[Screenshot and Video] New LightDM Greeter Theme in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

A new package unity-greeter has been uploaded to Oneiric repositories today that gives us a first glimpse of what could be the new Login theme for Ubuntu 11.10.

Read More

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 2 Released, Overview and Screenshots

Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Alpha 2 has been released. This release sees many parts being upgraded to Gnome 3.1.2 stack but not all. Ubuntu 11.10 comes with Unity as default session and Unity 2D as fallback mode with Gnome Shell and Classic Gnome both installable from repositories.

Read More

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Thunderbird Now Default, Updated Overlay Scrollbars, Nautilus Improvements

In an update today, Thunderbird has been made the default email client in Ubuntu 11.10 as now it has been added to desktop-recommends in ubuntu-meta package.

Read More

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] New Window Auto Maximize Option in CCSM

Compiz with Unity 4.0.1 in Ubuntu 11.10 now allows you to tweak window auto maximize settings. This feature was much requested and will allow users to optimize auto maximize settings for their system.

Read More

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Synaptic Gone, Welcome Aboard Deja Dup

Synaptic Package Manager will be no longer shipped as default application as an update today removed it from CD. However, it will be easily installable from repositories. 

Read More

[Oneiric Updates] Drag and Drop Support in Unity 2D, Linux Kernel 3.0, Hybrid ISOs and More

Ubuntu 11.10 has received many new updates in last few days. Here is a quick summary of recent changes.

Read More

[Screenshots and Video] First Alpha of Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Brings Some Gnome 3 Magic

Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Alpha 1 has been released today. The major focus for this release has been bringing in full Gnome 3 stack and porting required applications to GTK3/PyGI. Unity and Unity 2D has been updated with bug fix releases.

Read More

Ubuntu 11.10 Daily Builds Available Now

Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' daily builds are available now for download. You can try the images in Virtualbox or can install them on a spare system. 

Read More

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Ubuntu Classic No More an Option in GDM

Warning: The development cycle for Ubuntu 11.10 has started only few days back and most of the things are unstable and broken. DO NOT try Ubuntu 11.10 on your production system as it has not even reached Alpha 1 Milestone. In fact, I got a broken system after today's update as there are some issues with GDM and was greeted by this after I logged into Gnome session via recovery console:

Read More

Screenshots: Unity and Gnome 3 in Oneiric

This is follow up to our yesterday's post about the new Unico GTK3 theming engine in Oneiric. I will skip  providing instructions on installing the new Ambiance theme (based on Unico engine) as you will have to tweak lots of system settings using gsettings and dconf-editor. Also I think, sooner or later you will be able to change most of these settings from a GUI. 

Read More

Meet Unico, The New GTK3 Theme Engine in Ubuntu 11.10

Gnome 3 stack is steadily landing into Oneiric. Work is also being done to port default themes Ambiance and Radiance to GTK3.

Read More

Get the Best of Both Worlds,Your Own Alternative to the Default Unity Main Menu

There are many Ubuntu users who like Unity interface and its ability to optimize screen space. But the default main menu is a bit of pain as all the categories are hidden by default and it does not support wine menus. There is an application lens but it is way down at the bottom, not movable and most of the time it is folded as I pin lots of applications on Unity launcher.

Read More

[UDS Updates] LightDM Will Replace GDM Login Screen in Oneiric

There was a feel for having a new login screen which gels better in terms of interface/look and feel with the new Unity interface and Ubuntu Desktop and yet which is fully featured.

Read More

Ubuntu 11.10 will Provide Post Release Updates for ATI and Nvidia Proprietory Drivers

In a discussion today at UDS, it has been decided that post release updates for proprietary graphic drivers for ATI and Nvidia will be available for users to install.

Read More

[UDS Updates] Evolution For Now, But Thunderbird Will be Default if Proper Desktop Integration Can be Done in Time

In a UDS session today there was quite a debate regarding the default mail client for Ubuntu 11.10. Points  were discussed regarding consistency, desktop integration, speed and performance and user interface.

Read More

Pitivi and Computer Janitor to be Removed, New Features Planned for Software Center in Oneiric

There had been some really nice discussions on the last day of Ubuntu Developer Summit and some new changes are being introduced in Ubuntu 11.10.

Read More

[UDS Updates] Gnome 3 Stack to Land in Oneiric, Rekonq Remains as Default Browser for Kubuntu

In a session at Ubuntu Developer Summit at Budapest, it was confirmed that Ubuntu 11.10 will be based on Gnome 3 stack (though it has become quite obvious by now).

Read More

[UDS Updates] Proposed Compiz Changes in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, New Slate Style Dialog

In Compiz desktop session at UDS today, some new things and changes were proposed to be included in Ubuntu 11.10.

Read More

[Video] Keynote Address by Mark Shuttleworth at Ubuntu Developer Summit, Budapest

First of all, I could not provide any UDS updates yesterday as there was a serious problem with Google's Blogger service which I am using for Ubuntu Vibes. The problem has been fixed now, so here are the updates for first day of Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS).

Read More

All the Icons on Unity Launcher will be Movable in Oneiric, Including Lenses

In a bug report in launchapd , Mark Shuttleworth has commented that all the icons on Unity launcher will be movable in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot except trash which will always remain at the bottom.

Read More