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A new extension adds Ubuntu Unity-like AppIndicator support for GNOME Shell, a feature for which some patches were submited more than a year ago, but they were rejected because the feature “conflicts with the design”.AppIndicators have are widely used now, with Ubuntu disabling the message tray (systray) by default, and popular applications like Dropbox or [...] Valve has published the Steam monthly Hardware & Software Survey stats for February and they reveal a considerable increase of Linux users, compared to last month.Steam survey: OS usage stats for February 2013 (the survey is optional)For February, the number of Steam users running Linux has almost doubled compared to January: 2.02% (January stats have [...] A while back, Leann Ogasawara, Canonical Kernel Team Manager, has said that it has been discussed internally to use a rolling release model for Ubuntu between LTS releases, but that it is just an idea for now. With the new Ubuntu Touch, which needs both “velocity and agility”, the rolling release mode seems to be [...] Android-x86 is a project that provides Android with x86 support so it can be used on netbooks, laptops and various tablets.Today, a new Android-x86 4.2 (based on the latest Android 4.2.2) test build has been released and it includes:Linux Kernel 3.8.0;OpenGL ES hardware acceleration for AMD Radeon and Intel chipsets;Multi-touch, Wifi, Audio, G-sensor, Camera and [...] Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview daily builds (images) are now available for developers and enthusiasts.The Ubuntu Touch (also known as “phablet”) daily builds aren’t tested so they may contain new features and bug fixes but also new bugs and regressions!If you’ve installed the latest phablet-tools package (0.6) from the Phablet Tools PPA, you can run the [...] Drawers is an application that creates “stacks” (drawers) on the Unity Launcher, which can be used to organize various files, folders, applications or links for quick access, create drawers that automatically display the applications in a category and more.A new “Active Folder” drawerThe application has been updated today, getting quite a few new features, including [...] Everpad is a Linux client for Evernote, a popular note taking service. The application comes with a Unity lens that supports previews, Ubuntu AppIndicator for quickly accessing your notes, supports Evernote tags, notebooks, resources, places and more.Even though it has many Unity-specific features, Everpad isn’t just for Unity and it works with GNOME Shell or [...] CopyQ is a clipboard manager written in Qt that comes with some advanced features, image support, editable history, command line support, keyboard shortcuts and more. The application is available for Linux and Windows.CopyQ features:configurable history size, number of tray menu items, etc.;editable and searchable clipboard history;keyboard shortcuts for opening the clipboard history, show the tray [...] Bumblebee 3.1 has been released today with support for Primus as an alternative to the VirtualGL optirun backend, along with other enhancements and fixes.Bumblebee is a (unofficial) tool that brings Nvidia Optimus GPU switching to Linux. Nvidia Optimus is a technology used to increase battery life by switching the dedicated GPU (Nvidia) off when it’s [...] The official Ubuntu Touch installation instructions are only for Ubuntu, so if you’re running Windows, the instructions won’t work for you. So here’s how to install Ubuntu Touch if you’re using Windows.Firstly, download the images for your device from HERE:You’ll need to download the files specific for your device as well as “quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip”.The files which [...] MediterraneanNight, a popular GTK3 theme pack, has been updated and it now includes 12 color variations: white, dark, blue and more. Besides the new color variations, the latest version comes with other changes, including many redesigned widgets, new progress bar style, many fixes and also, it’s no longer required to make any changes to use the [...] The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview has been released. This includes the source code and images for both the phone and tablet interfaces and are aimed at developers so it’s not something you should install for actual every day usage. For now you’ll find that some features are missing, like playing music, no mobile data connection, [...] After a recent update, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 13.04 (currently under development) has switched to Firefox and LibreOffice by default, replacing Epiphany, Abiword and Gnumeric.In a message on the Ubuntu GNOME mailing list, Jeremy Bicha, the main UGR developer, has said that even though Epiphany is part of the GNOME Core, GNOME doesn’t mind too much [...] The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview should be available for download later today and although I’ve found some daily images which can already be downloaded (I won’t give you a download link but if you can’t wait for the official release, you can do a Google search), I unfortunately don’t have a Nexus device to test [...] Quick update: Oracle has released a Critical Patch Update for Java 6 (JDK 6u41) and 7 (JDK 7u15). Also, 6u41 is the last public Java 6 release and Oracle no longer recommends using it in production, so if you’re using it, you should upgrade to Java 7.For more information, see the release notes:Oracle JDK7Oracle JDK6The [...] Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail: Unity has been updated today and besides many bug fixes, the update brings a new feature which allows users to switch between multiple windows of an application using quicklists:Right clicking an icon in the launcher to easily switch between open windows isn’t a new idea and a while back, we wrote [...] Canonical has unveiled a new Ubuntu tablet interface today, which shares some of the Ubuntu Phone OS elements, but it also comes with new features such as a “Side Stage” which lets you use phone and tablet apps in the same time.Side Stage – use phone and tablet apps in the same timeSide Stage is [...] BerryBoot is a tool / bootloader that allows you to install (and boot) multiple Linux distributions on the same SD card or USB drive. It supports Raspberry Pi as well as Android tablets, TV sticks and boards that have an Allwinner A10 processor, such as MK802.The Raspberry Pi version which I’ve tested can automatically download [...] Just like more than a month ago, when Ubuntu Phone OS was announced, a countdown is displayed on the Ubuntu.com homepage, and this time it says: “Tick, tock, tablet time!”. So what could this be? An Ubuntu tablet is about to be released? Or more probably an optimized Ubuntu Phone OS for tablets?The announcement will [...] |
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