Audience Media Player Getting Close To A New Release, Help Test It!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gLwkD51i_2y7T6l5cUYY74f1k_WnTE0WPXrHH5lUdtGbA2nMDSkLWibWzRbtJefTwzATbpxPJWb2sjN5YJCNRMgGjFxZC-3mZf1YXuRg9VUidGhNptZp-y10HQeLE3LLcXd5x-6YAUAK/s1600/audience-media-player.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="audience media player" border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gLwkD51i_2y7T6l5cUYY74f1k_WnTE0WPXrHH5lUdtGbA2nMDSkLWibWzRbtJefTwzATbpxPJWb2sjN5YJCNRMgGjFxZC-3mZf1YXuRg9VUidGhNptZp-y10HQeLE3LLcXd5x-6YAUAK/s320/audience-media-player.png" title="audience media player" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://launchpad.net/audience">Audience</a> is a minimalistic, Gstreamer-based media player written in Vala. The second Audience release is getting close and its developers have invited users to help test it</b>. There aren't any major new features since the previous release, but a large amount of bugs have been fixed recently. So if you can help test it or just want to give it a try, read on.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Audience comes with a beautiful, minimalistic clutter-based interface and very few configuration options and is designed to play videos without getting in your way. The progress bar (which comes with previews support) along with a play/pause button, a sidebar (from where you can access the playlist and language / subtitles) toggle button and an add to playlist button are displayed at the bottom and are set to autohide by default. A few more settings can be tweaked by using Dconf editor (<i>org > pantheon > audience</i>). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIccQjCWovTp5_BaXOyYFMSDk60e8w3ZPfgaNEKoVWW1KkP286hAY2NKzHaspDnIofsm0eqBOQrfchm_E_0AjsC5ITn15j1B-FtstRjgbVjD_TG-ip9IB7sDlhQoMKlOSLSgRuSnd4GZR/s1600/audience_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIccQjCWovTp5_BaXOyYFMSDk60e8w3ZPfgaNEKoVWW1KkP286hAY2NKzHaspDnIofsm0eqBOQrfchm_E_0AjsC5ITn15j1B-FtstRjgbVjD_TG-ip9IB7sDlhQoMKlOSLSgRuSnd4GZR/s320/audience_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you can notice from the Dconf path above, Audience is designed for the elementary OS desktop (Pantheon) and it will probably become the default media player in the future. But of course, you can use it in any desktop environment.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Audience</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Before proceeding, please note that this PPA has quite a few elementary packages that are unstable so read the PPA description before adding it. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Audience can be installed in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 (and obviously, elementary OS and other Ubuntu-based Linux distributions such as Linux Mint, etc.) by using the elementary Daily PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install audience</code></pre><b><br />Arch Linux</b> users can install the latest Audience via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audience-bzr/">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And a note from Cody Garver, the main Audience developer, on how to report bugs for Audience: </div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">We only ask that users test videos that do not play/produce errors in Totem before submitting a bug to make sure it's Audience-specific.</blockquote><br /><b>Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/audience">Launchpad</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Cody Garver for  the tip!<b> </b></i></div>

Audience Media Player Getting Close To A New Release, Help Test It!

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elementary OS Gets Its Own AppCenter

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The elementary OS team has released the first version of <a href="https://launchpad.net/appcenter">AppCenter</a>, a tool used to install and remove software, designed to be beautiful, fast and lightweight.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfm2oXKawb4eiJJHI5EvLv1b6YeRlSP6ghnKBbVLoDduE1T9JGST5Cht-PDTnjTbB422Lqpdw-GeuyI167YDoWl88umhGffR4d2MDLvyAIawzXji5rz1ZqHUafmsGXZ93YGKRSp_6WgS1/s1600/elementary-appcenter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary appcenter" border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfm2oXKawb4eiJJHI5EvLv1b6YeRlSP6ghnKBbVLoDduE1T9JGST5Cht-PDTnjTbB422Lqpdw-GeuyI167YDoWl88umhGffR4d2MDLvyAIawzXji5rz1ZqHUafmsGXZ93YGKRSp_6WgS1/s320/elementary-appcenter.png" title="elementary appcenter" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">AppCenter uses the same backend as the Lubuntu Software Center (libappstore) and Packagekit and <b>since this is the first public release, there are missing features</b> such as ratings, reviews and featured apps, but these features should be available in a future release. <b>The plan is to allow AppCenter to also handle application updates</b>, but for now this isn't available. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The basic features are, of course, already available: installing/removing applications, displaying screenshots and so on.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKEJ6ts06AfYt1q-PTuqZdlS46-zuCQsBVMiMbo38_L5ZnIoLXPV-LZJS5btr9Pc1Qz8y8u43R_-bDwvVGr4XN4Me3xbb7-_hFtGrfoFasWPG9KLyCzeGqV2TT2MTSR2g379mqmv-buVr/s1600/elementary-appcenter_0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary os appcenter" border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKEJ6ts06AfYt1q-PTuqZdlS46-zuCQsBVMiMbo38_L5ZnIoLXPV-LZJS5btr9Pc1Qz8y8u43R_-bDwvVGr4XN4Me3xbb7-_hFtGrfoFasWPG9KLyCzeGqV2TT2MTSR2g379mqmv-buVr/s320/elementary-appcenter_0.png" title="elementary os appcenter" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>AppCenter won't be included in elementary OS Luna by default, but it should be available in the following release. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The elementary OS team is also working on an <b>application review process </b>for both new and updated apps and based on some automated and hand testing, the applications will receive a score and if they pass a threshold, they will be published in the AppCenter. This will assure users that the applications will work well on their systems and it should also be fast enough so developers don't have to wait a lot until their app is published to the AppStore.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuD183SQcV42BVjGUjFnwvuOVNMZb8fC0remw7sO-ZcEdvo7wYTRlCrMPcDig5hUtCoE8jSjA8uc3TwrTLTDDWdBt0n2Qj17U2Y-C1qU6uh4Uuqh8sKJB97sEdar_0cs9TPGd0vCFtUiA/s1600/appcenter-app.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary os appcenter" border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuD183SQcV42BVjGUjFnwvuOVNMZb8fC0remw7sO-ZcEdvo7wYTRlCrMPcDig5hUtCoE8jSjA8uc3TwrTLTDDWdBt0n2Qj17U2Y-C1qU6uh4Uuqh8sKJB97sEdar_0cs9TPGd0vCFtUiA/s320/appcenter-app.png" title="elementary os appcenter" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><h2>Install AppCenter</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're using elementary OS (by the way, see our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/elementary-os-luna-beta-1-available-for.html">elementary OS Luna beta 1 review</a> if you haven't already), install AppCenter by using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install appcenter</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>If after launching AppCenter, the categories are empty, run "appcenter -r" in a terminal, wait for the command to finish, then launch AppCenter and it should work (thanks to Richard B for the tip!). </i></div><br /><br />You can also grab the source from <a href="https://launchpad.net/appcenter/+download">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/appcenter">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br />For more information about AppCenter, see the official <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/introducing-appcenter">release announcement</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Cassidy James for the tip!</i></div>

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elementary OS Luna Beta 1 Available For Testing

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>After more than a year and a half since 'Jupiter', elementary OS 0.2 Luna beta 1 has been released today.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Build on top of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and using its own shell called "Pantheon", elementary OS Luna introduces a huge number of changes, including new default applications created especially for eOS or a new window manager called "Gala".</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementaryos-luna-beta1.png"><img alt="elementary OS luna beta 1" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementaryos-luna-beta1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Let's take a quick look at what's new in elementary OS Luna beta 1:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0-_hZ542qsM" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-_hZ542qsM">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Pantheon shell</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Pantheon</b>, the "shell" used by default in elementary OS Luna beta 1 uses a brand new <b>window manager called Gala, based on libmutter,</b> which features smooth animations and very interesting workspace switcher and expose features which you've seen in video we've posted above.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-super-s.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary os luna beta 1" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-super-s_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workspace switcher<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-super-w.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary os beta 1" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-super-w_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For system settings, elementary OS 0.2 Luna uses Switchboard</b>, which comes with its own "plugs" - below you can see the desktop settings Switchboard plug:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-system-settings-desktop.png"><img alt="elementary os luna system settings" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-system-settings-desktop_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-syste-settings-switchboard.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary os switchboard" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-syste-settings-switchboard_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Switchboard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The top panel is called Wingpanel</b>, and even though it doesn't follow the same "wing" design like in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/01/install-wingpanel-from-ubuntu-ppa.html">first versions</a>, it's nevertheless a nice addition to Luna, especially thanks to the beautiful design used by the indicators:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-wingpanel.png"><img alt="Wingpanel" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-wingpanel_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For the menu / application launcher, Pantheon uses Slingshot</b>, which follows the same design as the indicators and comes with two modes: one that displays large, uncategorised icons which will remind you of Unity and another one which displays the applications in categories:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-slingshot.png"><img alt="Slingshot" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-slingshot_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At the bottom of the screen you'll notice a dock - it's called <b>Plank</b> and follows the "stupidly simple" elementary OS philosophy so there just a few configuration options (available in Switchboard). Plank supports some of Unity's features like badges, progress indicators or quicklists:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-plank-dock.png"><img alt="Pantheon Plank" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-plank-dock_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, <b>for the login screen, elementary OS Luna uses LightDM</b>, with its own greeter (theme) and a really cool effect which again, you can see in our video above. Here's the login screen:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-login-screen.png"><img alt="elementary os luna login screen" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-login-screen_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">elementary OS Luna beta 1 continues to use Midori as the default web browser, Shotwell for managing photos, Empathy IM client, Totem for playing videos as well as Ubuntu Software Center.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For the default file manager, elementary OS 0.2 Luna beta 1 uses Pantheon Files</b>, a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/elementary-file-browser-marlin-is-now.html">Marlin</a> fork which not only looks great, but it already has most features you'll need in a file manager. There are even plugins for Ubuntu One or Dropbox available, though they aren't installed by default:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-pantheon-files.png"><img alt="Pantheon files" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-pantheon-files_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Geary, a new email client written in Vala</b>, developed by Yorba (the team behind Shotwell) and the elementary team, <b>has been added by default in eOS Luna</b>, replacing Postler. The application integrates with the desktop: you'll get new mail notifications, attachment handling and so on, but its feature list is not that great yet. Hopefully, the application will receive enough attention until the final release, because is has the potential of becoming one of the best Linux email clients.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-geary.png"><img alt="Geary" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-geary_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Noise</b>, a Beatbox fork (the two players might merge though), <b>is the default music player </b>and offers multiple views, equalizer, iPod sync, Internet radio support, Last.fm integration and other features you'll need in a music player:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-noise.png"><img alt="Noise music player" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-noise_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other new default applications include: Scratch (text editor) and Pantheon Terminal, Maya (calendar):</b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-maya.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary os luna maya" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-maya_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maya - calendar app<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-pantheon-terminal.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pantheon terminal" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-pantheon-terminal_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantheon Terminal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-scratch-text-editor.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Scratch text editor" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/elementary-luna-scratch-text-editor_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scratch - text editor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is obvious, but it deserves to be mentioned anyway: <b>elementary GTK and elementary icon theme, designed by Daniel Fore, are of course used by default</b>. Also, there's no way to change these in Switchboard, but you can use the same tools that are available for Ubuntu if you want to do this.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since it's based on top of Ubuntu 12.04, Luna uses the Linux kernel 3.2.0-32, Xorg 1.11.4 and GTK 3.4.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Conclusions</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">elementary OS 0.2 Luna beta 1 is not only beautiful, but it's also fast, lightweight and uses a consistent look throughout most of its default applications. And this is just the first beta, so Luna should improve further until the final release, for which, by the way, the date is not yet known.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The decision to drop Compiz and use Gala (which uses libmutter) by default seems very inspired because Gala offers a nice touch to the desktop with its beautiful animations: not too intrusive but also not something that goes unnoticed, along with cool workspace switcher and expose features. And on top of that, it seems quite stable too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The default applications are extremely fast and lightweight, especially those developed by the elementary OS team - maybe too lightweight for some users (read: lack of options), but hey, you can't have it all. </div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download elementary OS 0.2 Luna beta 1</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>elementary OS 0.2 Luna is in beta, so you will find bugs! Don't use it on a production machine!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To read the official release notes, see how you can contribute or download elementary OS Luna beta 1, see announcement @ <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beta-1-released">elementaryos.org</a></div>

elementary OS Luna Beta 1 Available For Testing

After more than a year and a half since 'Jupiter', elementary OS 0.2 Luna beta 1 has been released today. Build on top of Ubuntu 12....

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elementary OS Jupiter No Longer Available For Download, Makes Room for Luna

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-M2iagmEOfcCsuun5jdfmi_UaoPbvDeHTIMTrXo8c6SpdL94xiOGRk3G8RyD2UOwjv3Nfz0Bye4iowR9vpgLS-iKVNznlKhXe4aqj70yEQTYg__KmvHB14sRdPywupyZNh0ddac_SY7x/s1600/elementary-os.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS jupiter" border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-M2iagmEOfcCsuun5jdfmi_UaoPbvDeHTIMTrXo8c6SpdL94xiOGRk3G8RyD2UOwjv3Nfz0Bye4iowR9vpgLS-iKVNznlKhXe4aqj70yEQTYg__KmvHB14sRdPywupyZNh0ddac_SY7x/s320/elementary-os.png" title="elementary OS jupiter" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Jupiter, the first <a href="http://elementaryos.org/">elementary OS</a> release, is no longer available for download. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The elementary OS developers have said <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/farewell-jupiter">farewell</a> to Jupiter today, taking the download page and Answers system offline temporarily. The reason behind this decision is the fact that being based on Ubuntu 10.10, Jupiter no longer receives security updates and is running outdated software:</div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Today, we're announcing that we are officially bidding farewell to Jupiter to make room for Luna. Along with the download page, our current Answers system will be taken offline temporarily; it is designed to be a community-driven support system for the current release and will be brought back online for the release of Luna.</blockquote><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SFnag35l6BsDR6xqPeAkfC-X-Fz6ZFh_0o46OG_CMyqKukYfFQFNE1ywC50IqsINuEe0tVrPndD4TFR7UvlQE38mNbcm2HoaBGkybyh0Ltw7uNIY3kTM4mqa1ZVHGGRnEFEQUy6ArNXM/s1600/elementary-os-luna.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS luna" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SFnag35l6BsDR6xqPeAkfC-X-Fz6ZFh_0o46OG_CMyqKukYfFQFNE1ywC50IqsINuEe0tVrPndD4TFR7UvlQE38mNbcm2HoaBGkybyh0Ltw7uNIY3kTM4mqa1ZVHGGRnEFEQUy6ArNXM/s400/elementary-os-luna.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">elementary OS Luna</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But there's some good news too! According to a comment posted by Sam Tate on <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/112546833633391090642/posts/EHN1YNJDd6h">G+</a>, <b>there are less than 15 bugs before a Luna beta release</b>. So we should see an elementary OS Luna beta 1 release very soon!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Check out an older elementary OS Luna video <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/elementary-os-luna-video-15072012.html" title="20 Jul 2012 elementary OS Luna Video">HERE</a>; there are <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/meet-gala-window-manager">some videos</a> on the elementary OS blog as well. </i></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>first image via <a href="http://elementaryos.org/">elementaryos</a></i></div>

elementary OS Jupiter No Longer Available For Download, Makes Room for Luna

Jupiter, the first elementary OS release, is no longer available for download. The elementary OS developers have said farewell to Jupiter ...

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elementary OS Luna Video: 15.07.2012 Unstable Build

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SFnag35l6BsDR6xqPeAkfC-X-Fz6ZFh_0o46OG_CMyqKukYfFQFNE1ywC50IqsINuEe0tVrPndD4TFR7UvlQE38mNbcm2HoaBGkybyh0Ltw7uNIY3kTM4mqa1ZVHGGRnEFEQUy6ArNXM/s1600/elementary-os-luna.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SFnag35l6BsDR6xqPeAkfC-X-Fz6ZFh_0o46OG_CMyqKukYfFQFNE1ywC50IqsINuEe0tVrPndD4TFR7UvlQE38mNbcm2HoaBGkybyh0Ltw7uNIY3kTM4mqa1ZVHGGRnEFEQUy6ArNXM/s320/elementary-os-luna.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We haven't posted about elementary OS Luna in a while, so I though I'd make a short video with the latest build, so you can see how the desktop looks like lately and the elementary apps progress.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the video, you'll see a quick preview of the default elementary OS Luna desktop and applications:</div><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/geary-yorba-working-on-new-lightweight.html">Geary</a> - the default email client, is developed by Yorba (who's also behind Shotwell) in collaboration with the elementary team.</li><li>Pantheon Files - the default file manager, is a Marlin fork</li><li>Maya - the default calendar app</li><li>Pantheon Terminal</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/5-beautiful-plank-themes.html">Plank</a> - the default application switcher (dock)</li><li>Wingpanel - the top bar/panel</li><li>Switchboard - control center</li><li>Scratch - text editor</li><li>Noise - the default music player, a BeatBox fork</li><li>Slingshot - the application launcher</li><li>elementary OS GTK and icon theme</li><li>the elementary OS Luna default LightDM greeter</li></ul><br /><br />You can watch the video below:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lHY2ozxGPVE" width="420"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHY2ozxGPVE">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In case you were wondering when elementary OS Luna will be released, well, there's no date yet. See this elementary OS blog post for info: <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/when-its-ready">When it's Ready</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>For the video, I've used the latest elementary OS Luna unstable build from <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/elementaryos/files/unstable/">here</a> (20120715.iso).</i></div>

elementary OS Luna Video: 15.07.2012 Unstable Build

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Download The Official elementary OS Luna Wallpapers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRo-DdiZukovuVK3doRbouWVqyEKheGkpoR_zq-zztFD62U5z2_sP08RVNG6tSf2YGxfluc7uaU9sNndFdMVVgbjd28Y1WRw6B6KUz8D_Z94DsGINa0NSt0mMfHNRuoLEIP-_GNtyQYpO/s1600/elementary-os-luna-wallpapers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna wallpapers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRo-DdiZukovuVK3doRbouWVqyEKheGkpoR_zq-zztFD62U5z2_sP08RVNG6tSf2YGxfluc7uaU9sNndFdMVVgbjd28Y1WRw6B6KUz8D_Z94DsGINa0NSt0mMfHNRuoLEIP-_GNtyQYpO/s400/elementary-os-luna-wallpapers.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The official elementary OS Luna wallpapers have been <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-wallpapers-officially-revealed">revealed</a> today and you can download them right now. The pack comes with 22 gorgeous hi-resolution wallpapers which you can use to give a fresh look to your computer's desktop.</div><br /><a name='more'></a>Here are a few of the wallpapers included in this pack:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7BDWKN_mvJvFkbO0RfjOYZDpgbR9TAk3WE-4uhaQxv-8JbSnH-bfkDNu9RADAR4TZDHWkWzqFoOaydfTYIV73LNSLkJAGK7-xtSj_5WGWjPILtXVN_SsBHTE53OHALyw43RRwvgkU55p/s1000/94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7BDWKN_mvJvFkbO0RfjOYZDpgbR9TAk3WE-4uhaQxv-8JbSnH-bfkDNu9RADAR4TZDHWkWzqFoOaydfTYIV73LNSLkJAGK7-xtSj_5WGWjPILtXVN_SsBHTE53OHALyw43RRwvgkU55p/s320/94.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_OZxIOcgPxOM6UAfsGCoYLnkXzeCd4wCodzZD5hNBPOKhjHCZ4vsyfYp6tEwDq8dn2KfQsXxjvbaBROBVrC2Vw1tc2oYD0nXQj1jBapnMPE7XvzzEKIIpjqAH7oPz8sVGMVeKeWckftP/s1000/Horseshoe+Bend+Sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_OZxIOcgPxOM6UAfsGCoYLnkXzeCd4wCodzZD5hNBPOKhjHCZ4vsyfYp6tEwDq8dn2KfQsXxjvbaBROBVrC2Vw1tc2oYD0nXQj1jBapnMPE7XvzzEKIIpjqAH7oPz8sVGMVeKeWckftP/s320/Horseshoe+Bend+Sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgbe1aJhpaZ3yQPBWHnzVoHLBsG5l8XTcfXaz6U3svDxEJVG35qcx0QJIvpkryk02vqEv6neRRhfivVc9593dkPtVah-3bDPFlbg3Rt6DMsXEmCNhyphenhyphenyjPh0_6PiBrdPqACK9VhLqHs_Qo/s1000/Lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgbe1aJhpaZ3yQPBWHnzVoHLBsG5l8XTcfXaz6U3svDxEJVG35qcx0QJIvpkryk02vqEv6neRRhfivVc9593dkPtVah-3bDPFlbg3Rt6DMsXEmCNhyphenhyphenyjPh0_6PiBrdPqACK9VhLqHs_Qo/s320/Lighthouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_gW6DbI6rEwqLDTYQ5Xmu6zc0TFKFlcrVTiGWeObkwWNS6Svtc1Y3VZK3XsLbyvyMuKSvku9gGteJLfreQZ1FJpRK1WYcbbYhCHvJMuOEMiNNSAopssQSLo-Of40m3itk4Tm4hVLUXpW/s1000/morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_gW6DbI6rEwqLDTYQ5Xmu6zc0TFKFlcrVTiGWeObkwWNS6Svtc1Y3VZK3XsLbyvyMuKSvku9gGteJLfreQZ1FJpRK1WYcbbYhCHvJMuOEMiNNSAopssQSLo-Of40m3itk4Tm4hVLUXpW/s320/morning.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrh0qOAgm5qDNjNdj47ADN9T3bqXb3MuSRWgsIUgmdk2eM80dWwF9sN87hWC_ak9zSn4I1bM4y5CkDLY7ZIswQ1trcX5Sy_OtELIJi5S8CWz2ZpvxOpAuBJ4qgBr3-k4CEhWB-expLif7/s1000/173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="elementary OS luna wallpaper" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrh0qOAgm5qDNjNdj47ADN9T3bqXb3MuSRWgsIUgmdk2eM80dWwF9sN87hWC_ak9zSn4I1bM4y5CkDLY7ZIswQ1trcX5Sy_OtELIJi5S8CWz2ZpvxOpAuBJ4qgBr3-k4CEhWB-expLif7/s320/173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Not all the wallpapers are new: some (Cold Evening, Leaves, Starry River, The Coast and Water Lily) were also available in Jupiter and they have been included "<i>to make sure we kept some familiarity in the mix</i>", says the elementary OS <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-wallpapers-officially-revealed">blog post</a>.</div><br /><a href="https://launchpad.net/elementaryos/0.2-luna/luna-wallpapers/+download/luna-wallpapers.tar.gz">Download elementary OS Luna wallpapers</a> (50.1 MB)

Download The Official elementary OS Luna Wallpapers

The official elementary OS Luna wallpapers have been revealed today and you can download them right now. The pack comes with 22 gorgeous hi...

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