Ubuntu 8.10 Turns To OpenJDK 6

For those of you interested in open-source Java and are Ubuntu users, you’ll be pleased to know that OpenJDK 6 was promoted to Ubuntu main and has now become the default Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) starting with Ubuntu 8.10. OpenJDK is the open-source version of Java and is compliant with [...]

Launchpad 2.0: new beta API, new UI and more!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of Launchpad 2.0! This brings together new features from the past nine months of Launchpad’s development and introduces two exciting beta features. And, of course, if you’ve visited Launchpad recently you’ll have seen our new, simpler, layout and navigation. Let’s take a look at the key new features in [...]

Launchpad Wants to Host Your Project

Launchpad, the open source hosting site sponsored by Canonical (who are, of course, the folks driving Ubuntu Linux) has announced their 2.0 relaunch. The new version of the site offers several big improvements over the old one, and points a way for other sites to follow. But is it the right place for you to [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #101

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 101 for the weeks July 20th – July 26th, 2008 is now available. In this Issue: * Intrepid Alpha 3 released * MOTU school session: Maintainer Scripts * Ubuntu Screencasts * LoCo Team Approvals * Global Bug Jam * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News * Launchpod episode #8 * Ubuntu [...]

What is Ultamatix?

Yesterday I heard about Ultamatix and so I found it website with Google. Ultamatix website is located at http://www.ultamatix.com/. You can download latest Ultamatix from here (version 1.8.0-3). Some screenshots also: From Ultamatix website I got fallowing information: What is Ultamatix? I would like to start off by saying the software if you so choose [...]

Ultamatix: The New Automatix

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 them all. Unfortunately, a few months [...]

Full Circle Issue 15

# Command and Conquer – The Ins and Outs of Directories # How-To: Create a Separate Home Partition, Create Your Own Server (Part 7), Using GIMP (Part 4), and GRUB 101. # My Story – Ubuntu Saves the Day and From Mickey’s ABCs to Kubuntu # Review – HP Photosmart C3180 Printer # MOTU Interview [...]

Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 3 released

Hello Ubuntu developers, Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, [...]

Ubuntu issues big PHP update

The Ubuntu development team yesterday released a series of security fixes for PHP running on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.04, 7.10 and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. The updates fix a number of security risks in PHP, including a problem with PHP not properly checking the length of the string parameter to the fnmatch function. An attacker could [...]

Computers With Ubuntu Linux Coming to All Major Retailers

Essentially, all major computer retail stores will carry computers with Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or early 2009, predicted a Canonical manager who met with The VAR Guy at OSCON. But this isn’t another Linux desktop PC story. In this case, the computers are Netbooks (also known as sub-notebooks). Here’s the scoop. At [...]