10 Things New About Ubuntu Karmic Koala Worth Taking Note Of

Yet another major Ubuntu release is on the anvil. It is called Ubuntu 9.10 codenamed Karmic Koala. There is nothing really to get excited about this new release to be frank. And probably no major changes to the user interface. Canonical had promised major changes to the UI for Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, but even [...]

Canonical/Ubuntu CEO Mark Shuttleworth Visits Dell

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and Ubuntu, sat for a video interview with Dell Cloud Computing Evangelist Barton George. In it, Shuttleworth takes a “service pack” shot at Windows 7 and covers numerous questions about Canonical’s business and cloud strategy. Here’s the video — plus some perspectives from WorksWithU. The video, posted on George’s personal [...]

Women and Ubuntu

Carla Schroder of Linux Today published an essay recently dealing with the low level of female participation in open-source projects. Although the article doesn’t deal with Ubuntu in particular, it nonetheless prompted some thoughts about the role of women in the world’s most popular Linux distribution. The near-absence of women from free-software development is not [...]

Ubuntu Software Store Generates Questions

The Ubuntu Software Store debuted last month in the latest alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10. Since its announcement, however, there has been more than a little debate over the application’s name, if not the concept behind it, with many commentators questioning the implication of the word “store.” Here’s the scoop. Billed as an eventual replacement [...]

IBM launches Ubuntu-based distro in Africa

IBM and Canonical are introducing an Ubuntu Linux-based distribution and related cloud services for netbooks and thin clients in Africa. The IBM Client for Smart Work works locally or via “VERDE” virtualization to make IBM’s Lotus-based software “affordable to new, mass audiences in Africa,” says IBM. Part of IBM’s Smart Work Initiative, the IBM Client [...]

Dell, Canonical Introduce Ubuntu Moblin Remix

Canonical’s relationship with Dell has faced intense scrutiny in recent months, but the partners showed unity today by unveiling Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition. The offering, based on Moblin version 2, is optimized for Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10v netbook. Here are some more details plus some analysis of the Canonical-Dell relationship. Here’s the most timely [...]

Will Ubuntu 9.10 Work On Your PC?

It’s the question thousands of users will surely ask when Canonical debuts Ubuntu 9.10 in October: “Will Ubuntu 9.10 work on my PC?” Canonical has developed testing software to help you determine if your system will fully support the new Ubuntu. Here are the details. During the Atlanta Linux Fest held Sept. 19, Canonical and [...]

Linux Lands on Panasonic Toughbooks

Ubuntu Linux is now available on Panasonic Toughbooks — those rugged devices typically found in harsh environments and vertical markets like health care, transportation, real estate and insurance. But this blog entry comes with a twist — care of EmperorLinux, a system reseller in Atlanta, Georgia. Here’s the scoop. Generally speaking, Panasonic has bet its [...]

Ubuntu Privacy Remix: UPR 9.04r2 released

Announced by UPR team the release of the second stable release of Ubuntu Privacy Remix 9.04. All software packages including the kernel were updated to their newest version to close security holes and fix bugs. Included are small bugfixes and improvements in the scripts for handling extended TrueCrypt-Volumes, including a new progress bar in the [...]

Mythbuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 Released!

Mythbuntu Karmic Koala alpha 6 is finally available.  This is the first alpha that we are providing mirroring for. Previous alphas were not announced, and only available on cdimages.ubuntu.com. With this release, we are providing mirroring on sponsored mirrors only. It is very important to note that this release is not compatible with any MythTV [...]