There is a noteworthy conflict on Karmic if you try to install libmozjs-dev because it conflicts with anything based on xulrunner 1.9. I can’t begin to explain why the Mozilla developers hold Spidermonkey to 1.8, but because of how the upstream Debian crew package it, this breaks things.

For starters Pidgin used to be the default IM client in Ubuntu up until Ubuntu Karmic was released. Then it was replaced by Empathy as you must have already noticed. Pidgin 2.7 was recently released with a number of improvements and bug fixes. Let’s see how to install Pidgin 2.7 in Ubuntu Lucid and Ubuntu [...]

The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system when Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala hits the Internet later this month.

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server editions, Ubuntu 9.10 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon’s EC2, and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu’s tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

Here we’ll post all of the reviews of Ubuntu 9.10 for your easy reading. Have fun! So far articles from The Guardian, Computerworld, Lockergnome, ExtremeTech, IT News, Linuxforyou, The Inquirer, TechCentral, The Globe and Mail, PCMag, Gadgetmix, ITPro, Computer Weekly, LinuxPlanet, LinuxInsider and Ars Technica.

Ubuntu 9.10 alpha and beta release users may have noticed something very wrong with its NetworkManager. On those releases, NetworkManager won’t let the user edit default network settings through the NetworkManager applet even with sufficient privileges.

It’s set to be the biggest and best release of Ubuntu so far and it impresses right from the get-go with an impressive installer, fast boot times, new artwork and a whole lot more.

Hear that clock ticking? There are only nine days left to the release of Ubuntu 9.10. It’s all very exciting and that excitement was bouncing about inside my brain as I drove my son to school this morning.

The presence of operating system Windows 7 that followed the availability of PCs and laptop computers from various vendors directly confronted by a number of its competitors. If before the launch of Apple and IBM released a new offering, Ubuntu is now ready to turn into the PC market.

With the latest version, Ubuntu will give you integration with cloud computing and net-books. The ability to deploy applications in the cloud much easier than before is one of Canonical’s goal for 9.10 using Amazon’s EC2 platform.

In Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9.04 I like to have Ctrl-Alt-Backspace enabled to restart X server, which I found a quicker way to log off and log on since I use to hop around from Kubuntu to Ubuntu and back.

When you are using a FTP server you can connect using either Active or Passive connections. Each has advantages and disadvantages. When you set up FTP, in this example using VSFTPD, you need to make this connection decision

Ubuntu 9.10 aka Karmic Koala is scheduled for release October 29, 2009. Ubuntu 9.10 is currently in Beta. There will be one more release called “Release Candidate” before the October 29 release announcement.

Some time ago we talked about using more than 3 GB of RAM in Ubuntu 32bit which involved installing the server kernel. Well, this is no longer possible in Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10).

I’ve had the Karmic development release running since Alpha 2. I started with it because it supported some newer hardware on the Asus 1008HA netbook and that machine is not as critical as my desktop is for work so I could afford for it to go wrong occasionally. Although it has been only very occasionally.

The Ubuntu 9.10 (“Karmic Koala”) beta won a positive review from eWEEK, while InfoWorld reports on the server edition’s capability for developing private clouds that are compatible with Amazon EC2. Meanwhile, ArsTechnica found the developer’s version of Ubuntu Moblin Remix to be “promising” but “rough.”

If you haven’t looked at the Ubuntu Netbook Remix lately, I think you are in for a very pleasant surprise. Check out either the Beta distribution or the Daily Build.

On Oct. 29, Ubuntu Server Edition 9.10 will be made available. It features Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, an open source cloud computing environment based on the same application programming interfaces as Amazon EC2.

Channelweb has posted a bunch of screenshots that should show the difference between the latest Ubuntu and Windows.

There’s news out of Canonical today that the release of Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition — codenamed Karmic Koala — is just around the corner. It’s the greenest release yet, with a heavy emphasis on power management and cloud computing tools.

October is a big month for computer nerds. Windows 7 (October 22nd) and Ubuntu 9.10 (October 29th) will both be released. Two major updates to two of the biggest operating systems around. But which should you use? Which is the best for your particular needs?

I have wanted to try Linux for a while now. I found an old laptop at our house, so that became the victim of my OS tests.

Now, however, the ante has been upped. With 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Ubuntu could well be on their way to becoming the best-of-the-best for the business desktop.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve given a really glowing review of any Linux Distro on the Computer Action Show (previously the Linux Action Show).

The look and feel of the startup process is completely different than what a Ubuntu user would be accustomed to, and it’s not all just cosmetic, there is one major improvement.

I’ve been installing the Karmic Beta release on everything I have around here, and the news is generally good. Some of this I have mentioned before, and some is new; some is significant, and some is trivial… so here we go!

Ubuntu 9.10, nicknamed Karmic Koala, is about to be released, and in a moment of idleness, I upgraded my old 9.04 install to the latest beta.

My first impression is that it is good stuff–seriously good stuff. From the new, updated installer to the faster boot times, I’m impressed. Way to go Ubuntu developers, you deserve applause for this one.

Based on my early look at Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10, I think we’ve got a very strong Linux desktop distribution coming down the way.

Yesterday I made a clean install of Ubuntu Karmic Koala on my PC (btw it’s the first clean install since Gutsy) and since I synchronize my Firefox profile with Dropbox, the first thing I needed to do was to make Dropbox work with Ubuntu Karmic Koala beta (9.10).