleasure to introduce you guys to the highli...

10 October 2010
06:54 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition Offers Revamped User Interface

Canonical announced today, October 7th, the upcoming availability of the new Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system for download on Sunday, October 10th. The Ubuntu 10.10 release introduces various offline and online applications for the Desktop Edition, and a brand-new user interface for the Netbook Editi...

7 October 2010
22:11 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Server Edition and EC2, a Match Made in Heaven

Canonical is about to release its latest update to the popular Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu 10.10 is set to be available Sunday 10 in the desktop, netbook and, of course, the server flavour. The server release focuses heavily on could technologies and brings a number of improvements for those building private or p...

7 October 2010
12:11 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Has an Amazing New Font

Canonical uploaded and replaced today the default font in the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. A couple of weeks ago, we've announced that Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) has a beautiful new wallpaper, and yesterday we've announced the Release Candidate of Ubuntu 10.10. With toda...

1 October 2010
09:53 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 RC Available for Download Now

A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the Release Candidate (RC) version of the up-coming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, due for release in October 10th, 2010. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 10.10...

30 September 2010
09:14 GMT

Goodbye Ubuntu 9.04

Dear Ubuntu 9.04 users, the time has come to say goodbye to the Jaunty Jackalope release of the popular Ubuntu operating system. One month from today, on October 23rd, it reaches end of life.Almost 18 months ago, on the 23rd of April, 2009, Canonical was proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 9.04, dubbed Jaunty J...

24 September 2010
04:45 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Has a Brand New Wallpaper

Canonical released last evening the final wallpaper for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. A couple of weeks ago, we've announced that Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) has seventeen new beautiful wallpapers and a lightweight and eye-candy theme, that will please every existing and fut...

15 September 2010
06:24 GMT

Lubuntu 10.10 Beta Available for Download

Julian Lavergne announced a few days ago, the immediate availability for download of the first Beta release of the upcoming Lubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. Lubuntu 10.10 Beta 1 brings a new lxappareance from LXDE git (without the Openbox integration) and the existing Ubuntu 10.10 Beta updates. "P...

8 September 2010
06:59 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Is Available for Download

A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the Beta version of the up-coming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, due for release in October 10th, 2010. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 10.10 development. Wha...

2 September 2010
15:33 GMT

The New Wallpapers and Theme of Ubuntu 10.10

Canonical uploaded today the new wallpapers and default theme for the up-coming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. Seventeen new beautiful wallpapers and a lightweight and eye-candy theme will please every existing and future Ubuntu 10.10 user! The new wallpapers in the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat...

27 August 2010
03:20 GMT

Ubuntu 10.10 Will Support Gestures with Multi-touch

Canonical and Mark Shuttleworth proudly announced a few minutes ago that the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system will have support for gestures, with multi-touch. This is possible via Ubuntu's uTouch 1.0 gesture and multi-touch stack. Now that the new Ubuntu installer has been released, it ...

16 August 2010
10:07 GMT


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