Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, is a great desktop operating system for Facebook users. Not only is it faster and more secure than using Windows, it also has features that help integrate Facebook into the desktop experience. These features can help you stay in touch with your Facebook friends while remaining productive. Here’s how to [...]
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What’s New in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
Ubuntu 10.04, aka Lucid Lynx, is the result of years of continuous work from the open source community and Ubuntu corporate sponsor Canonical. A new version of Ubuntu is released every 6 months, but version 10.04 is a special “long term support” (LTS) release which will be supported for an extended period on both desktops [...]
Ubuntu Restricted Extras – Lets Ubuntu Play Everything
A fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) comes complete with Firefox, the Rhythmbox music player, and the Totem movie player. You may find, however, that some websites don’t work correctly because Flash and Java are missing, you may also find that a lot of your media files do not play. This is because Ubuntu [...]
Last.fm Support in Ubuntu 10.04 – Scrobbling and Streaming
Setting up Last.fm streaming and scrobbling in Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, is fast and easy. The Rhythmbox music player provides scrobbling support and the Last.fm client will let you stream your favorite stations in a nice stand-alone application. Here’s a screencast and written instructions on exactly how to set things up.
Setting up scrobbling in Rythmbox
First [...]
Ubuntu’s New “Light” Style Defaults to Dark Theme?
I wanted to get a closer look at the new Ubuntu “Light” styles that have been announced for version 10.04, Lucid Lynx, so I loaded up the today’s daily build in EC2. I was a little bit surprised to see that the default theme is Ambiance, a dark theme. It seems a little strange [...]
Ubuntu Lucid Makes Scanning Simple
Canonical is aiming to make the task of scanning documents super simple with version 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Canonical developer Robert Ancell is working on Simple Scan, a great little program that does exactly what it claims – it makes scanning documents simple!
4 Cool New Features in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Alpha 3
iPhone & iPod Touch Support, Gwibber and the MeMenu, Facebook Chat, and Improved Sound Controls.
Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Chromium Web Browser
While Firefox will remain Ubuntu’s default web browser, the Ubuntu community has added the Chromium browser to Lucid Lynx’s repositories. Chromium is the open source version of Google’s Chrome web browser. In Lucid Lynx Alpha 3, the Chromium browser is super easy to install right form the Ubuntu Software Center. The current version of Chromium [...]
Ubuntu MeMenu to Encourage Social Media Broadcasting
It seems that a huge segment of the world’s population has gone Twitter and Facebook crazy. People are busy updating their statuses, sending each other links, and trying to see how many “friends” and “followers” they can get. We are becoming social “broadcasters”, constantly bombarding our “friends” with 140 character chunks of information. In reality, [...]
Ubuntu Switches to Yahoo! Search … Kinda
There’s been a lot of noise recently in the Ubuntu community about the announcement that Canonical is planning to switch the default search engine and home page in Firefox to Yahoo! Search. People are tweeting about it, podcasting about it, and generally getting worked up. Some think that it’s the end of the world (or an [...]
