Ever since I upgraded to Kubuntu 10.10, whenever I login the KWin desktop effects are automatically suspended. This happens in both my old laptop with an integrated Intel graphics and my new one with dedicated ATi graphics card.

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A few hours after the availability of the Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate, the Release Candidate for Kubuntu 10.10 is also available for download now. You can download it it from here http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/maverick/ Note: This is not a stable release. Installation in production machines is not recommended.

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As we have reported earlier, the separate ISO for Kubuntu Netbook Edition has been discontinued for Kubuntu 10.10. It has been merged with the desktop ISO. When you install it, you will get either the desktop interface or the netbook interface by default depending on your screen resolution.

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KDE Software Compilation 4.5 was released yesterday and we told you that we will tell you when it is available in the PPA. Well, it is available now in the Kubuntu Backports PPA. To upgrade your to KDE Software Compilation 4.5 in Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, open the Konsole and…

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The Kubuntu Team have unceremoniously decided to kill off Kubuntu Netbook Remix. When Kubuntu 10.10 is released this September, there will be no Kubuntu Netbook Remix. This does not however mean that Kubuntu will not be available for Netbook. Kubuntu Netbook Remix is basically Kubuntu with the KDE Plasma Netbook interface instead of the KDE…

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Kubuntu finally has a New Logo and a New Fixed Plymouth Theme both of which look amazing.

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Canonical announced intoduced a new Ubuntu branding a couple of weeks ago and Ubuntu got an amazing new plymouth theme. Now it is time for Kubuntu to get its new plymouth theme. Like the Ubuntu branding, Kubuntu is getting a new baranding with new icons and stuffs like that. The branding is not yet complete,…

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Choqok is a micro-blogging client for KDE and in my opinion, one of the best at that. Recently, the Choqok team released the first beta towards Choqok 1.0. It has various improvements like: Actions to subscribe/unsubscribe and block a user, added to User menu. Support to attach a file (like image) to a dent in…

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Amarok is an audio player for Linux that needs no introduction. This article will outline how you can install Amarok 2.3 Beta 1 codenamed “Altered State” in Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. So, before you proceed, remember that this is a beta and there is every possibility of it breaking. So, to install Amarok 2.3 Beta…

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