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The Edgy Eft – Ubuntu

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The codename for dapper +1 has been announced - The Edgy Eft I'd love to know where they find some of these names :) An Eft is a youthful newt, going through its first exploration of the rocky territory just outside the stream. Some of the planned additions sound very interesting: So dream a little about Xen for virtualisation, Xgl/AIGLX and other wonderful wobbly window bits, … [Read more...] about The Edgy Eft – Ubuntu

mp3 support for rhythmbox on dapper

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I originally mentioned setting up mp3 support for Rhythmbox on breezy. I've since upgraded to dapper and have had to go through the process again. This time round the solution was to install the oddly named package gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly Depending on which repositories you have enabled you may find more than one version of it and as dapper is still in active development you … [Read more...] about mp3 support for rhythmbox on dapper

Ubuntu on Bootable USB

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MadTux have released a bootable USB Pen Drive: "1.0GB USB Pen Drive with the entire contents of the Ubuntu 5.10 Live Release and added special code to make it bootable. Just plug it into the USB port of your computer (BIOS capable of booting USB flash is required*) and boot into Ubuntu Linux" Further information on their site EDIT: Link updated to point to the category on their … [Read more...] about Ubuntu on Bootable USB

Palm on Ubuntu with Kpilot

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Although I've had a Palm (Tungsten T2) for quite some time I haven't really been using it actively. However I've found recently that I need something that falls between my mobile phone and my laptop in terms of mobility and power, so it's been dusted off and is coming back into use. By default the Palm comes with software to integrate with Windows and Mac, but there doesn't … [Read more...] about Palm on Ubuntu with Kpilot