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Three months ago, when we saw the Firefox 4 release, there was a hell lot of buzz surrounding it and the news trended in Twitter for hours as people felt that, it had been quite a while since they got a new Firefox, unlike the case with Chrome(the direct competitor). Some may admit that, a huge release with a lot of new features is better than frequent releases with not so important features! But is it really true?
Linux Mint 11(Katya) has been released. But this time, it has come with a lot of notable changes, rather than just a green themed Ubuntu derivative. It clearly follows the same Ubuntu 11.04 base, but intentionally ditched the controversial Unity interface instead sticking to the traditional Gnome(2.x series, no shell!).
Whenever an anti-Unity discussion happened on the web, users had only one statement “Let's see what Fedora 15 packs in”! Finally it is here. We had always convinced people to learn to use Unity. Though we are not reluctant towards publishing stories featuring Fedora and other competant distros. (Not a disclaimer! No way! )Now onto some Fedora love. Yesterday, the Fedora community announced their release of new version named Lovelock.
A few years ago , your smart phone was running a proprietary OS, your TV was nothing more than a crap box to recieve local channels and only your computer came with your choice of software. There was no common thread connecting these three worlds. But the situation has altogether changed with the arrival of Android.
There have been concerns regarding ‘Unity’ among the Ubuntu users in the recent times. For some, Unity is a step ahead in the desktop operating system environments, for some it is a big time failure and a few others are highly concerned about Canonical's move favouring Unity and ditching upstream projects like Gnome. It is a fact that IMO is not going to affect the end user for the time being. As of now, they have to get some grip on the new environment and I'm sure it will definitely pay off in the long run.
The buzz is down after a month of the release of the much awaited so-called “reborn” Firefox 4! Well, we have already done its review here. This is usually the case with most of the FOSS releases. A lot of buzz pre release, happy/mixed/thrash-it like responses on the release day, and perhaps after a week people will settle down to their normal lives!
Good news for all Ubuntu users! If you have been an Ubuntu user for a long time and wish to become a part of it, then it is now possible with the FOSS ecosystem. Well, Ubuntu Open Week has come up just for you! It is an online event hosted by the community to shed some light to newcomers about the whole development cycle along with some extreme sessions for beginners. As an online event, people from any part of the world can take part in this classroom sessions to learn about the topics specified on the schedule and shoot some questions to the Ubuntu guru who is taking the session!
The long awaited, much anticipated, newest version of the Linux based Ubuntu operating system has been released today, April 28th 2011. Codenamed 'Natty Narwhal', it marks many notable features, most of which are innovative to the whole OS bandwagon! Check out the official announcement here
So you are all set for trying out the new Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity this Thursday. You might have great expectations regarding the usability of the interface. If you are such an ardent Unity fan or intend to be one, I would suggest to refrain from reading critical responses on Unity, because you might have second thoughts about using them.
It has been some time since Ubuntu introduced their App store interfaced 'Ubuntu Software Center' geared towards new users featuring one-click app installations. I'm pretty sure the Software Center did play a major role in convincing some Windows users to turn to Ubuntu. Unlike Windows, they don't have to hunt for the latest software packages from the internet or illegally copy it from friends. The Software Center in Ubuntu itself features around 33,000+ packages ready to be installed in addiiton to other third party applications compatible with Ubuntu available from other websites.
... A couple of days before we had published a detailed review about the 'Red Eclipse' FPS. Hope you folks liked it! Now on to the news piece of yet another game, 0 A.D and updates about Ubuntu tweak, FVWM and Minitube.
Ubuntu Forums Archive Which is the last resort for a new Ubuntu user to find a solution to a nagging issue - The Ubuntu Forums, where else? The community driven Ubuntu forum has become a haven for newcomers and veterans to discuss about the numerous issues faced by Ubuntu users. However the maintainers feel that the Ubuntu forum has become a victim of its own success and are gearing up for taking a drastic action.
As the first installment of the new user series, we are publishing the tour to Banshee, so you will not be in a new world even after the upgrade to Natty!
If you are a recent convert to Ubuntu and an avid gamer then there is a good chance that you have heard rumors that there are only a few noteworthy games supported by Ubuntu. There is truth in this rumor but all that is set to change. Riding on the popularity of Ubuntu new games have started to emerge and the situation is set to change.
Canonical's Design Team employee and community member Charline Poirier has conducted an user test to analyze the normal user's approach towards the Unity interface sporting Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narhwal.
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