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 version 6 of Java…
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 this release.
Restful web services API and Python library
One of our main goals for Launchpad 2.0 has been to make it easier to manipulate data in Launchpad.
With this release, we’re introducing a beta test of two things that will enable you to develop external applications that can authenticate,
query and modify data in Launchpad’s database:
* a restful web services API
* and a Python library to access the new API.
Initially, the API will provide access to file and search for bugs, as well as the people and teams systems.
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 host your next project? Here’s a rundown on the new features to help you decide.
Canonical promotes Launchpad as being all about collaboration - which makes sense, since very few open source projects can thrive in the absence of an active community. To further this, version 2.0 adds a formalized way to do code reviews online, with branches proposed for merging spawning their own discussion areas and mailing lists. This ought to help raise the bar for good code entering into the master of projects, and make it easier for changes to not languish unmerged.
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 Forums News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Full Circle Magazine #15
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!
If you have a story idea for the Weekly News, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!
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 is based off “Automatix”, but sold out to pioneer linux so no such thing anymore.
I am going to be forthcoming in letting you know in my opinion is flawless in both Ultimate Edition 1.8 x86 / x64 as well as the Gamers edition of the same, also x86 based. Some Admins / mods have tested it, not all computers are the same. Please read the next line…
This is intended to run on Ultimate Edition 1.8 / UBUNTU 8.04 / Debian (untested).
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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 them all. Unfortunately, a few months ago, Automatix died (it was actually sold to the Pioneer Linux).
Today we are pleased to announce the Automatix replacement: Ultamatix! It is actually based on Automatix, therefore it looks and acts exactly the same. The good news is that Ultamatix is designed to work with Ubuntu Ultimate Editon 1.8, Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and the unstable branch of Debian Linux.
How does Ultamatix work? Well, instead of searching all day long through thousands of applications in Synaptic, in order to make your newly installed Ubuntu system exactly how you dreamed of, you can use only one software to install them all, in one single easy step. For example, you need all the multimedia codecs and all the archiving tools available out there – what are you going to do? Read the rest of this entry »
# 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 - Mathais Gug
# Our usual letters, Q & A, My Desktop, and much more!
Read and download your copy at Full Circle official website
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, and fixing bugs.
Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be
released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are
known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while
representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here:
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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 cause a denial of service in the PHP interpreter if a script passed untrusted input to the fnmatch function.
The fix also fixes a flaw in the cURL library that allowed safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions to be bypassed. If a
PHP application were tricked into processing a bad file:// request, an attacker could read arbitrary files.
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 least two “multinational corporations” (translation: Big PC or consumer electronics companies) have agreed to preinstall Ubuntu Netbook Remix edition on forthcoming sub-notebook devices, according to Gerry Carr, a Canonical marketing manager.
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