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Friday, September 15, 2017

Ubuntu 14 10 Utopic Unicorn is here Linux fans download now!

Ubuntu 14 10 Utopic Unicorn is here Linux fans download now!


  • By Brian Fagioli




Not only is Ubuntu one of the most user-friendly Linux distributions, but it also gets many timely releases. Say what you want about it, but the overall experience is second to none. I would not hesitate to recommend Ubuntu to both Linux beginners and experts alike.

After we just learned the name of the future version of the OS (15.04) to be Vivid Vervet (it is coming in 2015), Canonical releases Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn today. Linux fans can download it now!
One of the most important aspects of a Linux-based operating system is the kernel. In 14.10, it is very up-to-date.

Canonical explains, "the Ubuntu 14.10 release delivers a v3.16 based kernel. This brings a significant number of bug fixes and new hardware support including expanded architecture support for Power 8 and arm64 platforms. It also includes support for Intel Cherryview, Haswell, Broadwell and Merrifield systems, and initial support for Nvidia GK20A and GK110B GPU�s. There is improved graphics performance on many Nvidia, Intel and ATI Radeon devices and also audio improvements with support for the Radeon .264 video encoder. Expanded platform support is enabled via support for 64 bit EFI boot on 32 bit EFI BIOS. This release also brings performance improvements in suspend/resume times".

Canonical touts the following additional changes:
  • Unity has improved support for High-DPI displays.
  • Firefox is updated to version 33 and Chromium is updated to version 38.
  • Gtk updated to version 3.12. Qt updated to version 5.3.
  • Support for IPP Everywhere printers is added, and printers shared from Ubuntu can emulate IPP Everywhere printers.
  • LibreOffice 4.3 brings a lot of improvements including improved PDF support, new features in Writer, Calc and Impress (word processor, spreadsheet and presentations).
If you are ready to download, you can get it here. Since this is a final release, it should be safe for most home users; however, if you are using it for a business, you should always test first.

Source: http://betanews.com/2014/10/23/ubuntu-14-10-utopic-unicorn-is-here-linux-fans-download-now/

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Ubuntu Mate Remix 14 10 is a refreshing install for Gnome fans

Ubuntu Mate Remix 14 10 is a refreshing install for Gnome fans


I installed the new Ubuntu Mate 14.10 Beta 1, and it performed flawlessly. It looks good and performs quickly. I cannot wait for this to become a regular Ubuntu supported distro. It comes with Firefox 31, Pidgin, Rhythmbox, and LibreOffice 4.3. Just add Synaptic and the Chrome browser. It has linux kernel 3.16. I like this new distro based on Ubuntu 14.10 because it allows you to get work done without making you search for apps in Unity, or the Whisker menu in XFCE, allows customization more than Ubuntu Gnome, and has the latest kernel and apps. There is a link below where to get it. Nice job Ubuntu Mate. Below is a review from Softpedia.com






























You can grab this exciting new Ubuntu Mate 14.10 Beta 1 distro here:

https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/


Ubuntu MATE is not an official Ubuntu flavor yet, but it has pretty good chances of becoming one. Here are the changes in Ubuntu MATE 14.10 beta 1 since alpha 2:
  • Added community contributed wallpapers, Plymouth theme, SYSLINUX theme and Ubiquity slides;
  • Added Ambiant-MATE and Radiant-MATE desktop and icon themes;
  • Added Ubuntu MATE LightDM theme;
  • Updated the default Qt4 style to match the Ambiant-MATE theme;
  • Added OpenDyslexic a font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia;
  • Added a screen magnifier for indiviuals with low vision;
  • Added patent-free S3TC compatible implementation that provides texture compression to Mesa;
  • Added service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite;
  • Added colord to manage, install and generate accurate colour profiles;
  • Added ntp time synchronisation daemon;
  • Added policykit-desktop-privileges which fixes, among other things, auto mounting of disks without requiring a password;
  • Added a PAM module that will automatically unlock the keyrings using your login password, making gnome-keyring usage transparent without losing its security benefits;
  • Added GVFS backend (FTP, SSH, WebDAV, Samba) to D�j� Dup;
  • Added GStreamer backend to LibreOffice;
  • Fixed installation failures when there is no active Internet connection;
  • Fixed hiding the im-config icon from MATE;
  • Improved support for 3G/4G USB dongles, iPod and MTP devices, on-demand codec installation and hardware detection and support;
  • Updated the language packs in the Live CD based on the Top 10 countries that visit https://ubuntu-mate.org;
  • Removed ffmpegthumbnailer, light-themes and ubuntu-artwork.
 Source: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/08/ubuntu-flavors-1410-utopic-unicorn-beta.html

Softpedia Editors Review for Ubuntu MATE Remix

EDITORS RATING:   5.0/5

       

      A community-derived Ubuntu operating system that features the MATE desktop environment

      Written by Marius Nestor

      Ubuntu MATE Remix is an open source, community-derived operating system based off of Ubuntu and features MATE, a fork of the GNOME Classic desktop environment, as its default and only graphical interface.

      The most beautiful MATE setup ever made!

      Ubuntu MATE Remix is not just another Linux kernel-based operating system built around the MATE desktop environment, as it beautifully integrates this GNOME Classic fork, making it look very attractive, while at the same time being very lightweight. It uses a classic two-panel layout.

      How to use it? Simple, use the Applications menu item to browser and open apps, the Places menu item to access the local filesystem or network shares and the System menu item to configure and tweak the OS. From the bottom panel you can easily interact with opened programs, as well as to cycle between the four virtual workspaces.

      Includes a standard selection of applications

      Default applications include the LibreOffice office suite, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Rhythmbox audio player, Totem video player, Transmission torrent downloader, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, Cheese webcam viewer, HexChat IRC client and Shotwell image viewer and organizer.

      Freely downloadable as two Live DVDs for mainstream architectures

      The distribution is available for download as two Live DVD ISO images of approximately 1GB in size each, designed to support both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64) hardware platfroms.

      On Linux, you can write the ISO images to USB thumb drives of 1GB or higher capacity using a bootable USB disk creator like UNetbootin or GNOME Disk Utility (Disks). Optionally, if you don�t have a spare USB stick, you can burn them to blank or RW DVD discs.

      Boot options � la Ubuntu Linux

      It appears that the distribution uses Ubuntu�s default bootloader on the Live DVDs, which has been instructed to start the live system in about seven seconds from the moment the user boots the OS from the BIOS of a computer.

      Default boot options include the ability to start the try Ubuntu MATE Remix without installing, start the installer directly, run a memory test, boot an existing operating sytem from the local drive or check the bootable medium for defects (only if using a DVD media).

      Source: http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Linux-Distributions/Ubuntu-MATE-Remix-103505.shtml

      Screen Shots
      You can review the entire distro screen shots here:

      http://www.linuxscreenshots.org/?release=Ubuntu%20MATE%20Beta%201

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