Serge Hallyn: Simple netboot setup
In order to do some performance comparisons of qemu with various host parameters, I will be wanting to do many installs on the same hardware. That, of course, begs for automation. Automated install...
View ArticleLaunchpad News: New approaches to new bug listings
The new bug listings listings were the first time my squad, the Orange Squad, had a chance to work on some really nice in-depth client-side UI since our squad was formed. Not only were we implementing...
View ArticleRichard Johnson: Review: STM Alley Laptop Bag
DisclaimerHere is a personal, unbiased, and opinionated review of the STM Alley Medium Shoulder Bag 15″ – Carbon from GearZap. I am in no way affiliated with GearZap. GearZap has not provided monetary...
View ArticleUbuntu Kernel Team: [Precise] linux kernel 3.2.0-5.11 uploaded (ABI Bump)
We have uploaded a new Precise linux kernel. Please note the ABI bump. The most notable changes are as follows: * DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR=32k on arm * Enable CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR=y * Add overlayfs and...
View ArticleDave Murphy: What a frustrating day!
Nearly six hours to fix my internet connection… …and it was (almost) all my fault. :( The story goes like this: many years ago when I first got ADSL I setup up a dedicated firewall/router using IPCop...
View ArticleAaron Toponce: Steganography
I have been familiar with steganography for a number of years. In fact, back when I was in middle school, I developed a fascination for encryption, and hiding messages, mostly so I could pass notes...
View ArticleUbuntu Kernel Team: [Precise] linux kernel 3.2.0-1403.3 uploaded (ABI Bump)
We have uploaded a new Precise linux-ti-omap4 kernel. Please note the ABI bump. The most notable changes are as follows: * rebased to Ubuntu-3.2.0-4.10 The full changelog can be seen at:...
View ArticleUbuntu App Developer Blog: PayPal support lands on the Ubuntu Software Centre
Support for PayPal as an additional payment option has landed today in Ubuntu Pay, the service that handles electronic payment for commercial apps in the Ubuntu Software Centre. This new feature will...
View ArticleThe Fridge: Ubuntu 12.04 Development update
Development Update With holidays and the end of the year coming up soon, there is still lots going on, but there is not much on the release cycle plan which concerns us. 12th January, which is still...
View ArticleElizabeth Krumbach: Ubuntu at ITT Tech, Linux Format and SCALE
Wednesday night I held a well-attended Ubuntu Hour and Debian dinner here in San Francisco. Lots of great discussion at both meetups, huge thanks to everyone who came out! Last night I gave another...
View ArticleRichard Johnson: Kubuntu 11.10 and My JamBox
Earlier this week I was the lucky winner of one of the Phandroid Happy Holidroid Contests. The contest I won provided me the Amazon Kindle Fire, a JamBox by JawBone, a pair of Isotoner Smartouch Goves,...
View ArticleMartin Owens: The Battle for HDMI?
I’m getting a lot of grief… or rather Ubuntu is getting an awful amount of grief from a normal Ubuntu user who is used to his laptop computer with HDMI automatically switching video and audio from the...
View ArticleBenjamin Kerensa: Did StumbleUpon Copy The JuJu Logo?
As you can see the StumbleUpon logo looks like it was based of the JuJu logo. As a StumbleUpon user and someone who is obviously familiar with JuJu a product an brand of Canonical’s I was a bit amazed...
View ArticleBenjamin Kerensa: Ubuntu Mentors Needed!
Ubuntu Oregon will be working with Western Oregon University during the Winter Term to provide mentors to WOU Students participating in a class covering contributing to Ubuntu. Asst. Professor Becka...
View ArticleTony Whitmore: Colour management on Ubuntu
Any good photographer will tell you that colour management is important in ensuring that your photographs look their best regardless of where they appear, be it on screen or in print. Making sure that...
View ArticleFumihito YOSHISA: "Ubumaga" Vol.05 PDF(CC BY-NC) has been released
Today, Ubuntu Magazine Japan Vol.05 PDF are released under CC BY-NC license. You can download (and fair-use) from http://ubuntu.asciimw.jp/elem/000/000/010/10392/ .Ubuntu Magazine Japan("Ubumaga") is...
View ArticleMahyuddin Susanto: 100 times upload to Ubuntu
Actually i’m not count my upload to Ubuntu archive, but 100th is special number . mini-dinstall is my 100th upload to Ubuntu. Thanks to Andrew Starr-Bochicchio for sponsoring my merge! Filed under:...
View ArticleDavid Sugar: GNU Telephony in 2012
Today is another good day. I just distributed ucommon 5.1.0, and a second api and utilities snapshot for what will eventually become GNU Bayonne 3.0. I think GNU Bayonne will become strategic to our...
View ArticleJeremy Bicha: Ubuntu 12.04: Now With Quieter Logins
With all of the changes in Ubuntu’s desktop over the past few months, it might seem remarkable that Ubuntu’s logon sound has been basically unchanged in 5 years. The sound theme was designed by a...
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