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120Ubuntu Drops SPARC, IA64
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23712/Ubuntu_Drops_SPARC_IA64/"Maverick Meerkat is set to become the last version of Ubuntu that'll run on Oracle's Sparc, ending a four-year relationship. Also getting canned is Ubuntu running on Hewlett-Packard's Itanic 64-bit challenger. Meerkat is currently in feature-freeze ahead of October's official launch, and apparently nobody's stepped up to maintain the Linux ports to either Sparc or Itanium. The Ubuntu Sparc port has fallen out of use and updates have slipped, meaning it's fallen below the level of quality needed for an Ubuntu port. Ubuntu on HP's IA64 is in slightly better shape, but - still - nobody's actively maintaining it."Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:21:16 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu3http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsUbuntu 11.04 Codenamed 'Natty Narwhal'
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23695/Ubuntu_11_04_Codenamed_Natty_Narwhal_/Mark Shuttleworth has just announced the codename of the next Ubuntu release after Maverick. Ubuntu 11.04 will be called Natty Narwhal. The name follows the usual Ubuntu naming tradition of the codename consisting of an adjective and a name of an animal starting with the same letter, and following an alphabetic order. Continue reading to know more about the Narwhal.Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:12:03 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu11http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsDebjitUbuntu Gets Multitouch Support
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23692/Ubuntu_Gets_Multitouch_Support/In June 2009 we had some very good news about the integration of multitouch events support inside the Linux kernel. Since then, many multitouch device drivers were developed, mostly in collaboration with LII-ENAC, to take advantage from this. All the work was kernel-based, and multitouch supports needs more components to be added in a stack to get multitouch working out of the box. Canonical got interested in providing the needed user experience for multitouch by developing a new gesture engine that recognizes the grammar of natural hand gestures and provide them upstream in the stack as new events.Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:36:56 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (OSNews Staff)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu29http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsboulabiarCanonical Starts Tracking Ubuntu OEM Installs
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23667/Canonical_Starts_Tracking_Ubuntu_OEM_Installs/This is typically one of those things that could start to lead a life of its own if it doesn't get handled properly from the get-go. As it turns out, Canonical is interested in tracking Ubuntu OEM installs, and it has decided to do so by installing a tracking package on OEM machines running 10.04.Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:35:38 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu13http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsMichaelUbuntu Nearing X Server Not Running as Root
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23487/Ubuntu_Nearing_X_Server_Not_Running_as_Root/Based upon a recent email to the X.Org developers' mailing list, Canonical is nearing the point of one of their goals for Ubuntu 10.10 of a rootless X Server, or being able to run the X.Org Server without root privileges.Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:21:52 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (OSNews Staff)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu91http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewslopisaurBtrfs Possibly Default File System Next Ubuntu Release
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23298/Btrfs_Possibly_Default_File_System_Next_Ubuntu_Release/"UDS is over! And in the customary wrap-up I stood up and told the audience what the Foundations team have been discussing all week. One of the items is almost certainly going to get a little bit of publicity. We are going to be doing the work to have btrfs as an installation option, and we have not ruled out making it the default. I do stress the emphasis of that statement, a number of things would have to be true for us to take that decision."Fri, 14 May 2010 22:23:14 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu60http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsCanonical's H264 License Covers Some OEMs Only
http://www.osnews.com/story/23262/Canonical_s_H264_License_Covers_Some_OEMs_Only/
http://www.osnews.com/story/23262/Canonical_s_H264_License_Covers_Some_OEMs_Only/Canonical has explained why it has licensed H264. As it turns out, the license does not cover the distribution as a whole - since Ubuntu is entirely Free software, the license cannot be included. Canonical has licensed H264 so that it can offer it as an option to OEMs, just as it does with Flash, Fluendo, and some others. Since this is just an option for OEMs, it does not mean that every pre-installed Ubuntu system comes with the H264 license - it depends on whether or not your OEM decided to include it (good luck finding that out). And people actually promote this complicated spaghetti licensing situation.Thu, 06 May 2010 21:48:17 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu16http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsReview: Ubuntu "Lucid Lynx" 10.04 LTS
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23261/Review_Ubuntu_Lucid_Lynx_10_04_LTS/The recently released 10.04 version of Ubuntu is the third Long Term Support (LTS) version Canonical has released. I installed this new version on four of my laptops (2 netbooks, 1 normal laptop, 1 portable desktop replacement), and here's my impression of it.Thu, 06 May 2010 21:05:41 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia Loli-Queru)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu130http://www.osnews.com/topics/45FeatureShuttleworth Unveils 'Windicators'
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23243/Shuttleworth_Unveils_Windicators_/Remember how Mark Shuttleworth justified moving the window titlebar widgets to the left by claiming the space freed up on the right side could now be used for something else? On his blog, Shuttleworth unveiled what, exactly, Ubuntu's plans are: window indicators, or 'windicators'. In a nutshell, it comes down to having a tray area in every window.Mon, 03 May 2010 22:04:04 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu81http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsUbuntu 10.04 Released
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23225/Ubuntu_10_04_Released/It's that time of year again: a new Ubuntu release (or Kubuntu, if that's your thing). Canonical has just released Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. This is a long term support release, meaning its supported period is far longer than that of normal releases. It comes with the latest and greatest the Free software world has to offer, while also adding some Ubuntu-specific features, of course.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:30:38 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu64http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsWindow Titlebar Widgets in Ubuntu 10.4 Remain on the Left
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23101/Window_Titlebar_Widgets_in_Ubuntu_10_4_Remain_on_the_Left/Common sense has prevailed (see bold text)! "The final decision on window controls for 10.04 LTS is as follows: the window controls will remain on the left, however the order will change to be (from left) close, minimize, maximise. The decision is based on the view that putting the close button in the corner will be most familiar to many users, even if the particular choice of corner is not."Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:30:05 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu73http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsKicking in Open Doors: Open Source Is Not a Democracy
http://www.osnews.com/story/23039/Kicking_in_Open_Doors_Open_Source_Is_Not_a_Democracy/
http://www.osnews.com/story/23039/Kicking_in_Open_Doors_Open_Source_Is_Not_a_Democracy/How surprised would you be, if I walked up to you and told you that every human needs oxygen to survive? I'm assuming that you wouldn't at all be surprised - you might start feeling a little uneasy that a random stranger walked up to you with such a crazy question, but you wouldn't be surprised by the we-need-oxygen fact. Apparently, people are surprised that Ubuntu is not a democracy.Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:07:12 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu128http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsJim LynchUbuntu 10.04 Beta 1 Is Looking Good, Less Brown
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http://www.osnews.com/story/23038/Ubuntu_10_04_Beta_1_Is_Looking_Good_Less_Brown/"Canonical has announced the availability of the first Ubuntu 10.04 beta release. The new version of Ubuntu, codenamed Lucid Lynx, is scheduled to arrive in April. It will be a long-term support release, which means that updates will be available for three years on the desktop and five years on servers. Although the Ubuntu developers have largely focused on boosting stability for this release, they have also added a number of noteworthy new features and applications. One of the most visible changes is the introduction of a new theme - a change that is part of a broader rebranding initiative that aims to update Ubuntu's visual identity." It might just be me, but I find the new theme ghastly. Compare this to this (my desktop). Oh, and Metacity - I can has anti-aliasing?Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:35:43 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu48http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewsExtendCanonical Unveils New Ubuntu Design, Themes, Logos
http://www.osnews.com/story/22955/Canonical_Unveils_New_Ubuntu_Design_Themes_Logos/
http://www.osnews.com/story/22955/Canonical_Unveils_New_Ubuntu_Design_Themes_Logos/Canonical has unveiled a complete branding overhaul, redesigning everything from the Ubuntu website to its logos and marketing material. However, what interests me more are the new Gtk+ themes, and even then, I'm not interested in the colour choices and the like. No - what stood out to me right away was not the theme itself - but the placement of the titlebar widgets.Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:43:20 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu108http://www.osnews.com/topics/45NewskragilUbuntu 10.04 To Support iPhone/iPod Touch?
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http://www.osnews.com/story/22942/Ubuntu_10_04_To_Support_iPhone_iPod_Touch_/Well, this is a welcome surprise for those of us waiting for Ubuntu 10.04, the Lucid Lynx. Several users are reporting that their iPod Touches and iPhones (including the 3GS) work in alpha 3 - without tweaking, without jailbreaking, without patching - with Nautilus and Rythmbox.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:41 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu75http://www.osnews.com/topics/45Newshotice