Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has made an announcement regarding the October 2010 release of Ubuntu (i.e. the one after Lucid Lynx, which is due at the end of April). This release will be quaintly codenamed “Maverick Meerkat” and Shuttleworth and Canonical have big plans for it:- This is a time of change, and we’re not [...]
Canonical chief Mark Shuttleworth has updated his blog with a post about Ubuntu’s rebranding, which I blogged about yesterday. The concepts behind the redesign are quite interesting. He discusses the difficulty in appealing to Ubuntu’s two markets, namely the Community and the Commercial side of the distribution. They wanted a warm, welcoming feel for the [...]
New branding for Ubuntu with a redesigned logo, web site and new themes for Lucid Lynx Canonical has announced a whole new look for the next release of Ubuntu (Lucid Lynx due at the end of April). Ubuntu boss-man Mark Shuttleworth strongly hinted about this in a recent interview and they have now published designs [...]
I recently wrote about the new Ubuntu Manual, which will be launched with Lucid Lynx at the end of April this year. The manual is aimed at new users to Ubuntu and Linux and would include explanatory guides and How-Tos. The Ubuntu team have created a separate web page dedicated to the manual, which you [...]
26 February, 2010 – 2:38 pm
Ubuntu have posted an FAQ on their web site to answer the most common questions that people have asked about the forthcoming Ubuntu Music Store. You can access the FAQ here. The store will be officially titled the “Ubuntu One Music Store” and will launch with Lucid Lynx 10.04 at the end of April this [...]
24 February, 2010 – 2:27 pm
Came across a blog post here that made me chuckle. Some poor misguided soul posted a question on the Ubuntu forums about how to install that great anti-virus software called Ubuntu. He asked: “A frient of mine heard of a program that will make you never get viruses again. Its called Ubuntu. I go to [...]
22 February, 2010 – 8:40 pm
I had written a while back about the proposal to include a music store in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx. This would enable users to purchase songs directly from Rhythmbox and have them automatically added to their music collection. More information has been popping up here and there, though I understand the Store itself hasn’t débuted in [...]
22 February, 2010 – 8:13 pm
Embedded below is an interview with Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. The interview touches on various topics, such as Ubuntu on Dell hardware, Cloud Computing and a few snippets about Ubuntu’s next release, Lucid Lynx, due in April. The topic that seems to have grabbed the most headlines is that the next Ubuntu release will have [...]
6 January, 2010 – 10:34 pm
The Ubuntu team are working on a user manual that will be included with each new release of the operating system. The manual would serve as a beginner’s guide to Ubuntu and Linux and would include guides and How-Tos to aid new users. Ubuntu hopes to include the first manual with Lucid Lynx, due in [...]
17 December, 2009 – 11:43 pm
Mark Shuttleworth has announced he is stepping down as CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu. When I first read this headline, I panicked a little and thought he was withdrawing his support from the Ubuntu project, but upon reading further, the opposite seems to be true. He plans to devote his energy to “product [...]
Welcome! I'm Mesanna, based in the UK, with a lust for computers, web design and other assorted geekery. I mostly write about Linux and tech news, but now and then I enjoy getting on my soap box for a good, old-fashioned rant. I'm rather fond of reading, Mexican food and rock music (sometimes all at the same time). I couldn't live without caffeine and my internet connection.
