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- 31 October 2012
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News: Ubuntu Linux's Amazon integration gets a thumbs-down from the EFF
There's been a considerable bit of feather-ruffling caused lately by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux.
- 30 October 2012
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News: Google's Chrome Remote Desktop sheds beta tag, adds new features
Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop, a free browser add-on for Chrome is officially out of beta, and to celebrate, the search giant has added two new features to the service.
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Opinion: Goodbye and farewell to Ubuntu Linux 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'
For longtime users of Ubuntu Linux, it may feel like just yesterday that Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" first came out.
- 29 October 2012
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News: Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 project well underway
Canonical community manager Jono Bacon has announced that testers and developers are needed to help bring Ubuntu 13.04 to the Nexus 7 tablet, as part of an effort to move the Linux-based operating system onto multiple platforms.
- 27 October 2012
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News: For a beginner-friendly distro, try Linux Lite 1.0.0
For all the media attention that goes to Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, and the other leading Linux distributions, casual observers would have to be forgiven if they have no idea that hundreds of other distributions are out there as well, each with a particular purpose and target audience in mind.
- 26 October 2012
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News: Don't like Ubuntu's Unity? Try the new GNOME Remix instead
We've known for some time that a "pure GNOME" version of Ubuntu Linux was in the works, and following last week's release of Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal," the first GNOME Remix of the software has now made its debut as well.
- 25 October 2012
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News: 'Lance Armstrong' bug hunt continues in stable Linux kernel
The discovery of a somewhat alarming bug in the Linux ext4 filesystem provoked a minor wave of panic this week, but project maintainer Theodore Ts'o says it has since become clear that the problem can likely only affect a small number of users.
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Opinion: System76 debuts a sleek, all-in-one desktop PC featuring Ubuntu Linux
There's no doubt the PC market is in the midst of a rush of hardware introductions featuring Microsoft's new Windows 8, but fortunately for buyers, those aren't the only choices out there.
- 24 October 2012
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News: Does OpenStack need a Linus Torvalds?
OpenStack has been dubbed by some enthusiasts as the Linux of the cloud - an open source operating system for public or private clouds. But there's one stark difference between the two projects: OpenStack doesn't have a Linus Torvalds, the eccentric, outspoken, never-afraid-to-say-what-he-thinks figurehead of the Linux world.
- 23 October 2012
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News: Ubuntu Tweak: After three days 'dead,' user outcry brings it back to life
There's nothing like absence to make the heart grow fonder, as the old saying goes, and that's apparently just as true for software projects as it is for people.
- 20 October 2012
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News: Shuttleworth ruffles feathers with Ubuntu Linux 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' plans
Canonical's launch on Thursday of Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” was met with considerable jubilation from Linux fans around the world, not least because of the bold slogan that launched with it.
- 19 October 2012
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News: Key parts of Ubuntu 13.04 to be developed under wraps
Ubuntu 13.04, scheduled for release in April next year, will have some of its key parts developed under wraps with the help of community members who can be trusted not to talk in their sleep, Canonical's founder Mark Shuttleworth wrote in a blog post on Thursday.
- 18 October 2012
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Opinion: Ubuntu Linux 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' takes flight at last
There's never any shortage of excitement and anticipation surrounding the major updates to Ubuntu Linux that arrive twice each year, and Thursday's brand-new release is no exception.
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News: Mac users pay more than Windows users for the same things, given a choice
When online travel agent Orbitz admitted in June that it was steering Mac users on its site toward higher-priced hotel rooms, many were angry. But another company is finding that Mac users will pay more than Windows users for an identical product -- even when allowed to choose how much they pay.
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News: Ubuntu Linux search fix leaves prime critic unsatisfied
Canonical upgrades Ubuntu Linux, and the client-side version features the controversial search capability
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Ubuntu 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' launches today
Canonical has released Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, the latest version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. 12.10 brings several new features to the OS, the most note-worthy and controversial being a commercial partnership with retail giant Amazon.
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News: Canonical Ubuntu 12.10 brings the Internet closer to the desktop
Canonical has released both the server and desktop editions of 12.10 Ubuntu, which offers a glimpse of how this Linux distribution will evolve in the next few years.
- 17 October 2012
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News: Five reasons to try the new Razor-qt Linux desktop
Those in the homogeneous Windows world may be bracing themselves anxiously for the impending arrival of Windows 8 with its controversial Metro interface, but for Linux users, the array of desktop choices just keeps on expanding.
- 12 October 2012
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News: Amazon Web Services upgrades cloud-based Linux implementation
The latest version of Amazon Web Services' Linux AMI is now available, and includes the R language as well as new versions of Apache and PHP.
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Opinion: Linux Foundation unveils a workaround for Win 8 Secure Boot
Scarcely a week goes by these days without the emergence of some new approach to the vexing "Secure Boot" problem facing Linux users on Windows 8 hardware, and this week is no exception.
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