The Wait Is Over: Ubuntu 7.10 Is Here
As promised, Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was released a few minutes ago, and it's my deepest pleasure to introduce you guys to the new features to be found in this version of Ubuntu (which is based on the GNOME desktop environment) and also to the features from Kubuntu (same as Ubuntu, but based on the popular KDE desktop environment).
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18.10.2007 Ubuntu 8.10 Released
After six alphas, a beta and a release candidate, Ubuntu 8.10 is here, today (October 30th), available on mirrors worldwide (see below for download links), and it's my greatest pleasure to introduce you guys to the highlights of this new release dubbed Intrepid Ibex.
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30.10.2008 Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 - Strengths and weaknesses
Over the past few days Ive been thinking quite a bit about the differences between Microsofts latest Windows 7 and Canonicals Ubuntu 9.10.
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30.10.2009 Linux Matches Windows 7 Release With Ubuntu 9.10 RC
Canonical on Thursday made available the Release Candidate of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10, on the same day Microsoft launched the long-awaited Windows 7.
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25.10.2009 VHD Mount for Windows 7 - Get VHD Commands in Context Menu with VHD Mount For Windows 7
Most of all windows 7 users are aware of native VHD support in Windows 7. The Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk file format aka VHD is virtual hard disk used in Microsoft Virtual PC.
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20.7.2009 Low end rack-mount server:)
Ubuntu 9.04 Review
Ubuntu is a community-developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work, Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email apps, to web server software and programming tools.
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21.5.2009 Dells Mini packs Ubuntu, XP
Dells Inspiron Mini 9 now available and Dell is pushing the netbook is available on its site. Meanwhile Vodafone is going to sell the Mini in Europe.
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4.9.2008 Ubuntu 9.04 Boots in 21.4 Seconds
There are only two days left until the third Alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) will be available
(for testing), and...
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13.1.2009 Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published
The Ubuntu project has published a release candidate, or final testing version, for the upcoming 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope version of its popular Linux distribution.
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17.4.2009 Windows 7 Transformation Pack for Ubuntu Linux
In past we have covered Windows 7 Transformation pack for Windows Vista & Windows XP as well as Mac OS X transformation pack for Windows XP now here is Windows 7 Transformation pack for Ubuntu Linux for those users who want to enjoy Windows 7 and want to give fresh look to their Ubuntu Linux.
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21.10.2009 Opera 10 Beta Version 10.00b1 download
The well-known web browser, Opera has released its new Opera Browser 10 beta version, which features faster speeds, new enhanced tabs and automatic update. The new Opera Brower 10 beta comes with Opera Turbo for fast browsing on slow connections.
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26.6.2009 Authorities Order BitTorrent Pirate to Move from Ubuntu Linux to Windows
Scott McCausland, aka sk0t has seen better times, but as it appears, he is all out of luck lately. For McCausland it all went downhill with an illegal download of Star Wars: Episode III over a peer-to-peer file sharing network.
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25.8.2007 Forget about DirectX 10 - Introducing DirectX 10.1 Preview for Windows Vista SP1
Forget about Windows Vista's DirectX 10, Microsoft is delivering a preview of DirectX 10.1 associated with the first service pack for the operating system. The Direct3D 10.1 Tech Preview is an integer part of the August 2007, DirectX Software Development Kit, and is designed to provide the evolution of the current Direct3D 10.0.
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30.7.2007 Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was a work in progress. That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Free Create-Burn ISO 2.0
Free Create-Burn ISO is a professional data CD / DVD burning tool. With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs directly, or you can quickly create ISO image file from your computer, and burn ISO image file to your CD / DVD disc.
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3.8.2007 How to create .ISO from .VHD file
The way in this guide can only be done from Windows 7! And you need to have WAIK installed.
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17.6.2009 Windows 7 ISO Verifier download
The final RTM release of Windows 7 should be released later this month, and blogger and developer Long Zheng has created a small application designed to verify that your download is the real thing.
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6.7.2009 Windows Seven 7229 Language Pack ISO
Here is the language packs (mui) for the latest Windows 7 Build (32-Bit).
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12.6.2009 Convert BIN to ISO with Portable WinBin2Iso
Often we get software and OS in the form of ISO and BIN file format. ISO is the most popular format among software pirates since you can instantly burn on CD or DVD dics or mount as drive.
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15.8.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Windows Vista Iso BillGates to MSDN patch 2
Second Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.
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18.11.2006 January 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This ISO-9660 CD image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on January 9th, 2007.
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13.1.2007 July 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on July 10th, 2007.
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12.7.2007 August 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on August 14th, 2007. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products.
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16.8.2007 September 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on September 11th, 2007.
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12.9.2007 November 2007 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on November 13th, 2007.
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21.11.2007 January 2008 Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on January 8th, 2008.
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8.1.2008 Bureaucracy swamps ISO meeting on Microsoft format
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A meeting to hammer out a consensus on whether a Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) document format should become an international standard descended into near chaos this week, people close to the meeting told Reuters.
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2.3.2008 Bureaucracy swamps ISO meeting on Microsoft format
A meeting to hammer out a consensus on whether a Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) document format should become an international standard descended into near chaos this week, people close to the meeting told Reuters
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3.3.2008Ubuntu 8.10 officially launches Thursday
Canonical today announced that the 8.10 version of its popular Linux distribution Ubuntu will be available for free download on Thursday, October 30...
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28.10.2008Ubuntu 9.10 due on October 29
A new version of one of the most popular Linux distributions, Ubuntu, is due in less than a month's time. The final stable version of Ubuntu 9.10
will be released on 29 October, according to their website. However, a beta for version 9.10 is available for those interested. The new version
features several changes, one of which is the use of the faster ext4 file system by default for new installations (although existing file systems will
not be upgraded). In addition, the latest version of GNOME, version 2.28, is included with the beta. The "look and feel" of booting the system has
also been improved.
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06.10.2009Canonical licences 'satanists' selling Ubuntu-esque t-shirts
There are, of course, many Linux distros based on Ubuntu out there (Shift Linux was, for a time, one of them). Among the religious derivatives, we
have seen the Ubuntu Christian Edition, the Ubuntu Muslim Edition, and the Ubuntu Satanic Edition. Normally the Ubuntu spirit of mutual
respect keeps most people happy, but, according to their website, the developers of the Ubuntu Satanic Edition had run into trouble with Canonical,
the company that oversees the Ubuntu distro, over what might be called an "image" issue, but what could have proved to be a "freedom of religion"
publicity nightmare for Canonical. Why?
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22.06.2009Review: Ubuntu 8.10 - All Hail new Network Manager
Canonical, the developers behind Ubuntu Linux have release Intrepid Ibex, the successor to last spring's Hardy Heron release. Ibex isn't a
long-term support release - which might put off some large organizations - but for Ubuntu desktop fans, version 8.10 makes a worthwhile upgrade.
If you made the leap to Ubuntu 8.10 when it was released last week you may be scratching your head wondering what the fuss is about. The
answer is that it might be a few days before you appreciate the small tweaks and overall streamlining in this release. Naturally, there are a slew of
new and updated packages - GNOME 2.24, GIMP 2.6, and more - but much of what we love about 8.10 is more subtle.
That said, there are two
major changes likely to have an impact on almost all users - the updated NetworkManager app and the new X.org 0.7.
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04.11.2008Dell to Ship Ubuntu 7.10 on Desktops and Laptops
The PC vendor will ship the new Ubuntu Linux desktop on its PCs later this year.
Ubuntu 7.10 arrives Oct. 18, and not long after
that Dell will start shipping that version of the Ubuntu Linux desktop on its laptops and desktops.
"We will offer Ubuntu 7.10
preinstalled on our systems soon," said Anne Camden of
Dell corporate communications, in
an e-mail interview. "For customers who are interested in updating their existing Ubuntu systems, we advise them to visit the
Ubuntu 7.10 page on our wiki, which will go live
after the
official launch."
Dell isn't ready yet to give a shipping date. "As with any OS release, Dell needs to take the time to
qualify the final code on our systems for optimal interoperability," Camden said.
winbeta.org - 18.10.2007
Ubuntu targets 10 second boot time for 2010 release
In an email to developers of the Linux distribution Ubuntu, Canonical's Scott James Remnant explained how they hope to achieve a 10 second boot
time with Ubuntu 10.04, the version to be released in 2010, after 9.10 is released this fall. The projected speed improvements come with changes to
the kernel, such as making the X.org server, which controls the display elements in Linux, load up quicker. The boot process will divided into
sections with time budgets: two seconds for Kernal and initramfs, Plumbing (drive loader), and X.org server; and four seconds for the desktop session
and other services. "This benchmark time is to a fully logged in desktop (auto-login) with an idle CPU and Disk.
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neowin.net - 11.06.2009
Ububtu 8.10 officially launches Thursday
Canonical today announced that the 8.10 version of its popular Linux distribution Ubuntu will be available for free download on Thursday, October
30.
Both the desktop and server editions of Ubuntu 8.10 will be available for download on the official Web Site, and on FileForum.
winbeta.org - 28.10.2008
Ubuntu 9.10 Off To A Great Performance Start
The first alpha release for Ubuntu
9.10 was made
available yesterday and while it does net yet integrate
Plymouth or any other new features, it has picked up a few new
packages. Most
prominently, Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 features the Linux
2.6.30 kernel and GCC
4.4. There are also other updated packages
from Debian like GNOME
2.27, but most notable are the kernel and
compiler updates. We have tested
out Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 and compared its performance to Ubuntu 9.04. While this is very early within the
Ubuntu 9.10 development cycle, the results already may come as a surprise.
winbeta.org - 15.05.2009
Ubuntu Studio 7.04 Released
Ubuntu Studio is a
multimedia editing/creation
flavour of Ubuntu. It’s
built for the GNU/Linux audio,
video, and graphic enthusiast
or professional.
The Ubuntu Studio team is
proud to announce its first
release: 7.04 for Intel
i386-compatible processors.
With this release, which you
can download for DVD in little
over 860 MiB, we offer a
feature that is somewhat
reminiscent of Ubuntu Server:
on installation, you can
choose between the Audio,
Graphics or Video tasks; and
choose also to install a
number of plugins, which for
this release is mainly aimed
at audio production.
We have endeavoured to
keep as many of our packages
in the standard Ubuntu
repositories as possible.
Certain packages, such as
wired and our art packages,
are kept in an external
repository and fully up to
Ubuntu packaging standards. Be
aware however, that this is
only a temporary solution and
we will be pushing all our
packages into Ubuntu for the
next release...
winbeta.org - 13.05.2007
Wubi arrives: a look at Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5
The Ubuntu development community has announced that
the fifth Ubuntu 8.04 prerelease is now available for testing. Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 5 adds additional polish and reliability as well as a few intriguing
new features. The official release of Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, is scheduled
for late April and feature freeze is already in effect.
<...> One of the most significant new features added in alpha 5 is
support for Wubi, a new installation mechanism that makes it easier for Ubuntu and Windows to coexist on the same computer. Wubi provides a complete
Ubuntu installer that can be run in Windows from the Ubuntu Live CD. It installs Ubuntu into a folder on the Windows file system and sets up a boot
menu so that users can choose between Windows and Ubuntu when the computer starts.
winbeta.org - 24.02.2008
Ubuntu 7.10 on XPS M1330, Ubuntu on Dells comes to Spain
In response to feedback from Dell customers who want Linux on more hardware and in more countries, Dell has announced that starting today, customers
in Germany, United Kingdom, France and now Spain can purchase Ubuntu Linux 7.10 with built-in DVD playback on the XPS 1330n (in addition to the
previously-released Inspiron 530n desktop system). Surprisingly enough, this time it will be the U.S. customers who watch their European counterparts
receive an offering first and are forced to wait for availability in their country. Open source supporters everywhere are probably very satisfied with
Dell’s frequent decisions to give them what they want. I can’t stress how important I believe OEM support for Linux is.
neowin.net - 23.01.2008
Ubuntu: No negotiations with Microsoft in progress
Ubuntu founder Mark
Shuttleworth has provided a
lengthy response to the
ongoing rumors of negotiations
between Microsoft and Ubuntu:
Theres a rumour
circulating that Ubuntu is in
discussions with Microsoft
aimed at an agreement along
the lines they have concluded
recently with Linspire,
Xandros, Novell etc.
Unfortunately, some
speculation in the media
(thoroughly and elegantly
debunked in the blogosphere
but not before the damage was
done) posited that Ubuntu
might be next.
For
the record, let me state my
position, and I think this is
also roughly the position of
Canonical and the Ubuntu
Community Council though I
havent caucused with the CC on
this specifically.
We
have declined to discuss any
agreement with Microsoft under
the threat of unspecified
patent infringements...
winbeta.org - 17.06.2007
Improved Windows interoperability in Ubuntu
A proposal has been created by Scott Richie, an Ubuntu MOTU, that Wine be included in the Main repository of Ubuntu. This does not mean the Wine would
be installed by default but instead that, on clicking an executable file, the user would be prompted if they want to install Wine. An automatic
install would follow, similar to what is already done for codecs in Ubuntu. The proposal comes after realising that only 37% of Ubuntu users had
installed Wine with only a third of these using it according to PopCon. Having previously been too unstable in its beta versions, Scott Richie
believes Wine is now mature enough for inclusion in the distribution.
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neowin.net - 15.12.2008
Former Linspire CEO Switches to Ubuntu
The sincerest complement a Linux distribution can get is when the onetime CEO of a rival Linux company switches to that distribution. That's exactly
what happened when Kevin Carmony, former CEO of Linux desktop distributor Linspire, publicly announced that he's switched to Ubuntu.
Carmony, who left Linspire in late July, announced his switch to Ubuntu in the Ubuntu Forums on Oct. 17. In his note, Carmony wrote: "Now that
I'm no longer the CEO of Linspire, or under any obligation to use that particular distribution, I thought I should take some time and look around at
all the distributions and decide which one was right for me and my PC. In addition to already being quite familiar with Linspire and Freespire, I also
looked at Novell/SUSE, Red Hat/Fedora, PC Linux, Ubuntu, and Kubuntu."
His decision? "Well, after all my research, I have to
tell you, it was an easy choice. Ubuntu! I'm excited for the new release in a few days, which I will use to replace the
many Linux desktop and laptop PCs I own (five)."
winbeta.org - 19.10.2007
Linux comparison: Introduction and Ubuntu
Introduction I have toyed around with Linux on and off for the last few years, mostly with Ubuntu. My first experience of Linux was Ubuntu. At first
it was a bit scary, with me wondering if my CPU would implode should I type the wrong command. The more I used Linux though, the more I learnt about
my computer. This is why I think anyone who finds computers and technology interesting, should give it a go. And what better time to do so than now?
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neowin.net - 04.12.2008
Next Ubuntu, 'Hardy Heron,' to get full support
The first version of Ubuntu scheduled for next year will be called Hardy Heron and will be the second of Canonical's Linux products to feature
long-term support.
Ubuntu Developer Jono Bacon posted news of the new version on a mailing list and his blog on Wednesday.
He invited interested people to submit feature
requests for the release at its Launchpad site. Canonical will hold an
Ubuntu Developer Summit in October 2007 in Cambridge, Mass., to hash out details and implementation plans, he added.
Ubuntu's
next update, Gutsy Gibbon, is due in October and will sport the version number 7.10, a reference to the year and month of its release. Following the
six-month release cycle, Hardy Heron, or 8.04, is scheduled for release in April 2008...
winbeta.org - 29.08.2007
Linux Comparison: Fedora and conclusion
Fedora My first experience of Fedora came with Fedora 7, not long after I first used Ubuntu. I had difficulties getting it set up correctly,
especially when it came to downloading new applications, but once it was running the way I liked, I much preferred it to Ubuntu. My first impressions
of Fedora 10 are good, but there are some clear issues that need addressing, especially when it is put up against Ubuntu and openSUSE. Installation a
mixed experience. At first I didn't think I was going to be able to review Fedora. The LiveCD loaded to 100 percent within a few minutes, then sat
there, apparently doing nothing.
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neowin.net - 08.12.2008
Ubuntu on Atom: coming soon to a subnotebook near you
Ryan Paul: During OSCON last week, I met with Canonical's Pete Goodall to discuss the company's strategy for Ubuntu in the mobile market. Although
he could not tell me any specifics regarding plans for upcoming Ubuntu-based subnotebook products, the word is that good stuff is coming soon. He
seemed very enthusiastic about emerging opportunities for Ubuntu in the mobile space.
winbeta.org - 28.07.2008
Ubuntu 6.10 Released
Ubuntu 6.10 - Edgy Eft
- has been released. The
desktop version introduces a
host of new features, an
improved interface and a wide
variety of new applications
and desktop tools making
Ubuntu 6.10 flexible and
user-friendly. Enhancements
include:- Tomboy, an
easy-to-use and efficient
note-taking
tool
- F-Spot, a photo
management tool that enables
tagging, photo editing and
automatic uploading to on-line
web management sites such as
Flickr
- GNOME 2.16,
which in addition to new
features such as enhanced
power management, makes the
GNOME desktop more secure,
faster and more
stable
- Upstart, a
replacement start-up manager
offering a cleaner design,
eye-catching effects and a
substantially faster boot
time
- The latest
Firefox web browser, which
offers inline spell check
support in web forms, easy
recovery of crashed sessions,
built-in phishing detectors,
enhanced search engine
management with built in
OpenSearch support, and better
support for previewing and
subscribing to web
feeds
- Proactive
security features, preventing
many common security
vulnerabilities even before
they are
discovered
- Evolution
2.8.0, which brings new
features such as vertical
message panes
"With
Ubuntu 6.10, we've made
improvements across the board,
both on the desktop where
they're a visible part of the
user experience, and in the
underlying infrastructure
where they improve performance
and reliability for servers
and desktops. The result is a
system which is easier to use,
faster, and more robust than
ever. A great release in its
own right, it will also be a
solid base on which to build
the next generation of Ubuntu
features," said Matt
Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO.
neowin.net - 26.10.2006
Dell not installing the latest Ubuntu on new netbooks
Dell's Mini 10v netbook that was launched last week has some nice new upgrades, including "wireless improvements" according to Betanews, but one
thing that users shouldn't expect is the latest version of Ubuntu, 9.04, or even version 8.10. The netbook is currently being sold running Ubuntu
8.04 standard, but in an email that Dell sent to Betanews, they believed that installing the newest version is not in the best interest of the
mainstream users. Dell has stated two main reasons for sticking with the older version. A Dell spokesperson said, "We are trying to stay on a
12-month cadence to keep costs down, and build a stable platform.
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neowin.net - 27.05.2009
