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Get Nautilus 3.4 Features Back In Ubuntu 13.04 With SolusOS Patched Nautilus

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/patched-nautilus-3.4.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Patched Nautilus 3.4 dual pane Ubuntu 13.04" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UPxmfqjwJPM/UX_RymA57EI/AAAAAAAAPH0/o6B1y0czjd0/s450/patched-nautilus-3.4.png" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 13.04 uses Nautilus 3.6 <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-available-for-download.html" title="Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]">by default</a>, for which some features that were available in Nautilus 3.4 are no longer available, such as the dual pane view, sidebar tree view and more.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you want these features back in Ubuntu 13.04, a proper appmenu for Nautilus along with other features / options such as:</b></div><a name='more'></a><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">customizable toolbar with back / forward buttons on the left: you can add or remove the up, refresh, home, computer and search icons and you can also add the old location / path bar toggle button which was removed from Nautilus starting with version 2.30;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">unified toolbar that spreads across the whole window width unlike in the original Nautilus 3.4 (also, only one toolbar is used when using the extra pane (F3) feature);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">other minor features like displaying the icons in the pathbar for Documents, Downloads, etc.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">... you can install the <b>patched SolusOS Nautilus 3.4</b> which I've uploaded today in the WebUpd8 Experiments PPA for Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail). <b>This patched Nautilus is also available for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 in the same PPA</b>, as you probably already know.<b><br /></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/patched-nautilus-3.4-dual-pane.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Patched Nautilus 3.4 dual pane" src="http://img.netupd8.com/patched-nautilus-3.4-dual-pane_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Nautilus 3.4 package </b>in the WebUpd8 Experiments PPA<b> also comes with all the patches from Ubuntu (12.10)</b> (as opposed to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/how-to-install-nemo-file-manager-in.html">Nemo</a> for instance, a Nautilus 3.4 fork that has a very nice set of features as well).</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install the (SolusOS) patched Nautilus 3.4 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note: if you're using the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/gnome-38-beta-available-in-ppa-for.html" title="Install GNOME 3.8 In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail [PPA]">GNOME 3 PPA</a>, you have Nautilus 3.8 so the instructions below won't work!</b> This is only for those who are using the official Nautilus 3.6 packages from the Ubuntu 13.04 (or 12.10 and 12.04) repositories.<br /><br />Also, please note that if you encounter bugs, I cannot fix them since I'm not a developer and I only maintain the PPA. However, if that happens, you can easily revert the changes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install the patched Nautilus 3.4 in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (it's also available for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04), use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/experiments<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get dist-upgrade<br />killall nautilus</code></pre>(it seems "nautilus -q" doesn't always work if you've upgraded / downgraded Nautilus)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="color: red;">Warning</span>: </b>if the dist-upgrade command tries to remove some packages, it means your system is broken and you need to fix this before proceeding; do not continue with the upgrade if that's the case.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>That's it! Now open Nautilus and you should have the SoluOS patched Nautilus 3.4.</b></div><br />By default, you'll get a Computer icon on the desktop. If you don't want this, use the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop computer-icon-visible false</code></pre><br /><br /><br /><h2>Reverting the changes</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to remove the patched Nautilus 3.4 and go back to the Nautilus version you were using before adding our PPA, use the following commands to purge the WebUpd8 Experiments PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ppa-purge<br />sudo ppa-purge ppa:webupd8team/experiments<br />killall nautilus</code></pre>

Get Nautilus 3.4 Features Back In Ubuntu 13.04 With SolusOS Patched Nautilus

Ubuntu 13.04 uses Nautilus 3.6 by default , for which some features that were available in Nautilus 3.4 are no longer available, such as the...

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Configurable NotifyOSD Updated For Ubuntu 13.04

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/notify-osd-patched-raring.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="patched notifyOSD Ubuntu 13.04" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zVqrsQhkF90/UX5WbjfhXcI/AAAAAAAAPGI/U986NOjzPGI/s400/notify-osd-patched-raring.png" title="patched notifyOSD Ubuntu 13.04" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Quick update for Ubuntu 13.04 users: Leolik has updated the patched / configurable NotifyOSD that he maintains, to work with Ubuntu 13.04.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The patched NotifyOSD adds the following features to Ubuntu's notification bubbles (all are optional):</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">close on click: the notifications can be configured to close when clicked on;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">themes support: change color, width, height, font size, opacity, icon size and more;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">working timeout option ("-t");</li><li style="text-align: justify;">change the notification position: top-right, middle-right, bottom-right, bottom-left, middle-left and top-left corners;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">prevent the notification bubbles from fading out when the mouse pointer hovers over them.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to see the patched NotifyOSD in action, check out the video below (it's an old screencast recorded in Ubuntu 12.04, but the notifications and the configuration tool are the same in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04):</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1CAWU18JkjE" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CAWU18JkjE">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br />Since we've already covered this, and the installation and configuration instructions are the same, <b>visit our previous <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/patched-notifyosd-with-close-on-click.html">patched NotifyOSD article</a> for how to install and configure it.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>As usual, thanks to Sukochev Roman (<a href="https://launchpad.net/~leolik">Leolik</a>) for maintaining the patched NotifyOSD PPA.</i></div>

Configurable NotifyOSD Updated For Ubuntu 13.04

Quick update for Ubuntu 13.04 users: Leolik has updated the patched / configurable NotifyOSD that he maintains, to work with Ubuntu 13.04. T...

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See What`s New In Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-riOvX_IBskw/UXpvWL3bjhI/AAAAAAAAPEo/dwsI9WuxG40/s1600/kubuntu-13.04-desktop.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-riOvX_IBskw/UXpvWL3bjhI/AAAAAAAAPEo/dwsI9WuxG40/s450/kubuntu-13.04-desktop.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/">Kubuntu</a> 13.04, the <a href="http://www.kde.org/">KDE</a>-based Ubuntu flavor, has been released yesterday. Let's take a quick look at what's new.</b></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Kubuntu 13.04 video</h2><br />A usual, we'll start with a video - below you can watch a quick Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) overview:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AsMl08BeoY4" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsMl08BeoY4">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>KDE Plasma and Applications - 4.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) ships with KDE Plasma and Applications 4.10 which includes changes such as:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">improved Plasma Workspaces layout, performance, etc.;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">a new Air theme;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">"Get Hot New Stuff" has been integrated into KWin. You can use this to get additional scripts and effects via the KWin configuration dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">new KDE appmenu (not enabled by default, see HERE how to activate it in Kubuntu) which brings options to display the menu as a menubar on top of the screen (with autohide) or as a button in the window decoration;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">new screen locker </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dolphin has gained MTP support, making it easier to transfer files from mobile devices, configurable panel icon size, Activity manager support along with other improvements and enhancements;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Gwenview has received Activity manager and color correction support along with improved thumbnail handling, the importer now works recursively and more;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Kopete gained a real "Do Not Disturb" mode which disables all notifications (visual and sound);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">many other improvements to Okular, Konsole, Kontact, Games and so on.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-hot-new-stuff.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-hot-new-stuff_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get Hot New Stuff<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-button.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-button_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AppMenu - button in the window decoration</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-top-bar.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-appmenu-top-bar_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AppMenu - top bar</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-locker.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-locker_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screen locker</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-dolphin.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-dolphin_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-gwenview.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-gwenview_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwenview</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><b><br /></b> <i><b>Tip:</b> for how to get the new appmenu to work in Kubuntu, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/how-to-enable-new-kde-410-appmenu-title.html">How To Enable The New KDE 4.10 Appmenu (Title Bar Button Or Top Screen Menubar)</a></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Other changes, default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rekonq 2</b> (version 2.2.1), the default Kubuntu 13.04 browser, brings new features such as pinning tabs, incognito mode or inline spellcheck:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-rekonq.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-rekonq_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Muon Suite</b>, the tools used to install and upgrade software in Kubuntu, has got support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE's KNewStuff3 and there's also a new tool called <b>Muon Discover</b> (not installed by default in Kubuntu 13.04 though, but it's available in the repositories), a Muon Suite front-end that makes it easier to find new software:<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="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Software Center<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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-plasma-widgets.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-plasma-widgets_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon: support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE's KNewStuff</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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Discover</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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-muon-discover_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muon Discover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Kubuntu 13.04 comes with a <b>new screen management tool</b> that makes it easy to configure multiple monitors:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-management.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-screen-management_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, <b>Homerun</b>, a Unity Dash-like alternative to the Kickoff application menu, <b>is installed (but not used) by default in Kubuntu 13.04</b> (Raring Ringtail):</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-homerun.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-homerun_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Other changes: </b><br /><ul><li>Oxygen Font is now used by default;</li><li>Krita comes with a new dark theme and is twice as fast as before;</li><li>The Kubuntu installer has a new design;</li><li>Kubuntu 13.04 supports UEFI Secure Boot.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-krita.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-krita_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krita</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubuntu 13.04 installer</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/kubuntu-13.04-installer_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubuntu 13.04 installer</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Kubuntu 13.04 comes with the following packages: Plasma Desktop and Applications 4.10.2 (so all the Plasma Apps are at version 4.10.2: Dolphin, Gwenview, Konsole, Okular, Kmail, Dragon Player, etc.), LibreOffice 4.0.2, Rekonq 2.2.1, KTorrent 4.3.1, Amarok 2.7.0, K3b 2.0.2 and Muon Suite 2.0.0.</div><br />For other changes which are shared between all Ubuntu flavors, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-available-for-download.html">Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]</a>.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Kubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Those of you who have installed Kubuntu 13.04 alpha/beta and used Muon Update Manager (or via command line, etc.) to upgrade the packages, already have the final Kubuntu 13.04 release so there's no need to reinstall it.</i></div><br /><b>Download Kubuntu 13.04:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Y3AM2JbkaA/UXqfhRxFQuI/AAAAAAAAPFY/rZESXsFeBgQ/s1600/download-kubuntu.png" /></a></div><b><br /></b> <i><b>Tip:</b> <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/upgrade-to-kde-sc-410-in-kubuntu-1210.html">Kubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 users can install KDE SC 4.10 via PPA</a>.</i>

See What`s New In Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

Kubuntu 13.04, the KDE -based Ubuntu flavor, has been released yesterday. Let's take a quick look at what's new. Kubuntu 13.04 vide...

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Xubuntu 13.04 Available For Download - Quick Overview [Screenshots, Video]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAgvYHizRkI/UXZMQJ5Z2CI/AAAAAAAAPCY/a-LsTQEBQR8/s1600/xubuntu-13.04-raring-ringtail.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Xubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAgvYHizRkI/UXZMQJ5Z2CI/AAAAAAAAPCY/a-LsTQEBQR8/s320/xubuntu-13.04-raring-ringtail.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Xubuntu 13.04 has been released yesterday, along with the other Ubuntu flavors. <a href="http://xubuntu.org/">Xubuntu</a> uses <a href="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce</a> as the default desktop environment and is a great alternative for those who prefer a traditional desktop layout with a panel on top, panel applets and so on.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Xubuntu developers, Xubuntu 13.04 is mostly a maintenance release so there aren't many new features but there are some new default applications and some other interesting changes.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu 13.04 video</h2><br />Below you can watch a quick Xubuntu 13.04 overview:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-khddoDGX1g" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-khddoDGX1g">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu LiveCD no longer available, ISO now larger than 700MB</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Starting with 13.04, the Xubuntu images are larger than 700MB so they no longer fit on traditional CDs</b>. The decision has been voted 8-0 by the Xubuntu team members and thanks to the extra space, some applications that were removed from the default installation in Xubuntu 12.10 are now back by default (see below).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the reasons for this change is the "amount of developer time currently spent keeping the ISO small enough to fit on a CD".</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to the larger ISO used by Xubuntu 13.04, <b>GIMP and Gnumeric, which were removed from the ISO for Xubuntu 12.10, are back by default</b>:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gimp.png" rel="image_group" title="GIMP"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot GIMP" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gimp_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gnumeric.png" title="Gnumeric"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Gnumeric" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gnumeric_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Also, some of the default applications have received important changes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Catfish</b> (search tool) has been rewritten with emphasis on speed, the interface has been revamped with styled sidebar and symbolic icons, the application now supports performing operations on multiple files at once and more. Here's the latest Catfish available in Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-catfish.png" rel="image_group" title="Catfish"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Catfish" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-catfish_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Parole Media Player</b> has received quite a few improvements too, since Xubuntu 12.10. The video player now features CD and DVD playlist support, DVD navigation support, a new "Recent Items" menu item has been added along with album artwork and details to notifications, a missing codec feature like in Totem should make codecs installation a lot easier, an embedded mode allows you to use Parole as a browser plugin, custom subtitle management and many bug fixes, including for fullscreen controls, screensaver inhibition, freezing subtitles and more:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-parole.png" rel="image_group" title="Parole Media Player"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots parole" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-parole_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another application that has received some very interesting changes is <b>Xfce4 Terminal</b>, which now has an<b> option to use it as a drop-down console</b>, like the popular Guake or Yakuake:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-terminal-dropdown.png" rel="image_group" title="Xfce4 Terminal"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots Xfce4 terminal" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-terminal-dropdown_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Other Xfce4 Terminal changes include:</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">added search dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">terminal tab color changes when activity occurs in a tab since last viewed;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">support for color presets and some presets were added by default, including "Solarized Dark" (which by the way, is my favourite terminal / text editor color scheme).</li></ul><br />For how to use Xfce4 Terminal as a drop-down console, Quake-style, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/how-to-use-xfce4-terminal-06x-as-drop.html">How To Use Xfce4 Terminal 0.6.x As A Drop-Down Console (Guake-style)</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, <b>Thunar</b>, the default Xfce / Xubuntu file manager has been updated with some much requested features like<b> tabs support</b>:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-thunar-file-manager.png" rel="image_group" title="Thunar file manager"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 raring ringtail screenshots thunar" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-thunar-file-manager_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Other changes included in the latest Thunar available in Xubuntu 13.04:<br /><ul><li>file properties for multiple file selections;</li><li>support for remote mounts and bookmarks;</li><li>new shortcuts sidepane;</li><li>improved transfer dialog;</li><li>more.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Default applications included in Xubuntu 13.04:</b> Firefox 20, Thunderbird 17.0.5, Pidgin 2.10.7, Transmission 2.77, XChat 2.8.8, GIMP 2.8.4, Thunar 1.6.2, Catfish 0.6.3, Gnumeric 1.12.1, Abiword 2.9.2+svn20120603, Xfce4 Terminal 0.6.1, Parole 0.5.0, Gmusicbrowser 1.1.9, gThumb 3.0.2, Simple Scan 3.6.1, Ristretto 0.6.3, Xfburn 0.4.3, Gigolo 0.4.1, Mousepad 0.3.0 and Ubuntu Software Center 5.6.0, all on top of Xfce 4.10.</div><br />For other changes which are shared with all the Ubuntu flavors, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-available-for-download.html">Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]</a><br /><br /><br />Here are some more Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 installer"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots installer" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 installer"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot installer" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-login-screen.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 login screen"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots login screen" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-login-screen_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gmusicbrowser.png" rel="image_group" title="Gmusicbrowser"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Gmusicbrowser" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gmusicbrowser_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-software-center.png" rel="image_group" title="Software Center"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots software center" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-software-center_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-settings.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 Settings Manager"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots settings" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-settings_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Xubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed Xubuntu 13.04 beta and used the Update Manager to upgrade all the packages, you already have the final version so there's no need to reinstall.</div><br /><b>Download Xubuntu 13.04:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IB7p8tBF_34/UXp_lAJXQiI/AAAAAAAAPE4/ME5pn-Pjts8/s1600/get-xubuntu.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><b>Tip:</b> for improved multi-monitor support, use the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-multiple-monitors-in-xubuntu.html">Xfce 4.12 PPA</a>.</i>

Xubuntu 13.04 Available For Download - Quick Overview [Screenshots, Video]

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Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 13.04 has been <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/download">released</a> today with many enhancements and fixes to Unity as well as some important performance improvements. Read on to find out more!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh34zFygpA/UXaUrjdsWYI/AAAAAAAAPCo/kUj-cFjs3xw/s1600/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh34zFygpA/UXaUrjdsWYI/AAAAAAAAPCo/kUj-cFjs3xw/s450/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) video</h2><br />Check out the video below to see what's new in Ubuntu 13.04:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Sr3XjqXAqc" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sr3XjqXAqc">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Unity changes in Ubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Unity has been improved a lot in Ubuntu 13.04 and it's now a LOT faster than in Ubuntu 12.10. A lot of the work on Unity has happened under the hood but there are some user interesting interface changes and new features, such as:</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>new window switching feature</b> that allows you to switch between open windows of the same application by using the Unity Launcher quicklists;</li><li><b>switch</b> between an application's <b>open windows by scrolling on the application icon in the Unity Launcher;</b></li><li><b>new Unity-style shutdown dialogs;</b></li><li>the Launcher <b>minimum icon size limit has been decreased to 8px from 32px;</b></li><li><b>Dash is a lot faster (both to open and search)</b>, comes with<b> improved preview animations, overlay scrollbars </b>and the search has been improved with the addition of a new library which provides <b>error tolerant matching</b> so for instance, typing "gdit" will find Gedit, which wouldn't happen in Ubuntu 12.10;</li><li><b>Unity Online Accounts has received per application toggles</b> so you can choose which application / feature is allowed to use your online accounts;</li><li>the <b>Unity systray whitelist has been removed</b>, so you can no longer whitelist applications to use the notification area, however, Java and Wine apps will continue to work since they have been whitelisted by default (hard-coded);</li><li><b>Sync Menu indicator is now available by default</b> - this is an appindicator that allows you to control Ubuntu One;</li><li><b>a new, proper Bluetooth indicator has replaced the old Bluetooth indicator </b>which was basically a patch over the Bluetooth notification area icon available in GNOME Fallback;</li><li><b>the old Gwibber lens has been replaced with a new "Friends" lens</b> which basically does the same thing: allows you to view, preview (it supports Unity Dash Previews - from which you can perform various actions like: retweet, like a post on Facebook, etc.) and search your social networks streams (Twitter, Facebook, etc.);</li><li><b>the Workspace Switcher and removable media Launcher icons can now be moved anywhere</b> on the Unity Launcher or they can be completely removed. The <b>workspace switcher is actually not available by default</b> (to turn the Workspace Swicher on: <i>System Settings > Appearence > Behavior</i>);</li><li><b>new icons </b>for Nautilus, Ubuntu Software Center, Software Updater, Workspace Switcher (which now displays the active workspace) and BFB (the button used to open Dash);</li><li><b>new window snap animation</b> that shows a window preview</li><li><b>many other</b> subtle changes, improvements and fixes.</li></ul><br />Here are some screenshots with the above mentioned changes as well as some other changes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-quicklist-window-switching.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-quicklist-window-switching.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quicklist window switching feature<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-shutdown-dialogs_1.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-shutdown-dialogs_1_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unity-style shutdown / logout etc. dialogs</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-shutdown-dialogs_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-shutdown-dialogs_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unity-style shutdown / logout etc. dialogs</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-launcher-icon-size.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-launcher-icon-size_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minimum Launcher icon size limit decreased to 8px</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-dash-previews_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-dash-previews_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash Previews (music)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-dash-overlay-icons.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-dash-overlay-icons_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlay scrollbars for Dash</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-online-accounts.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-online-accounts_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unity Online Accounts - per application toggles</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-sync-menu.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-sync-menu.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sync Menu</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-bluetooth-indicator.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-bluetooth-indicator.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluetooth Indicator</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_1.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_1_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends Lens has replaced the old Gwibber Lens</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends Lens: Dash Previews</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_3.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-friends-lens_3_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends Lens</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-settings-workspace.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-settings-workspace_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enable / disable workspaces (and the Workspace Switcher)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-new-icons-assets.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-new-icons-assets_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New icons for BFB (Dash), Nautilus, Software Center, Software Updater and Workspace Switcher</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-new-icons-assets_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-new-icons-assets_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larger screenshot with the new Software Center, Software Updater and Nautilus icons</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail-screenshot-anim.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail-screenshot-anim_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New window snap animation</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Other changes changes / performance</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The work to "make Ubuntu fit on mobile" had advantages for the desktop too and <b>with Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, the memory usage has been be greatly reduced</b>. For instance, some processes were changed to exit-on-idle and be restarted-on-demand rather than running all the time, there have been many optimizations and fixed memory leaks and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For me, Ubuntu 13.04 has been <b>very stable</b> and I've been using it since ~ January: both its development and the final release. Also, I didn't run any benchmarks or anything like that but compared to previous Ubuntu releases that have used Unity by default, <b>Unity in Ubuntu 13.04 feels the most stable and most responsive / fastest of all releases</b>. And I'm not the only one who thinks this - for instance, Chris from the Linux Action Show has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBl1fwEpsLQ&feature=youtu.be&t=47m00s">mentioned</a> that for him, Ubuntu 13.04 is the best Ubuntu release so far.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">However, I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 with an Intel graphics card (well, Optimus actually but the desktop runs on the Intel graphics card) so I can't comment on how things work with Nvidia / AMD and their proprietary / open source drivers.</div><br />There are some minor issues which will probably be fixed in an update, like the top panel shadow showing up on top of full-screen videos in Totem (doesn't occur with GNOME Mplayer for instance).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other changes include:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>MTP support by default</b> so you shouldn't have any issues <b>accessing Android 4.0 devices that don't support USB Mass Storage</b> via Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail (thanks to Gvfs which now comes with a MTP backend);</li><li><b>Intel SNA</b> (2D acceleration for the Intel Linux graphics driver that improves the X.Org performance) has been turned on by default in Ubuntu 13.04. This should provide improved X.Org driver performance and thus, a <b>faster, more responsive desktop</b>;</li><li><b>LibreOffice has Ubuntu AppMenu and HUD support by default</b>, without using any extensions (this feature is a bit buggy though and if HUD doesn't work properly for you, firstly open the menu, then try to use the HUD and it should work). LibreOffice 4.0 comes with many other enhancements, see <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/libreoffice-40-available-for-download.html">THIS</a> article for more info;</li><li>with Ubuntu 13.04, the process of switching from Python 2 to Python 3 continues, although not everything has been converted to Python 3 for the final Ubuntu 13.04 release;</li><li>simplified Software Updater;</li><li>a "tech preview" of Upstart User Sessions has been included by default in Ubuntu 13.04, which allows Upstart to supervise a user's desktop session. This feature is disabled by default for Ubuntu 13.04, but can be manually enabled for testing;</li><li>many others which you'll discover for yourself. </li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-mtp-support.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-mtp-support_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Android 4.0+ device is accessible through Nautilus</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-libreoffice-appmenu.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-libreoffice-appmenu_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LibreOffice 4.0 AppMenu</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-libreoffice-hud.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-libreoffice-hud_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LibreOffice 4.0 HUD support</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>With Ubuntu 13.04, Wubi, the Ubuntu downloader / installer for Windows, has been discontinued</b>. The reason behind this decision is the fact that Wubi hasn't been updated to work with Windows 8 because the Ubuntu developers now focus on the mobile client so Wubi wasn't in a releasable state for 13.04.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, with Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, <b>the maintenance period has been reduced from 18 months to 9 months</b> - this change won't affect just Ubuntu 13.04 but <b>all future non-LTS releases</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gwibber, the social / microblogging client that used to be available by default in Ubuntu has been removed</b> by default and from the repositories (but, like I was saying above, the Gwibber Lens functionality is still available by default thanks to the new Friends lens). <b>The application has been rewritten in QML and it can be <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/install-friends-app-gwibber-rewritten.html">installed</a> via Ubuntu Software Center</b> (and it's now called "Friends").</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 13.04 continues to use GNOME 3.6 for the most part</b> (even though GNOME 3.8 has been released recently - more on why they choose to stay with 3.6, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/ubuntu-1304-only-some-gnome-components.html">HERE</a>), like Ubuntu 12.10, however,<b> some GNOME applications that weren't upgraded to version 3.6 in Ubuntu 12.10 are now available by default: Nautilus 3.6 and Totem 3.6</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-nautilus-3.6.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-nautilus-3.6_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nautilus 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-totem-3.6.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-totem-3.6_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totem 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Both Nautilus 3.6 and Totem 3.6 have been patched to work properly with Unity</b>, for instance, there used to be an issue with Totem 3.6 which caused the menu not to be accessible but that's been fixed for the final Ubuntu 13.04 release, or Nautilus 3.6, which for instance, allows easily creating new documents via right click, functionality that was removed upstream.<br /><br />The same goes for GNOME Control Center (System Settings) which has finally been updated to version 3.6.x after version 3.4.x has been used in Ubuntu 12.10:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-gnome-control-center.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-gnome-control-center_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GNOME Control Center 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><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://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-software-center.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/ubuntu-13.04-software-center_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubuntu Software Center</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) comes with the following packages by default: </b>Firefox 20.0, Thunderbird 17.0.5, Nautilus 3.6.3, LibreOfice 4.0.2, Empathy 3.6.4, Totem (Videos) 3.6.3, Gedit 3.6.2, Deja Dup Backup Tool 26.0, Rhythmbox 2.98, GNOME Contacts 3.6.2, Brasero 3.6.1, Transmission 2.77, Remmina 1.0.0, Ubuntu Software Center 5.6.0 and GNOME Control Center 3.6.3, on top of Compiz 0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1, Unity 7.0.0daily13.04.18 and GTK 3.6.4.</div><br />For the Kernel, Ubuntu 13.04 includes the 3.8.0-19-29 Ubuntu Linux kernel, based on the upstream 3.8.8 Linux kernel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download / upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you've installed Ubuntu 13.04 beta or a daily image and used the Software Updater to upgrade the packages, you already have the final Ubuntu 13.04 version</b> so there's no need to do anything else.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/upgrade-to-ubuntu-13.04.png"><img alt="Upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail" src="http://img.netupd8.com/upgrade-to-ubuntu-13.04_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 to the latest Ubuntu 13.04</b>, open <i>Software Sources</i> and on the "Updates" tab, set "Notify me of a new Ubuntu version" to "For any new version", then press ALT + F2 and type: "update-manager -d" (without the quotes). The Software Updater should then show up, notifying you that you a new release - "13.04" - is available. Now all you have to do is click the "Upgrade" button and follow the instructions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Users who run older Ubuntu versions will firstly have to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 and then upgrade to 13.04 (same instructions above).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/download">Download Ubuntu 13.04</a> | Official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RaringRingtail/ReleaseNotes">release notes</a></b></div><br /><b>For other Ubuntu flavors, you'll find download links below:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/">Xubuntu</a></li><li><a href="http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu">Kubuntu</a></li><li><a href="http://ubuntugnome.org/download/">Ubuntu GNOME</a></li><li><a href="http://www.edubuntu.org/download">Edubuntu</a></li><li><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu">Lubuntu</a></li></ul>

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