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Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Wednesday, 29 August 2007

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) is shaping up so the time came again to announce the name of the next Ubuntu version. The Ubuntu 8.04 will be called Hardy Heron and it will be a LTS (long term support) version.

For those interested in details here is the announcement.
You can discuss it here >> 

 
Nvidia 8600GT on Ubuntu Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Monday, 06 August 2007

I got myself a new PC with a Nvidia 8600GT graphics and since this card is not yet supported with the Ubuntu restricted drivers I wasn't sure how to get it working. One option is to use a little program called ENVY (which some people don't like as they say it can do nasty things to your system if things go wrong, I don't know, I chose not to use it). The other option is to install the latest nvidia driver manually. This guide will tell you how to do that (it should work for all new 8 series nvidia cards that are not supported by the restricted drivers manager).

If this guide doesn't work for you I would suggest you try ENVY and see if it solves the issue.

All this problems are solved in Ubuntu 7.10 where the Restricted Drives Manages works without poblems with Nvidia 8600GT. Is this guide is useless as its very easy. I sujjest that if you have Nvidia 8600GT you use the latest release i.e 7.10.

Good luck.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 October 2007 )
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Skype 1.4 on Ubuntu Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Thursday, 17 May 2007
Do you want to try the new Skype 1.4 Beta version? Skype 1.4 brings the sound quality on par with the Windows and mac versions. Still no video but its a step forward. It has new GUI which you might like or not but it definitely works better on my Feisty then the old version.
Last Updated ( Friday, 06 July 2007 )
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Photoshop 7.0 on WINE in Ubuntu Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Saturday, 21 April 2007

photoshop7

Do you miss Photoshop in Linux? GIMP is great but many people preffer Photoshop as they are used to it or miss some of the features that Photoshop has to offer. If you are one of those people and would like to run Photoshop through WINE on your Ubuntu box, here is how.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 July 2007 )
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Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 is out Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Thursday, 19 April 2007

The final version of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 is out. If you are in UK you can download it from here http://gb.releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/

The main Ubuntu website is currently down due to traffic but that should settle down soon. For downloads using torrent use these links:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/*
where the wildcard is one of these:
ubuntu-7.04-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-server-amd64.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-server-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-server-sparc.iso.torrent
 
Ubuntu 7.10 will be Gutsy Gibbon Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Thursday, 12 April 2007

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn will be out soon (19 April 07) and developers are already starting to think about the new release in October 2007. The name has been announced and its Gutsy Gibbon.

"Folks, allow me to introduce the Gutsy Gibbon, who will be succeeding
the Feisty Fawn as the focus of our development love in a few short
weeks, for release in October 2007."

Read whole announcement here.

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 April 2007 )
 
Kickoff menu for Kubuntu Print E-mail
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Written by Rob   
Saturday, 07 April 2007
If you like the Suse 10.2 KDE kickoff menu and would like to have it on your kubuntu here is how.
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 April 2007 )
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