Ubuntu Manual

Recently there has been quite a bit of buzz regarding the announcement that Canonical was dropping commercial support for Kubuntu.

Now, before I go any further, maybe I should catch you all up on what I am talking about.

Gentoo Linux 12.0 LiveDVD was released recently. We were the first ones to announce the release of Gentoo. Although not as popular as Ubuntu , this Linux distro is good enough for those who want to learn more about their system's functionality and GNU/Linux.  It uses Portage package manager which is also used by Chrome OS and Chromium OS.

We had already done an article on the Top free apps in the Ubuntu Software Center. Now its time to check out the top paid apps in the Ubuntu Software Centre. According to the official reports from Canonical, Trauma is leading the pack following by the Fluendo DVD player. Games and mulitimedia seem to be the preferred choice of Ubuntu users when it comes to paid stuff. Have a look at the list below.

People generally don't prefer Ubuntu for the simple reason that it does not provide the variety of apps found in other OSes. Though it is partly true , there are a lot of free apps out there that are just waiting to be found. We bring to you the list of top ten free apps for Ubuntu. Check it out to see whether your favourite app has bagged a spot.Prepare yourselves for some surprises.Here is the list of the free Ubuntu apps that we think are a cut above the rest.

Having trouble with following your RSS subscriptions, put off by the new Google RSS feedreader interface?? Then it is time to try Liferea.

Liferea is GTK feed reader for online news feeds. Liferea is specially designed for GNU/Linux systems making it fast ,easy to use and easy to install for GTK/Gnome. This news aggregator released in 2003 has been making waves ever since its release. Learn how to install Liferea in a few simple steps.

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Gentoo Linux, the live DVD that showcases the cutting-edge state of Gentoo brings out its most recent version. This is to celebrate the ever growing collaboration between Gentoo users and the developers. Check out the list of superb packages Gentoo Linux 12.0 features.

Come new year, come new distros... Dreamlinux 5.0 makes it debut on the first day of the new year. Dreamlinux is a Debian based dektop distro that has the latest Xfce desktop, MAC OSX like user interface and a recent Linux Kernel from 3.1 series. So hold your breath for the debutant release of 2012...

GNU/Linux distros Chakra and Pinguy feature in the Top 25 fastest growing projects compiled by SourceForge.So find out who else features in the list...

Firefox for Android has brought out a completely revamped experience that is specially optimized for tablets. It also makes browsing through mobile more intuitive and interactive. The new tools introduced aim to provide users with more interactive mobile Web experiences. Read more on Firefox for Android.