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Carlos La Borde has released iMagic OS 2009.9, a commercial desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu: “The new iMagic OS has arrived. Now featuring the newest software, upgraded plugins, a new way to install Windows software, and the new magicOnline, iMagic OS 2009.9 is all about making your life cleaner and faster. Combined with parental [...] Everyone knows that the Ubuntu operating system is free to download; not everyone is aware, however, that the operating system has a host of applications and utilities that you can also get for free. Here is some of the most popular Ubuntu download software you can find online. The GNOME Do is an application launcher [...] JPEG 2000, the image file format that has been around for nearly a decade and offers better compression performance and greater flexibility in the code-stream that can allow for higher quality photographs compared to a traditional JPEG, may get a boost on the Linux desktop. JPEG 2000 hasn’t seen much adoption in large part because [...] KernelCheck is a a program that automatically compiles and installs the latest Kernel for Debian based Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc.). The program also allows for automatic installation of proprietary video drivers via EnvyNG. A kernel is the base of any operating system – in our case, the Linux operating system. KernelCheck will fetch [...] The Karmic Feature Freeze is scheduled for this Thursday, August 27. This means that all of your Karmic-targeted specs should be either at Beta Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday. Please make sure to update the status of your specs. You should check that packages you care about are at a [...] Atlanta Linux Fest 2009 will be Saturday, September 19th 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The event is being organized by the Ubuntu Georgia US Team. The event is distribution-agnostic. There will be presentations on Fedora’s remixing capabilities and openSUSE’s build service. General topics important to the open source community will also be presented like the [...] Likewise Software is well-known for integrating Linux, Unix and Mac OS X with Microsoft Active Directory networks. But now Likewise Software is taking steps to specifically embrace Ubuntu users and Canonical customers. Here’s the scoop. As of January 2009, roughly 20,000 organizations used Likewise’s software to integrate Linux, Unix and Apple Macintoshes with Microsoft’s Active [...] As WorksWithU reported last week, the Gnome application Empathy was set to become the default instant-messaging client in Ubuntu 9.10 upon its release October, replacing Pidgin. But Ubuntu developers have been reconsidering that decision in the last few days. Here’s the story, with some thoughts. Last Thursday, a message was sent to the Ubuntu developers [...] Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #156 for the week August 16th – August 22nd, 2009 is available. In this issue we cover: * Ubuntu Developer Week * Karmic UNR packages now open for translation * Another reason to become an Official Ubuntu Member * Next Ubuntu Global Jam * Ubuntu Stats * Free [...] WorksWithU reported a couple weeks ago on new features in Ubuntu 9.10, like kernel mode setting and GRUB 2, that are likely to please geeks. But Ubunti 9.10 (codenamed Karmic Koala) will also sport changes aimed at traditional users. Here’s a look at a few of them. They include… Ubuntu One Perhaps the hardest-to-miss addition [...] |
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