The second release candidate (RC 2) of Firefox for Maemo is out out. RC1 was the the most updated version before this release. Firefox for Maemo rc 2 now uses the latest version of the Gecko layout engine – Gecko 1.9.2 RC1 and major performance issues that affected Nokia N900 smartphone have been resolved. If […]
For Windows, Mac, Linux: Boxee, the cross-platform open source, media center – a branch of XBMC has now released its first official beta for all platforms, Linux/Ubuntu included – Boxee beta has a pre-compiled Deb package for Ubuntu, but I’m sure it will work on other Debian based Linux distros, so all tricks formerly used […]
Linux: gWallpaper is a tiny application that takes wallpapers in various local folders in your Linux PC and automatically rotates them – and that’s it. To install in Ubuntu 9.10, add the gWallpapers repository to your software sources list: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:haliner/ppa, update and install with sudo apt-get install gwallpapers . Application -> Accessories -> […]
The Ubuntu Wiki seems to suggest that Ubuntu 10.04 LTS code named Lucid Lynx will include a “complete beginners manual for Ubuntu, featuring comprehensive guides, How Tos and information on anything you need to know after first installing Ubuntu.”
Ubuntu 9.10 lovers of Boxee, the cross-platform open source, media center – a branch of XBMC that focuses on the social network, should have noticed that there are no Boxee repositories for Ubuntu 9.10 – and no pre-complied Deb packages too.