Lubuntu Blog: LXPanel 0.7.0 released
A huge update to the GTK+ panel was released. See the list below for some changes. Full log of changes can be fund in git. Lots of new functionalities like:new plugin ‘launchtaskbar’ combining...
View ArticleThe Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 380
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #380 for the week August 18 – 24, 2014, and the full version is available here.In this issue we cover:Welcome New Members and DevelopersUbuntu...
View ArticleCostales: Destino Ubuconla 2014 - #7 Tayrona
Tras levantarnos nos tuvimos que apurar en recoger la habitación, porque optimistas, nos vimos bien del estómago y decidimos sobre la marcha visitar Tayrona. Reservamos el transporte a las 7 y nos...
View ArticleZygmunt Krynicki: Live Coding Experiment
Hey.Last week I've started doing recording videos of me, coding, live with screen sharing and background context on everything I do. I did this to increase transparency of FOSS development as well as...
View ArticleDaniel Pocock: GSoC talks at DebConf 14 today
This year I mentored two students doing work in support of Debian and free software (as well as those I mentored for Ganglia).Both of them are presenting details about their work at DebConf 14...
View ArticleUbuntu Kernel Team: Kernel Team Meeting Minutes – August 26, 2014
Meeting MinutesIRC Log of the meeting.Meeting minutes.Agenda20140826 Meeting AgendaRelease Metrics and Incoming Bugs Release metrics and incoming bug data can be reviewed at the following link: -...
View ArticleCostales: Destino Ubuconla 2014 - #8 Santa Marta
Despertamos muy temprano para recoger la tienda. Tras el desayuno contratamos unos porteadores que nos acercaran a caballo las mochilas; el precio no es caro y así se puede disfrutar sin peso la hora y...
View ArticleMatthew Helmke: Whoa! Dropbox
Dropbox just announced they are increasing the storage space for paid accounts ($9.99/mo) from 100GB to a full terabyte for the same price. My account has been automatically updated. I think that earns...
View ArticleCharles Butler: Juju
Syndicators, there is a video link above that may not make syndication. Click the source link to view the 10 minute demo video.Over the past 4 months Amir Sanjar and I have been working dilligently on...
View ArticleXubuntu: inxi
inxi is a full featured system information script that will detect information about hardware specifications, including but not limited to vendor details, CPU info, graphic and sound cards. Most...
View ArticleCostales: Destino Ubuconla 2014 - #9 Bogotá
Fartamos el desayuno buffet con la idea de comer ligero, porque llegamos tarde a Bogotá y así exprimir más el poco tiempo que estuvimos en la capital de Colombia.Perdida toda la mañana con el vuelo...
View ArticleZygmunt Krynicki: Checkbox Project Insights
Another day behind us. Another day hacking on the Checkbox Project.Today we got a few issues on the 3.2 SRU kernel for precise. I've recorded a short explanation of how the SRU process looks like from...
View ArticleCanonical Design Team: Saving ubuntu.com on download day: Caching location...
On release day we can get up to 8,000 requests second to ubuntu.com from people trying to download the new release. In fact, last October (13.10) was the first release day in a long time that the site...
View ArticleKubuntu: Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1, Adds Plasma 5 Preview Option
Kubuntu 14.10 beta 1 is out now for testing by early adopters. This release comes with the stable Plasma 4 we know and love. It also adds another flavour - Kubuntu Plasma 5 Tech Preview.
View ArticleXubuntu: Xubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 is released!
The Xubuntu team is pleased to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 14.10 Beta 1. This is the first beta towards the final release in October. Before this beta we have landed various of...
View ArticleLubuntu Blog: Lubuntu Utopic Unicorn 14.10 β1
We’re preparing Lubuntu 14.10, the Utopic Unicorn, for distribution in October 2014. With this early Beta pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our next version (with...
View ArticleThe Fridge: Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released!
The first beta of the Utopic Unicorn (to become 14.10) has now been released!This beta features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin, Xubuntu and the Ubuntu Cloud images.Pre-releases...
View ArticleRobert Collins: Test processes as servers
Since its very early days subunit has had a single model – you run a process, it outputs test results. This works great, except when it doesn’t.On the up side, you have a one way pipeline – there’s no...
View ArticleDaniel Pocock: Welcoming libphonenumber to Debian and Ubuntu
Google's libphonenumber is a universal library for parsing, validating, identifying and formatting phone numbers. It works quite well for numbers from just about anywhere. Here is a Java code sample...
View ArticleKubuntu Wire: Kubuntu on LinkedIn
We can sit in our own nerdy world in open source communities too much so at Kubuntu we have been setting up social media forums and we have just added a LinkedIn page for Kubuntu which should get the...
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