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Customise Ubuntu 9.10’s Grub Boot Screen
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | Grub2, the new boot menu installed by default with Ubuntu 9.10, can still look pretty old-school ugly if your tastes don’t run with white terminal text on black. You can, however, customise its resolution, images, colours, and other aspects. More »
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XBMC 9.11 Alpha Improves Playback And Skinning Powers
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: XBMC media centre has dropped a 9.11 alpha release for all platforms, with quality fixes on all three computer platforms and more powerful skinning abilities. If you’re not afraid of a bug or two, it’s yours to grab. More »
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Allmyapps Bulk-Installs Your Favourite Apps
1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Linux: One of the most irritating things about reinstalling your operating system is installing all the non-OS applications you love. Allmyapps lets you select all your favourite apps and roll them into a bulk installer to make rebuilding easy. More »
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Boot OS X, XP And Ubuntu From A Mac
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | If you’re particularly indecisive about your regular operating system, or just want access to all three for testing purposes, Wired’s How-To Wiki has the details on getting a triple-boot system (or beyond) working with free software tools. More »
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Use Zsync To Upgrade An Ubuntu Installation Image
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: For the first few days after a new Linux release, grabbing an install image can be tough going. Not so if you’ve already got an alpha, beta or RC copy—use zsync to grab the necessary updated bits. More »
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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Out Now
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | The final version of Ubuntu 9.10 has hit Ubuntu’s servers a little bit ahead of its front page. Grab a torrent or ISO of the free Linux operating system while the servers aren’t slammed. More »
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Mozilla SeaMonkey Updated To 2.0
7:30AM Whitson Gordon | Mozilla’s all-in-one browser, email, RSS and calendar suite SeaMonkey has been updated to 2.0, and it’s a pretty big overhaul. More »
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | If the details of Ubuntu 9.10 have you salivating to give it a whirl but you don’t fancy chewing up your download limit, don’t forget that Ubuntu does offer an option to get a CD shipped for free. More »
Get A Free Ubuntu 9.10 CD Through The Post
10:00AM Angus Kidman | If the details of Ubuntu 9.10 have you salivating to give it a whirl but you don’t fancy chewing up your download limit, don’t forget that Ubuntu does offer an option to get a CD shipped for free. More »
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Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate Available For Download
12:00AM Kevin Purdy | All platforms: The more stable, heavily bug-fixed Release Candidate of Ubuntu 9.10 is available for download, for anyone already using the beta or who can’t wait six more days to see how the Linux OS looks and feels. More »
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