Gnome2 Global-Menu is the globally-shared menu bar of all applications launched in your desktop session. As we all know that Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2 and Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition comes with a Global menu, we are here to discuss the installation of Gnome2 Global Menu for GTK Applications in Ubuntu Gnome . Gnome2 Global Menu has a PPA to make the installation easy for Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10.
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Opera 11 released for Ubuntu 10.10
18
Dec
Opera as we all know is one of the best browsers for Ubuntu because its fast, easy-to-use and stable. The good news for everyone is that Opera 11 is finally released and has brought too many cool features with it like Tab Stacking, Extensions, Visual mouse gestures and many more. From customization point of view, Opera now supports many beautiful skins and setups. And it gets better, an enhanced address field makes it easy to stay safe on the Web. So we can say that Opera 11 is all you need for all your internet activity be it your regular browsing, online shopping, and everything.
Download :- Opera 11 
Install :- Its just a matter of 2 clicks. To install Opera 11 Ubuntu 10.10, just download the above file and double click it and install via Ubuntu Software Center. Upgrade is also possible for existing opera users from the same file given above. All you need to do is a double click 
Customized Themes for Ubuntu 10.10
07
Dec
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat as we know it came with really good looks. The default Warty wallpaper and the updated Radiance and Ambiance themes are really an eye-candy. But after a few weeks of regular usage, we are actually bored of the GUI. So we want a change. For that we have found a few themes to be installed in Ubuntu that will give our Ubuntu Gnome Desktop a cool new look. These themes are fully equipped with new icons, wallpapers, window-borders and many more. Here they are:-
DockbarX 0.40 for Ubuntu 10.10
22
Nov
DockbarX is a free and open-source gnome taskbar applet with grouping and group manipulation. It gives your panel a cool new look and is intended to increase usability of your panels and enable you to use your desktop more efficiently. It also provides the facility to “pin up” your favourite applications on the panels so that you may be able to use them instantly. So, DockbarX in simple terms is an awesome desktop customization tool. We are glad to announce that DockbarX 0.40 is available for Ubuntu now.
New Features & Updates :-
- Theme package have been updated.
- The default theme has changed. The new default theme DBX.
- Recent and most used menus has finally started working for Open Office applications.
- Number of entries in recent and most used menus are increased.
- A few new languages added to translations.
Lubuntu 10.10
19
Nov
Lubuntu is a derivative of Ubuntu with LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) as the default desktop environment instead of Gnome. It has been designed to be light, fast, less resource hungry and more power efficient and every small thing has been taken care of while choosing basic applications for this derivative. The latest version is Lubuntu 10.10 which is no doubt based on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
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Lubuntu 10.10 :-
System Requirements :- We never go for the system requirements for any Linux OS because they require much less than their closed source counterparts but this time, we need to consider this because this is really mindblowing.
- RAM – 256MB (recommended)
- Processor – 800MHz (recommended)
- Min. GFx memory – 32MB (128 MB recommended)
- Hard Disk space – 3.2 GB (10GB recommended)
The Actual Worth of Your Linux Machine
31
Oct
So this idea struck up in my mind when I saw a recent post about what actually is the original market share of Linux.The post gives great insights into how the market share is being computed and frankly IMHO there are significant amount of discrepancies in calculating that for couple of reasons, major one of them being that many people pay for it & many get paid 
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We use open source softwares daily in our life the fact is we just don’t know about it. Most of the people using Android on there smart-phones out their don’t even know its open source. People tend to buy sh!+ (sorry had to put this) for few bucks rather then trying FOSS(Free open source software) just cause it hurts their standards & corporate world has taught them that nothing comes for free.
Not going deep into that never ending debate, the question arises, well we are some way or another attached to FOSS then what actually is the real value of FOSS we are using. Another reason for this post was that I was really wanted to figure out what if all these OSS were paid.
For starters
- Java (Programming Language)
- Apache (Web-Server used in more than 50% Websites Worldwide)
- Mozilla Firefox (Most popular Browser Worldwide)
- Almost all Linux OS ( including Ubuntu)
- Bittorrent (File Sharing Technology)
- And an unending list for softwares
are all open source and yes I’m not kidding..!!! 
LibreOffice 3.3.0 in Ubuntu
24
Oct
LibreOffice is a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms. LibreOffice is a fork of the famous project OpenOffice project which is now under Oracle. It is free software and servers all your basic needs. It is the result of immense efforts by The Document Foundation aimed at making an Office suite or desktops that servers all your needs for free.
A group of key contributors to the OpenOffice.org (OOo) project have formed a new organization i.e. ‘The Document Foundation‘ to manage a community-driven fork of the popular open source office suite. Their goal is to liberate the project from Oracle’s control and create a more inclusive and participatory ecosystem around the software & save it from sudden-death just like Opensolaris project.
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[Update] LibreOffice 3.3.0 Release Candidate 4
Shutter: Feature-rich Screenshot App for Ubuntu
27
Sep
Shutter is a free & open-source feature-rich screenshot program which has been licensed under GPL v3. It allows user to capture almost everything. It can take a screenshot of a specific area, window, your whole screen, or even of a website – apply different effects to it, draw on it to highlight points, and then upload to an image hosting site, all in one window. Isn’t it awesome ?
Lets take a look at the Features :-
1)Capturing the Desktop :-
- Capture a Specific Area: Select any region of the screen and capture only those parts you really need.
- Capture a Window: Simply use your mouse to select the window you want to capture.
- Capture the Desktop: It does not only capture all the contents of your desktop, it also supports Multi-monitor settings.
- Capture a Website: Shutter uses gnome-web-photo to capture a website without opening a browser window.
- Capture a Menu or Tooltip: Capturing menus or tooltips is very easy with Shutter. You select one of the options and a (user-defined) countdown starts. During this time you can open the desired menu or let a specific tooltip come up. Shutter will recognize and capture it. This one is my favourite
