Linux Mint 12 (Lisa) released. It is based on the recently released Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)  and is powered by Linux kernel 3.0, X.Org 7.6 and GNOME 3.2, yes Gnome 3.2. It offers a set of extensions to gnome 3.2 for making the look native to gnome 2. The extensions set MGSE includes the Mint menu, bottom panel with applications minimized and desktop indicator, native system tray etc.. This make [...]

The coming Ubuntu 12.04 is a LTS version and is supported for 5 years. Crystal clear unity desktop with no bugs is the aim. That is why it is precise pangolin. With the completion of the Ubuntu Developers Summit, the clear course for development of Precise Pangolin is now established. Here are the list of changes and new features added to the upcoming ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 12.04 release schedule says [...]

There is always a chance for getting a menu. The whole desktop system is based on Menu than dash. It is the default methode to find and launch progrmmes since computer GUI. Now a days everybody is switching to dash and overlay system like gnome shell dash, ubuntu dash etc… But there is still lot of significance for a programme menu In ubuntu 11.10 we will not get an application [...]

The Latest Ubuntu released. Ubuntu 11.10 comes with much improved unity interface. Ubuntu 11.10 is shipped with gnome 3.2. The customization for unity and gnome shell are very less. But you can find some nice themes to change your user experience in ubuntu 11.1o. The default themes to ubuntu 11.10 and ambiance and radiance. But you can install other unity themes and icons. To chnage the icons and Gtk Theme [...]

Linux Mint, a popular linux distribution based on Ubuntu is planning a Gnome 3 edition on the upcoming release “Lisa” . Linux mint will be released on a gnome 3 edition and gnome 2.32 edition. The developers had decided to stick with GNOME 2.32 because there had been “radical changes” in GNOME 3.x’s desktop which had split the communities of GNOME and Mint users. Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint Founder and [...]

As usual the Ubuntu 11.10 distribution is available as an installable LiveCD and as a DVD image. The ISO files are now hybrid images that can either be burnt to CD or written directly to a USB flash drive using dd to create a bootable medium. This is the greatest ubuntu ever released. It is based on the milestone which put on ubuntu 11.04.  In ubuntu 11.10, the ubuntu team [...]

  Ubuntu 11.10 comes with Firefox 7 as the default web browser. The latest version of firefox comes with lot of improvements. It uses very less memory and prevent memory leakage. Google Chrome web browser is a great web brower with lot of google features integrate. The Omnibar, sync of google accounts etc are some great features.  Google Chrome is based on the open source project called  chromium. Chromium web [...]

Gnome shell is the desktop interface for Gnome 3.0. This is based on GTK+ 3 and written in C and Javascript. You can make themes for gnome shell using just javascript and css 3.0. The latest Ubuntu 11.10 will be based on Gnome 3.0 So you can easly try gnome shell without breaking your default unity desktop manager. If you have low graphics resources then it is better go to [...]

The sudo command will give the power of root user to an ordinary user in Ubuntu 11.1o. Without the root permission a user cannot change the file sysem, install a software, add or remove a kernel module, configure various services in a linux system. That is why the system is stable and free from virus programmes. The root login is disable by default in ubuntu 11.10. If a user will [...]

After a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.10 Adobe flash player is a required plugin for web browsers. In Google chrome the flash player is integrated built in but in firefox and other web browsers it requre the flash player. You need flash player to play youtube videos, view flash content in various websites etc. The latest Adobe flash player 11 comes with lot of bug fixes and performance updates. Eventhough [...]

LightDM is the login manager used in Ubuntu 11.1o. It is a very lightweight login manager. You can make themes for LightDM without much difficulty. You can change the login background or  the logo  with a very simple programme called “simple LightDM Manager”. Install Simple LightDM Manager in Ubuntu 11.10 Simple LightDM Manager is written by Claudio. The programme will allow you to change the LightDM background and logo from [...]

Deja Dup is the default backup software available in Ubuntu 11.1o. It is very simple, robust and automatic backup tool. You can shedule the backups to a local or remote location. The GUI is not that much promissing but it is Very fast and do the work. If you backup your valuable data then you are protected from various kinds of threats like Harddisk Crashs, Virus Programmes etc… If you [...]

A firewall management applicaiton is necessary in everyday computing. The ‘online security risks’ are increased now a days. If you are using ubuntu 11.1o there are lot options to controll your firewal. iptables provides more advanced security. The ‘netfilter‘ packet filtering system is built in into the Linux Kernel by default. A user can configure iptables for every needs. You can implement various kinds of rules for filtering incoming/outgoing packets. [...]

YouTube is the most popular online video sharing website. You can find videos of every subject in youtube. You can watch and download videos from Youtube if you are using a youtube video client software in ubuntu 11.1o. The client software is not a web browser. You can directly play youtube videos using the youtube client. YouTube Video Downloader in Ubuntu 11.10 You can use various ways to download a [...]

Skype is one of the best VoIP software available on various platforms like windows,linux,android etc.. You can make free video calls over the internet using skype. Skype is available in ubuntu also. You can easly download and install skype in ubuntu 11.10 Skype is based on peer to peer protocol and it provides better quality for video chatting in internet. In ubuntu 11.1o skype is added on the official repository. [...]