Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Posted on October 16, 2011 by admin

Tweet The latest version of the popular Ubuntu distribution of GNU/Linux was released a few days ago, version 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.  I’ve been playing with this release of Ubuntu  for a week or so on an old notebook (Sony VGN-TX5XN) … Continue reading →

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Geek joke: X11 (xkcd)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

Tweet Well, here’s another spectacularly geeky cartoon from xkcd: I’ve just been playing with the beta release of Ubuntu GNU/Linux 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot, if I have the spelling correct), due for release this week – tomorrow if memory serves.  I had some … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 11.04 – I’ve ditched Unity (for now)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Robert

Tweet I’ve been playing around with the beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu Linux. 11.04 (Natty Narwhal).  What’s of interest to me is the much talked about (and quite controversial) change to the default Gnome desktop introduced in this release.  … Continue reading →

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Unity vs Gnome desktops in Ubuntu Linux 11.04 – first observations

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

Tweet I’ve been using Ubuntu Linux for quite a few years now, attracted by its ease of installation and use. Through those years I principally used the Gnome desktop in preference to KDE (which I always found a but too … Continue reading →

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App stores on PCs…Macs…Linux

Posted on October 21, 2010 by admin

Tweet Following the announcement of the upcoming OSX app store, it’s reported that Microsoft is (supposedly) working on a Windows app store, too. Hang on – isn’t this what we do with Ubuntu? One of the things that delayed my … Continue reading →

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