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KXStudio 12.04 Is Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Filipe Lopes proudly announced earlier today, May 25th, the immediate availability for download of the KXStudio 12.04 operating system. Being based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and dubbed Cadence, the KXStudio 12.04 Linux distribution features the KDE Software Compilation, as default, and Xfce as secondar...

25 May 2012
11:31 GMT

PlayOnLinux 4.1 Has Support for Ubuntu 12.04

PlayOnLinux 4.1 was officially announced a few days ago, bringing support for Canonical's Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system. PlayOnLinux 4.1 is a major release, fixing lots of bugs and incorporating features like: · Support for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin); · Ability to open documents and...

25 May 2012
07:01 GMT

Pinguy OS 2012 Beta LTS Available for Testing

Pinguy OS, an out-of-the-box working operating system that can be used by people that have never seen Linux before or for people that just want an out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements, is now at version 12.04 LTS Beta. As it was to be expected, the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has ...

25 May 2012
03:30 GMT

Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon Screenshot Tour

Maya a.k.a. Linux Mint 13 was finally published on May 23rd, by its developer, Clement Lefebvre. The brand-new Linux Mint 13 operating system is dubbed Maya, it is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2.Maya is the first release of the Linux Mint operating system to be dis...

24 May 2012
12:31 GMT

Linux Mint 13 MATE Screenshot Tour

The final and stable release of Linux Mint 13 was announced last night, May 23rd, by its developer, Clement Lefebvre. Being based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), the Linux Mint 13 operating system is dubbed Maya and it is powered by Linux kernel 3.2. Linux Mint 13 (Maya) is the first release of Linux Mint ...

24 May 2012
12:30 GMT

Snowlinux MATE 2 RC Now Available for Testing

The Release Candidate of Snowlinux MATE 2, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and powered by the MATE desktop environment, is now available for download and testing. Snowlinux 2 RC "Cream" is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS so it will benefit from all the security updates that Canonica...

24 May 2012
04:11 GMT

iQunix 12.04 Has Unity 5.12

iQunix OS, a Linux operating system based on the popular Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) distribution, with an unique design and with nothing pre-installed, is now at version 12.04. iQunix 12.04 is based on Unity, a bold move from the developers. Unity is usually ditched and replaced with other desktop environments...

23 May 2012
10:28 GMT

Introducing Ubuntu Pidgin Lens for Unity

Following our previous articles, Bliss Lens, Wikipedia Lens, Bookmarks Lens, ManPages Search Lens, Full Text Search Lens, GMusicBrowser Scope, Launchpad Lens, Dictionary Lens, Stock Quotes Lens, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Sp...

22 May 2012
12:31 GMT

Two Kernel Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu 12.04

Canonical announced a few hours ago, May 21st, in a security notice, that a new Linux kernel update for its Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now available, fixing two security vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various developers. These are the two kernel vulnerabiliti...

22 May 2012
03:15 GMT

Bit.Trip.Runner Game Available in Ubuntu 12.04

Bit.Trip.Runner, an independent retro platformer game created by Gaijin Games, has been made available for purchase on the Ubuntu Software Center. As its developers describe, Bit.Trip.Runner is "the fastest, most exhilarating music/rhythm-platformer to hit Ubuntu!" Bit.Trip.Runner is actually the fourth chapter in...

21 May 2012
12:11 GMT

Dream Studio 12.04 Is Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Dick MacInnis proudly announced a couple of days ago the immediate availability for download of the Dream Studio 12.04 operating system. Based on the amazing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) distribution, Dream Studio 12.04 comes with beautiful applications for graphic designers, photographers, audio editors, vi...

21 May 2012
06:31 GMT

ExTiX 10 Is Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

ExTiX 10, a distribution based on the recently launched operating system from Canonical, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, has been officially released. The developers of ExTiX have always experimented with various distributions, as they explain. Previous versions were based on other operating systems such as KNOPPIX/Debian, a Sw...

21 May 2012
05:11 GMT

Zorin OS 6.0 RC Is Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Zorin OS, a multi-functional operating system based on Ubuntu and designed specifically for Windows users who want to have easy and smooth access to Linux, is now at version 6.0 RC. According to the developers, Zorin OS 6 RC is the most advanced operating system they have built. It has a new desktop environment cal...

19 May 2012
06:07 GMT

Dell to Launch Ubuntu 12.04 Laptop

Dell will be launching an open source laptop targeted for developers, called Sputnik, that will run Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). George Barton, Director of Marketing for Dell’s Web vertical within the Global Vertical group, has made this announcement on his blog. The laptop will be based on an existing v...

9 May 2012
06:35 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 198

The following Linux news were published last week: the stable and final version of the Xfce 4.10 desktop environment has been released, bringing interesting features; Mark Shuttleworth talked to Ubuntu users on the usual "Ask Mark" session on IRC; The GIMP 2.8 image editor has been released and it brings lots of new ...

5 May 2012
20:33 GMT

Thunderbird 12 Officially Lands in Ubuntu

Canonical announced earlier today, May 4th, that the Mozilla Thunderbird 12 email client landed in their supported Ubuntu distributions. The actual version of Thunderbird included is 12.0.1, and it has been uploaded in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0 come...

4 May 2012
18:30 GMT

Introducing Ubuntu 12.04 With GNOME Shell

Now that Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) has been released, we are proud to announce today, May 3rd, the immediate availability for download of the GNOME Shell Remix 12.04 Linux operating system. Ubuntu GNOME Shell Remix 12.04 is build on top of the Precise Pangolin release, but without the Unity interface. As...

3 May 2012
03:16 GMT

Mark Shuttleworth Talks About Ubuntu

Yesterday, May 1st, we've announced that the Ubuntu Open Week event will take place on IRC from May 2nd to May 4th, and that Mark Shuttleworth will be present a day before the event to talk with the Ubuntu users. Therefore, the "Ask Mark" session was held on May 1st, 2012, between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm UTC, and...

2 May 2012
09:21 GMT

How to Upgrade Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

The following tutorial will teach Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) users how to upgrade their operating system to the brand-new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) release. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, also known as the Precise Pangolin, arrived on April 26th, 2012 and is the 16th release of the Ubuntu operating system. To see w...

1 May 2012
13:11 GMT

System76 Sells Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Notebooks

System76, a company that manufactures Ubuntu preinstalled laptops, desktops, and servers since 2005, is now shipping its products with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). System76 has two laptops available for its customers called Lemur Ultra and Pangolin Performance. They're are nothing fancy, but the p...

1 May 2012
10:37 GMT

Ubuntu Open Week 2012: May 2nd - May 4th

Canonical announced that the Ubuntu Open Week for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) will take place between 2nd to 4th May, 2012, on the usual Ubuntu IRC channel, #ubuntu-classroom. The Ubuntu Open Week event was created to teach end users who to work with the tools included in the Ubuntu operating system through...

1 May 2012
07:30 GMT

Introducing Ubuntu Wikipedia Lens for Unity

Following our previous articles, Bookmarks Lens, ManPages Search Lens, Full Text Search Lens, GMusicBrowser Scope, Launchpad Lens, Dictionary Lens, Stock Quotes Lens, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantA...

30 April 2012
06:50 GMT

Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 Officially Released

Andrew Zajac announced the availability for download of the Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 operating system, now based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 provides a robust yet lean system for data recovery and forensics that can run on computers with low hardware configurations. Among the...

28 April 2012
06:05 GMT

Mythbuntu 12.04 LTS Officially Released

After the heavy hitters from Canonical, it's time for Mythbuntu 12.04 LTS to be officially released. Mythbuntu is a community supported add-on for Ubuntu focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV-based PVR system, which can be used to prepare a standalone system or to integrate it with an existing MythTV net...

27 April 2012
10:15 GMT

Lubuntu 12.04 Screenshot Tour

Canonical unleashed yesterday, April 26th, the highly anticipated Precise Pangolin upgrade of its popular Ubuntu operating system, including the Kubuntu 12.04, Xubuntu 12.04 and Lubuntu 12.04 flavors. Lubuntu 12.04 is an not an LTS (Long Term Support) release, which means it will only be supported for 18 moths. Du...

27 April 2012
08:46 GMT

Installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

The following tutorial will teach users how to install the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, also known as the Precise Pangolin, arrived on April 26th, 2012 and is the 16th release of the Ubuntu operating system. Even if the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system includes a smarter...

27 April 2012
06:41 GMT

Edubuntu 12.04 LTS Officially Released

Edubuntu may not be as well known as Ubuntu, but it's still an important product from Canonical and has just reached version 12.04 LTS, along with Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Server. Edubuntu 12.04 is the first LTS (Long Term Support) version, which means that it will be supported with updates for the ne...

26 April 2012
08:15 GMT

Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Screenshot Tour

Canonical unleashed today, April 26th, the highly anticipated Precise Pangolin upgrade of its popular Ubuntu operating system, including the Kubuntu 12.04, Xubuntu 12.04 and Lubuntu 12.04 flavors. Kubuntu 12.04 is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, which means it will be supported for five years. Dubbed Precise P...

26 April 2012
06:37 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Screenshot Tour

Canonical proudly announced today, April 26th, the highly anticipated Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. Ubuntu 12.04 is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, which means it will be supported for five years on both desktop and server. Dubbed Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is powered by Linux k...

26 April 2012
06:31 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Will Get HP Certification

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, their newest Linux distribution that will launch on April 26th, will be certified for HP ProLiant servers. This means that the drivers and management of Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) will be included as part of HP ProLiant hardware warranty support, even for HP Pro...

19 April 2012
10:16 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 Won't Feature Hibernate

Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) is getting closer to launch, but some of the bugs have not been iron out yet. It seems that the Hibernate function is one of them. The Hibernate function won't be available in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin), at least according to some discussions that took place on Launchpad t...

18 April 2012
09:49 GMT

Run Ubuntu 12.04 with Parallels Desktop 7.0.15094 for Mac

Parallels is proud to announce the addition of Ubuntu 12.04 Beta to the list of supported guest operating systems in the latest version of its flagship product - Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac.Deemed as a major upgrade to the award-winning software for running Windows on a Mac, Parallels Desktop 7 creates powerful and e...

10 April 2012
07:50 GMT

How to Install Firefox 12 on Ubuntu

The following tutorial will teach Ubuntu users how to "unofficially" update their systems to the Mozilla Firefox 12.0 web browser. Mozilla Firefox 12 has not yet been released, it is in Beta state at the moment, but it will bring features such as the ability to paste URLs in the download manager window, line number...

3 April 2012
06:41 GMT

VirtualBox 4.1.12 Has Support for Ubuntu 12.04

Oracle announced yesterday, April 2nd, the immediate availability for download of the popular VirtualBox 4.1.12 virtualization software. Even if it is not mentioned in the official changelog, VirtualBox 4.1.12 is now distributed as 32-bit and 64-bit .deb packages for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)...

3 April 2012
03:32 GMT

AriOS 4.0 Beta Has Linux Kernel 3.2.0

AriOS, an easy-to-use operating system based on Ubuntu, that comes with an unique and optimized interface as well as many extra applications, is now at version 4.0 Beta. AriOS 4.0 Beta is based on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) and comes with the latest updates from the Precise development branch, up to 26th Marc...

29 March 2012
09:21 GMT

The New Wallpapers of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Iain Farrell, project manager at Canonical's Design Team uploaded today the new wallpapers for the up-coming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. The wallpapers are not yet officially uploaded in the current development release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, but we have the originals and there are 16 ne...

22 March 2012
18:28 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ISO Will Still Fit on a CD

Last year in November we've reported that Canonical decided, during the Ubuntu Developer Summit, to increase the size of the ISO image of Ubuntu from 700 MB to 750 MB, targeting USB flash drives and DVDs instead of CDs. According to a comment from Canonical's Stéphane Graber on a recent bug submitt...

9 March 2012
13:21 GMT

Ubuntu One Gets Redesigned in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

With today's updates, Canonical updated the Ubuntu One user interface in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. The Qt version of the Ubuntu One control panel was updated a few weeks back, but today Canonical also changed the GTK interface with the same beautiful design used in the Qt...

8 March 2012
11:41 GMT

Introducing Ubuntu Dictionary Lens for Unity

Following our previous articles, Stock Quotes Lens, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantArt Scope, Ubuntu SSH Lens, Ubuntu Binary Clock Lens, Ubuntu YouTube Lens and Scope, Ubuntu Calendar Lens,...

6 March 2012
12:41 GMT

Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1 Release

Softpedia is once again the first to announce today, March 1st, that the first Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now available for download. As usual, we've grabbed a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS deve...

1 March 2012
15:50 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1 Screenshot Tour

Canonical announced earlier today, March 1st, the first Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. Powered by Linux kernel 3.2.6, the first Beta of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS comes with Mozilla Firefox 11.0, Mozilla Thunderbird 11.0, LibreOffice 3.5.0 and an improved Unity interface. ...

1 March 2012
15:50 GMT

Introducing Ubuntu Stock Quotes Lens for Unity

Following our previous articles, Cooking Lens, Music Search Scopes, Reddit Lens, Tomboy Lens, Ask Ubuntu Lens, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantArt Scope, Ubuntu SSH Lens, Ubuntu Binary Clock Lens, Ubuntu YouTube Lens and Scope, Ubuntu Calendar Lens, Ubuntu Web So...

27 February 2012
11:41 GMT

MyUnity 3.0 Supports Ubuntu 12.04 and Themes

Softpedia has been informed this morning, February 27th, by Fabio Colinelli that the fabulous MyUnity Unity configuration utility for the Ubuntu platform reached version 3.0, supporting desktop themes and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). Looks like the Italian developer worked very hard on the new version of My...

27 February 2012
06:21 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LightDM Shutdown Dialog Gets Themed

With yesterday's updates, and because the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) will be in UI Freeze starting tonight, February 23rd, the developers themed that ugly looking shotdown/restart dialog from the LightDM login manager. Of course, I have to admit that a more transparent and futuristic dialog would have b...

23 February 2012
12:21 GMT

Ubuntu Global Jam 2012: 2nd - 4th March

Canonical announced that the Ubuntu Global Jam event for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system will take place in one week, between 2nd and 4th March, 2012. "Everyone is able to contribute to the Jam, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to get involved. Curious about how to make a real ...

21 February 2012
11:41 GMT

Here's the New Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Start-Up Sound

Canonical Design Team, through Calum Pringle, proudly presented last evening (February 20th) the results of the sound theme contest for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system. In a survey, over 2,000 users were asked to listen to four user-created sound themes and vote the one they like, ...

21 February 2012
04:48 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Gets HUD Interface

With today's updates, the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system received many new features and improvements, including the Privacy Settings, Video Lens for Unity and the HUD (Head-Up Display) system described in this article. Originally introduced by Mark Shuttleworth last month, the Head...

17 February 2012
17:39 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Gets Unity Video Lens

Being in Feature Freeze, the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system received numerous updates today, including the Privacy Settings mentioned in an article earlier. Among other noticeable features, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS now has an Unity Video Lens, allowing users to easily track their video files st...

17 February 2012
17:28 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Adds Privacy Settings

With today's updates, Canonical added a new entry in the Control Panel of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), named simply "Privacy." This is nothing new to many of you, as other websites covered the subject (as a rumor) a few days ago. However, as of today it is officially available in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.0...

17 February 2012
08:13 GMT

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Is in Feature Freeze

Canonical, through Kate Stewart, announced a few hours ago that the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now in Feature Freeze state. "Hello Ubuntu Developers, 2100 UTC has now passed and we are in Feature Freeze for Precise. Many thank yous to those developers who got their tested work in...

17 February 2012
06:55 GMT


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