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Old 22-03-2013, 19:10
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http://www.canonical.com/content/can...-collaboration

http://www.osnews.com/story/26885/Ub...stem_for_China

They are going to be very busy people, what with desktop OS, server OS, Phone OS, Tablet os, and TV
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Old 24-03-2013, 08:54
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Im hanging out for final release of
http://xubuntu.org/news/raring-beta1/
Does just what i want it to do, and the most stable Linux OS ive ever used, you can bling it up looks wise very easily if you want
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyjlbgcIGc
I've been using Ubuntu Studio 13.04, as my only OS, for about a month. It's based on Xubuntu raring. Had to find something with 3.8 kernel for particular hardware support which was new for 3.8.0.

Particularly impressed by the speed it boots (about 7 seconds from Grub). It gets daily updates and usually weekly kernel upgrades, so probably worth waiting for release. Not a hitch so far, which is good for a beta, but not unexpected.

Thanks for all the news posts. Just reading the China one.
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Old 04-04-2013, 18:02
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Mate gets a long awaited update
http://mate-desktop.org/
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Old 04-04-2013, 18:22
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Ok, its just a log in screen, and not everyone will get excited over a bit of Bling.
But plenty will

Just been reading about this on the Mint site..

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2327

Didnt take long for the Wiz Kids to start showing there talent, already a few themes about..

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=126979

I Know Unity do something like it,
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/08/u...weaks-in-12-10
But you cant customise it like the Mint one.
Clem even provides the tools to do it and test it
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Old 06-04-2013, 21:54
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Oooh Nice

http://alienware.com/ubuntu/
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Old 07-04-2013, 20:42
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Not exactly Linux related but some of you might be interested to know you can buy a drink called Ubuntu Cola Here's more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Cola

You can get it in Waitrose. I might get a couple of cans of the stuff and try it out.
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Old 07-04-2013, 21:32
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Not exactly Linux related but some of you might be interested to know you can buy a drink called Ubuntu Cola Here's more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Cola

You can get it in Waitrose. I might get a couple of cans of the stuff and try it out.
Ah, but it doesnt say if its the Full fat or light drink.
If its full fat it will say UNITY on it, if its light it will say LXDE

Or you could have it with a hint of
Peppermint http://peppermintos.com/
or
Pear http://pearlinux.fr/


edit... is it free like the OS, or can you just make a contribution like the OS.
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Old 08-04-2013, 09:07
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Ah, but it doesnt say if its the Full fat or light drink.
If its full fat it will say UNITY on it, if its light it will say LXDE

Or you could have it with a hint of
Peppermint http://peppermintos.com/
or
Pear http://pearlinux.fr/


edit... is it free like the OS, or can you just make a contribution like the OS.
I'm not sure. I'll have to look at it again. Unfortunately it's not free, it's 69p in Waitrose. It would be worth trying though
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Old 20-04-2013, 09:07
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Some new features in Ubuntu 13.04

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/7-unity-changes

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/n...13-04-features
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Old 21-04-2013, 00:16
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Is it possible to run Linux on a Mac? I was thinking if I couldn't get it to work on my old XP laptop I could try and get it to work on one of my Macs. Oh and I bought the Ubuntu cola. I got two cans in Waitrose the other day
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Old 22-04-2013, 20:18
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The developers behind the rather fun Fuduntu distro will be going forward with a whole new OS, possibly based on openSUSE. Excellent decision imo. I don't think any distro currently uses openSUSE as a base, being primarily an Ubuntu dominated landscape.
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Old 25-04-2013, 12:40
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Am surprised and disappointed that the support cycle for new Ubuntu releases has been reduced from 18 months to 9 months, LTS being an exception.
So 12.10 reaches end of support in May 2014 (18 months)
And 13.04 reaches end of support in Jan 2014 (after 9 months).

Ubuntu Releases Wiki page

Looks like the LTS versions are beginning to make more sense now.
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Old 27-04-2013, 21:17
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Am surprised and disappointed that the support cycle for new Ubuntu releases has been reduced from 18 months to 9 months, LTS being an exception.
So 12.10 reaches end of support in May 2014 (18 months)
And 13.04 reaches end of support in Jan 2014 (after 9 months).

Ubuntu Releases Wiki page

Looks like the LTS versions are beginning to make more sense now.
It's a funny one. I'm sad about it too, even though I never personally went over six months with each release! I always used to upgrade every six months.

I support their approach though. It means a more stable LTS for regular users, and more exciting interim releases for geeks. I'm willing to bet too, that future LTS releases will see Unity updates backported from interim versions. It's a possibility.

I haven't downloaded 13.04 yet but I will give it a try. It definitely won't be replacing openSUSE though.
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Old 27-04-2013, 23:14
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9 months is a bit tight, if you usually wait a few months before upgrading to make sure problems have been ironed out.
But the move to 5 years for LTS releases is a good one.

I've upgraded two machines/partitions to 13.04 with no problems. One Ubuntu and one Kubuntu.
I'm leaving a third older machine on 12.04 Xubuntu for the moment.
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Old 28-04-2013, 10:53
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Downloading it now. Lots of reviews are saying it's a boring release, which is terrific news for us regular users as it means it's very stable! I'm all for them being conservative with the changes because if there's one thing Ubuntu and Unity needs it's a focus on stability and less on adding more stuff. Funny how people have been saying this for some time, and then when they actually do that, the reviewers complain it's boring!

Anyway, once I find my blank DVD's (laptop doesn't support USB booting) I'll give it a go.
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Old 07-05-2013, 18:08
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http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-4.10.3.php

Fixes 75 bug issues.
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Old 07-05-2013, 18:16
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I'm leaving a third older machine on 12.04 Xubuntu for the moment.
You should be ok to upgrade to 13.04
ive been running the beta since it came out.

Have done a clean install of latest stable release.
I can now finaly open my home folder without any delays unlike the previous version, took upto a minute to open

Several other issues have been resolved, making it a even slicker OS
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Old 08-05-2013, 09:36
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13.04 didn't work for me Desktop loads up and lets you looks through the menus then suddenly

This
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Old 08-05-2013, 19:07
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13.04 didn't work for me Desktop loads up and lets you looks through the menus then suddenly

This
Ah the dreaded graphics driver problem.

Do you know if its ATI or NVIDIA?and model?
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Old 08-05-2013, 20:41
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Ah the dreaded graphics driver problem.

Do you know if its ATI or NVIDIA?and model?
Its a Gigabyte board with built in graphics

This one I think.
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Old 08-05-2013, 21:11
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13.04 didn't work for me Desktop loads up and lets you looks through the menus then suddenly

This
I had this with the last two releases, just using the live disc. This rendered it impossible to install, which led to me moving to another distro. Though while Ubuntu would not work, the spin offs were fine; Xubuntu, Kubuntu especially, etc. I have an Nvidia 9800GT, not that the graphics driver was running in the live session.

Nice to see it hasn't improved then!
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Old 08-05-2013, 21:17
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New Cinnamon release. Roll on the next Mint!
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Old 08-05-2013, 21:56
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Its a Gigabyte board with built in graphics

This one I think.
Sorry, seems like no quick fix.
its a case of trying different versions, till you find one that likes youre chipset.
As Kal_EI Says, graphics drivers are still a pain in the Butt


I had this with the last two releases, just using the live disc. This rendered it impossible to install, which led to me moving to another distro. Though while Ubuntu would not work, the spin offs were fine; Xubuntu, Kubuntu especially, etc. I have an Nvidia 9800GT, not that the graphics driver was running in the live session.

Nice to see it hasn't improved then!
Im running a ATI 3870 keep looking to upgrade to something newer.
But after having same issue as you and Norbet5 last year, nothing seemed to load and run im sticking with what works for me, even if its old and big and power hungry. It works.
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Old 08-05-2013, 22:12
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Oooh looks nice.
Oooh Desklets

Is there a easy way to install the multitude of themes that people are designing for it yet?
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/themes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_TyVwRxgfI
Is not what you expect from Clem and Mint
It should be automated.

Only minor thing that bugs me , is i cant seem to be able to edit the menu, the row on the far left of
http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
the bit with the 3 power options.
Petty i know

a whats new video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNjZH2r9Zos
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Old 08-05-2013, 22:58
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Is there a easy way to install the multitude of themes that people are designing for it yet?
http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/themes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_TyVwRxgfI
Is not what you expect from Clem and Mint
It should be automated.

Oooh seems it is now

According to this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNjZH2r9Zos
will install this weekend and have a play.
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