Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 is now available for download. what’s new in this beta?
Beta-1 includes the 3.2.0-17.27 Ubuntu kernel which is based on the v3.2.6 upstream stable kernel.
default music player Rhythmbox.
LibreOffice 3.5
Added Nautilus quicklist support to Unity launcher
New HUD.
ClickPad support.
resolvconf is now used to manage /etc/resolv.conf on all Ubuntu systems.
default Automatic Apport crash reporting.
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To create bootable linux flash drives/USB drive/pen drives download and install LinuxLive(LiLi) USB Creator.
LinuxLive USB Creator is a free software for windows and it creates portable, bootable and virtualized USB (flash) stick running Linux.
Program: LinuxLive(LiLi) USB Creator
Linux distro:Ubuntu 11.10
Difficulty: Beginner
Estimated Completion Time: 4 Minute
Sigil is a free and open source ebook editing software for Windows, macOS and Linux. Using this you can edit books in ePub format. It supports both ePub 2 and ePub 3 file formats. It is based on QtWebEngine and released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It comes with full full UTF-16 support, code view and preview view, metadata editor, Spell checking and you can extend the features of Sigil with plugins. Some other useful features are diect editing of EPUB syntax in code view and comes with build-in table of contents generator with multi-level heading support.
Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown Banner Contest is now open for submissions.
Contest Guidelines:
1.width: 180px
2.height: 150px
3.optimized png, gif or jpg, or
4.iframe containing interactive content (using static html, css, js and images – no PHP)
5.no flash – must work perfectly with only free software
6.A successful implementation will countdown the days from Beta (aprox 30 days out) to final release. This means 30 images numbered 30 to 1 plus one for day 0 that says “coming soon” and one more that says “it’s here” (32 images total).
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To install vlc media player 2.0.0 on ubuntu 11.10
1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.
2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.
4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.
5.Type below command and hit enter
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Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier.
To install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 11.10
1.Go to ubuntu tweak download page and download the latest version deb package file.
2.Double click the .deb package file or open with ubuntu software center and click the install button.
3.Type your ubuntu password if needed and wait until the installation is complete.
4.To open Ubuntu Tweak, click dash button from unity launcher. And type ubuntu tweak in the search applications field and click Ubuntu Tweak.
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Mozilla Firefox Aurora is a new Firefox release channel designed to show the first look of the latest firefox features. It is a pre-Beta build of Firefox.
Firefox channels:
Aurora: Newest innovations in an unstable environment
Beta: Aurora features but with more stability
Release: Tried and tested final release
To install Firefox Aurora on ubuntu
Note:It will overwrite your existing Firefox installation.
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Nanoshot is a free screenshot taking tool for Ubuntu.
Main features:
Take fullsize screenshots
Take screenshot of windows, including the active window screenshot
Take desktop screenshots
Take screenshots of web pages
Capture frames from video using Gstreamer and Mplayer
Upload screenshots to the popular image hostings
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Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?
Automatic Apport crash reporting enabled by default
Rhythmbox is the default music player
There is no UbuntuOne Music Store
LibreOffice 3.5 beta 2
DNS resolution is now done through dnsmasq
Nautilus quicklist support in Unity launcher
Quicklist items can now be selected with one right click
Linux kernel 3.2.
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0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare for Windows, Linux and OS X. It is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. It is released under GPL licence. The Linux version system requirements are at least 1 GHz Intel processor, 512 MB RAM, any 128 MB OpenGL 1.3 with 3D hardware accelerated drivers. This game is still in Alpha stage but usable.
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