Archive for category Ubuntu
Ubuntu’s New HUD
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on January 26, 2012
So, this is this new HUD we’ve been hearing about. It appears to take the idea of Spotlight on the OSX and the search bar on Windows a step further to include menu options as well. It’s an interesting idea but I’m guessing that typing every command rather than mousing over to them is going [...]
Ubuntu TV
Posted by gavomatic57 in Hardware, Linux, Ubuntu on January 9, 2012
Probably not much of a surprise to Ubuntu fans, but Canonical appears to have ambitions beyond the desktop PC. Finding a place on tablets is clearly an obvious goal, but it appears that the TV set is a target too.
Ubuntu & the Future
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on November 1, 2011
Here is Mark Shuttleworth talking at a recent developer summit. He’s clearly a man with a vision and the drive to take it forward. Perhaps this is what Linux has been crying out for for some time. It was quite remarkable to spend some time using Ubuntu 11.10 when you consider where it was only [...]
Ubuntu 11.10
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on October 26, 2011
Well, it’s coming to the end of October and that means that a new version of Ubuntu will have landed this month. I’ve installed it, given it a bit of a going over and here’s what’s what.
Ubuntu App Developer Centre Opens its Doors
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on September 27, 2011
I’ve previously talked about the new Ubuntu Software Centre coming in Ubuntu 11.10 and the submission guidelines that Canonical had made available to developers wishing to publish to the new portal. They’ve now launched a new website here that is designed to take developers through the process, share information and resources.
Ubuntu 11.04 with Gnome 3
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on September 17, 2011
To say that the decision to move to Unity in Ubuntu 11.04 was controversial would be the understatement of the year. Unity is a relatively new UI first seen in the Ubuntu Netbook remix, yet it was still quite buggy even up until the release of 11.04. Around the same time, the folks at Gnome had been putting the finishing touches to their major overhaul of the Gnome desktop, yet Gnome 3, despite its flashy new look and interesting features was snubbed by some of the biggest names in the linux desktop business.
Ubuntu 11.10 – The New-look Software Centre
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on September 3, 2011
Ubuntu 11.10 is just a month away from its final release. When it arrives, you’ll find a fair few new and interesting changes to the desktop such as refinements to the Unity interface, Thunderbird for your emails instead of Evolution and a revised “alt-tab” switcher. Perhaps the most talked about change in Ubuntu 11.10 is the new Software Centre. Ubuntu has always had the “add/remove programs” window where you could browse the repositories in a friendly and not-at-all geeky manner, but 11.10 takes this to a new level.
Install Ubuntu 11.10 in Virtualbox
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on August 19, 2011
This is a little long and not much fun to watch, but hopefully it’ll help someone out. Ubuntu 11.10 will be out sometime in October and it is already quite polished. Some of the UI changes coming later on look very good indeed, but more on that another day.
Running Unity in Virtualbox
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on July 8, 2011
Well, after a few weeks of trying, failing and then getting huffy and leaving it alone, I finally have Unity running nicely in Virtualbox. I used this helpful guide here.
Asus to ship Ubuntu netbooks
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on June 2, 2011
Potentially some good news here for Linux and Ubuntu fans like myself. Asus are going to start selling its Eee range of netbooks with Ubuntu 10.10 (not wishing to risk Unity presumably), starting with the 1001PXD, 1011PX and 1015PX.
All Change in the world of Gnome
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on May 25, 2011
It has been an interesting few months for Linux users, especially those who favour the Gnome desktop environment. The Gnome 3 desktop has arrived and it hopes to change the way we use our computers. It has dispensed with the tried & tested Gnome 2-style menus and highly configurable layouts and options in favour of completely new side panels and workspaces. It’s an impressive sight to behold, but it is a major change to what was such a dependable, predictable and configurable desktop. Unsurprisingly it has ruffled a few feathers and not everyone is happy with the changes.
A Heartwarming Tale of Ubuntu and Unity
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Ubuntu on May 17, 2011
Many years ago when my mother worked in an office, the internet was a tiny speck on the horizon. Computers were using IBM’s OS2 and Wordperfect with its unhelpful blue screen and keyboard shortcuts. Email had arrived at that point, but it was very early days and was used mostly for internal communication. She signed out from work for the last time a short time later and effectively left the computer world behind, missing the stratospheric rise of the internet into every part of our lives.
Ubuntu could move to rolling releases
Posted by gavomatic57 in Ubuntu on November 25, 2010
Mark Shuttleworth, the man behind Ubuntu has been telling various publications that they intend to move to rolling releases, offering major updates on a daily basis (if there is anything new to roll out of course). At the moment they have a regimented 6 month review cycle and releases are named accordingly – they’re either 10.04 or 10.10, 11.04, 11.10 etc. These releases are either “standard” or “Long Term Support” (LTS).
Gendarmerie Nationale switch to Ubuntu
Posted by gavomatic57 in Ubuntu on November 19, 2010
In what could only be seen as good news for Linux fans, the body responsible for public safety and policing in France has started migrating 85,000 PC’s to Ubuntu and are saving 2m Euros in the process – and that is just license fees. Canonical have posted the case study to their website here.
Gnome 3.0 and Ubuntu 11.04
Posted by gavomatic57 in Ubuntu on October 26, 2010
Well, the shiny 3rd major release of the Gnome desktop is nearly upon us, along with the new Gnome Shell. However, the big news is that the next release of Ubuntu isn’t going to be using all of it. It’ll use the Gnome stack and applications, but not the new shell. Instead it’ll use Unity.
Parallels 6
Posted by gavomatic57 in Mac OSX, Ubuntu on October 25, 2010
I’ve downloaded a trial of Parallels 6 to allow me to test linux distributions without having to boot up the desktop and sit in that cold dark room. I have a native installation of Ubuntu 10.10 and Kubuntu 10.10 on that, but I don’t like to use it unless I really need the grunt.
Oracle
Oh dear oh dear oh dear, what have you done Oracle – and what are you going to do next?
Since aquiring Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn in April 2009, they’ve quickly become the scourge of the open source community. First of all, they fired up their team of lawyers to go after Google over an alleged copyright and patent infringement of its Java technology.
Linux for Professional Photographers
Posted by gavomatic57 in Kubuntu, Photography, Ubuntu on July 6, 2010
As you know, I like Linux. I also like photography but Linux is often left out in the cold by the pro photographers because their beloved Adobe products are not available. I don’t particularly like Adobe and will not pay their obscene prices so this is a useful tip for me too.
BTRFS
Posted by gavomatic57 in Kubuntu, Ubuntu on June 30, 2010
BTRFS is quite an exciting new file system coming to a Linux desktop near you.
Installing php5-gtk in Ubuntu 10.04 x64
Posted by gavomatic57 in Ubuntu on June 29, 2010
For those of you who like benchmarking ‘nix systems like Linux, OSX and BSD, you’ll be aware that the Phoronix Test Suite requires php5-gtk for the GUI to work. Unfortunately you won’t find this in a repository so you’ll have to build it yourself. After knocking my head against a wall a few times and googling the problem to death, I came across something that helped.
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