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The VAR Guy: The fact that Inktank has chosen to cast an eye on the Ubuntu world first thus stands out as a mark of Ubuntu’s momentum in the server world.
Unixmen: I want to ask all people that write on public view to stop using Ubuntu Defaults and show to their readers that there are more choices.
Softpedia: The Ubuntu Bliss Lens is a simple replacement of the default Application Lens found in Ubuntu, allowing users only to search their installed apps.
The Register: Turning love for Linux into cold hard cash
The VAR Guy: Canonical remains committed to making Ubuntu the open source desktop of choice for businesses. Its latest move in this vein was the recent release of an updated version of Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix.
Ubuntu Geek: This tutorial will explain how to install/remove MATE desktop environment in ubuntu 12.04(precise)/11.10 (Oneiric).
UbuntuVibes: Many developers working on Chrome and Android use Ubuntu and his cook in Google office uses Kubuntu.
Softpedia: Yes, that means Ubuntu without Unity.
dartttt writes "There was a very interesting session at the Ubuntu Developer Summit by Google developer Thomas Bushnell. He talked about how Ubuntu, its derivatives and Goobuntu (Google's customized Ubuntu based distro) are used by Google developers. He starts by saying 'Precise Rocks,' and that many Google employees use Ubuntu — including managers, software engineers, translators, people who wrote the original Unix, and people who have no clue about Unix. Many developers working on Chrome and Android use Ubuntu. Ubuntu systems at Google are upgraded every LTS release. The entire process of upgrading can take as much as four months, and it is also quite expensive, as one reboot or a small change can cost them as much as a million dollars across the company." Bushnell also mentions that Google Drive will soon be available for Linux. Other news out of UDS: there was discussion of a GNOME flavor of 12.10, Electronic Arts reaffirmed that they "won't delay their Windows work for Linux," and Unity 2D is likely to disappear in 12.10. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
HowtoForge: This tutorial shows how you can use EncFS on Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10 to encrypt your data.
Softpedia: Canonical announced at UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit) that they plan to create a truly embedded rootfs builder, in order to make an absolute minimal filesystem to make Ubuntu run on hardware with extremely limited disk space.
Softpedia: Ubuntu 12.10 daily builds are now available for download from Canonical's server.
HowtoForge: This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database.
ZDnet: Dell is working on an Ubuntu Linux-powered laptop that will be just for developers.
Softpedia: EA like Ubuntu
Phoronix: Goodbye 2D
HowtoForge: This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) server (with nginx, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3.
Softpedia: Chris Kenyon, Vice President & GM, Alliances & OEM Services at Canonical, announced at the Ubuntu Developer Summit that the Ubuntu operating system will ship on 5% of personal computers worldwide, doubling last year's shipments to 18 million units.
VAR Guy: Ubuntu 12.04 is codenamed Precise Pangolin But maybe it should be called the inux that never sleeps.
ZDnet: The leading Linux desktop and the number one desktop of all, Windows, are both undergoing radical transformations, but which will be the better for it?
Datamation: Easy Ubuntu remastering tools enable you to create exactly the distro you want.
An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Phoronix: "Chris Kenyon, the VP of sales and business development for Canonical, just spoke this afternoon at the Ubuntu 12.10 Developer Summit about what Canonical does with OEMs and ODMs. He also tossed out some rather interesting numbers about the adoption of Ubuntu Linux. Namely, Ubuntu will ship on 5% of worldwide PC sales with a number of 18 million units annually." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Full Disclosure: I know there's not much new here, but I am amazed that Ubuntu, Linux Mint and friends ship with a Guest account present and enabled.
BBC: Free of charge, free of viruses and designed to outpace its rivals on low-end systems - Ubuntu has some obvious advantages.
InfoWorld: Canonical's Ubuntu for Android shows how open source can foster new ideas.
Phoronix: Ubuntu Linux is now slower than Windows 7
HowtoForge: This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop.
Softpedia: The "Ask Mark" session was held on May 1st, 2012, between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm UTC, and Mark Shuttleworth answered a few interesting questions.
Ubuntu Geek: If you are running ubuntu 12.04(precise) and one thing you might have noticed from your unity is missing Dodge Windows behavior.