Up until a few years ago Ubuntu Linux used the GNOME desktop environment which provided the basic look and feel to the desktop and toolbar as well as a series of default apps. But starting with Ubuntu 11.04, GNOME was replaced with the Unity user interface which was built by the Ubuntu developers. Users who prefer GNOME can still install…
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Project Sputnik is a six month experiment Dell is undertaking to design a notebook running open source software aimed at developers. While there’s no Sputnik laptop available for purchase yet, Dell has started by creating a custom build of Ubuntu 12.04 Linux designed to run on the company’s XPS 13 ultrabook. You can download the disk image and try it…
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Dell has a history of offering laptop and desktop computers with Ubuntu Linux. Some of the earliest Dell netbooks shipped with Ubuntu. But Dell recently pulled out of the netbook space altogether, and the company doesn’t currently have any thin and light Linux-powered laptops for sale. But that could change later this year. Dell has announced a 6 month effort…
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Windows 8 is due out later this year, and that makes it a good time to check out one of the most popular Linux-based operating systems. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is now available for download. It’s a long-term-support release, which means the company behind Ubuntu will support this version for the next few years, even though Ubuntu 12.10 will be out…
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Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is due to launch in a couple of days. It’s a long term service release of the popular Linux operating system which means support will be available for several years. But the Ubuntu team is already looking ahead toward the next version of the OS. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Ubuntu 12.10 will be code-named…
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The Mele A1000 is a little box that’s positioned as a media device running Google Android. Plug in a display, power it up, and stream video or run apps on your TV. There’s also an SD card slot and USB ports for external storage. But you can also boot software from the SD card, which is why the Mele A1000…
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The company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux software for desktop, notebook, and server computers has already expressed interest in the smartphone space. Earlier this year Canonical unveiled plans for Ubuntu for Android, a platform that lets a single phone run both Android and Ubuntu, allowing you to make phone calls or run Android apps… or plug in a mouse, keyboard,…
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Pear Linux is an operating system designed to bring a bit of the look and feel of Apple OS X to GNU Linux. The French developers behind the operating system released Pear Linux Comice OS 4 recently, and it comes in 4 versions: 32-bit, 64-bit desktop editions, and 32-bit KDE and Netbook versions. I took the netbook edition for a…
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Ubuntu 12.04 is due out on April 26th, 2012. It’s an LTS or Long Term Support release of the popular Linux operating system. That means that the developers are aiming to make this a stable operating system that users can rely on for the next few years. But if you’re cool with a little less stability you can try out…
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Archos may not have released Android 4.0 for its Gen8 line of tablets from 2010. But that doesn’t mean you can’t run an up-to-date operating system on the Archos 43 or Archos 101 Gen8. Xda-developers forum member CalcProgrammer1 is porting Ubuntu 11.10 Linux to run on the Archos 43 tablet with a 4.3 inch display. It also works on the…
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Bodhi Linux is a light-weight operating system based on Ubuntu. It’s highly customizable and ships with a fraction of the pre-loaded apps you’ll find in Ubuntu. But the key difference between Bodhi and the main branch of Ubuntu is that Bodhi Linux uses the Enlightenment desktop manager and offers a choice of environments suitable for notebook, tablet, or desktop computers….
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After a few months of alpha testing, Canonical has released the first beta version of Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. The full version of the operating system is due in April. The biggest difference between Alpha 2 and Beta 1 is the additionof the new Head-Up Display, or HUD system. This is Canonical’s attempt to re-invent computer menus by replacing the…
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