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It was just two days ago that Canonical announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show unveiled their latest attempt to extend Ubuntu beyond the server room and desktop.
Canonical’s ambitious projects is none other than Ubuntu TV, their first foray into the realm of providing software for media consumption on HDTVs.
With Ubuntu 11.04′s recent release of their second (and apparently last) beta, it reminds us that we are only a few weeks away from the release of the final version of Canonical’s1 latest and greatest.
One of these latest, maybe not quite greatest, features of Ubuntu 11.04 is the controversial adoption of the Canonical-created Unity desktop interface as the main interface for future versions of Ubuntu2. (more…)
Taking a Test Drive in Ubuntu
What do iTunes, car dealerships and video game consoles have all in common? If you answered test driving their products then you hit the nail on the head.
Although previews or test drives aren’t something new, especially when talking about software (demos have been around for ages), Canonical’s latest addition to their upcoming release of Ubuntu 11.04 is a new feature called Test Drive.
The crux of the issue: tar.bz2 file type, only for Linux
Although as of late I’ve only dabbled with Linux casually and not as a sole user of Linux, I still try to read up on the latest trends and news relating to the world of open source.
One of my primary reads is Martin Owens’ blog, Doctor MO, where the writer, Martin, writes on various topics relating to open source and Linux, primarily about Ubuntu and economics.
His most recent post, which quite possibly has the most comments I have seen thus far in response to one of his posts, is about Mozilla Firefox 4′s release. (more…)
Using Unity with Chromium
Although I have been impressed with Gnome 3.0, after fiddling with Unity’s 2D implementation using Parallels for Mac, I got to say it’s hard to pick the better of the two.
The one major benefit to Unity, as I mentioned before, is that it features both a 3D and 2D version so that computers, ranging from workstations with the latest AMD or Nvidia graphics card to the lowest Intel GMA-equipped netbook (more…)
It’s interesting to see how Ubuntu, originally (and still) based on the Gnome Linux desktop, has evolved from its humble origins to offer a totally new experience in their upcoming release, Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), with the new Unity UI.
For most Ubuntu users who keep their fingers on the pulse of the latest happenings of Ubuntu project sponsor, Canonical, the move to the new Unity interface, and abandonment on the upcoming release of the revitalized Gnome 3.0 interface, has been a controversial issue since it’s announcement last Spring.
The all new, Unity interface, only for Ubuntu!
It wasn’t long ago when I wrote up an article discussing my impressions of the various Operating Systems (OS) that were available for the line of ultra portable computers known as netbooks. I had mentioned my disappointment in the limited number of different desktop experiences available as I find myself using my netbook more and more over my Macbook.
Besides the choice between Linux or Windows there seemed to be a handful of user interfaces (UI) available. There were a few custom interfaces tailored for the small screens on netbooks and a full desktop experience. Amongst the custom interfaces the most popular has been the one produced by Canonical (the main financial sponsor for Ubuntu Linux) for their netbook edition of popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu. (more…)