GetDeb and PlayDeb Updated With Ubuntu 10.10 Packages

GetDeb and PlayDeb repositories that hosts many applications and games not included in official repositories and updated versions of many packages, has been updated with packages for Ubuntu 10.10. You can now add these sources to your list.

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Faenza Cupertino Icons Ported to KDE and The Plasma Desktop Just Looks Stunning

Faenza Cupertino icon theme, a blue flavor of popular icon theme Faenza has been ported to KDE thanks to TheDeviantMars and the Plasma Desktop just looks amazing. The icon theme seem to blend well with blue KDE theme. Have a look yourself.

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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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Key-Mon Shows Live Keyboard and Mouse Strokes for Teaching and Screencasts

Key-Mon is a small but handy application for Ubuntu that shows keypresses and mouse clicks in real time while you do your work. The application can be useful for teaching or making screencats. 

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GMapCatcher, An Offline Google and OpenStreet Maps Viewer

GMapCatcher is an offline map viewer utility that allows users to view maps without a need of Internet connection once they are loaded. The application supports many different services:

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Video Calls using HTML5, WebKit GTK+ and Linux

HTML5, as many of us know allows us to view audio and video in web browser itself without need of using third party resources like Flash. Further, it also allows us to use microphones and cameras giving us the ability to conduct a video conference or video call using a simple web browser only.

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FreetuxTV Lets You Watch and Record Live TV Shows on Linux

FreetuxTV is a TV player for Linux that lets you watch free Web TV Channels and listen to Radio. The application that runs on VLC as backend comes with lots of pre-added channels for many languages. 

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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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