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The Unity Desktop – a Review with Tips
Alright, I’ve played with it, and read the instructions from the Help icon on the Launcher. I’ve been at it since it was released on April 28th. Let’s talk about it. At first, the Unity desktop is clunky compared to … Continue reading
Switching the Unity Desktop to the Gnome Desktop
The new Ubuntu version 11.04, Natty Narwhal, that was released on April 28th, has a new Unity desktop. The new desktop forces you to change the way you work from the previous Gnome desktop. For some users this will give … Continue reading
Upgrading to Natty Narwhal from Ubuntu 10.10
I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal, from Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat, two nights ago. This can be done directly from Maverick Meerkat by going to System->Administration->Update Manager, but before you do that, you should be aware of a couple … Continue reading
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal is released
Ubuntu released version 11.04 on time, today. Thus begins a move by Canonical, the maker of the Ubuntu, to own the “easy to use” Linux distro segment of the market. The new and some existing features for this release include: … Continue reading
The Unity Desktop
The next release of Ubuntu, dubbed Natty Narwhal, is getting ready for release next month. There are some new application changes in this release. In our last post, we covered LibreOffice, which will replace OpenOffice.org as the Ubuntu Office Suite … Continue reading