50 Time Saving Tips For Ubuntu Users

The end of October saw the much anticipated release of Ubuntu 8.10 – affectionately called the Intrepid Ibex. It’s a release that sees Ubuntu going from strength to strength. And with its popularity reaching stratospheric proportions, we thought that now was the perfect time to pool together our favourite tips into one place. If you’ve [...]

FreeBSD 8.0 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks

Canonical will be releasing Ubuntu 9.10 at the end of next month while the final release of FreeBSD 8.0 is also expected within the next few weeks. With these two popular free software operating systems both having major updates coming out at around the same time, we decided it warranted some early benchmarking as we [...]

User Agent Switcher keeps Ubuntu usable at College

I have recently gone back to school to further my education. I am currently majoring in Computer Information Systems with a focus on Linux & Database Administration. With the future looking like cloud computing will be very successful and the current state of the global economy. I came to the conclusion Linux & Database management [...]

2009 Philadelphia Mythbuntu Install Fest!

The Mythbuntu Development team would like to thank the Ubuntu Pennsylvania LoCo Team for hosting a Mythbuntu install fest on October 3rd, 2009. The event will be located at the Resources for Human Development (RHD) in Philadelphia from 1 to 5PM. Additional details and directions can be found at the Philly Myth Jam page. The [...]

The Mint Newsletter – issue 94

* News about Mint Preparations for the next version of Mint, Helena, is going on A new mintInstall has been presented in the blog – here, here and here A new Mint KDE logo has been selected * News about Linux Good News, id Tech 5 Is Likely Coming To Linux (gaming engine for Rage [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #161

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #161 for the week September 20th – September 26th, 2009 is available. In this issue we cover: * Ubuntu 9.10 beta approaching * Ubuntu 9.10 beta freeze in effect * Sponsorship deadline for UDS-Lucid approaching * Ubuntu Community Council Elections 2009 * New LoCo Council member sought * [...]

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Trims Number Of Test Releases

With the current Ubuntu 9.10 release cycle that we are currently going through, like most earlier releases, there were six alpha releases followed by one beta and a release candidate before going gold. However, with Ubuntu 10.04 — the next release that will bear Canonical’s Long Term Support and is codenamed the Lucid Lynx — [...]

LoCo stories: the Ubuntu New Mexico team helps the Endorphine Power Company

We’re kicking off the regular series of LoCo stories with a great one which truly encompasses the spirit of Ubuntu. It all began in October 2007, and the players are the New Mexico Loco Team and the Endorphine Power Company. Let’s introduce them: The Endorphin Power Company, or EPC in short, is a non-profit organization [...]

Ubuntu Lucid about future

Ubuntu’s next release will be called Lucid Lynx, a name that reflects the determination of the developers, says Mark Shuttleworth Known for its idiosyncratic naming conventions, Ubuntu will call its next release of the popular Linux operating system, Lucid Lynx. Canonical head and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth said over the past weekend that the Lucid [...]

Shuttleworth: Don’t Give Up the Linux Desktop

There are some people who do not believe that the Linux desktop will ever be a major force in the global IT market. Mark Shuttleworth isn’t one of them. Speaking at the LinuxCon conference late Wednesday, the Canonical founder pitched his approach for expanding Linux to provide a better user experience and broadening its appeal. [...]