Ubuntu Look

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 79 for the weeks
February 17th - February 23rd, 2008. In this issue we cover the
release of Hardy Alpha 5, Ubuntu 8.10 Interpid Ibex, newly approved
LoCos and members, interview with the Ubuntu Server Product Manager,
and, as always, much, much more!

== In This Issue ==

* Hardy Alpha 5 Released
* Ubuntu 8.10 Interpid Ibex
* 5-a-Day
* Newly Approved LoCos and Members
* Review of Open Week
* Interview with Nick Barcet, Ubuntu Server Product Manager
* Florida Team Rocks the Florida Linux Show
* In The Press & Blogosphere
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* Bugs & Translations
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I’ve released another version of CrunchBang Linux, my remastered version of Ubuntu featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager. Version 7.10.02 is the version that was never meant to be; however, as soon as people started downloading and using the original [I'm still finding it hard to believe that anyone would actually do that] I realised I’d better try to clean up the distribution and start to attempt to fix any issues/problems.

One of the biggest issues with the original release was the dark GTK theme. While the dark theme worked well with all the default applications, it would render some other applications, installed via the repositories, next to useless. Therefore, the dark theme has been replaced by a new more usable/reliable light theme. I know some users [including myself] are quite fond of the dark theme, don’t worry, it’s still available and I’ll post information on the forums and wiki about how to get it back.

Read more at CrunchBang