10 Alternative Web Browsers for Ubuntu Linux

With the Oneiric Ocelot release of Ubuntu just around the corner, we decided to take a fresh look at some alternative browsers for Linux. While Firefox is arguably still the champion of Linux web browsers, it has a history of being slow and getting bogged down by sites like Facebook. As a result, the Linux [...]

Ubuntu Font Family 0.80 released – with Ubuntu Mono

Hello all, Ubuntu Font Family version 0.80 has been released, download the .zip from: http://font.ubuntu.com/ This is made available under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0, you are expressly encourage to share, modify and remix. Source code and licensing details can be found on the website above. Release notes and changelogs for this 0.80 release can [...]

Ubuntu One now works on Windows!

It’s been a long time coming but today we are thrilled to tell you that the much anticipated Ubuntu One official client for Windows is now available for download. A question we get asked a lot is…..why an Ubuntu One Windows client? Well there are a few reasons: The most important is we listen to [...]

‘Ubuntu Friendly’ Hardware Certification Program Maturing

If Canonical had its way, OEMs would make sure Ubuntu ran well on their hardware before shipping it. But most OEMs don’t, so Ubuntu developers have resorted to the next best thing: crowd-sourcing hardware validation to users via the Ubuntu Friendly program, which is almost ready for prime time. Here’s the scoop. We first covered [...]

Ubuntu 11.10 Boot Performance: It’s Slowing Down

When Ubuntu 11.04 was released, Phoronix provided Bootchart results for five different systems showing the boot performance from Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS through Ubuntu 11.04. Since Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, the boot time has unfortunately increased. This boot performance benchmarking between Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 is using the same systems as the recent Ubuntu 11.10 performance [...]

Five topnotch replacements for GNOME 3 or Ubuntu Unity

You’ve heard the talk, the complaints, and the scathing reviews. Both GNOME 3 and Ubuntu Unity have been met with a hailstorm of bad publicity — so much so that people are turning away from adopting Linux — at least Linux that uses either of these two desktops. So if you want to switch to [...]

Award-winning Airtime releases new packages for Ubuntu & Debian

Award-winning Airtime releases new packages for Ubuntu & Debian Airtime 1.9.4 has been released with new DEB packages for Ubuntu and Debian that keep installations automatically updated with the latest version. Airtime is Sourcefabric’s open source radio software for scheduling, automation and remote station management via any web browser. It can be downloaded free from [...]

GNOME 3 Theme Added to Ubuntu 11.10

Canonical added the default GNOME 3 desktop theme, Adwaita, to the default themes of the upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system, due for release on October 13th, 2011. Yes, you heard right: Adwaita is now part of the default themes of the upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system, alongside other popular themes, such [...]

Announcing the Ubuntu App Developer site

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a significant milestone in the ongoing effort of making Ubuntu a target for app developers: the new Ubuntu App Developer site. Developer.ubuntu.com should now be the central point of reference for any topics related to application development. From creation to publication: porting, sharing, contributing, finding information… a site [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 234

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #234 for the week September 19 – 25, 2011, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released. Ubuntu 11.10 Development update Ubuntu Stats LoCo News Launchpad News Daniel Holbach: Community Council: Nominations Jono Bacon: Unity [...]