Order Free Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala CD
The most-awaited Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) will releasing in another two weeks and there is so much in store for us in this latest release. I’ve used a couple of alpha releases and I must say Karmic Koala will be a promising version.
Even though Ubuntu 9.10 will be released on 29th October 2009, you can now pre-order your free Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) CDs.
Nero 4.0 for Linux is Now Available
Nero is the most popular disc-burning application to burn CDs, DVDs and now also supporting Blu-ray discs. Today Nero released a new version of their app for Linux users called Nero Linux 4.
Nero Linux 4 brings disc burning, ripping, and copying solution to advanced and beginner Linux users.
Ubuntu Official App Center Coming Soon
At the recent Ubuntu Developer’s Summit, Ubuntu announced its planned to include an App Center officially in its OS which will allow users to easily manage applications using that.
Now known as, Software Store, will let you add, remove or update application packages from a simple graphical interface without messing up with commands.
Chrome hits Mac OS X and Linux
Google announced yesterday, about the availability of it’s web browser, Chrome, for Mac OS X and Linux. It is the first official developer release of Chrome and is just for testing purposes for now.
Chrome was initially released for Windows back in September last year, and at that time Google promised a Mac and Linux version later.
Ubuntu 9.10 will be called Karmic Koala
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the largest open-source operating system, Linux, announced a couple of days ago about Ubuntu 9.10 (named as Karmic Koala) and the number of changes Ubuntu 9.10 will bring with it.
Some features that are expected in Karmic Koala are the cloud capabilities to Ubuntu’s server edition, along with startup performance boost on the desktop and work on the netbook version of Ubuntu.
Free Open Source Video Editor for Linux
Acidemux is a free open source multi-format, cross-platform video editor for Ubuntu Linux, specially designed for simply cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs.
This program is written and available for almost all distributions of Linux that are capable of compiling C/C++, GTK+ and the SpiderMonkey ECMAScript scripting engine.
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Released
After six months under development, Ubuntu is back with the latest release Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. It’s finally available for download today. This includes a number of bug fixes and improvements.
Ubuntu 8.10 features the latest GNOME 2.24 and a Linux Kernel 2.6.27, along with full 3G support and many open-source applications. It is available in both, Desktop Edition and Server Edition.
Upgrade WordPress to 2.6.3 Quickly
by ReallyVirtual on October 25, 2008
in Blogging, Linux, Tips and Tricks, WordPress
WordPress 2.6.3, which was released yesterday, is a patch release that fixes two security vulnerabilities involving Snoopy, a library that WordPress uses internally.
All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest WordPress version to avoid being a victim of this particular vulnerability. There are many obvious and less obvious ways to upgrade WordPress, a few possible ways, in decreasing order of required time, are:
Pre-Order Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex CDs Now!
Ubuntu 8.10, the most popular Linux distro, is just around the corner and all the Ubuntu fans are excited about it. It will include many new features like a brand new theme, new Linux kernel and Firefox 3 just to name a few.
It is officially going to release on October 30, 2008, but you can start ordering your free CDs now with Ubuntu’s ShipIt service.
