Free and Open Source blogger with an attitude
GNOME should stop trying to mimic other desktop environment and should concentrate building its own identity, because it has been driving people away…
John Goerzen: Please. Stop. Removing. Features.
Linus Torvalds Ditches GNOME For Xfce
After two weeks of using GNOME 3, I officially hate it
Here is a Youtube video preview showcasing Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot (daily-live) new Theme (Ambiance) and a New Window Switcher
Oneiric Ocelot is due to be released in October 2011 and the Daily Live ISO can be downloaded from – http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
The upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 release (Oneiric Ocelot) will drop Synaptic Package Manager from default installation in favor of Ubuntu Software Center.
This has been foreseen since Canonical has spend their effort in developing and improving Ubuntu Software Center as a convenience one-stop center to install free and paid software alike.
Personal Thoughts
Personally, I still prefer to use Synaptic Package Manager over Ubuntu Software Center as it is still doesn’t offer the same number of options that I used to get from Synaptic (ability to search by name, description, ability to test the fastest mirror).
But I believe the changes that Canonical and Ubuntu community made might make it easier to streamline the looks and functionality of package manager into desktop environment (Unity) regardless of the computing platform.
Guake is a fancy Quake-like terminal which lets you access it by using a hotkey (user-customizable). Unobtrusive, Guake slides down from the top of the screen, and can be used while running other desktop applications, providing you with a quick access to the console.
Guake is available from Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora repository or can be downloaded from Guake’s Official Website
Ok, security issues aside, but combined with Cloud Computing and high speed internet, I guess the future is indeed on the web.
Gtk+ broadway demo from Alexander Larsson on Vimeo.
Short demo of the new Gtk+ broadway backend which displays
remotely into a html5 browser.
More information from:
WebUpd8
Ubuntu Tweak is an application that makes it easier for user to configure their Ubuntu computer.
Among the features of Ubuntu Tweak are :
Visit Ubuntu Tweak website for more information!