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#1376 |
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Ubuntu on a mission to expand and expand and expand....
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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#1377 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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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 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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#1378 |
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MATE 1.6 released
Mate gets a long awaited update
http://mate-desktop.org/ |
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#1379 |
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HTML5 Login Screens with MDM
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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#1380 |
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Alienware unveils Ubuntu gaming PC
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#1381 |
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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_ColaYou can get it in Waitrose. I might get a couple of cans of the stuff and try it out. |
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#1382 |
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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_ColaYou can get it in Waitrose. I might get a couple of cans of the stuff and try it out. 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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#1383 |
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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. ![]()
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#1384 |
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Ubuntu 13.04
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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#1385 |
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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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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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#1387 |
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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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#1388 |
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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. 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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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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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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#1391 |
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KDE Update 7 may 2013
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#1392 |
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I'm leaving a third older machine on 12.04 Xubuntu for the moment.
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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#1393 |
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#1394 |
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Do you know if its ATI or NVIDIA?and model? |
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#1395 |
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Ah the dreaded graphics driver problem.
Do you know if its ATI or NVIDIA?and model? This one I think. |
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Nice to see it hasn't improved then! |
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New Cinnamon release. Roll on the next Mint!
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#1398 |
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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 ![]() Quote:
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! 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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#1399 |
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New Cinnamon release. Roll on the next Mint!
![]() 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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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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