Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Alpha 2 Released and Download links included

February 17, 2013 · News · (No comments)

Welcome to the Raring Ringtail Alpha 2 release, which will in time become the 13.04 release.

This alpha features images for Kubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud.

At the end of the 12.10 development cycle, the Ubuntu flavour decided that it would reduce the number of milestone images going forward and the focus would concentrate on daily quality and fortnightly testing rounds known as cadence testing. Based on that change, the Ubuntu product itself will not have an Alpha 2 release. Its first milestone release will be the FinalBetaRelease on the 28th of March 2013. Other Ubuntu flavours have the option to release using the usual milestone schedule.

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Ubuntu for Galaxy Nexus phones to arrive in February

February 8, 2013 · News · (No comments)

Ubuntu main man Mark Shuttleworth says plans are on track to produce smartphones running a mobile variant of the Ubuntu Linux OS by October 2013, but developers should be able to start working with the platform even sooner.
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An Absolute Ubuntu Beginners Guide

January 30, 2013 · General · (No comments)

Ubuntu is a free, open-source computer operating system with 20 million users worldwide.
Long Description: This 30 page guide was written for beginners and will tell you everything you need to know about the Ubuntu experience. You will learn how to install and setup Ubuntu on your computer, find technical support in your community, understand the Ubuntu philosophy, navigate the Unity desktop interface and use Ubuntu compatible software programs. Also with this free guide you will receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free courtesy of MakeUseOf.
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Software Updater Changes in Ubuntu 13.04

January 23, 2013 · News · 1 comment

Thanks to Matthew Paul Thomas’s specification and work by Dylan McCall and myself, there is a proposed patch to change the Software Updater’s details panel.
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Getdeb & Playdeb Discontinue

January 21, 2013 · News · 13 comments

GetDeb and PlayDeb discontinue

After the server crash where also the GetDeb and PlayDeb database was lost and given the fact that GetDeb and PlayDeb now have too many packages to be handled as a one-man-project I decided to discontinue GetDeb and PlayDeb.
In the last years I have spent so many hours in the project that now it is just too much for me to maintain beside my usual job.
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