Ksplice Uptrack is a really cool technology which allows you to update the Linux Kernel without rebooting your computer. In this article we will tell you how to Download, Update and Configure Uptrack on Ubuntu and Fedora systems.
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Twitter has killed the basic authentication system used in a lot of Twitter clients. So, to continue using Twitter in Gwibber, you have to update to the latest version of Gwibber.
Ksplice is now offering their tool Ksplice Uptrack for free for Fedora. Ksplice Uptrack is a really cool tool which allows you to update the Linux Kernel without rebooting.
The default settings in PySDM would only automatically mount partitions for the Super User. In this article we will tell you how to have PySDM mount partitions automatically for all users.
In this article we will tell you how to setup your Wacom Bamboo tablet for use with Ubuntu Linux.
Supposedly this is the default wallpaper in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. Yuck!
Canonical planned on introducing Btrfs support in the upcoming Ubuntu release, i.e. Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. According to a recent update in the Ubuntu Btrfs Support blueprints, Btrfs will not make it to Maverick.
Yesterday, the KDE client for UbuntuOne entered the Alpha stage. Apart from the usual UbuntuOne stuffs like syncing stuffs, it also has a few features which you do not get even with the UbuntuOne client for Ubuntu.
In this article we present you with a 4 point guide that will help you set up your Linux system for GMail Video chat in No time!
Mark Shuttleworth has just announced the codename of the next Ubuntu release after Maverick i.e. Ubuntu 11.04. Ubuntu 11.04 will be called Natty Narwhal.
Ubuntu developer Martin Owen has made it possible to mount Google Docs as a folder in Nautilus. Read on for how to do it.
Today with a new update, Shutter has finally replace its blue icon, which looked out of place among the other monochrome icons in Lucid, with a monochrome one. So, now it blends in well with the overall theme.
Ubuntu 10.10 maverick Meerkat is still in alpha and the theme for it has not been finalized yet, it is still being developed. The Canonical Design Team have recently changed some color schemes and tweaked some other parts of the theme preparing it for Maverick.
This morning when I updated Ubuntu, I got a pleasant surprise in Ubuntu Tweak. They have added new reset buttons in Ubuntu Tweak so that you cal always return back to the default setting if you did something horrible while tweaking Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is getting a new sound theme – the catch is it will not make it in time Maverick. According to a blog post from the Canonical Design team, they are looking for a new sound theme and are asking the community to submit. The submission is till October 28th. So that rules out any [...]
Well, it looks like Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is getting better and better everyday. According to Jasev from UbuntuForums, Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat supports Apple’s Magic Mouse out-of-the-box. Update: Reader Martey points out that this is not Ubuntu specific. It is due to a driver, written by Michael Poole, that has been included in Linux kernel 2.6.35. [...]
At GUADEC, Dave Neary presented the results of the GNOME Census. The results reveal some very interesting findings. Around 70% of the developers identify themselves as volunteer and 70% of the commits made in the GNOME releases are made by paid developers. Now, here is the part that has started out something like a war [...]
Today I saw a mockup of GNOME Shell and cannot believe at how much it looks like Unity, the UI which Canonical is developing for Ubuntu Netbook Edition. Have a look :
Today I was going through Dell’s Ubuntu offerings and I saw something funny. Dell recommended that I use Internet Explorer 8. So what? Well lets see – I was on an Ubuntu system and, as I have said, I was in their Ubuntu section. Here is a picture: (Click for full size)
Ubuntu Tweak is one of the most convenient applications for tweaking various aspects of your Ubuntu system. Yesterday, the people behind the project have released a new version of Ubuntu Tweak -Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5. Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5 now comes integrated with PPA Purge. PPA Purge allows you to easily remove those extra PPA’s you might [...]
Pro09studio has brought out a pack of amazing wallpapers for Ubuntu under the name “I have a”. These are some of the finest and most professional looking wallpapers I have seen. Click here to download theme. (Files in .rar format.) You might also want to go to his blog to say thank you!
Banshee 1.7.3 has just released with Amazon MP3 Store integrated into it. The Amazon MP3 Store is, however, only in US, UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Japan. Other than the Amazon Store, this version of Banshee also has lots visual improvements and lots of bug-fixes. You can check out the changes here.
As the post title says, Orifli is a very simple application to upload photos to Flickr – it is so simple that even your grandma can use it. The Orifli interface has only four buttons – Add: to add pictures for upload, Execute: to upload the added pictures, About and Quit: no need to explain [...]
Docky probably needs no introduction, but for those who do not know, “Docky is an advanced shortcut bar that sits at the bottom, top, and/or sides of your screen. It provides easy access to some of the files, folders, and applications on your computer, displays which applications are currently running, holds windows in their minimized [...]

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