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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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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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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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Restore Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Behavior In Ubuntu 9.10
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Ubuntu 9.04 disabled the semi-crucial keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, that used to force the X graphical server to restart, and made it wonky to re-enable. Luckily, Ubuntu 9.10, due out in nine days, has a single setting to restore it. More »
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Use A Linux Live CD/USB For Online Banking
2:05AM Kevin Purdy | After reporting on how thieves used Windows malware to steal sizable sums from small banks and businesses, a Washington Post reporter recommends a fairly air-tight solution for net banking: boot up Linux from a live CD or USB drive. More »
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1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Not quite ready to jump into the Ubuntu 9.10 beta? Want to see what its subtly revised icons, themes and wallpapers look like? Being an open-source project, you can grab pretty much everything right from the source. More »
Grab Icons And Wallpapers From Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Not quite ready to jump into the Ubuntu 9.10 beta? Want to see what its subtly revised icons, themes and wallpapers look like? Being an open-source project, you can grab pretty much everything right from the source. More »
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