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An Ubuntu-based operating system aimed at Windows users that are switching over to Linux, Zorin OS, has now reached version 5.2.Zorin OS is built on the Linux architecture so it is completely open source and it's based on Ubuntu Linux.This is the second update in the Zorin OS 5 series. Unlike the previous versio... |
24 November 2011
04:55 GMT |
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About two weeks ago, Asus has started selling in Europe the 1215P netbook, which was one of the company's first models in a while to come with a Linux distro pre-installed, and now the Taiwanese hardware maker has released another such netbook in Germany, the Eee PC R011PX.
This is available right now from Am... |
29 July 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Some time ago, to the delight of open source fans, Asus has announced that it will release a special series of netbook models that will run the Ubuntu Linux operating system, and recently the company has started selling its first such laptop in Europe.
The netbook in question is the Eee PC 1215P, which has now bee... |
14 July 2011
08:05 GMT |
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Car computers (or “carputers”, for short) are becoming more and more widespread these days and run a a variety of operating systems, the latest we've come across, the Navisurfer II, relying on Ubuntu Linux in order to deliver good-quality in-car infotainment.So, what we're talking about here is ... |
22 February 2011
03:16 GMT |
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Although most new Sandy Bridge-powered laptops arriving on the market run Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, that's not really the case with the latest such products from System76, whose brand-new Serval Professional and Gazelle Professional laptops take a much more open-source approach.
So, both no... |
26 January 2011
02:13 GMT |
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As some of you might remember, we've talked a while ago about an Internet tablet running Ubuntu Linux being developed in China, but it seems that the respective model wasn't the only one, since yet another device providing the same level of functionality, but a much closer resemblance to Apple's iPad h... |
21 January 2011
10:12 GMT |
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Without a doubt, Google's Chrome OS notebook, dubbed Cr-48, has been one of the hottest arrivals of late 2010, as it offered the world a glimpse at what Google's brand-new operating system for notebooks/netbooks would be able to offer, as well as the level of performance we are to expect from these machines... |
30 December 2010
09:42 GMT |
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With Ubuntu 10.10's failure to reach the expectancies version 10.04 LTS trained us to have, our Lucid Lynx review became slightly more important. We're all used with fans rising to the surface with every new Ubuntu launch, but an insistence on looks instead of functionality just got Ubuntu 10.04 LTS some ex... |
7 December 2010
10:12 GMT |
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The release schedule for Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system has been modified last week on the Ubuntu wiki. The distribution will still be released at the end of April 2011. The first Alpha version was supposed to be available for testing last Thursday, November 4th.For Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), the Ub... |
8 November 2010
08:49 GMT |
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Today we had the pleasure of playing a little with the new Ubuntu installer, present in the latest daily build of the upcoming Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10) operating system, due for release in October 10th, 2010. The installer is completely revamped and accessible by Linux beginners. A month ago we've presen... |
13 August 2010
13:10 GMT |
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A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the second alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, due for release in late April this year. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS develo... |
14 January 2010
21:21 GMT |
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Steve Langasek announced last night (July 16th) the third maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), which (in case you forgot) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops, and April 2013 on servers. Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS brings to its dedicated users a lot of security... |
17 July 2009
02:22 GMT |
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The fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope) was uploaded a few minutes ago on the official mirrors. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up to date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.04 development. What's new in Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 5? Well, th... |
27 February 2009
03:16 GMT |
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Nope, this is not a joke... Mark Shuttleworth, the father of Ubuntu Linux, has just announced a few minutes ago the codename and the goals of the next version of his marvelous operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 (codename Karmic Koala), scheduled for release in October 2009. "Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the... |
20 February 2009
17:51 GMT |
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The fourth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope) was uploaded a few minutes ago on the official mirrors. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up to date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.04 development.What's new in Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 4? Well, the... |
5 February 2009
13:28 GMT |
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On January 29th the Ubuntu developers announced the availability of a new important security update for the Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The update patches six security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packages of Ubuntu 8.1... |
30 January 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Philip Newborough announced a few days ago the second revision of the third release of his lightweight Linux distribution, CrunchBang 8.10. CrunchBang is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) and powered by the Openbox window manager. It includes applications such as Epiphany, The GIMP, Pidgin, Au... |
19 January 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Originally scheduled to be released on January 15th, the third alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope) was uploaded a few hours ago on the official mirrors. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.04 development... |
17 January 2009
01:35 GMT |
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There are only two days left until the third Alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) will be available (for testing), and... we couldn't resist the temptation to take the current daily build for a test drive, before our usual screenshot tour, and taste the "sweetness" of that evolutionary EX... |
13 January 2009
14:16 GMT |
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We are pleased to announce yet another Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, this time... with "super powers," called Super Ubuntu. The "super powers" of Super Ubuntu can be translated into the inclusion of applications, tools and technologies that are missing from a standard Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installation. Amon... |
2 January 2009
08:21 GMT |
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Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 2 was originally scheduled to be released yesterday, December 18th, but I guess the developers encountered some issues with it. Anyway, this second alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope), which is scheduled for release in late April next year, was uploaded a couple of ... |
19 December 2008
18:26 GMT |
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On November 27th, the Ubuntu developers announced the availability of a major security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS and 8.10 (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The update patches nine security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packag... |
28 November 2008
05:20 GMT |
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While everybody is enjoying Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), the new release of the Ubuntu operating system, somewhere deep in the Ubuntu headquarters, the developers are working hard to bring us all the new stuff that happens in the Linux world today. Two days late, but it's here – the first alpha version o... |
22 November 2008
14:32 GMT |
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A few days after the Linux kernel regression announced by the Ubuntu developers on October 30th, they discovered two nasty problems in the Linux kernel packages of Ubuntu 8.10, that could "help" an attacker execute malicious code as root (system administrator), or caused DoS (Denial of Service) attacks to hang or cra... |
10 November 2008
07:12 GMT |
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The Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope) development will start in 4 days, on November 6th, and will conclude next year on April 23rd, with the final release. Make sure you check with our website, starting with November 20th when the first alpha will be released, as we will do a full coverage of the Ubuntu 9.04 de... |
3 November 2008
06:26 GMT |
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A regression was discovered last night, right after the launch of Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), in the Linux kernel packages. Do not be alarmed, as this is not a security flaw! It's actually a bug in 2.6.27 Linux kernel packages. What happened? Well, long story short, the order of options in the TCP head... |
31 October 2008
03:38 GMT |
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The release candidate version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for launch in late October this year, arrived a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the beta release, which brought Fir... |
24 October 2008
02:32 GMT |
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One week is left until the final release of Ubuntu 8.10 and, if you are anxious to get your hands on some nice CDs with the Intrepid Ibex, then you should pre-order them right now from Ubuntu's ShipIt service, FREE of charge. They have started taking the orders a few minutes ago, so hurry up!If you want to count... |
22 October 2008
02:44 GMT |
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Mark Shuttleworth promised a new and breathtaking theme for the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system, but until now we saw a dark and ugly one (NewHuman, also known as DarkRoom) introduced in the first alpha release, which disappeared in Alpha 4 and was replaced by an up-to-date version of the classi... |
11 October 2008
04:13 GMT |
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The beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, arrived a few minutes ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the sixth alpha, which brought Firefox ... |
2 October 2008
15:05 GMT |
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Yesterday, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, Canonical Ltd., initiated a survey with the purpose of finding out in what way exactly Ubuntu Server Edition is being used. Jointly sponsored by Canonical and Red Monk, the study is carried out to learn more about the community organization types within which Ubuntu Server... |
26 September 2008
03:48 GMT |
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The sixth and final alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fifth alpha, wh... |
19 September 2008
01:53 GMT |
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None other than the father of Ubuntu Linux himself, Mark Shuttleworth, has announced the codename and the goals of the next version of his marvelous operating system, Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope), scheduled for release in April 2009. "Jaunty, the code name for what will most likely become Ubuntu 9.04, will... |
9 September 2008
04:49 GMT |
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Based on the Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS (Hardy Heron) and compatible with its repositories, the Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 operating system has been released today, and it is optimized for the tiny Asus Eee PC. The new version introduces a new interface, supports even more Asus Eee PCs than before, boots faster, and takes up less spac... |
8 September 2008
10:13 GMT |
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Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fourth a... |
5 September 2008
23:54 GMT |
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A security vulnerability was discovered yesterday, 25 August 2008, in the Linux kernel packages of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS distributions (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). This kernel vulnerability could lead to DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and/or loss of privacy. The security fl... |
26 August 2008
02:29 GMT |
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The fourth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few minutes ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the third alpha, which bro... |
14 August 2008
08:50 GMT |
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I guess all Linux users, especially Ubuntu ones, have used or at least heard about Automatix, an application that can install and uninstall the most used and popular programs. From multimedia codecs and archiving tools, e-mail clients and web browsers, to audio/video ripping and burning software, Automatix could do t... |
25 July 2008
09:11 GMT |
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The third alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few minutes ago. Even if it doesnt come with any significant modification, compared with the second alpha, which brought just a handful of software updates, we ... |
25 July 2008
03:08 GMT |
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A security vulnerability was discovered yesterday in the Linux kernel packages of the Ubuntu 8.04, 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS distributions (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). This kernel vulnerability could lead to DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and loss of privacy. The security flaw can be fixed if you u... |
16 July 2008
02:11 GMT |
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No, this is not a joke! It is the first maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), which (in case you forget) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until 2011 on desktops, and 2013 on servers. Today's release brings to its users a lot of security updates and corrections (over 200), ... |
4 July 2008
03:30 GMT |
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The first public release of Ubuntu MID (Mobile Internet Devices) Edition 8.04 was announcesd last week by Canonical. Entitled as a developer's release, this version is based on the Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Edition and it is a project developed by the hard working team behind the Ubuntu Mobile & Embedded community and... |
3 July 2008
11:04 GMT |
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The first alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was announced a few days ago. Even if there aren't big changes compared to the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, released on April 24th, 2008, the Alpha 1 of Intrepid brings a b... |
2 July 2008
05:19 GMT |
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Ladies and gentlemen, dear geeks, the time has come to introduce to you the perfect operating system for your tiny and fancy Asus Eee PC portable computer, the Ubuntu Eee 8.04! Being based on the Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and compatible with its repositories, the Ubuntu Eee operating system is optimized for the Asus ... |
16 June 2008
02:16 GMT |
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At the beginning of this week, Canonical announced the Ubuntu Desktop Training program, a good way for corporate and home desktop users to learn and get used with Ubuntu. After taking the Ubuntu Desktop Training course, users will be able to understand the concepts of open source and how they tie in with Ubuntu, cust... |
21 April 2008
02:41 GMT |
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is now in final freeze and there are just a few days 'till the Release Candidate version. "During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possibl... |
14 April 2008
02:28 GMT |
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As you've probably already heard, Ubuntu 7.10 is the only operating system that has survived unscathed from a hacking competition hosted by CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 and sponsored by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. Excluding Ubuntu Linux, Apple's Mac OS X Leopard was the first to be owned in day 2 ... |
7 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Microsoft was not without a reaction to the past week's events at CanSecWest Vancouver 2008. The conference's PWN2OWN 2008 hacking challenge sponsored by TippingPoint involved three machines and just as many operating systems, VAIO VGN-TZ37CN running Ubuntu 7.10, Fujitsu U810 running Vista Ultimate SP1 and ... |
31 March 2008
13:26 GMT |
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Are you an Ubuntu user? Or have you just decided to become one? It doesn't matter how vast is your experience with the Ubuntu operating system, as long as you have a great (glamorous, unimaginable, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, unthinkable, unbelievable) idea and you want to share it with the world, and... |
29 February 2008
03:14 GMT |
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