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Ubuntu 12.10 Review

Ubuntu 12.10 Review
November 2, 2012 9 Comments »

So it’s finally here. Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal has been released and I’ve been running it since it’s release date on 18th October 2012. In this article I’ll be talking about some of the new features, the performance of Ubuntu ... Read More »

Xubuntu 12.10: Tips on making Xubuntu a lean mean Linux machine

Xubuntu 12.10: Tips on making Xubuntu a lean mean Linux machine
October 31, 2012 3 Comments »

I’ve used every desktop environment out there. From Cinnamon and Gnome shell to KDE, E17 and LXDE. All have things they are good at. None of them has been as absolutely bulletproof for me as XFCE. I have never suffered ... Read More »

How To Add A Minimise Button In Elementary OS Luna

How To Add A Minimise Button In Elementary OS Luna
October 23, 2012 9 Comments »

Yesterday I announced that I have been testing Elementary OS Luna. So far I’m really loving it but as with most things, nothing is perfect and the lack of a minimise button on windows was really starting to irritate me. ... Read More »

Elementary Luna Mini Review

Elementary Luna Mini Review
October 22, 2012 20 Comments »

So for the past few days I’ve been running Elementary OS Luna from within a virtual machine. I really wanted to wait until it was fully released so that I could test it in all it’s glory but since the ... Read More »

How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10

How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10
October 21, 2012 1 Comment »

Ok, so you’re a long term Ubuntu user that normally upgrades to new versions rather than going through the hassle of a re-install. On previous releases you get the option within your update manager to upgrade to the latest version ... Read More »

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Released

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Released
October 18, 2012 No Comments »

The newest iteration of our favourite operating system Ubuntu has been released today. The newest version of Ubuntu, dubbed 12.10 Quantal Quetzal sees many new features over and above what is already a fantastic operating system. I’m going to be ... Read More »

Use TLP to Optimize the Power Consumption In Ubuntu

Use TLP to Optimize the Power Consumption In Ubuntu
October 12, 2012 No Comments »

I don’t know how it is with other GNU/Linux distributions, but recent versions of Ubuntu (such as 12.04 LTS) comes with a set of tools/scripts called ‘pm-utils’ that fine tune the power usage of your mobile computer. It is pre-optimized ... Read More »

Ubuntu Adds Official Contribution Page

Ubuntu Adds Official Contribution Page
October 10, 2012 2 Comments »

Yesterday the guys over at Ubuntu launched a new contributions page for the Ubuntu project. Whilst it’s not uncommon for open source projects to have a contributions/donations page as they obviously don’t sell their software to users, Ubuntu have decided to ... Read More »