The first alpha of the Vivid Vervet (to become 15.04) has now been released!
This alpha features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin and the Ubuntu Cloud images.
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Attic – Deduplicating backup program
Attic is a deduplicating backup program written in Python. The main goal of Attic is to provide an efficient and secure way to backup data. The data deduplication technique used makes Attic suitable for daily backups since only the changes are stored.
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CDemu – An Optical Disk Drive Emulator
CDemu is a software suite designed to emulate an optical drive and disc (including CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs) on the Linux operating system.
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Install Unsettings (Unity GUI) on Ubuntu 14.10
Unsettings is a graphical configuration program for the Unity desktop environment that lets you change some oft the Unity settings.Unsettings can only change your users’s settings, you can’t use it to change global settings or do anything else that needs root privileges.You can use Unsettings to change the themes for GTK, window manager, icons and cursors. But it doesn’t support the installation of new themes.
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Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Server Using PPA
MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL.MariaDB strives to be the logical choice for database professionals looking for a robust, scalable, and reliable SQL server. To accomplish this, the MariaDB Foundation work closely and cooperatively with the larger community of users and developers in the true spirit of Free and open source software, and release software in a manner that balances predictability with reliability.
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