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New Ubuntu `phone distribution released. The future of the operating system is mobile.

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The Ubuntu phone distribution is soon to be released to the public; this is a Linux distribution that can scale from a phone to a desktop computer with the one desktop interface. This will be a whole new paradigm of operating systems; designed for the desktop and also capable of installation onto a mobile device … Read more

How to watch Redbox and Netflix television shows and movies on Ubuntu with Wine.

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http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/01/how-to-watch-lovefilm-redbox-instant-or-netflix-on-ubuntu. This posting on the OMG Ubuntu website explains in detail how to watch Netflix, Lovefilm and Redbox films and television shows with the Ubuntu 12.10 Linux distribution. This involves using a version of Wine to run the necessary software. You would think that this process would be easy on an Ubuntu distribution right now; … Read more

How to install the unstable builds of Gnome Shell 3.7 in Ubuntu 12.10.

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The Gnome Shell 3.6 builds are available for Ubuntu 12.10; but if you want to install the unstable builds of Gnome Shell 3.7 to test it out on your computer, then these commands will install it. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 #The GNOME3 team PPA</code>   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3-staging #The GNOME3 staging PPAsudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 #The GNOME3 … Read more

How to open a window in the centre of the screen on Linux Mint 14.

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If you want to be able to start a window in the center of the screen without using Compiz, then the Gdevilspie utility will perform this task admirably. Firstly install this application using the command below. You do not need any extra PPA`s if you are installing this on Linux Mint 14. john@adeptus-mechanicus ~ $ … Read more

How to install the Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu and Linux Mint 14 via the command line easily.

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To install Nvidia drivers in Linux Mint, download the drivers and save them to your home directory, then you need to log out of your desktop back to the LightDM log in manager, then press CTRL->ALT->F2 to get to the text console and log in as your user and then type the following command. sudo … Read more

The Ubuntu phone Linux distribution will come with a terminal application.

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The new Ubuntu phone Linux distribution will come with a terminal application. This means that users of a mobile device will be able to use the bash shell on their mobile device to use various networking commands on the phone as well as other useful Linux commands that make the Linux shell so powerful. Hopefully … Read more

Ubuntu switching to a rolling release distribution and copying the contents of a terminal to a file.

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The Ubuntu Linux distribution is planning to become a rolling release distribution; this would make it simpler to upgrade as the user incrementally upgrades to the next version instead of having to constantly install new versions of Ubuntu as they are released. You can edit the /etc/apt/sources.lst in Ubuntu and change all instances of the … Read more

Fedora 19 to replace the MySQL database management system with MariaDB.

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The Fedora 19 Linux distribution is planning to move away from the current MySQL database management system and adopting the MariaDB  DBMS instead. Hopefully the Fedora desktop will not be as much of a mess as the Fedora 18 distribution was with Gnome Shell. But adopting a new DBMS is a new change just like … Read more

Good suggestions for Ubuntu tiling window managers.

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The Ubuntu Linux distribution has come a long way with the development of the Unity desktop interface that is built on top of the Gnome Shell desktop interface and looks just like the Apple Macintosh interface. The awesome window manager is a better choice for dual monitors, that is what I am using at the … Read more

Ubuntu pushing the Apple-like app store image and Steam for Linux client available.

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Ubuntu are really pushing for their Linux distribution to be available on tablets and mobile `phones. They have created an advertisement that is almost a carbon copy of the Apple advertisements. But they are not on an equal footing, the Ubuntu Linux distribution is not used as much as the the popular Apple Macintosh operating … Read more

Ubuntu MATE remix does exist after all! This is a good rival to the Linux Mint 14 distribution.

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There is a MATE remix available for the Ubuntu distribution named Mateu. This is a remix of Ubuntu created by Gil Nóbrega that includes the MATE desktop by default. This is a worthy answer to the domination of the Linux Mint 14 MATE distribution and a good alternative to the Ubuntu Unity desktop that is annoying … Read more

Ubuntu Satanic Edition. Send your PC to hell with this awesome theme pack for Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

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http://ubuntusatanic.org/installation.php. This is a an awesome theme pack for Ubuntu and Linux Mint that will install a satanic theme for Linux computers. This is well worth a look if you want a nice dark theme for your computer that is a little different to the usual themes from gnome-look.org. More information here: http://ubuntusatanic.org/news/about/. The wallpapers are … Read more

Voyager Linux; a nice Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 12.10 with extra eye candy.

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This is the new Voyager Linux distribution; this is based on Ubuntu 12.10 and includes quite a few extra packages and addons to give far more eye candy than the default Unity desktop. This distribution uses the Xfce4 desktop and is well worth installing if you want some nice eye candy and something different than … Read more

Ubuntu Gnome Shell re-mix available; download links here.

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Here is a link to the page hosting downloads of the Ubuntu Gnome Shell re-mix. This is a version of the Ubuntu distribution that uses the Gnome Shell desktop instead of the default Unity. This is a more customisable desktop for the Linux desktop user. Of course you can just install the KDM login manager … Read more