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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Play NetHack and Slash'EM in Isometric Graphical Interface Using 'Vulture'

Fans of Nethack, UnNetHack and Slash'Em can play these games in isometric graphical interface on Linux, thanks to open source project Vulture. 

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'No Time To Explain', New Indie Game Coming Soon to Linux

New Indie platformer No Time To Explain will come soon to Linux. Developed by Tiny Build Games, No Time To explain has received great response on their their Kickstarter funding initiative with more than 2,000 backers for the game. As much as $26K has been raised for the game though the initial target was 7K only.

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A Linux Port is in Works for Action Game 'Garshasp'

Developers of action game Garshasp : The Monster Slayer are working on a Linux port. The game is inspired by Prince of Persia series and is based on Ogre3D engine.

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First Public Alpha Released for Linux Game 'The Platform Shooter'

First public Alpha of Linux game The Platform Shooter has been released. The game is based on Ogre3D engine and is developed by FRACTiLE Games.

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[App Updates] Shutter, Minitunes, Xnoise, GPhotoFrame, Classic Menu Indicator

Over last few days many applications have received small updates. Below is a list of these changes with installation instructions.

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Strategy Game 'Unknown Horizons' Gets Random Maps and New Graphics in Latest Update

Remember free real time strategy game Unknown Horizons which we reviewed few days back? The game has received second update this year bringing in new goodies.

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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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[KDE] Plasma Notify Addon Now Available for Firefox 4 and 5

A quick update - Plasma Notify add-on is now available for Firefox 4 and 5. With Plasma Notification addon, all your Firefox notifications use native notification system in KDE as shown in the screenshot above.

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How to Install 'Beatbox', A New Music Player from Elementary Team

Beatbox is a new music player currently under development by the elementary team. As of now the main features include Last.fm integration, smart playlists, simple UI, album view browser, music search, etc. More features will be added in future.

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