We’ve talked about Ubuntu 10.10 bringing  Multitouch for Netbooks, Tablets. Now,  Canonical has announced the beta release of the much awaited Ubuntu 10.10 beta release, the new version of the popular Linux distribution, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, is scheduled for final release in October.

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Multitouch is really moving  beyond Apple’s products.  Having set its success on mobile phones, and Tablets, Multitouch is all set to invade the Netbook segment.

Ubuntu has announced that full multitouch gesture-based support will arrive in Ubuntu 10.10, the next major version of the popular Linux distribution. Multitouch will be coree .. Read Further »

After a successful port of Ubuntu and Android on HD2, developers from Xda have successfully ported Ubuntu to Google  Nexus One.

With this guide you can DualBoot Android with Ubuntu on Nexus One.

All you need is a rooted Android Nexus One, but if your phone has similar hardware, you might get lucky on other phones too.

Note from developers at Nexusone hacks: This Ubuntu install will not affect your existing Android system, the Ubuntu terminal will run in the background while .. Read Further »

Xda developers had come up with an Android port for HTC HD2 just days ago, after it was made possible to create a custom  bootloader called HaRET which is capable of booting any Linux based OS.

After the Android on HTC HD2 was done, it didnt’ take long to have Ubuntu on HTC HD2 aswell. Of course, Ubuntu isn’t such a good operating system for a smartphone – you can’t even make calls but its always fun to have Linux running on .. Read Further »

Lucid Lynx is packed with Features and promises. Upgrading your Karmic Koala to Lucid Lynx makes more sense than ever. And certainly its damn easy to do it.

Method 1. (Needs Internet) via Update manager

Step 1. Start the Update Manager (System > Administration > Update Manager):

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The next version of Ubuntu’s “human Linux” has arrived and ready for first Official Release with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS a.k.a Lucid Lynx.

Basically, Lucid Lynx dropped the human Gnome theme and adopts a new dark “Ambiance” theme thats a lot more smoother on your eyes. Apart from that it updates Gnome to the latest version with bunch of new utilities. The Application manager called “Ubuntu Software Center” gets a significant update giving it a new look, bringing Featured apps to the forefront.

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The next version of Ubuntu’s “human Linux” has arrived and ready for first Official public preview with Ubuntu 10.04 Beta a.k.a Lucid Lynx.

Basically, Lucid Lynx dropped the human Gnome theme and adopts a new dark “Ambiance” theme thats a lot more smoother on your eyes. Apart from that it updates Gnome to the latest version with bunch of new utilities. The Application manager called “Ubuntu Software Center” gets a significant update giving it a new look, bringing Featured apps to the forefront.

iTunes lets you sync everything for iPhone on Windows and Mac. But Apple never talks about Linux/Ubuntu. Here’s a quick tutorial to enable you to sync iPod Touch, iPhone 2g, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS having latest firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3 with your Linux box.

Just a brief on how this works: (Optional, you can ignore this if you are no .. Read Further »

You may have seen screenshots of a cool 3D desktop cube effect for Ubuntu and wondered How exactly does it work and How to get it ? You have come to the right place, we`ll walk you through it, step-by-step.

Ubuntu and other Linux distros give us multiple Virtual desktops by default. To add to it, there are apps available that leverage it adds some fancy graphics to it. The best such utility is Compiz/Fusion.

Here’s a Preview of what you would get: