Image via Wikipedia It’s been around for a while now, but getdeb is still a very useful tool. It has links to hundreds of .deb files for easy installation of newer software that hasn’t made it’s way to Ubuntu yet. For starters, try installing: Banshee Pidgin Screenlets Tangerine Much nicer than compiling from source!
If you’ve been following the development of KDE 4, then you are likely aware that the most recent release candidate was released a few days ago. To install on Ubuntu or Kubuntu: Remove any previous version of KDE 4. sudo apt-get remove kdelibs5 kde4base-data kde4libs-data Install KDE 4 RC 2: sudo apt-get install kdebase-bin kdebase-workspace [...]
Ubuntu has caused GNU/Linux based operating systems to have many reviews recently, most concentrating on the more flashy parts such as the infamous rotating cube or wobbly windows provided by compiz fusion, rather than the things that actually make it such a enjoyable operating system to use. I tried to pick some features that I [...]
NX is a remote desktop type piece of software that lets you log in remotely to another linux computer. It is useful in that it lets you log in simultaneously with other users – that is, you can use it as well as another user as you log into a new session. It also works [...]