elementary OS Luna Video: 15.07.2012 Unstable Build

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rIkGUDk9v-o/UAg_ex69MOI/AAAAAAAAJWI/67oXYldB3Ng/s1600/elementary-os-luna.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rIkGUDk9v-o/UAg_ex69MOI/AAAAAAAAJWI/67oXYldB3Ng/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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Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu WebApps is a new feature that will be integrated with Ubuntu by default, starting with Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal</b>. This new technology allows websites such as Gmail, Grooveshark, Last.fm, Facebook, Google Docs and many others to be <b>tightly integrated with the desktop (Unity): they will support HUD, you'll receive desktop notifications, quicklists, ALT-TAB support and they will integrate with the messaging menu:</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a>Examples of what the new WebApps technology can do:<br /><ul><li>Control Grooveshark from the Ubuntu Sound Menu</li><li>See how many unread emails you have in your Gmail or Yahoo Mail inbox from the Ubuntu Messaging Menu</li><li>Get native desktop notifications for Facebook, Gmail, Google+</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbgTsEF-oyE/UAkskE9hCsI/AAAAAAAAJWU/c2I9HlD-6b4/s1600/webapps-messaging-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbgTsEF-oyE/UAkskE9hCsI/AAAAAAAAJWU/c2I9HlD-6b4/s320/webapps-messaging-menu.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8GMS9lrrRA/UAksk1b0wBI/AAAAAAAAJWY/OK3n3NVHKZY/s1600/webapps-sound-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L8GMS9lrrRA/UAksk1b0wBI/AAAAAAAAJWY/OK3n3NVHKZY/s320/webapps-sound-menu.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some services like Facebook, Google (including Docs, Gmail, Google+, Picasa and YouTube), Flickr, Twitter, Foursquare and Identi.ca will be directly integrated into Online Accounts, available in the Ubuntu Control Center (System Settings):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWrLA0tPXlg/UAkvmNUgz1I/AAAAAAAAJWs/mz8eHX8RbjA/s1600/online-accounts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu webapps" border="0" height="211" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWrLA0tPXlg/UAkvmNUgz1I/AAAAAAAAJWs/mz8eHX8RbjA/s320/online-accounts.png" title="ubuntu webapps" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Here's a video demoing the new Web Apps integration in Ubuntu:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AUTNxi6b-hw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUTNxi6b-hw">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Supported websites and browsers</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Among the supported websites are Yahoo Mail, Google services like Gmail, Google Calendar, News, Google Plus, Reader, YouTube, Launchpad, Facebook, Twitter, Grooveshark, Last.fm and others. A complete list of supported websites can be found <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~webapps/webapps-applications/trunk/files/head:/src/">here</a>. The community will be able to add support for more websites - the API documentation can be found <a href="http://developer.ubuntu.com/api/ubuntu-12.04/javascript/index.html">HERE</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the moment, only Firefox and Chromium browsers are supported. Google Chrome isn't supported because the PPA installs a custom Chromium build and Google Chrome can't be uploaded to a PPA due to its license.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This technology will be available in Ubuntu 12.10 by default, but a preview release is already available in a PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04, so you can already give it a try. But <b>since this is a preview release, you'll probably find bugs so make sure you know what you're doing</b>!</div><br /><b>Update: for Ubuntu 12.10, the WebApps are already available in the official repositories. See the following post for more info and installation instructions: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/unity-webapps-available-in-ubuntu-1210.html">Unity WebApps Available In The Ubuntu 12.10 Official Repositories</a></b><br /><br /><b>To add the PPA and install the WebApps feature, use the commands below:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webapps/preview<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-preview</code></pre><br /><b>Important: the WebApps feature won't work properly if you're using a PPA in Ubuntu 12.04 that installs a newer Unity version, such as the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-get-dodge-windows-and-minimize.html">Unity Revamped PPA</a>. To be able to make full use of the new WebApps Ubuntu feature, you need to purge that PPA firstly.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then log out, log back in and visit one of the supported websites using Firefox or Chromium and a popup should be displayed, asking if you want to integrate that website with Ubuntu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OxsjSleZ30/UAk9gP85MvI/AAAAAAAAJW4/T_EBecZ_ZFI/s1600/webapps-confirm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="webapps firefox" border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OxsjSleZ30/UAk9gP85MvI/AAAAAAAAJW4/T_EBecZ_ZFI/s320/webapps-confirm.png" title="webapps firefox" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a4t8aogWicY/UAlPWAQmAZI/AAAAAAAAJXY/-FksGsERGjE/s1600/webapps-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="webapps chromium" border="0" height="103" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a4t8aogWicY/UAlPWAQmAZI/AAAAAAAAJXY/-FksGsERGjE/s320/webapps-chromium.png" title="webapps chromium" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">click "Integrate" for Firefox or "Yes" for Chromium and you're ready to go. If you don't want a website to integrate with the desktop, simply don't click the Integrate/Yes button for that website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Firefox, the confirmation popup may disappear before you click "Integrate" (I've had some issues with this). If that happens, refresh the page and the popup should be displayed again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note: the PPA also installs some new lenses: Google Docs lens, Photo lens (with a Flickr scope).</b></div><br /><br /><h2>Removing Ubuntu WebApps feature</h2><br />If you want to remove the Ubuntu WebApps feature, use the commands below:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ppa-purge<br />sudo ppa-purge ppa:webapps/preview<br />sudo apt-get remove gnome-control-center-signon signond signon-keyring-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 signon-ui libunity-webapps-chromium unity-chromium-extension unity-lens-gdocs unity-lens-photo unity-scope-flickr xul-ext-webaccounts xul-ext-unity xul-ext-websites-integration</code></pre><br />Then log out and log back in.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/07/19/web-app-integration-in-ubuntu/">jonobacon.org</a></i></div>

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Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal: Nautilus Gets New Toolbar And Menu, Other Important Changes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ptcrk3Lk4cQ/UAbJ4F7F2bI/AAAAAAAAJVI/iIMGfqpvK_8/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4-ubuntu12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ptcrk3Lk4cQ/UAbJ4F7F2bI/AAAAAAAAJVI/iIMGfqpvK_8/s320/nautilus-3.5.4-ubuntu12.10.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nautilus 3.5.4 has been <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/nautilus/1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1">uploaded</a> to the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal repositories today, bringing some very important changes like a new GNOME 3 style toolbar, new "gear" menu, symbolic monochrome icons for the sidebar and others.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>New toolbar / pathbar and "gear" menu:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qVuwX4YcB1A/UAbKD_-iAwI/AAAAAAAAJVQ/JMIDKBrrwbA/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="57" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qVuwX4YcB1A/UAbKD_-iAwI/AAAAAAAAJVQ/JMIDKBrrwbA/s320/nautilus-3.5.4_2.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91GnxGBkPB0/UAbKGk4Q1iI/AAAAAAAAJVY/h_aphpPe8aI/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91GnxGBkPB0/UAbKGk4Q1iI/AAAAAAAAJVY/h_aphpPe8aI/s320/nautilus-3.5.4-menu.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't judge the looks yet, as Ambiance theme doesn't support the new Nautilus yet. Here's how it looks using Adwaita, the default GNOME 3 theme:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWTgG1VFWBQ/UAbSCZZn6II/AAAAAAAAJV8/3_zyd8htSsM/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4-adwaita.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus adwaita" border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWTgG1VFWBQ/UAbSCZZn6II/AAAAAAAAJV8/3_zyd8htSsM/s320/nautilus-3.5.4-adwaita.png" title="nautilus adwaita" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>New "just type" search (which integrates typeahead):</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZUKGK2OC48/UAbKNcycqfI/AAAAAAAAJVg/HHZQmYYAb8Q/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4-search-type.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="82" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZUKGK2OC48/UAbKNcycqfI/AAAAAAAAJVg/HHZQmYYAb8Q/s320/nautilus-3.5.4-search-type.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Symbolic icons for the sidebar (and pathbar):</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wshUP8JXoIY/UAbKQbjyiTI/AAAAAAAAJVo/AA53kSP-SkQ/s1600/nautilus-3-5-4-sidebar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wshUP8JXoIY/UAbKQbjyiTI/AAAAAAAAJVo/AA53kSP-SkQ/s320/nautilus-3-5-4-sidebar.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="165" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>List view changes:</b> new date format display, better column order, new icon size: 32 and more:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4l2OOGCl70/UAbKT9WkreI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7rOZOphsiUo/s1600/nautilus-3.5.4_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" border="0" height="231" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4l2OOGCl70/UAbKT9WkreI/AAAAAAAAJVw/7rOZOphsiUo/s320/nautilus-3.5.4_1.png" title="nautilus 3.5.4 ubuntu 12.10 quantal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There were also some features that were removed from Nautilus, like the "Text beside icons" option for the icon view. There's also no more "Extra pane" feature, sidebar tree view, option to show the statusbar or the option to create a new file - these were removed a while back.</div><br />The full Nautilus 3.5.4 changelog can be found <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/nautilus/1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>What do you think?</b>

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A New Interface For Handling Third-Party Drivers Has Landed In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1p3Tr3LCgo/UAadyYaOGMI/AAAAAAAAJU0/1_RTagovBlE/s1600/software-properties-gtk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="software properties gtk ubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1p3Tr3LCgo/UAadyYaOGMI/AAAAAAAAJU0/1_RTagovBlE/s320/software-properties-gtk.png" title="software properties gtk ubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.89">recent update</a> in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal has replaced Jockey (used for handling third-party drivers), with a new "Additional Drivers" tab in software-properties and "ubuntu-drivers-common", which is "<i>simpler and more robust than Jockey</i>".</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"software-properties-gtk" is known as "Software Sources" - you can run it from Ubuntu Software Center > Edit > Software Sources.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2012-July/035553.html">announcement</a>, there are still parts that haven't been implemented yet, like notifications or Control Center integration (an update for this should be available later today). For instance, an alert box will be used to suggest that you can install proprietary drivers instead of a notification area icon / appindicator:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rOQirXXRFVQ/UAagOXHk09I/AAAAAAAAJU8/H1FOmFyVpfI/s1600/drivers-prompt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rOQirXXRFVQ/UAagOXHk09I/AAAAAAAAJU8/H1FOmFyVpfI/s320/drivers-prompt.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Full specifications for the new UI can be found on the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareAndUpdatesSettings#drivers">Ubuntu wiki</a>. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're using Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and the drivers are not correctly detected, report a bug against "ubuntu-drivers-common" or if the GUI doesn't work properly, report the bug for "software-properties". In my test, the latest "software-properties" didn't start (I've had to tweak it to get the screenshot above) - bug reported <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1026066">here</a>.</div>

A New Interface For Handling Third-Party Drivers Has Landed In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

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Linux Deepin 12.06 Released

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFP7BEsX96A/UAXn5FhAfVI/AAAAAAAAJTs/0ycy9NBZEIw/s1600/deepin-desktop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin 12.06" border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFP7BEsX96A/UAXn5FhAfVI/AAAAAAAAJTs/0ycy9NBZEIw/s320/deepin-desktop.png" title="linux deepin 12.06" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/linux-deepin-ubuntu-based-linux.html">Linux Deepin</a> is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that comes with a highly customized GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment and with some applications that aren't available in other Linux distributions.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.linuxdeepin.com/">Linux Deepin 12.06</a> has been released, the new version being based on Ubuntu 12.04, and it includes some new default applications created especially for it, along with an updated GNOME Shell look and many other changes</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Linux Deepin 12.06 video</h2><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RwjiIgeKNTg" width="420"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwjiIgeKNTg">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>GNOME Shell setup</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Like the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/linux-deepin-ubuntu-based-linux.html">previous release</a>, Linux Deepin 12.06 uses a panel on top with a taskbar that comes with window previews and an activities button on the left that opens the Activities Overview, where the workspaces are displayed on the left (and no Dash):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qFURj_oBsTw/UAXoAI8aJMI/AAAAAAAAJT0/DgvdFIqQnBQ/s1600/deepin-activities.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin 12.06" border="0" height="206" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qFURj_oBsTw/UAXoAI8aJMI/AAAAAAAAJT0/DgvdFIqQnBQ/s320/deepin-activities.png" title="linux deepin 12.06" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the latest Linux Deepin 12.06, there are <b>3 new GNOME Shell extensions</b> installed by default: Hide Message Tray, Kimpanel extension (lets you search Gnome Shell for applications, files or contacts) and Panel Settings Extension. The last one lets you move the panel on the bottom and/or set it to autohide.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Further more, Linux Deepin 12.06 doesn't uses the default GNOME Shell notifications but Ubuntu's NotifyOSD:</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3HVpbpPWhh8/UAXoFKz-GJI/AAAAAAAAJT8/IcEcYudGJUQ/s1600/deepin-notifications.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin 12.06" border="0" height="170" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3HVpbpPWhh8/UAXoFKz-GJI/AAAAAAAAJT8/IcEcYudGJUQ/s320/deepin-notifications.png" title="linux deepin 12.06" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>New default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Deepin Music Player is a new, default music player especially created for Linux Deepin</b>. It uses the same UI as Deepin Software Center, supports skins and comes with two display modes that can be toggled from the titlebar:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vXZPaSOMecs/UAXoPAsVp9I/AAAAAAAAJUI/FXt12E5ky2w/s1600/deepin-music-player.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin music player" border="0" height="307" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vXZPaSOMecs/UAXoPAsVp9I/AAAAAAAAJUI/FXt12E5ky2w/s320/deepin-music-player.png" title="linux deepin music player" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u133atjudy4/UAXoPyeC9GI/AAAAAAAAJUQ/uRyQlrPjENI/s1600/deepin-music-player_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin music player" border="0" height="237" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u133atjudy4/UAXoPyeC9GI/AAAAAAAAJUQ/uRyQlrPjENI/s320/deepin-music-player_2.png" title="linux deepin music player" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Among its features are: playlists support, equalizer, automatic album cover download, multi-engine lyrics search, global hotkeys, tray icon and more.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Deepin Music Player isn't the only new default application. There's also Deepin Media Player</b>, a Mplayer2 front-end which uses the same look as the music player and Deepin Software Center: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-614ov11d-2o/UAXoXtlCm2I/AAAAAAAAJUY/Q9J9Ca4tSvg/s1600/deepin-media-player.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="deepin media player" border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-614ov11d-2o/UAXoXtlCm2I/AAAAAAAAJUY/Q9J9Ca4tSvg/s320/deepin-media-player.png" title="deepin media player" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new default media player supports displaying previews when placing cursor on progress bar (like Audience), automatic subtitle download, taking screenshots, online playback and can play most audio and video formats. The application was a bit buggy in my tests: when playing a video, I was unable to access the menu because it was displayed behind the video.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Deepin Software Center </b>(which supports installing, removing and upgrading software from the same user interface, unlike Ubuntu Software Center for instance)<b> </b>hasn't changed in Linux Deepin 12.06, but a new version will be available with the release of Linux Deepin 12.06.1.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31kFhXzxFwI/UAXpb2eUy-I/AAAAAAAAJUg/DXA5JyB6zeM/s1600/deepin-software-center.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin software center" border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-31kFhXzxFwI/UAXpb2eUy-I/AAAAAAAAJUg/DXA5JyB6zeM/s320/deepin-software-center.png" title="linux deepin software center" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QhaWTMiH974/UAXpcXEE43I/AAAAAAAAJUk/IypB4Gzc4ZY/s1600/deepin-software-center_00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="linux deepin software center" border="0" height="228" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QhaWTMiH974/UAXpcXEE43I/AAAAAAAAJUk/IypB4Gzc4ZY/s320/deepin-software-center_00.png" title="linux deepin software center" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Other default applications include: Shotwell, Firefox, Empathy, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Brasero, GNOME Tweak Tool as well as Deepin Software Center, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/use-linux-deepin-screenshot-tool-deepin.html">Deepin Scrot (screenshot tool)</a> and more.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many other minor changes and improvements under the hood, like built-in VirtualBox guest support, read/write exFAT support, more integrated hardware drivers, a WUBI version that lets you install Linux Deepin in Windows, a new default GTK theme and more.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.linuxdeepin.com/download"><button class="thoughtbot">Download Linux Deepin 12.06</button></a></div>

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Download `Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04` PDF Manual

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eryN3QUTRbQ/UAXPLqbIbZI/AAAAAAAAJTQ/hdFrbUwMzfQ/s1600/getting-started-wih-ubuntu12.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eryN3QUTRbQ/UAXPLqbIbZI/AAAAAAAAJTQ/hdFrbUwMzfQ/s320/getting-started-wih-ubuntu12.04.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> is a free, open source licensed, 143 page guide for Ubuntu beginners that makes everything very easy to understand by using clear, step by step instructions and many screenshots.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The book tries to cover all the basics: from which Ubuntu version to download and how to try it out or install it, to how to connect and use your printer or a troubleshooting guide. The manual even explains the Ubuntu Philosophy and includes a brief history of Ubuntu.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3GmrH3tePPw/UAXPPvjt_yI/AAAAAAAAJTY/oqa89TmU5-E/s1600/getting-started-with-ubuntu_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3GmrH3tePPw/UAXPPvjt_yI/AAAAAAAAJTY/oqa89TmU5-E/s320/getting-started-with-ubuntu_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Obviously, the <i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> manual focuses on the desktop / Unity and here, everything is presented in detail: what various parts of Unity are called and what they do, how to use the launcher, Dash, managing windows and workspaces and so on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The manual also presents some basic tasks like browsing the web, using instant messaging, setting up an email client, burning CDs and DVDs, watching videos or listening to music and so on, along with the applications to use for these tasks, which should be very helpful for new Ubuntu users.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download `Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04` PDF</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_pbGCfFZ5s/UAXPWDzwRnI/AAAAAAAAJTg/Asamm_UQuGc/s1600/getting-started-with-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_pbGCfFZ5s/UAXPWDzwRnI/AAAAAAAAJTg/Asamm_UQuGc/s320/getting-started-with-ubuntu.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04</i> has been <a href="http://ubuntuone.com/4kob9metCDFACB10PTVezt">added</a> to the Ubuntu Software Center</b> today, so if you're using Ubuntu 12.04, you can install it by simply searching for "Getting Started with Ubuntu" in Ubuntu Software Center; a Launchpad account is needed to install it though. Once installed, search for it in Dash to launch it.</div><br /><b>The manual is also available for download for free via <a href="http://ubuntu-manual.org/">http://ubuntu-manual.org/</a> </b>(as PDF or you can buy the book)<b>.</b>

Download `Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04` PDF Manual

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Android-X86 4.0.4 (ICS) RC2 Released With ARM Translator, More [Android For Netbooks Or Laptops]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TG9TVsry5dA/UAWQbnkoROI/AAAAAAAAJSc/B8Tmu1FbSEE/s1600/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TG9TVsry5dA/UAWQbnkoROI/AAAAAAAAJSc/B8Tmu1FbSEE/s320/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_3.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i>The <a href="http://www.android-x86.org/">Android-X86</a> project provides Android optimized for X86 so you can install Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on your netbook or laptop just like any other OS.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Android-x86 4.0.4 RC2, based on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 has been released today with a few exciting changes, like an ARM translator that lets you run some ARM applications on Android-X86.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a>Changes in Android X86 4.0.4 RC2 (since<a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/android-x86-40-rc1-released-android-ice.html"> Android-x86 4.0 RC1</a>):<br /><ul><li>Kernel 3.0.36 with more drivers and bug fixes.</li><li>Enable Dalvik JIT compiler support which should make apps faster</li><li>Support some 3G modem.</li><li>Ready to run arm translator. (You still need to install Intel’s libraries manually)</li><li>Physical keyboard layout selection.</li><li>Support two cameras.</li><li>Fake SD card is replaced by internal storage support.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the latest Android-X86 uses an ARM translator, <b>not all ARM applications will work</b>, for instance, Google Chrome won't work. Angry Birds (as well as Amazing Alex) on the other hand, worked in my test using a custom Android-X86 build in VirtualBox, though it was kind of slow (probably because of VirtualBox):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tX3zSQllm4/UAWQi-fmgaI/AAAAAAAAJSk/p29z9iUBPio/s1600/android-x86-angry-birds.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2 angry birds" border="0" height="246" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tX3zSQllm4/UAWQi-fmgaI/AAAAAAAAJSk/p29z9iUBPio/s320/android-x86-angry-birds.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2 angry birds" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm sure there are readers who are wondering if Netflix works with this new Android-X86 release, but unfortunately I can't answer to this question because Netflix doesn't work in my country so if you try Netflix with Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2, let us know if it works in the comments!</div><br /><br /><b>Here is a video and a few more Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2 screenshots:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CoVUEQiiSJQ" width="420"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVUEQiiSJQ">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L8ESh1HHx4/UAWQne-TuWI/AAAAAAAAJSs/YqdNyPlR46Q/s1600/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L8ESh1HHx4/UAWQne-TuWI/AAAAAAAAJSs/YqdNyPlR46Q/s320/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_1.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSUpy6IY_Nk/UAWQoEHGK_I/AAAAAAAAJSw/LNlaXUjFohk/s1600/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wSUpy6IY_Nk/UAWQoEHGK_I/AAAAAAAAJSw/LNlaXUjFohk/s320/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_2.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x5leyvvBY3Y/UAWQo3WCA4I/AAAAAAAAJS4/F7IwS5bQrWI/s1600/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x5leyvvBY3Y/UAWQo3WCA4I/AAAAAAAAJS4/F7IwS5bQrWI/s320/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_4.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KfcsROeznAY/UAWQpkFme5I/AAAAAAAAJTA/Ld8OlQ52_3k/s1600/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KfcsROeznAY/UAWQpkFme5I/AAAAAAAAJTA/Ld8OlQ52_3k/s320/android-x86-4.0.4-rc2_5.png" title="android-x86 4.0.4 RC2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Get ARM translator to work in Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To get the Intel ARM translator working in the latest Android-x86 4.0.4 RC2, you need to download 3 libraries from <a href="http://www.buildroid.org/blog/?p=198">Buildroid</a> and copy them into the system folder (so make sure you select to install the /system directory as read-write while installing Android-X86!):</div><br /><ul><li>Download <a href="http://www.buildroid.org/Download/libhoudini.so">libhoudini.so</a> and copy it to <i>/system/lib/</i></li><li>Download <a href="http://www.buildroid.org/Download/libdvm_houdini.so">libdvm_houdini.so</a> and copy it to <i>/system/lib/</i></li><li>Download the <a href="http://www.buildroid.org/Download/houdini_armlibs.tgz">arm libs</a>, extract the downloaded archive and copy the files to <i>/system/lib/arm/</i></li></ul><br /><h2>Download for VirtualBox</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The official Android-X86 builds do not have Ethernet support, so you won't have an Internet connection while running Android-X86 in VirtualBox. You can, however, use a custom Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2 build that adds Ethernet support: <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/t5a3aj">DOWNLOAD</a> (thanks to <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/YmWjtOLLdDs/discussion">Ron M</a> for this build!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This build has the ARM translator libraries build-in. This is a debug build so a red frame is displayed sometimes - the only way to avoid this is to <a href="http://www.android-x86.org/getsourcecode">compile Android-X86 from source</a> and apply the <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/YmWjtOLLdDs/discussion">Ethernet patch</a> yourself (or search for a different Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2 ISO with Ethernet patch).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important: </b>if the mouse isn't working, select from the VirtualBox menu: <i>Machine > Disable Mouse Integration</i>.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Android-x86</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Android-x86 4.0 has been tested / it should work on AMD Brazos (MSI 110W), Asus EeePC or some Asus laptops/tablets and Tegav2 / Viewpad 10. These are the officially supported devices, but Android-x86 should work on others too. An old list of supported devices / hardware can be found <a href="http://www.android-x86.org/hardware-list">HERE</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list">Download Android-X86 4.0.4 RC2 </a></div><br /><br />Also see: <br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/android-x86-40-rc1-released-android-ice.html">Android-x86 4.0 RC1 Released (Android Ice Cream Sandwich Optimized For Netbooks / Laptops)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-android-x86-and-ubuntu.html">How To Dual-Boot Android-x86 And Ubuntu (With GRUB 2)</a></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.android-dev.ro/2012/07/16/android-x86-4-0-4-ice-cream-sandwich-rc2-is-released/">android-dev.ro</a></i></div>

Android-X86 4.0.4 (ICS) RC2 Released With ARM Translator, More [Android For Netbooks Or Laptops]

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