5 things make Kubuntu 9.10 special

1- Plasma Netbook Technical Preview Kubutnu is the first distribution will ship Plasma Netbook desktop under the name “Kubuntu Netbook Edition 9.10″. From the name you can guess it is not the final product. Kubuntu took an early snapshot from plasma netbook shell and packaged them for 9.10 release. The first official release of Plasma [...]

Canonical Prepares Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Training for VARs

As Canonical prepares for Ubuntu 9.10’s October 29 launch, the company’s channel and partner management team is developing an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud training course for VARs, partners and IT managers. Here’s the scoop. First, let’s rewind a bit. Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth on Oct. 26 offered his views on the Ubuntu 9.10 launch. Many of [...]

Ubuntu 9.10 is the Appetizer; Ubuntu 10.04 is the Meal

As Ubuntu 9.10 nears its official Oct. 29 debut, the hype around this new Ubuntu is reaching a fever pitch. Some folks wonder if it can be the de facto alternative to Windows. I’ve obviously bet a portion of my IT media career on Ubuntu’s continued advancement. But let’s keep Ubuntu 9.10’s debut in perspective. [...]

Dell unveils exclusive Microsoft-branded Ubuntu OS

Dell is currently flogging a cheap-as-chips netbook that apparently comes loaded with that well-known Microsoft operating system, Ubuntu 8.04. Anyone dropping in on the computer maker’s UK product website will be able to buy an Intel-based Inspiron Mini 10 laptop for £199 a pop. And, according to the blurb on the site, one ickle mobile [...]

Enchance Ubuntu 9.10 karmic koala repositories with Medibuntu

The actuall repositories of karmic koala contain all softwares you need for your ubuntu, from media players to graphics tools to games …and more, the installation now is getting more easy with the ubuntu software center where with a simple click you can find hondred of softwares and click to install, but if we look [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #165

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #165 for the week October 18th – October 24th, 2009 is available. In this issue we cover: * Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.10 now available * October 21st America’s Membership Board Meeting * Ubuntu IRC Council Elections * Keeping Ubuntu CD’s Available * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu Zimbabwe [...]

Mark Shuttleworth: 10 Thoughts On Ubuntu 9.10

During a phone briefing today, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth described the Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, server and cloud strategy to members of the IT media. WorksWithU tuned in and posed some key questions to Shuttleworth. Here are 10 highlights from the call. As you’ll recall, Ubuntu 9.10 is scheduled to debut Oct. 29. Shuttleworth’s thoughts from [...]

Ubuntu 9.10: New Feature Roundup

With Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) set to debut this week, here’s a run down of all the new features and changes covered by WorksWithU in the last several months. As the final non-LTS release before Lucid Lynx in April, Karmic is heavy on new features–which are likely to be less pronounced in Ubuntu 10.04, where [...]

Karmic Koala on the home stretch

Karmic Koala is on the home stretch: Keeping exactly to schedule, the developers made the release candidate of Ubuntu 9.10 available earlier today. As can be expected in the final development phase, the changes made since the release of the beta version three weeks ago mainly focus on fine-tuning and on including minor software updates. [...]

ZaReason Prepares Ubuntu 9.10 Server, Expands Customer Base

As Canonical delivers the first Ubuntu 9.10 release candidate to users, niche PC makers like System76 and ZaReason are preparing to offer Ubuntu 9.10 on their systems. We’ve already heard from System76. Now, let’s take a look at ZaReason’s system plans for the new Ubuntu — including thoughts about a new ZaReason server and an [...]