New happenings in the Ubuntu World

Ubuntu is coming to your television through Ubuntu TV

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The latest buzzword from the open source community is that Ubuntu is all set to introduce a software package for television sets and it is christened the Ubuntu TV. It seems that the applications of Ubuntu is never going to stop any time soon and very soon we might have Ubuntu on our television sets as well. So let us take a closer look at the developments made by Ubuntu for the Ubuntu TV software.

Calligra to replace Koffice in Chakra KDE SC

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Calligra will be replacing Koffice as the official office application for the Chakra KDE SC. It is being to testing for Chakra and all the tests that are being performed are moving it to the forefront of Koffice. Yet, Calligra has not reached a ‘stable’ status. 

OpenSUSE 12.1 Released

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OpenSUSE 12.1 has been released yesterday. The new openSUSE 12.1 comes with the latest GNOME Shell 3.2 desktop along with the latest from KDE, XFCE and LXDE. A lot of new developments have been made and a lot of bugs have been fixed in this new version. Multiple-screen setups are handled better by the refined GNOME Shell.   
 

StackApplet 1.5 Released

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The new version of StackApplet has been released after passing all the stages of testing. A lot of new changes have been implemented in the new StackApplet 1.5 version.

Incognito Live System 0.9 Distro Released

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A new version of the Debian-based live distribution has been released. Called as ‘Tails’ as well, this new Incognito Live System 0.9 Distro has been launched with the aim to provide Internet anonymity for the user.

Full Version of Mandriva Linux- Mandriva Powerpack 2011 Launched

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Mandriva Powerpack 2011 has been released and it is the complete version of Mandriva Linux. The new Mandriva Linux Powerpack 2011 can be marked as the highly developed Linux Operating System till date. Perfect for all users, this new OS supports an extensive panel of hardware configurations, quick, easy to use and highly secure.

Join the FSF on American Censorship Day

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When you visit http://fsf.org this Wednesday, November 16th, you won't see the usual site. Instead, you'll see a preview of what the site could look like in the future, if we were accused of copyright infringement by companies who routinely manipulate copyright law to attack free expression and sharing on the Internet -- values fundamental to the free software movement.

Mozilla celebrates 7 years of Firefox

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Nearly coinciding with the latest release of Firefox - Firefox 8, Mozilla is celebrating the 7th birthday of its flagship product which can be considered the world's most popular opensource browser.  A lot has changed in 7 years. No one expected Firefox to punch a hole in the market share of the venerable Internet Explorer but it has been accomplished.  

Firefox 8 comes with new Twitter Search Engine

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The most widely used browser Mozilla firefox has released their new avatar, Firefox 8. Version wise we could say that Firefox is now an inch closer to the veteran Internet Explorer, the most widely used browser in the world. 

digikam Software Collection 2.3.0 released.

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digikam has announced on their blog that digikam 2.3.0 is out. digikam is an advanced photo managment application that is available accross all platforms. This release includes a number of bug fixes and added functionalities. 

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