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admin — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:02:48 +0000

Welcome to UbuntuHQ. Our goal is to collect all Ubuntu related articles in one place. Here you can find recent news issues, application reviews, howto's and other stories. Every article has a 'Full Story' link to the original website. There's also an easy browseable archive of howto's.

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Download Humanity Ubuntu Start Menu Logo

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:09 +0000

Download Humanity Ubuntu Start Menu Logo

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tmpreaper – Cleans up files in directories based on their age

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:45:51 +0000

This package provides a program that can be used to clean out temporary-file directories. It recursively searches the directory, refusing to chdir() across symlinks, and removes files that haven’t ...

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Howto setup Juniper Network Connect VPN on Ubuntu 9.10

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:26 +0000

Problem

You may not connect to your company private VPN via Juniper Network Connect. After You click on the [start] button of the Network Connect prompt on the Juniper Network ...

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Next Version of Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 Mockup

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:28:18 +0000

Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone.It provided many usefull desktop and system options that the default desktop environment isn’t provided.At present, It is only designed for ...

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Google Chrome OS and Canonical

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:39:58 +0000

Congratulations to Google on the open sourcing of Google Chrome OS

When Chrome OS was announced in June we saw this ...

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Karmic Koala network fail debunked

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:21 +0000

Truth be told I was baffled by how poor a job Canonical did on Karmic, and this is just one of the bazillion issues that you might encounter, so keep an eye out for others. After much head-scratching and Googling around for answers, I’ve finally managed to setup Karmic to work properly on a regular [...]

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Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid) Artwork (Proposed)

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:23:28 +0000

Ubuntu Sun

As some people like dark themes and some people like bright themes, why not combine them into one set of matching themes with different shades? This is an idea for a Metacity theme that ...

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Shotwell – Open source photo organizer

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:29 +0000

Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment.

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Planned Changes to Next Ubuntu Version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:06 +0000

Currently the following list of changes everyone is expecting Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

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Download Chrome OS Virtual Machine Disk

hotice — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:24 +0000

Mark Renouf has compiled a VMware image of Chrome OS for testing out in your virtual machine environment:

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Canonical’s Landscape: The Ubuntu Management Strategy

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:12 +0000

In this WorksWithU podcast, editorial director Joe Panettieri speaks with Ken Drachnik, Landscape manager at Canonical. Landscape is Canonical's remote management and monitoring tool for Ubuntu ...

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Install minitube in ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:43 +0000

Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube does not require the Flash Player.

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Canonical: Profiting From Google Chrome OS?

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:51:52 +0000

Sometimes I need to look before I leap. A few minutes ago I posted a blog pointing out the pros/cons of Google Chrome OS to Canonical and Ubuntu. But I overlooked the biggest fact of all. Google has contracted ...

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Gloobus Preview in Ubuntu Karmic

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:42 +0000

I think I already posted this entry before regarding to the Quicklook ala mac for Linux. There are 2 difference now from this review from the previous one. The first one is because I am now using Karmic and the second one is because I already tried it by myself. Gloobus is a preview software that [...]

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Google Chrome OS: Should Ubuntu and Canonical Worry?

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:35 +0000

Google, as expected, has taken its Chrome OS effort and offered it up as an open source project called Chromium OS. As you may recall Chrome OS will target netbooks and other thin mobile devices ...

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Google Chrome OS Screenshots and Info - Live From The Chrome OS Event

hotice — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:12:36 +0000

Updates:

Chrome OS source code: http://src.chromium.org/

-In Google Chrome OS, EVERY application will be a web application!

-The boot process is one of the most important things. Right now Chrome OS boots in 7 seconds.

-Basically, Chrome OS is Google Chrome!

-Chrome OS will be released 1 year from now.

The first REAL Chrome OS screenshot from the Live video stream:

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How to install adobe flash player 10.1 beta in Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:49 +0000

This is a developer prerelease version of the Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 software for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. It is being made available for developers to test their content to ensure new features ...

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Who Deserves Free Ubuntu CDs More?

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:16 +0000

A few weeks ago, Canonical announced that the ShipIt program, which provides Ubuntu CDs for free, would be scaled back in order to cut ...

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13 New / Recently Updated Ubuntu (Gnome) Themes [18.11.2009]

hotice — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:07 +0000

1. HumanGraphite

2. BlackBird

3. Karmic X

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The new AllForLinux.com

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:36:37 +0000

Hello guys, firstly I’m so sorry because the lack of update for a couple of weeks, and now I’m back. I also proud to announce that I already applied a new layout for AllForLinux.com. Well, what do you think about it?

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Ubuntu One Music Store: A Real Business?

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:57:22 +0000

During the Ubuntu 9.10 launch a few weeks ago, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth hinted that Ubuntu may ultimately gain music and entertainment store capabilities — similar to offerings from Apple (iTunes) and Amazon.com. ...

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How to Downgrade Gnome Display Manager 2.28 to 2.20 in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:02:56 +0000

IMHO the new gdm 2.28 shipped by default with Ubuntu 9.10 is really just work in progress. It’s fine for what it currently supports, but it does not support the range of ...

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Dell Shows Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Some Love

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:11 +0000

As Canonical prepares to launch Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) in April 2010, there are signs Dell will show considerable love to the Long Term Support (LTS) release. Here are some preliminary details about ...

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The Case for Non-Free Firmware By Default

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:06 +0000

Ubuntu comes with a nice application called “Hardware Drivers” (a.k.a. jockey-gtk) for installing proprietary drivers for wireless cards and other devices that lack open-source support. This is great, except ...

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