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Canonical
24 November 2009

Fresh off the press

Design Ubuntu

I just got my copy of “The Book of Inkscape” by Dmitry Kirsanov. It has excellent information for inkscape users both new and old 😉

Canonical
24 November 2009

Canonical
6 November 2009

The much misunderstood Ubuntu 9.10 upgrade poll

Canonical News Ubuntu

Gavin Clark at the Register recently reported that only 10% of people upgrading to 9.10 had a satisfactory experience. Serdar Yegalup at Information Week then reported that 40% of people upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 had issues that they considered unfixable. Both of these conclusion were based on a poll on the Ubuntu...

Canonical
6 November 2009

Canonical
26 October 2009

The most beautiful blog post ever*

Design Ubuntu

Ladies and Gentlemen,I would like to share with you the short-list for the Ubuntu Karmic Koala Wallpaper’s Competition.We had so many fantastic entries and so little space on the final CD. At last count, 19 fabulous wallpapers made it onto the final image!I can’t thank everyone enough for their fantastic contributions....

Canonical
26 October 2009

Landscape 1.4 Adds UEC Support

Ubuntu Advantage Ubuntu

Cloud management dominates the theme for Landscape 1.4 with new features that allow you to manage your private Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) as easily as you manage your instances on Amazon EC2. Also released are new features that help system administrators be more efficient including time based package updates and role...

Canonical
26 October 2009

Ubuntu 9.10 server edition released

News Cloud and server

Latest version of popular operating system allows businesses to build on proven Ubuntu server technology Canonical today announced the general availability of Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition introduces Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) as a fully supported...

Canonical
26 October 2009

Ubuntu 9.10 desktop edition release

News Desktop

Integrates dozens of new features and improvements to take user experience to next level Canonical announced today the upcoming release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 will be available for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 brings...

Canonical
26 October 2009

Canonical
21 October 2009

Ubuntu Live Cloud Roadshow New York and London

Cloud Ubuntu

We are hosting a couple of events aimed at large businesses in New York City and London in over the coming weeks. NYC is next Monday and there are still (a few) slots left. Registration is free and it should be a great evening. The aim is to give an overview of our cloud strategy

Canonical
21 October 2009

Canonical
6 October 2009

What's new in Ubuntu One

Ubuntu One Ubuntu

The Ubuntu One beta is going very well. We have appreciated every bug, IRC message, Launchpad Answers question, and Ubuntu Forums post about the service since the beta launch in early May. This community feedback has been extremely important to the decisions we make and have made in developing the service. With the release of

Canonical
6 October 2009

Canonical
29 September 2009

On the Ubuntu 9.10 default wallpaper

Design Ubuntu

The first thing I did after installing Ubuntu 9.04 was to head straight for the Appearance settings to choose a desktop picture. Here’s what I was offered:Naturally, a panic ensued while I tried to work out how to synchronise filesystems between OS X a

Canonical
29 September 2009

So.. I got this new job..

Design Ubuntu

I always planned to make my millions and then spend them philanthropically, on a technological venture. Nanotech, bioengineering or artificial intelligence – some scientific enterprise for the benefit of humankind. Earlier this year, when the credit cr

Canonical
29 September 2009

Canonical
28 September 2009

It’s a typewriter too!

Design Ubuntu

Everyday Linux from Linux Eats, via Ivanka.This is a great sign.

Canonical
28 September 2009

Canonical
25 September 2009

Ubuntu Karmic desktop

Design Ubuntu

Yesterday was a big day for the Karmic desktop. Lots of pieces came together like switching icon themes, colour changes in the UI, a new dark theme for GDM, a new default background and, 19 photos chosen from the flickr group we started earlier this ye

Canonical
25 September 2009

Canonical
20 September 2009

Installing applications. There _is_ already a better way

Design Ubuntu

I read with interest an article over at daringfireball.net which pointed to a Mozilla piece about the complexities of installing applications on the Mac. For those not in the know the way that you install software on the Mac is that you typically get a disk image as a download. When you download this your

Canonical
20 September 2009

Canonical
18 September 2009

First Ubuntu Hardware Summit in Taiwan a great success

Partners Ubuntu

The inaugural Ubuntu Hardware Summit in Taipei came to an end on Tuesday evening with over 170 delegates in attendance. This was the first time a major Linux OSV has run this type of event in Taiwan, generating real excitement in the press beforehand (some sample coverage for those who read Chinese). The show was

Canonical
18 September 2009