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Ubuntu Hardy Heron replaces Gnome BitTorrent with Transmission

By • Feb 15th, 2008 • Filed under: Ubuntu

The fourth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04 bundles up many new features and changes. Ubuntu Hardy Heron gives up the problematic Gnome BitTorrent and adopts the GTK version of Transmission BitTorrent client as its new file downloader. Transmission is a feather weight BitTorrent client with a very easy-to use interface for those new to the […]

Canonical adds commercial software into Ubuntu

By • Feb 11th, 2008 • Filed under: Linux Packages, Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

Canonical Ltd, the official sponsor of Ubuntu surprises Ubuntu users and non by adding commercial software into Ubuntu via the Ubuntu Partner Repository. The Ubuntu Partner Repository (Applications -> Add/Remove -> Third Party Applications) that originally included the Opera Browser and the VMware Server now includes the Parallels Workstation. Parallels formerly known as Swsoft is […]

Get access to your Bluetooth Phones with your Ubuntu Desktop

By • Dec 20th, 2007 • Filed under: Linux Packages, Linux Tips and Tricks

Getting your Linux box to use Bluetooth could lead to many issues, there are many solutions out there and these solutions usually differ with the Linux distro. Using my old Motorola A1000 and with this guide from ars technica at hand, I succeeded in getting my phone Bluetooth-connected with my Ubuntu Desktop, using a Bluetooth […]

Java Runtime Environment (JRE6) for Ubuntu JRE

By • Aug 24th, 2007 • Filed under: Firefox, Ubuntu

The Java Runtime Environment(JRE) enables your computer to run applications and applets that use Java technology. Without it some web pages would not be completely downloaded. In Ubuntu JRE, and the JRE plugin for Firefox have to be installed personally. Unfortunately Debian based systems have to use an alternative method because Sun Microsystems provides only […]

Amule Adunanza for Ubuntu

By • Mar 27th, 2007 • Filed under: Italy-Specific, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Web Utilities

aMule AdunanzA, il noto programma Peer2Peer per la condivisione dei file, (musica, video, film, programmi), sul web. Il programma aMule standard è disponibile come download automatico dal menu Applicazioni > Aggiungi/Rimuovi. aMule, inoltre, possiede una serie di versioni specifiche per alcuni gruppi che in genere condivclassono reti ad alta velocità ; una delle più famose […]