[Oneiric Updates] Unity 2D and Ubuntu Software Center Improvements

A new update to Unity 2D brings it almost at par with Unity 3D as now both have same shared settings. Unity 2D now uses GTK3 rendering and also new indicators. In last few days, Ubuntu 11.10 also received many other updates bringing in changes to Ubuntu Software Center, update settings and session menu.

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[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Dark Toolbars, New ALT+TAB Switcher Land in Oneiric

Just couple of days back we previewed some upcoming changes in Ubuntu 11.10. All these changes have landed in Oneiric after recent updates.

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[Oneiric Updates] Some Upcoming Changes in Unity

Some neat welcome changes are going to land in Ubuntu 11.10 soon. First two changes below have already made it into Unity trunk and will most probably be included in next Unity release.

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[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Messaging and Me Menu Combined into One, Better Power Indicator and a New Gwibber

A recent update in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot has combined Me Menu into the Messaging Menu for better visual consistency and a clutter free panel look. There has been lots of discussion regrading this on Ayatana mailing lists in past. 

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[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.

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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.

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[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.

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[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.

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[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. 

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[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.

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[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.

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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. 

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[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:

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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.

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[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).

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[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.

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[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).

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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.

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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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