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 [...]

With additional refinement, the music store could be a win for Canonical and Ubuntu users. It’s unclear exactly what kind of revenue-sharing deal the company has with 7digital, but there is definitely some kind of arrangement that allows Canonical to profit from the music sales.

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, and Netbook editions and of Ubuntu 10.04 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon’s EC2.

This morning a call for testing went out to try out the new pm-utils-powersave-policy package that should be making its way into the Lucid Lynx repository in time for the release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS next month.

On the eve of the first beta release, the daily builds and news releases suggest that Lucid will be one of the most innovative versions of Ubuntu for several years.

OpenShot video editor has steadily improved since its official release 2 months ago. OpenShot 1.1 even got included into upcoming Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.

While it may not be as exciting as looking at these new end-user features, in this article we are testing out the available kernels for Ubuntu 10.04. Besides the standard Linux 2.6.32 kernel used in the Lucid release, there is also a specialized server kernel as well as a new -preempt kernel is now available.

In the attempt to make Ubuntu 10.04 a rock solid LTS release, large changes have been made to the packaging stack and as a result, Nouveau’s kernel module is now in the main kernel package.

I was privileged to be invited to the Canonical offices in London recently to preview the image changes and comment on how we might adopt them; offer opinions on how I feel the community would interpret the changes, and offer feedback.

I am a Gnome fan, but this Kubuntu shakes my loyality towards Gnome. I am not to be blamed if Kubuntu seduces me and I leave behind the simplicity that Gnome offers and take a dive into the world of Apple Mac killing KDE 4.

Mark Shuttleworth personally took the challenge of polishing Ubuntu to an extent that even Mac users feel envy. He is heading in the right direction. Lucid Lynx is till date the most polished, sophisticated, resource efficient, and user-friendly operating system ever built.

Most likely you are excited about the next version of Ubuntu, I know I am. The 3rd Alpha of the next version of Ubuntu was released a few days ago so I got some screenshots for you guys.

Well, this is a welcome surprise for those of us waiting for Ubuntu 10.04, the Lucid Lynx. Several users are reporting that their iPod Touches and iPhones (including the 3GS) work in alpha 3 – without tweaking, without jailbreaking, without patching – with Nautilus and Rythmbox.

Fortunately, the new themes were rolled out to Ubuntu 10.04 alpha testers today in the latest set of package updates. We used the Ubuntu alpha to conduct some hands-on testing so that we could see how the new theme looks with a number of popular applications.

Heres a few comments on that Canonical is replacing its signature brown color scheme with the debut of Ubuntu 10.04, the next major release of the popular Linux distribution.

Behold, Gwibber, GNOME’s microblogging client for your favorite social network. Ubuntu approved of the idea, and with their blessing added Gwibber as standard on all Ubuntu ISOs, following 9.04.

Canonical, is planning to overhaul the desktop panel and integrate social networking features in Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx. One of the key components of this effort is the Me Menu, which shipped in the Lucid alpha 3 last week.

Whenever I mention Ubuntu (or for that matter any other Linux distro), I’m invariably asked whether the OS offers support for Apple’s iPod. The answer has always been “no” … until now.

Canonical developer Robert Ancell is working on Simple Scan, a great little program that does exactly what it claims – it makes scanning documents simple! Simple Scan is now the default scanning software in Lucid.

Ubuntu 10.04 is shaping up to be a fine release. Alpha 3 is pretty stable and brings some great new features with it. There are still more features to come, such as the Ubuntu One Music Store and possibly a new theme. INCLUDING: Ubuntu 10.04 Supports iPhone / iPod Touch Out Of The Box

This release will happen in April 2010 and is much anticipated by users across the globe. I have installed the Alpha of 10.4 and have been using it for a while now. It is time to offer up my impressions of what is to come to those wacky Ubuntu fan boys and girls.

The Ubuntu community released Alpha 3 of the next-generation Lucid Lynx version of its desktop OS, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) will have difficulty putting any daylight between Windows 7 and the free operating system.

Today I want to import an article of my old blog: an explanation of how to change the alignment of the window buttons in Gnome (Ubuntu 10.04).

As Canonical continues work on Ubuntu 10.04, it’s becoming more and more apparent that they’re serious about delivering an OS with some serious consumer appeal. Ubuntu One — Canonical’s cloud sync service — and the U1 Music Store will no doubt contribute to that appeal.

PCs running Ubuntu will be getting more social thanks to changes that will set the popular Linux distro’s look and feel for the next five years.

Looking to further its mission of making your software, and your media, free of restrictions, Ubuntu is bundling an Ubuntu One Music Store into 10.04, the next release of the Linux operating system due out in April.

One of the slated features for Ubuntu 10.04 early on in its development cycle was support for the Nouveau graphics driver on NVIDIA hardware since it’s much better than the xf86-video-nv driver mess and has a much brighter future

We all know that Canonical and Microsoft are going to launch there products in few months , So i thought of writing a post about new products Windows 8 and Ubuntu 10.04

It isn’t too soon to anticipate the next major release of Ubuntu is it? I hope not. Ubuntu 10.04 has a few surprises up its virtual sleeve in store for you.

All things being equal, the release of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx is likely to be a game changer in its own right and help increase the awareness among more people about the existence of alternatives to Windows.