Ubuntu 15.10 codenamed Wily Werewolf
Ubuntu 15.10 gets a codename Wily Werewolf, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed on his personal blog post.
Wily Werewolf is scheduled for release in October 2015.
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Ubuntu 15.10 gets a codename Wily Werewolf, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed on his personal blog post.
Wily Werewolf is scheduled for release in October 2015.
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Ubuntu 15.04 Codenamed Vivid Vervet is now available for download. What’s new in this version?
Unity 7.3.
Compiz 0.9.12
Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.19
Firefox 37
Thunderbird 31.6
LibreOffice 4.4
Nautilus 3.14.2
Rhythmbox 3.1
GNOME Terminal 3.14
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Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) Beta 2 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this beta?
Unity 7.3.
Compiz 0.9.12.
Latest Firefox web-browser, Thunderbird e-mail client and Rhythmbox music player.
Ubuntu Vivid Vervet is scheduled for release in 23rd April 2015 and the end of life date is january 2016.
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Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
kernel 3.16
Support for High-DPI displays.
Ubuntu Developer Tools Centre.
Firefox 33 and Chromium 38.
Gtk 3.12.
Qt5.3.
Support for IPP Everywhere printers
LibreOffice 4.3
Nautilus 3.10
Unity 7.3.1
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Ubuntu 15.04 gets a codename Vivid Vervet, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed on his personal blog post.
Vivid Vervet is scheduled for release in April 2015.
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr is now available for download. What’s new in this release?
New Lock Screen
borderless windows
antialiased corners and gradient tweaks
Narrow windows down by name
Puts app menus back in app windows
Unity 8 Preview
Rhythmbox 3.0.2
Empathy version 3.8.6.
Unity Web Apps no longer use Firefox as a container.
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Ubuntu 14.04 Beta 2 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this beta?
New Application Menu Options.
Minimise on Click.
Integrated Lock Screen.
HiDPI screen will notice a crisper looking.
Antialiased corners.
borderless windows.
warning prompt for guest sessions.
brand new Unity Control Centre.
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Official survey from Canonical’s Ubuntu is organised by Ubuntu community member Nathan Heafner and run annually since 2011.
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Canonical has announced that more than 1.3 million copies of Ubuntu Kylin were downloaded in China last year.
Main features of Ubuntu Kylin for Chinese users:
Full Chinese user interface
bespoke Chinese applications
Chinese music search from Baidu in the dash
Chinese lunar calendar
Chinese weather plugins
Kingsoft WPS office software
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Wallpaper Contest for Ubuntu 14.04 is open for submissions.
Rules:
Use PNG format for bitmap files and Use JPGs for photos.
Make the XCF source files available, if you happen to work with GIMP
Use SVG for vector art.
No version numbers.
Avoid text.
careful with small patterns.
Consider how the wallpaper will interact with the panels, icons and windows.
Show restraint in your use of color tone and contrast.
desired image format is 2560 x 1600 pixels.
Submissions must adhere to the Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 license.
Attribution must be declared if the submission is based on another design.
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