[h4]Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' officially released: get your cloud storage, paid apps and Unity UI now[/h4]
By Sean Hollisterposted Oct 10th 2010 1:40PM
On the tenth day of the tenth month in the tenth year (read: today) Ubuntu Linux has hit its 10.10 revision, though it's mostly more of the same. The new Unity desktop interface makes cramped netbook screens more organized, software purchase support might legitimize Ubuntu as an app platform, Ubuntu One brings a free 2GB of Dropbox-like cloud storage to automatically synchronize files and folders, and streams music to Android and iPhone devices too... for a price. There's also full multitouch support, if you've got the hardware. "There's never been a better time to try Ubuntu," the open-source community cries, and they're probably right -- early reviewers claim this Maverick Meerkat build is one of the best they've tried. Find the 700MB downloads at our source link, or in torrent trackers all around the world.
Read (1), (2) - Expert Reviews
Read - ExtremeTech
[Thanks, Bobby]
Ubuntu
[h4]Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' officially released: get your cloud storage, paid apps and Unity UI now[/h4]
By Sean Hollister
On the tenth day of the tenth month in the tenth year (read: today) Ubuntu Linux has hit its 10.10 revision, though it's mostly more of the same. The new Unity desktop interface makes cramped netbook screens more organized, software purchase support might legitimize Ubuntu as an app platform, Ubuntu One brings a free 2GB of Dropbox-like cloud storage to automatically synchronize files and folders, and streams music to Android and iPhone devices too... for a price. There's also full multitouch support, if you've got the hardware. "There's never been a better time to try Ubuntu," the open-source community cries, and they're probably right -- early reviewers claim this Maverick Meerkat build is one of the best they've tried. Find the 700MB downloads at our source link, or in torrent trackers all around the world.
Read (1), (2) - Expert Reviews
Read - ExtremeTech
[Thanks, Bobby]
Ubuntu
[h2]The best and worst docks for Ubuntu[/h2]
Docks became popular when Mac began using them in their operating system. But these days docks are available on all platforms.
So which ones should you avoid and which ones should you use?
Lets start with the ones you should avoid.
1. Simdock
It’s in the official Ubuntu 8.04 repository, but don’t ask me why. The screen shot says it all.
Advise: avoid at all costs!
2. Gdesklets dock
I didn’t even install this one in hardy. I’m speaking from experience about this dock.
Gdesklets was extremly unstable for me in gutsy and made my pc crash on numerous occasions.
When it was not busy crashing, it was having a serious impact on resources.
If you want a screen shot, try google.
Advise: try it if you want, but be warned, you’ll hate it.
3. Kiba Dock
The dock itself isn’t to bad. It’s not the best, but still pretty good. The reason I think people should avoid this application is because you need to compile it from source.
Advise: if you feel like compling it from source, by all means do so
Now, which ones should you try?
1. AWN
Short for Avant Window Navigator, AWN is one of the best docks availabe this day. It offers great applets, you can download themes from the internet, it has a flat and 3d look (look here for the curved look). You can set all kind of effects for the icons.
I didn’t crash on me when I used it and I didn’t experience any kind of impact on my system because of awn.
It’s in the Ubuntu repository, so install it as you would any other application.
Advise: if you are looking for a dock, you should test this one.
2. Cairo Dock
My favorite one.
The reason? It just looks the best.
The program comes with a dozen or so standard “skins
[h2]The best and worst docks for Ubuntu[/h2]
Docks became popular when Mac began using them in their operating system. But these days docks are available on all platforms.
So which ones should you avoid and which ones should you use?
Lets start with the ones you should avoid.
1. Simdock
It’s in the official Ubuntu 8.04 repository, but don’t ask me why. The screen shot says it all.
Advise: avoid at all costs!
2. Gdesklets dock
I didn’t even install this one in hardy. I’m speaking from experience about this dock.
Gdesklets was extremly unstable for me in gutsy and made my pc crash on numerous occasions.
When it was not busy crashing, it was having a serious impact on resources.
If you want a screen shot, try google.
Advise: try it if you want, but be warned, you’ll hate it.
3. Kiba Dock
The dock itself isn’t to bad. It’s not the best, but still pretty good. The reason I think people should avoid this application is because you need to compile it from source.
Advise: if you feel like compling it from source, by all means do so
Now, which ones should you try?
1. AWN
Short for Avant Window Navigator, AWN is one of the best docks availabe this day. It offers great applets, you can download themes from the internet, it has a flat and 3d look (look here for the curved look). You can set all kind of effects for the icons.
I didn’t crash on me when I used it and I didn’t experience any kind of impact on my system because of awn.
It’s in the Ubuntu repository, so install it as you would any other application.
Advise: if you are looking for a dock, you should test this one.
2. Cairo Dock
My favorite one.
The reason? It just looks the best.
The program comes with a dozen or so standard “skins
Originally Posted by SneakerReaper
Changed mine up since upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10
Originally Posted by SneakerReaper
Changed mine up since upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10
Install Wine: http://www.winehq.org/
Install Wine: http://www.winehq.org/
It's easiest to use MPlayer with GIMP: http://blog.ahfr.org/2008...-with-free-software.html
It's easiest to use MPlayer with GIMP: http://blog.ahfr.org/2008...-with-free-software.html
