Lubuntu Blog: DEFT Linux 7
Another Linux distro updated now with Lubuntu in its core: DEFT Linux 7. This is a great recovery and forensic distro with lots of tools to aid for repairing partitions, damaged clusters, recover lost...
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Aaron Toponce: DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER: By sending me email, you agree to the following: I am, by definition, “the intended recipient”. All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit,...
View ArticleChris Johnston: Attending Linaro Connect
This week I will be attending Linaro Connect Q1.12 in Redwood City, California. Infact, I’m in an American Airlines plane at 34,000 feet heading there now. In-flight WiFi is awesome! Over the past two...
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Jono Bacon: Canonical Community Team Google+ Hangout
On Friday we had the first Google+ Hangout with the full Canonical Community team. To observe this important moment we all showed how happy we were: Sponsored by Colgate. L-R: Daniel Holbach, David...
View ArticleScott James Remnant: git smash
A common thing I end up doing while working on code is to make a series of commits, and then end up work changes in my working directory which I need to apply to an earlier revision in the history...
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Benjamin Kerensa: Organizing a Memorable Ubuntu Global Jam
With Ubuntu Global Jam events being scheduled for March this year I wanted to share my recipe for organizing memorable events. The methods I have deployed in the past and continue to use have so far...
View ArticleJonathan Riddell: Kubuntu Status
From my kubuntu-devel posting. See also Jason's posting. Today I bring the disappointing news that Canonical will no longer be funding my work on Kubuntu after 12.04. Canonical wants to treat Kubuntu...
View ArticleLydia Pintscher: changes in Kubuntu
I’ve been running Kubuntu ever since I decided to switch to Linux on my computers. Kubuntu is what got me hooked on KDE’s software. I was on it’s council for 2 years. It has a special place in my Free...
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Kees Cook: use of ptrace
As I discussed last year, Ubuntu has been restricting the use of ptrace for a few releases now. I’m excited to see Fedora starting to introduce similar restrictions, but I’m disappointed at the...
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Philip Ballew: We are Ubuntu: My interview with Mike Holstein
In this post I interview Mike Holstein, a man who has helped me with many questions I have asked of him. A great person to get support from in IRC, and an awesome individual as well. What do you do as...
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The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 251
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #251 for the week January 30 – February 5, 2012, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Precise Pangolin Alpha 2...
View ArticleJono Bacon: Ubuntu Global Jam: Call For Events!
Ubuntu Global Jam: Call For Events! From 2nd – 4th March 2012 we will be running the Ubuntu Global Jam. This is a global event in which we ask Ubuntu users and contributors to organize events in their...
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Raphaël Hertzog: Dpkg with multiarch support available in Debian experimental
As I announced on debian-devel, Guillem Jover uploaded a snapshot of dpkg’s multiarch branch to experimental (version 1.16.2~wipmultiarch). Beware: There will likely be some small “interface” changes...
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Gerfried Fuchs: Games Screenshot Party
The following announce is lazily copied from Paul Wise's announce. There is only one thing I like to add: the screenshots that are submitted and collected on screenshots.debian.net are visible on the...
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Chris Coulson: Why Ubuntu is not using the Firefox ESR
Recently, a thread has appeared on the ubuntu-desktop mailing list asking why Ubuntu (or specifically, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) is not using the Extended Support Release of Firefox by default. I’ve also been...
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Dustin Kirkland: Gazzang Presents: Sh*t IT Security Guys Say
We had a blast at the Gazzang offices last week shooting this fun video, Sh*t IT Security Guys Say. What a great way to kick back and have a little fun on a Friday afternoon ;-)We worked with Austin...
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Canonical Design Team: Ubuntu sound theme design
If you’re as keen as we are that the Ubuntu sound theme is on brand, now is your chance! We are calling for pitches for the Ubuntu sound theme! The brief As Ubuntu expands onto new form factors, with...
View ArticleMarco Ceppi: Ask Ubuntu Moderator Town Hall Chat
If you wish to drill the candidates about their philosophies and get to know them better before you vote in the Ask Ubuntu Moderator Elections then join us for our Town Hall chat today! The chat will...
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Richard Johnson: Kubuntu Is Not Dead
Kubuntu is not dead, it is in fact just as alive today as it was last month. Those of you who are posting things like, “Time to jump ship” or “Kubuntu is dead“, where do you get your facts? Did you...
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Clay Weber: Kubuntus Future is still a Blue one
Today Jonathan Riddell announced that our favorite Linux distro will no longer have the same support that it has had for almost its entire history. It is very sad news to hear that Kubuntu will no...
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