How to Get Classic Gnome Menu in Unity [Install from PPA]

Few days back, we wrote about how you can use Cardapio to get a classic Gnome style menu. Now a more easier option is available, thanks to Florian Diesch who ported Classic Gnome Menu to an Application Indicator specially useful for Unity.

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Install Updated Overlay Scrollbars in Ubuntu 11.04

A new version of overlay scrollbars has been released bringing in smart edge detection behavior, new orange highlight around the thumb and many other fixes.

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Try SlingShot Application Launcher from Elementary Team in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal

Elementary team has come up with their own application menu called slingshot which provides a pleasing and simple to use interface for browsing installed applications on your system.

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17 Top Rated Applications in Ubuntu Software Center You Should Have in Natty Narwhal

Ubuntu Software Center in 11.04 has got a really nice ratings and reviews system in place that allows us to review our favorite applications and install top rated applications in one click. So here is a list of 17 highly rated applications not installed by default in Ubuntu 11.04.

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Things To Do After Installing New Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'

Ubuntu 11.04 has been released and many of you may have already upgraded or installed the latest version. While trying the new Unity interface, you may be wondering how to customize and optimize it to suit your needs. So here is our Ubuntu 11.04 Customization Guide.

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Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Released - Review, Screenshots Tour and Videos

Much awaited Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' has been released today. Ubuntu 11.04 is getting a radical change with this release as the Unity interface has been made the default Desktop Experience for Ubuntu users. Classic Gnome Desktop is still available as an option.

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Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Beta 2 Released

Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 has been released today that brings many new updates and fixes. This is the last beta before the final Ubuntu11.04 release on April 28. There will be no release candidate.

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Ubuntu 11.04 Changes - New Unity Update Brings Options for Adjusting Launcher Behavior

A new version of Unity (3.8.6) has been released today that brings new configuration options for changing launcher behavior and many other fixes for bugs and crashes. 

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Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Beta 1 Released - Review and Screenshots

Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 has been released today and iso images are now available to download. Ubuntu 11.04, is coming up with an entirely new shell for Gnome desktop - Unity, which was default for netbook edition in Ubuntu 10.10 and was based on Mutter.

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Software Center in Ubuntu 11.04 will Allow You to Try Applications Without Installing Them

Michael Vogt from Ubuntu development team showed off a really cool feature on his blog today that allows you to test drive an application from software center without actually installing it.

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17 New Community Wallpapers for Ubuntu 11.04 Revealed

17 wallpapers has been chosen to be featured as default community wallpapers in upcoming release Natty Narwhal. There were hundreds of wallpaper submissions in the contest and these are the ones that are selected.

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Animated Dash Resizing [New Unity Video]

N J Patel, from Unity development team has tweeted about a new upcoming feature in Unity - dynamic resizing of dash with nice smooth animation effect when a search keyword is entered.

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Bye Bye Ubuntu Netbook Edition

There will be no separate Ubuntu Netbook Edition in Ubuntu 11.04 and onwards as it is being merged into what we can call simply 'Ubuntu' for the sake of simplicity and consistency.

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Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 3 Released - Overview and Screenshots

Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Alpha 3 has been released today that brings many fixes, improvements and new features over the last Alpha 2. For Ubuntu 11.04, a feature freeze is already in place and Alpha 3 is first release after that.

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Ubuntu 11.04 Release Schedule Updated

Ubuntu 11.04 release schedule has been changed and now there will be no more a release candidate on April 21. Instead of that a new beta 2 will be released on April 14.

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Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Alpha 2 Released - Overview and Screenshots

Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' has been released. With Ubuntu 11.04 the new Unity interface has become default for Desktop version as well.

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Ubuntu Software Center in 11.04 to Add Ratings and Reviews, PPA Trust Level and An Easy way to Add PPAs

Ubuntu users will be able to rate and review applications in Ubuntu Software Center in the next Ubuntu release. This feature was planned for Ubuntu 10.10 but slipped and now it will be available in 11.04 along with some other new features:

• Establishing and conveying a trust level for software in PPAs
• Easy method to add PPAs from software center

[via Ubuntu Wiki]

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Banshee and LibreOffice Considered to be Default Applications for Ubuntu 11.04

Banshee is considered to be a potential replacement for Rhythmbox for Ubuntu 11.04 provided that it can overcome the disk space requirements and is able to fit into 1 CD Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu 11.04 Will Allow Sponsoring Software Projects, A New Icon Theme on the Lines

Lots of changes have been announced for Ubuntu 11.04 in the keynote by Mark Shuttleworth  at Ubuntu Developer Summit, the most exciting one is probably announcing of Unity as default desktop environment. There are few other things that were announced:

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Unity to Drop Mutter in Favor of Compiz

In our post earlier today, we mentioned that Unity will be the default desktop environment for Ubuntu 11.04. Unity which used Mutter as base for window management until now will use Compiz from 11.04 onwards. 

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