The release of Ubuntu 13.04 is less than a week away, bringing with it some refinements to the Unity interface that users either love or hate. But Ubuntu with Unity is far from the only choice for ...

Popular Linux distro Ubuntu launched version 14.04 this week, offering a new Long Term Support release that will be supported for the next 5 years. But it’s not just the main branch of Ubuntu that’s ...

Ubuntu and Kubuntu look and feel very different due to their desktop environments, GNOME and KDE Plasma. While sharing the same software base, Ubuntu and Kubuntu have different default apps and are ...

OMG! Ubuntu! reports that beta 1 of Kubuntu 14.04, Lubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 and Xubuntu 14.04 are available for download. Each Ubuntu spin has tweaks and new features in this release.

Ubuntu 14.04 “Trusty Tahr” isn’t scheduled for final release until April 17, but because it’s a Long-Term Support version, its arrival is the focus of considerable anticipation, particularly among ...

Canonical has released Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. If you’ve used the popular Linux operating system in the last year or two, it should look pretty familiar. But the new version is faster, features ...

As of about 8:15 this morning, Ubuntu — the Linux distribution that has taken the desktop world by storm — has released version 8.04 "Hardy Heron" to a flurry of cheers, frantic downloads, and — we ...

In Part 1 of this series I looked at some general netbook concepts, and the "standard" Ubuntu distribution. Part 2 I looked at the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is probably the best known of the netbook ...

It is October again, which means it's time for candy. If you happen to be one of the 20 million Ubuntu users, today's candy comes in the form of the biannual Ubuntu release: 11.10 - Oneiric Ocelot. If ...