Ubuntu Vibes

John Carmack, founder of id Software have been quite friendly to Linux community and he recently open sourced id Tech 4 Engine.

FPS, Games, id Software, Quake Live, Rage

4 Configuration Tools for Customizing Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04 has been released today and you may want to customize it. Some of the options like changing icon themes, fonts etc. are not available anymore by default. However, they can be changed using some handy configuration apps.

12.04, Customize, MyUnity, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Tweak, Unsettings

Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'

Ubuntu 12.04 final has been released. Check out our post installation guide for Precise.

12.04, Customize, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu

Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' Released, Changes and Screenshot Tour

Google, Google Drive, Google Drive Linux Client

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin has been released today. This is fourth Long Term Release (LTS) by Canonical and both Desktop and Server versions will be supported for five years.

12.04, LTS, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu

Ubuntu 12.10 May Get a New Icon Theme Finally

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | No comments |

Mark Shuttleworth recently named Ubuntu 12.10 as Quantal Quetzal and teased some of the plans for next Ubuntu release.

12.10, Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu

Valve Working on Steam Client and Source Engine for Linux, Left 4 Dead 2 Already Playable

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | No comments |

Michael Larabel over at Phoronix met with Gabe Newell at Valve offices confirming that Steam Linux Client and Source Engine Games are being ported to Linux.

Game Distribution Service, Games, Steam, Valve

Google Drive Launched, Linux Desktop Client in Works

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | No comments |

Much awaited cloud storage service Google Drive is now live giving free 5 GB storage to every subscriber.

'Harvest Massive Encounter' RTS Game Released for Linux

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 | No comments |

Oxeye Games has released a Linux version of their real time strategy game Harvest: Massive Encounter.

Games, Harvest: Massive Encounter, Real Time Strategy, RTS, Strategy

Ubuntu 12.10 Codename Announced

Monday, April 23, 2012 | No comments |

Ubuntu 12.10 has been codenamed as 'Quantal Quetzal' in a recent blog post by Mark Shuttleworth.

12.10, Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu

[Native Client] Dark Legends Vampire Theme 3D MMORPG

Monday, April 23, 2012 | No comments |

Dark Legends is a vampire horror adventure and 3D Massively-Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). The game is currently one of the top rated games in Chrome Web store.

Chrome, Chrome Web Store, Dark Legends, Games, MMO, MMORPG, NaCl, Native Client, Native Client Games, RPG

Release Schedule for Ubuntu 12.10

Monday, April 23, 2012 | No comments |

Ubuntu 12.10 release schedule has been drafted and final version will be released on October 18th. Codename for Ubuntu 'QQ' is yet to be announced.

12.10, Ubuntu

Snorms Episode 2 Released with New Maps, Monsters and Weapons

Saturday, April 21, 2012 | No comments |

Snorms is an isometric third person shooter for Linux. You play a soldier resting on his native island, but it is very quickly overrun by monsters from outer space and no outside help is available. You put on your armor, get into your battle ship and go to find out what happened at the peril of your life.

Action, Games, Isometric, Shooter, Snorms, Third Person Shooters

Gnome Shell Elementary Luna Theme Updated for Gnome 3.4

Saturday, April 21, 2012 | No comments |

Gnome Shell Elementary Luna is one of the most popular themes by half-left and it has been updated recently to support Gnome 3.4 and Ubuntu 12.04.

Customize, Elementary, Elementary OS, Gnome 3, Gnome Shell, Gnome Shell Themes

New Game Bundle: The Humble Botanicula Debut

Friday, April 20, 2012 | No comments |

The Humble Botanicula Debut is now live featuring games by Amanita Design. You can grab three cross platform DRM free games and their soundtracks: Botanicula, Samorost 2 and Machinarium for any price you want to pay.

Adventure, Botanicula, Games, Humble Botanicula Debut, Humble Indie Bundle, Point and Click, Puzzle Games

Linus Torvalds Appreciates Ubuntu's User Centric Approach

Friday, April 20, 2012 | No comments |

Linus Torvalds will be receiving Millennium Technology Award, one of the highest Technology Honors for his exceptional contribution to Linux kernel and open source.

Linus Torvalds, Open Source, Ubuntu

First Stable Release of 'Arx Libertatis' Available for Linux [3D First Person RPG]

Thursday, April 19, 2012 | No comments |

Few days back we wrote about Arx Libertatis, a free and open source project that ports popular first person 3D RPG Arx Fatalis to Linux.

Arx Fatalis, Arx Libertatis, First Person, First Person Dungeon Crawlers, First Person RPG, Free Games, Games, Open Source, Open Source Games, RPG

Infinity Bundle: Pay Once and Get New Linux Games Forever

Thursday, April 19, 2012 | No comments |

Indie game studio Subsoap has launched Infinity Bundle offering Forever access to all their future releases.

Arcade, Card Games, Games, Infinity Bundle, Puzzle Games

Minetest, Free and Open Source Sandbox Game Inspired by Minecraft

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | No comments |

Few days back we wrote about Terasology, a free and open source Minecraft inspired game engine. Minetest or Minetest-c55 is another great open source game/engine which involves sandboxed block based gameplay similar to InfiniMiner and Minecraft.

Games, Minecraft, Minetest, Sandbox, Terasology, Voxel

Free and Open Source RTS Game '0 A.D.' Now Available in Ubuntu Software Center [12.04]

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | No comments |

0 A.D. is a free and open-source real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D.

0 A.D., 3D Games, Free Games, Games, Open Source, Open Source Games, Real Time Strategy, RTS

Recent Notifications Indicator Now Available for Ubuntu 12.04

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | No comments |

Recent Notifications Indicator or Indicator Notifications captures and displays all desktop notifications you receive through notification daemon.

Appindicators, Applications, Indicators, Notifications

Hibernation Disabled by Default in Ubuntu 12.04

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | No comments |

Hibernate option is disabled by default in Ubuntu 12.04. Hibernate doesn't work in many cases with Ubuntu, so this decision was taken to avoid data loss/corruption that can happen when a user tries to hibernate his system.

12.04, Hibernate, Hibernation, Kubuntu, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Xubuntu

OpenTTD 1.2.0 Stable Released

Monday, April 16, 2012 | No comments |

OpenTTD is a free and open source reimplementation of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" with lots of new features and enhancements.

Games, OpenTTD, Simulation, Transportation Simulation

75% Off on Scariest Linux Game 'Amnesia: The Dark Descent'

Monday, April 16, 2012 | No comments |

Desura has 75% is off on Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror game by Frictional Studios.

Amnesia, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, First Person, Games, Survival Horror

[Pre-Alpha] Terasology, A Free and Open Source Minecraft Inspired Game Engine

Sunday, April 15, 2012 | No comments |

Terasology (previously known as Blockmania) is a free and open source Minecraft inspired game engine involving procedural terrain generation and efficient rendering techniques in Java using the LWJGL.

Dwarf Fortress, Games, Minecraft, Mining Games, Simulation, Terasology, Voxel

New Linux Games on Desura

Sunday, April 15, 2012 | No comments |

A couple of new Linux games have been released on Desura in last few days.

Beat 'em up, Desura, Ensign 1, Fighting, Games, RPG, Space Combat, Space Exploration, Space Simulation, Will Fight For Food

Install Beautiful FS Icons Set in Ubuntu

FS Icons by Frank Souza is a beautiful icon set for Ubuntu that will give your desktop a new fresh look.

Customize, FS Icons, Icons, Themes

Shadowrun Returns Linux Version Confirmed

Last time, when we reported that Shadowrun Returns will most likely have a Linux version, developers backed out in less than 24 hours after their announcement.

Games, Isometric, Kickstarter, RPG, Shadowrun Returns, Strategy, Turn Based Strategy, Turn Based Tactics

Ubuntu One Indicator Updated for Precise

Ubuntu One Indicator has been updated for Ubuntu 12.04 and now it is completely re-written in Vala to reduce memory consumption.

Appindicators, Applications, Indicators, Ubuntu One

Final Unity Update Lands in Ubuntu 12.04

Unity 5.10 has been released with massive bug fixes and improvements. This is last release for both Unity and Unity 2D, so more or less this is going to be your Ubuntu 12.04 desktop.

12.04, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity

[Quick Update] GIMP 2.8 RC1 Now Available for Ubuntu 11.10

Friday, April 13, 2012 | No comments |

Otto's GIMP PPA now has builds for Ubuntu 11.10. So if you were waiting for these packages, just run commands below to install GIMP 2.8 RC1.

Applications, GIMP, GIMP 2.8

Liberated Pixel Cup, A Game Making Competition by Creative Commons, OpenGameArt and the Free Software Foundation

Thursday, April 12, 2012 | No comments |

OpenGameArt, Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation have teamed up for a new game making contest: Liberated Pixel Cup.

Free Games, Game Competitions, Game Contests, Games, Liberated Pixel Cup, Open Source, Open Source Games

Nifty Poster Explains Unity to First Time Users

Keith Peter has created a pretty cool poster that explains Unity Desktop to first time Ubuntu 12.04 users.

12.04, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity

'Stunt Rally' Linux Game Updated with new Features and Multiplayer Mode

Stunt Rally is a free and open source 3D rally/racing game for Linux. The game is based on VDrift and Ogre engine and comes with a track editor.

Games, Racing, Rally, Stunt Rally

Delver, New First Person Dungeon Crawler Inspired by Ultima Underworld

Delver is a new first person and dungeon crawler inspired by Ultima Underworld. It features Minecraft style art and includes rougelike features like permadeath and randomly generated levels.

Delver, Dungeon Crawlers, First Person, First Person Dungeon Crawlers, Games, Roguelike, RPG

Install GIMP 2.8 RC1 from PPA [Ubuntu 12.04]