All Sun Java Plugin Disabled in Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 in Security Update

Canonical has pushed a security update that will disable all Sun Java plugins in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 10.10 and 11.04. Thus the only alternative now will be to use OpenJDK from repositories or manually download Java from Oracle website (or from unofficial PPAs).

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Quick Tip: Install New Ubuntu One Control Panel in Maverick

Ubuntu One is getting a complete makeover in upcoming Ubuntu release with a new control panel and better interface that provides easy access and more control over your Ubuntu One account.

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Impressive Multi Touch Demo on Unity - The New Ubuntu Netbook Interface

Canonical blog just posted a new video showing uTouch in action on a touch enabled device with Unity, the new Ubuntu netbook interface. Watch the amazing video:

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OSD Lyrics PPA Updated with Ubuntu 10.10 Packages

Popular lyrics display utility OSD Lyrics has been updated with packages for Ubuntu 10.10. 

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.7 Released with New Ubuntu 10.10 PPAs

Ubuntu Tweak developer TualatriX announced today a new version - 0.5.7 as a gift to the Ubuntu 10.10 users on his blog. The new version comes with lots of bug fixes and updated PPAs for many applications so that Maverick users can have one-click install of their favorite apps.

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Things To Do After the New Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' Installation

Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" been released and many people will be eager to grab a copy and install it or upgrade from previous versions of Ubuntu. There are lots of things that you can do that includes customizing and optimizing it to the degree that it is just perfect for your needs. 

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Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' Released, Full Review With Screenshots and Videos

Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' has been released few minutes back as part of 6 months release cycle and it is the first release that follows Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' Long Term Support (LTS).

So what is there in the review? We did a detailed review of Ubuntu 10.10 RC just 10 days back that incorporates pretty much everything that is new to Ubuntu 10.10 and there has been only bug fixes after that. The post is quite similar to the review with some of the things I missed with more screenshots and videos. A look at the new features:

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Ubuntu 10.10 CDs Available Now for Pre-Order

Ubuntu 10.10 CDs are available now for pre-order through Shipit. The preferred method is to download the image from the Ubuntu website but people who are unable to download the latest version due to resource constraints, can order the CDs.

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Kubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' Release Candidate is Out

Kubuntu 10.10 - Maverick Meerkat Release Candidate is available now. A brief note about the new features:

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Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' Release Candidate is Available Now, Complete Review

Ubuntu 10.10 codenamed 'Maverick Meerkat' just reached to Release Candidate version. The final version will be released on October, 10.

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Ubuntu Font Officially Lands into Maverick, Final Installer Slideshow Revealed

Ubuntu font finally lands into Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat". The font may be activated by default for the supported languages. If not then you have to change the font in your appearance settings.

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Update Your Light Themes in Maverick

A third update to light theme has been released. The Changes are:  

Menu item speed-up
Subtle shadow on inactive notebook’s tabs  
White text colour on GtkProgressBar  
Increased visibility of the resize gripper  
Fixed contrast applied to elements in GtkStatusbar  
More compatibility with custom colour specified in Appearance Preferences  
Increased contrast between text and background   
Tweaks to the odd row color inside GtkTreeView        

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Meerkat meets Heron: Wallpaper Made by Mixing Ubuntu 10.10 and 8.04 Default Wallpapers

Just said 'wow' when I came across this.

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Unity Gets an 'Open This Folder in Nautilus' Button, Access Hidden Files with Ease

Unity is shaping up really nice and becoming more and more user friendly. But one of the main problem I faced while using unity was accessing some files that didn't show up in Unity Dash File Browser. There was no simple way to access hidden files or files that have not been used recently.

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Video: Testing The New Ubuntu 10.10 Installer Slideshow

The default Ubuntu 10.10 installer will have a totally revamped slideshow that will give users a nice tour of what is there in store for Maverick Meerkat.

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Nautilus Elementary is Ready for Maverick [Install from PPA]

Nautilus Elementary had some problems with Maverick so I refrained from posting about it. But all the problems have been solved now and the new packages are ready for Maverick. Once again it is awesome work of am monkeyd.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Free Culture Showcase Video and Audio Selections

An audio and a video file have been selected as a part of Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase for Ubuntu 10.10. The files will be placed in 'Examples' folder under your home directory.

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The Wait is Over : Final Ubuntu 10.10 Default Wallpaper Announced

Much hype was created over the Maverick default wallpaper in last few days. Ubuntu users criticised heavily the choice for the default wallpaper in a bug report on Launchpad. We also featured a post on it stating that the wallpaper will be changed.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Countdown Banners Available for Embedding

In our post few days back, we mentioned the Winners of Countdown Banner Competition announced by Ubuntu-Art mailing list. 

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Rhythmbox Now Plays Music Even if You Click on 'Close Button' in Maverick

There was a really annoying bug with Rhythmbox in Maverick which let the music player to terminate whenever a user clicked on the close button. I too, out of habit from Lucid used to click on close button and the music player would go off.

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