How to install Epiphany in Ubuntu 11.10 using PPA

{lang: ‘en-GB’} Epiphany is the web browser for the GNOME desktop. Its goal is to be simple and easy to use. Epiphany ties together many GNOME components in order to let you focus on the Web content, instead of the browser application. As part of the GNOME project, Epiphany is Free Software. (…)Read the rest [...]

Minor Tomahawk Update Ready for Ubuntu Users

The most recent bug fix update to open-source multi-source music player Tomahawk is now available for Ubuntu users, coming just shy of a week after it was released for OS X and Windows.  Tomahawk is a multi-source media player that is able to play back music from your …Full Article UbuntuHQ

Working at the Ubuntu Command-Line Prompt (Linux Nitty Gritty)

Working at the Ubuntu Command-Line Prompt (Linux Nitty Gritty) Keir Thomas is the world’s most popular author writing about Ubuntu. His books have been read by over 1,000,000 people and are #1 best-sellers. His book Beginning Ubuntu Linux recently entered its sixth edition, and picked-up a Linux Journal award along the way. Thomas is also [...]

Latest GNOME 3 Nautilus Mock-ups Point to Refined Look

GNOME designer Allan Day has updated GNOME 3?s Nautilus mock-ups with a refined new look. The changes see Nautilus follow GNOME 3?s new application design …Full Article UbuntuHQ

Ubuntu and Android Users Should Jump On New Firefox Updates

In February of this year, Mozilla announced its shift to a new, rapid release cycle, and the company has stuck to the plan. You can now get Firefox 8, which Mozilla has made very clear is a major upgrade of the browser. Also, all Ubuntu 11.10 users can now upgrade their default browsers to Firefox [...]

Fedora 16 released with GNOME 3.2, virtualization enhancements

The Fedora Project released Fedora 16 (“Verne”), featuring GNOME 3.2, as well as virtualization and cloud enhancements including Aeolus and OpenStack integration. Fedora 16 upgrades to Linux 3.1, the GRUB2 bootloader, and Firefox 7.0.1, while offering improved system settings, plus enhanced contact and document management apps. DesktopLinux.com

libQtCassandra 0.3.1

The libQtCassandra library is an advanced C++ library used to access Cassandra servers. Unlike the basic Cassadra server interface, this C++ library provides separate objects that handle each level of the server data, i.e. the cluster, contexts, table, rows, and cells. It uses Qt and the Qt style for all the classes, which makes it [...]

Toshiba NB505-N508BL 10.1-Inch Netbook (Blue) Reviews

Toshiba NB505-N508BL 10.1-Inch Netbook (Blue) Intel Atom processor N455 1.66 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache Configured with 1GB DDR2 (works at 667MHz, max 2GB) 250GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive 10.1? diagonal widescreen TruBrite display at 1024 x 600 native resolution (WSVGA) with a 16:9 aspect ratio and LED backlite Genuine Windows 7 Starter [...]

Using Epiphany Web Apps in Ubuntu 11.10

GNOME’s default web browser is ‘Epiphany’ – but very few GNOME-using distributions ship with it. With the release of GNOME 3 (and the subsequent GNOME 3.2) the webkit-using browser added a slew of new features, many of which have turned the app from an ‘also-ran’ into a dependable, fast and responsive choice.

Shutter Screenshot Tool Gets New Upload Plugins (Including: Dropbox, TwitPic, Imgur, Minus)

Shutter, probably the best screenshot tool for Linux, has been updated today, getting many new upload plugins for services such as Dropbox, ImageShack, Imgur, Minus, Omploader, TwitPic, UbuntuPics and more. Shutter Screenshot Tool Gets New Upload Plugins (Including: Dropbox, TwitPic, Imgur, Minus) UbuntuHQ

The Geek’s Guide To Dating

The Geek’s Guide To Dating How To Date And Attract High Quality Women For Geeks Written By A Geek The Geek’s Guide To Dating Dating For Geeks The Essential Guide To Love For Intelligent Young Men. Written By A Geek, For Geeks, This Book Covers All The Basics Of Dating And Focuses On Building A [...]

Ubuntu Cloud: Cost Containment and Channel Opportunities

This channelcast will provide comprehensive insight into the current market for both Linux and Cloud adoption. Our special guest is Dave Russell, who heads Global Pre-sales at Canonical. In addition, CSS Corporation, a Canonical reseller, will share with you some of their current business opportunities and explain the benefits of being a Canonical global partner. [...]

Xnoise 0.1.30 released and PPA installation instructions included

{lang: ‘en-GB’} XNOISE is a media player for Gtk+ with a slick GUI, great speed and lots of features.Unlike Rhythmbox, Banshee or itunes, Xnoise uses a tracklist centric design. The tracklist is a list of video or music tracks that are played one by one without being removed (right side of window).This gives you the [...]

OpenSUSE 12.1 ships with GNOME 3.2, SystemD, Snapper, Go tools

The OpenSUSE project released OpenSUSE 12.1, featuring Linux 3.1, GNOME 3.2, KDE 4.7, plus support for KDE’s “OwnCloud” cloud platform. OpenSUSE 12.1 introduces the SystemD configuration utility and Google’s Go programming language, and integrates a Btrfs-based “Snapper” tool for rolling back system updates and configuration changes. DesktopLinux.com

How to: Active Directory Integration with Centrify DirectControl Express on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)

{lang: ‘en-GB’} Many Ubuntu users and Administrators struggle with Active Directory integration. One approach that folks are using is the free offerings from Centrify Express. Through the DirectManage Express or DirectControl Express downloads you can quickly and easily join a Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric) server or desktop to Active Directory. Using either of these approaches an [...]

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK320 Works with Windows-based PCs One-touch hot keys let you instantly watch videos, play music and launch applications like email Comfortable full-size keyboard and easy-to-carry sculpted mouse with snap-on wireless receiver Long-range 2.4 GHz wireless gives you a reliable connection ? even from up to 10 meters away Go for months without [...]

task spooler 0.7.2

task spooler is a Unix batch system where the tasks spooled run one after the other. The amount of jobs to run at once can be set at any time. Each user in each system has his own job queue. The tasks are run in the correct context (that of enqueue) from any shell/process, and [...]

Fedora 16 Review: When An Ubuntu User Tries Fedora

Fedora 16 was released a few days ago and I was looking forward to this release. I used to be a Fedora user in the early days, when I had more time to play with my PC. Ever since I switched to Debian and then Ubuntu, I just fell in love with apt-get’s smart dependency [...]

LiveUSB Install – Not Just Another Live USB Creator for #Linux

USB pendrives – those little things in your pocket that can sometimes save your skin. They are so small, yet they can be so extremely useful. So what happens if you want to try out a GNU/Linux distro, but you don’t want or can’t use a CD/DVD – the answer is pretty simple – you [...]

WireframeSketcher 3.1.0

WireframeSketcher is a software tool that helps product managers, designers, and developers quickly create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for desktop, Web, and mobile applications. It’s a standalone application and a plug-in for any Eclipse IDE. Release Notes: This version migrates all icons to vector format. Icons now look great in PDFs and can be resized [...]

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