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Hello, every Karmic guys! First congrats to Ubuntu, the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha 4 was just released. I think you’ve been waiting for a while, now Ubuntu Tweak is supporting Karmic! Now it is ready for testing. If you are using Ubuntu 9.10, Please visit https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tweak-testing/+archive/ppa Add the following two lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list, then you can try the version for karmic. deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa/ubuntu karmic main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa/ubuntu karmic main Please report any problem you meet, and remeber, if your desktop isn’t GNOME, DON”T report bug except the modules under “Applications”.

In this guide I will show you how to install a LAMP system. LAMP stands for L inux, A pache, M ySQL, P HP. The guide is intended to help those who have very little knowlegde of using Linux. Install Apache To start off we will install Apache. 1. Open up the Terminal ( Applications > Accessories > Terminal ). 2. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter: sudo apt-get install apache2 3. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and then press enter. Testing Apache To make sure everything installed correctly we will now test Apache to ensure it is working properly. 1. Open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address: http://localhost/ You should see a folder entitled apache2-default/ . Open it and you will see a message saying "It works!" , congrats to you! Install PHP In this part we will install PHP 5. Step 1. Again open up the Terminal ( Applications > Accessories > T...

Smasher is a cross-platform audio loop slicer designed to create sliced loops from WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF files in seconds without a sequencer. Effects include filter sweeps, phasing, flanging, delay, and distortion . You can install it on Ubuntu with this deb package.

The Road to Ubuntu 9.10 continues steadily with the release of Alpha 4 karmic Koala, of course it is not a version for use in production environments, but if you're interested in working with the community, you can install it and report bugs . Some new things includrd in this version emphasizes GNOME 2.27.4 . Ubuntu ones installed, by default you will have Linux Kernel 2.6.31-5.24 architecture , new intel video driver available for testing, compiler GCC-4.4 by default, Firefox 3.5.2 by default, Grub 2 default among other improvements . In the case of Kubuntu highlights the first version Netbooks and Kde 4.3.0, more details are here: Kubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 . Links to download are: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook Remix) http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Ubuntu Server UEC) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-4/ (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/k...

Splash screen GDM theme GDM theme – selected user GDM theme – menus Mat Tomaszewski posted this message on the Ubuntu-art mailinglist : Hi, Not so long ago we announced the revamp of boot and login experiences in Ubuntu and received a great response from the Artwork Team, with many interesting concepts being submitted. Thanks again for all your hard work. The deadline approaches fast and the time is now to make final decisions. We have just returned from the Platform Sprint in Dublin, where folks directly responsible for making Ubuntu release happen on time have gathered. The design team's role was to propose final concepts, communicate them to the developers and make sure they can be implemented on time. We have received a lot of valuable feedback and revised our proposals accordingly. The initial assumptions, however, remain unchanged. The Foundations Team's goal is to start the X server as fast as possible (3-4 seconds on a reference machine) and therefore, Usplash will not ...

Bauble is a software application to help you (yes you) manage a collection of botanical specimens. It is intended to be used by botanic gardens, herbaria, arboreta, etc. to manage their collection information. It is a open, free, cross-platform alternative to BG-Base and similiar software. Features Bauble is designed to be simple, elegant and intuitive. Bauble is free. Bauble is licensed under the GPL which means you can download, distribute and change the source code for Bauble as long as the changes you make are also licensed under the GPL. This in no way affects the data you manage with Bauble. Bauble is cross-platform. Bauble supports both Linux and Windows and could easily be ported to other platforms if there was interest. Bauble can use different database backends and is tested against SQLite and PostgreSQL. Bauble can generate reports through an XSL formatter backend. There is no fancy report designer but there is an interface that allows you to pass the results of a search...

Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation. After almost 2 years of intensive work, the Scribus Team is proud to announce the release of Scribus 1.3.5. This release is a major development version on the road to milestone 1.4, which will be based on 1.3.5. In comparison to the latest developer release, Scribus 1.3.5 provides the following major changes and enhancements: * 1.3.5 is based on Qt 4 (the minimum required to run 1.3.5 is Qt 4.5.0) * A native OS X version, available as DMG file (Universal Binary) * Improved menu integration with OS X * Large parts of the canvas and text code have been rewritten * A new f...