Titled “Google at work on desktop Linux”, regdeveloper.co.uk speculates in what Google is up to with the Goobuntu distribution.
Update: Google denies the rumors.
Read about it here.
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Google has confirmed it is working on a desktop linux project called Goobuntu, but declined to supply further details, including what the project is for.……However, entering the desktop software world [...]

NewsForge has an article by a very happy Ubuntu user about his …well…Ubuntu.
The story is found here
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Even with Ubuntu Breezy's benefits, I can't let Windows go entirely. I still need XP for vertical-market Windows-specific software such as EduTrack for school administration and Calyx for loan origination, and occasionally an interface for using my Nokia cell [...]

PCWorld has written a small article about a smart tool that provides Ubuntu with all the little utilities and programs it's missing – Automatix.
Read it here.
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The problem, as I've detailed in previous columns, is that Ubuntu Linux does not come with all its batteries included. For example, the library that makes it possible for an [...]

OSDir have put up a screenshot tour of Ubuntu 6.04 Flight CD 3
Enjoy it here

Linuxemporium has begun shipping IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads with Ubuntu 5.10 pre-installed.
Their site is here.
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We sell four basic models of the legendary Thinkpad, all pre-built with Linux:
* R series for value – no frills mobile computing * T series for power – when you want the power of desktop computing, but mobile * X series for [...]

Hmmm…..you have to pay for it, but it seems a good idea to be able to install Ubuntu to an USB-hard drive.
Read it here at DesktopLinux.com
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Is UbuntuUSB sanctioned by the Ubuntu team?
“We are in a co-marketing position, to promote the operating system with the licensing staff of Ubuntu,” Darbonne told DesktopLinux.com in an email. “We [...]

Free Software Magazine has examined why (K)Ubuntu is so popular and written a short article about it.
Read it here
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ConclusionWith all its features, versions and usability, Ubuntu might just be a fad worth checking out. Each of these Ubuntu-based system?s installers fit on a single 700MB CD and will install on almost any computer. Downloads for [...]

Behind the spacey title hides an article in FinancialTimes.com about Ubuntu's “attack” on Windows and Mark Shuttleworth.
Read the article online here:
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Although a stock-market darling such as Google may seem an excellent reference customer, it has an intense rivalry with Microsoft so it is keener than average to try alternatives to Windows. Other organisations will need [...]

Many thoughts, hard work and good looks were needed to install Ubuntu to an external USB Drive – and here's the howto for you.
Read how to do it here.
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Thru painful experience and sleepless nights, I finally figure out how to install Ubuntu or any kind of Lux distro to an external USB drive.The key idea [...]

Slippery Rock's University online newspaper has an article about Ubuntu – now, that's something you don't see every day!
Human non-geeks writing about Linux – believe it:
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Once you're running Linux you'll sleep easy as you'll have the peace of mind that comes along with knowing that your soul is not in the clutches of a monopoly [...]

The Fridge reports from the Ubuntu maillists that there is a call for testing for the new upgrade tool for Ubuntu.
The Fridge has it covered here.
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The general idea is that when a new version of Ubuntu is released, that there should be an easy way to upgrade without manually editing text files. Ruben Vermeersch asked [...]

As the natural succesor to Chua Wen Kiat's popular unofficial Ubuntu 5.04 guide, the 5.10 guide has arrived.
It is found over at easylinux.info and comes in the form of a wiki.

LinShots have posted a bunch of screenshots of the Flight CD3 of Ubuntu.
Here's Ubuntu
Here's Kubuntu
Here's Edubuntu

Colin Watson has announced that Flight CD 3 is ready. This is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the development cycle.
Hello world,
Flight CD 3 is ready. This is the third in a series of milestone CDimages that will be released throughout the Dapper development cycle, asimages that [...]

Jane Weideman has posted the latest update of Ubuntu 6.04 progress in the ubuntu-devel-announce maillist.
You can check the report here. As
The Fridge noted:
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This new report shows how much the developers have gotten done over the past month. The short story is ?less red, more green? on the report as people continue to knock out [...]

Linux-blog.org has tested SimplyMEPIS 3.3.1, Ubuntu 5.10 and a bunch of other desktop distro's to see how they fared with XFCE on it.
Read the interesting investigation
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If I had to recommend a desktop distro for a slower PC like this one, I'd recommend both Ubuntu AND VectorLinux with Vector being the first recommendation. Vector is just [...]

On Linux.com, they've been building a Linux home media center using a fresh Ubuntu install.
Read how they did it over here.
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I choose to install Ubuntu Linux on the LHMC because, thanks to its Debian roots, Ubuntu is easy to update and manage, and has a wide range of software available. The low maintenance overhead it [...]

Opensourceversus.com has given the recent debate of KDE vs. Gnome some screenshots for comparison…..using (K)Ubuntu!
Enjoy the comparison here
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To create a side-by-side comparison of the top two leading desktop environments for the Linux operating system we downloaded a couple Live CDs of popular distributions. This comparison is done between KDE 3.4.3 on Kubuntu 5.10 and GNOME [...]

Well, actually it's about “MythTV, Ubuntu, Athlon64, WinTVPVR, Comcast Digital Cable, and a pcHDTV HD-3000 in a pear tree!”
Read the massive tutorial here.
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I've prepared this document in an attempt to provide a comprehensive set of instructions on how to get MythTV running on an Athlon64 with Ubuntu, a WinTV PVR-250, pcHDTV HD-3000, and firewire [...]

I guess the title didn't catch you by surprise – but techworld.com has thrown some comments on the recent interview of Fabio Massimo Di Nitto.
See if there's anything new here.
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For the future, the Ubuntu site contains a wishlist that includes support for the Xen open source virtualisation tool, a centralised user management system, high availability [...]

On their comment of the day, LX'er defends the difference between Kubuntu/Ubuntu against a reviewers 'mistake'.
The comment is a fine example of trying to elaborate the Ubuntu world a bit for the readers.
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SNF comments on Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols article: “First, the good news: although they go by different names, there's really no fundamental difference between [...]

As part of a general input article, Linux.com uses Ubuntu as test-distribution. Something, but not all works.
Read about the gizmos here
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Although none of these devices will replace my keyboard and mouse full-time, they are all useful and interesting. It seems as if most USB input devices work well with Linux, but some complex devices like [...]

Sid Steward on O'reilly.net has made a very short review/blog about Kubuntu and surely likes it.
Read about it here.
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I hope to try my hand at some Linux desktop development. In particular, I would like to create a PDF manipulation tool based on my pdftk. Ubuntu feels like a good place to begin. I am also [...]

Onlamp.com has made a small tutorial on how to get Nessus 3.0 running on Ubuntu.
Here you are.
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I for one have no particular problems with the fact that Nessus has gone to a closed source model from version 3, with the exception that this means I can?t run Nessus on some of my platforms of choice [...]

ossblog.it has interviewed Fabio Massimo Di Nitto about himself, the Ubuntu server project and it's relevance.
The interview is here
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Why should a system administrator switch from RedHat, Suse or Debian to Ubuntu server?
Fabio Massimo Di Nitto: It's very hard to answer without unleashing a distro-war and one answer will never cover all possible aspects [...]

Kirk Strauser blogs about the succes of giving his computer-newbies in-laws a computer with Ubuntu installed on.
You can read the short story here.
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This was the year of Linux on the desktop, at least for my family. I've been using a succession of free systems for years, switching at a whim between FreeBSD, Gentoo, and Debian; [...]

In yet another Kubuntu/Ubuntu review, DesktopLinux understands the beauty of them, but still find that they don't quite fit the reviewer's needs.
Read the review here
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Still, when I get down to it, I find other Linux distributions like SUSE Linux 10 and Xandros 3.0 to be better desktops. As an experienced Linux user, I appreciate that [...]

At Callahan's Cleveland Diary the is a clear declaration of love for Ubuntu and it's usefullness.
Read the blog entry here
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But here's the part that's got me all atwitter: Ubuntu loaded without a hitch, and is running at very acceptable speed, on two donated Dell Pentium II computers, each with less than 200 mhz of RAM, [...]

On a posting to the Ubuntu-Sounder maillist, Mark Shuttleworth elaborates about why Ubuntu isn't a member and how he sees the Debian Commion Core
You can read the entire post here or below:
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Anders Karlsson wrote:
>>>>I've looked up Mark's wiki, and no more information is available as to why>>>>Mark feels the DCC will fail. I've [...]

The folks at The Fridge have a short overview of what's happened the last couple of weeks in Ubuntu-land. Nexenta, Love tasks and several minutes from meetings.
Get the overview here at The Fridge
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We hope everyone had a safe and prosperous holidays. Now that we?re all done stuffing ourselves from our real fridges, it?s time to [...]