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Anthony’s tentative thoughts on GNOME 3, Unity and XFCE
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Anthony’s tentative thoughts on GNOME 3, Unity and XFCE

by Anthony DeanApril 7, 2011December 10, 20210

Ars Technica has just published its review of GNOME 3, the newest version of the popular Linux desktop environment (including the one I use with …

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Liferea article to appear in newest issue of Ubuntu User magazine
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Liferea article to appear in newest issue of Ubuntu User magazine

by Anthony DeanFebruary 27, 2011December 10, 20210

I’ve got another article appearing in the latest issue of “Ubuntu User” magazine, the magazine dedicated to the popular Linux distribution. While the article isn’t …

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Ubuntu installation guide extra: alternative programs to install
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Ubuntu installation guide extra: alternative programs to install

by Anthony DeanDecember 11, 2010December 10, 20210

As an addendum to my previous post about tips for setting up Ubuntu post-installation, and at someone’s suggestion, this post covers possible alternative programs to …

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Mom’s experience with Ubuntu (and her first real computer)
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Mom’s experience with Ubuntu (and her first real computer)

by Anthony DeanNovember 28, 2010December 10, 20210

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I brought home to my mother an early Christmas gift: my old desktop PC, a 3.5-year-old Dell Dimension E521N with 1GB …

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Things to do after a fresh Ubuntu Linux install (a reasonably-user-friendly guide)
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Things to do after a fresh Ubuntu Linux install (a reasonably-user-friendly guide)

by Anthony DeanNovember 21, 2010December 10, 20210

After upgrading via a fresh install to the newest version of Ubuntu Linux (most recently to the newest version, 10.10/”Maverick Meerkat”), I always customize it …

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More Maverick Meerkat-Mania: Ubuntu 10.10 thoughts continued
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More Maverick Meerkat-Mania: Ubuntu 10.10 thoughts continued

by Anthony DeanOctober 19, 2010December 10, 20210

A week and a half into Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)… I’ve been trying to give Empathy a go as an instant messaging client, despite previous …

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Ubuntu 10.10, 24 hours later: my thoughts
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Ubuntu 10.10, 24 hours later: my thoughts

by Anthony DeanOctober 13, 2010December 10, 20210

On Monday night, I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu Linux 10.10 (“Maverick Meerkat”). The upgrade went quite smoothly. The installer’s been improved: along with the …

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Ubuntu 10.10 is here (on 10/10/10)
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Ubuntu 10.10 is here (on 10/10/10)

by Anthony DeanOctober 10, 2010December 10, 20210

The “year we make contact” meets the “year of the Linux desktop” for the second time this year as far as Ubuntu’s concerned. Today sees …

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (on 10/10/10)!: Ubuntu Linux 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday (on 10/10/10)!: Ubuntu Linux 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

by Anthony DeanOctober 7, 2010December 10, 20210

Timed for release on the alliterative date of October 10, 2010 (“10/10/10”) is the newest non-long-term-release version of Ubuntu Linux, version 10.10 (named “Maverick Meerkat”). …

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Gwibber’s Twitter authentication issue fixed
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Gwibber’s Twitter authentication issue fixed

by Anthony DeanSeptember 7, 2010December 10, 20210

Gwibber, the Linux social networking client for Twitter, Facebook, etc. (now included by default in Ubuntu 10.04), has recently failed to load new Twitter timeline …

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