Ubuntu Vibes: 12.04

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New Fix Improves Gaming Performance in Ubuntu 12.04

Tuesday, September 04, 2012 | No comments |

Unity3D in Ubuntu 12.04 has a regression that leads to slower frame rates in many 3D Linux games. This happens under Unity3D only and other sessions like Unity2D and Classic Gnome are unaffected.

12.04, Games, Ubuntu, Unity

Unity Revamped Adds 'Always Visible Global Menu' Option

Monday, July 02, 2012 | No comments |

Unity Revamped is a customized build of Unity that adds missing features to Ubuntu 12.04. Its features include dodge windows option and click on minimize functionality.

12.04, Customize, Precise Pangolin, Tweaks, Unity, Unity Revamped

'Unity Revamped' Adds Missing Functionality to Ubuntu 12.04

Monday, June 18, 2012 | No comments |

Isaac Joseph has created a customized build of Unity that adds missing features to Unity Shell.

12.04, Customize, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity, Unity Revamped

Reasons to Love Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 'Precise Pangolin'

Saturday, June 09, 2012 | No comments |

A new Ubuntu ad has been launched showcasing new features of the latest Ubuntu 12.04 release.

12.04, ADs, LTS, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Ubuntu ADs

New Update Brings Improved Gaming Performance in Ubuntu 12.04

Wednesday, June 06, 2012 | No comments |

A new update has fixed a major bug in Ubuntu 12.04 that was causing reduced framerates in 3D games and applications in Ubuntu 12.04.

12.04, Games, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity

Dell Announces 'Project Sputnik', An Ubuntu Laptop for Developers

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | No comments |

Dell has announced Project Sputnik, a 6 month research effort to explore the possibility of creating an open source laptop targeted directly at developers. It is based on Ubuntu 12.04 and Dell XPS13 laptop.

12.04, Dell, Hardware, Precise Pangolin, Project Sputnik, Ubuntu

Easily Get Hibernate Back in Ubuntu 12.04 [PPA Available]

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | No comments |

Few days back, we reported that Hibernate option is disabled by default in Ubuntu 12.04 and enabling hibernate required changing some system files manually.

12.04, Customize, Hibernate, Hibernation, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu

First Post Release Unity Update Brings Massive Fixes to Ubuntu 12.04

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | No comments |

Ubuntu 12.04 has already received first post release Unity update and its only second week since final Ubuntu 12.04 was released.

12.04, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity, Unity 2D

ChrUbuntu Installs Ubuntu 12.04 on Your Chromebook

Monday, May 07, 2012 | No comments |

Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook is easier than ever thanks to ChrUbuntu project maintained by Jay Lee.

12.04, ChrUbuntu, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu

4 Configuration Tools for Customizing Ubuntu 12.04

Thursday, April 26, 2012 | No comments |

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'

Thursday, April 26, 2012 | No comments |

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

Thursday, April 26, 2012 | No comments |

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

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

Final Unity Update Lands in Ubuntu 12.04

Saturday, April 14, 2012 | No comments |

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

Nifty Poster Explains Unity to First Time Users

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | No comments |

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

Ubuntu 12.04 Gets New Default and Community Wallpapers

Thursday, April 05, 2012 | No comments |

New wallpapers package has been uploaded to Ubuntu 12.04 repositories and you will soon get them as an update.

12.04, Free Culture Showcase, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Wallpapers

Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 Released, Changes and Screenshots

Thursday, March 29, 2012 | No comments |

Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' Beta 2 has been released with new features, fixes and performance optimization. The main highlights of the Beta 2 includes new Unity version 5.8 and HUD support in Unity 2D.

12.04, Precise Pangolin, Ubuntu, Unity, Unity 2D

Unity 5.8 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements

Saturday, March 24, 2012 | No comments |

Unity 5.8 has landed into Ubuntu 12.04 with new features and fixes. It seems lots of work has gone under the hood as I have never seen Unity interface so fast.