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To Do List After installing Ubuntu 13.04 - Raring Ringtail

To Do List After installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Precise Pangolin (Recommended)

To-do list after installing Crunchbang Wheezy Waldorf (Advanced)

To Do List After installing Ubuntu 12.10 - Quantal Quetzal

To Do List After installing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx

To Do List After installing Debian Squeeze

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To Do List After installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS aka Precise Pangolin OS
To Do List After installing Crunchbang “Waldorf” Debian “Wheezy” Linux OS
To Do List After installing Ubuntu 12.10 aka Quantal Quetzal OS
To Do List After installing Ubuntu 13.04 aka Raring Ringtail OS
Installing Gnome 3 on Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
To Do List After installing Ubuntu 10.04.4 Lucid LTS OS
How-to Install Minecraft in Ubuntu
How-to Install VMware Player on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
Ubuntu 12.04.02 LTS Post Installation Script
How-to Install VMware Player on Ubuntu 12.10
Bitcoin Mining with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and CGMiner
Bitcoin mining in Ubuntu with bfgminer
To Do List After installing Debian Squeeze
How-to Install Grammar Checker for LibreOffice on Ubuntu

OMG Ubuntu How-tos

New Interface Animations Demoed for Ubuntu Touch May 24, 2013
Intel Demo GNOME-Powered Tizen OS Ultrabook May 23, 2013
How To Add Extra Category Folders to the Gnome-Shell Dashboard May 23, 2013
Mark Shuttleworth Talks Mir, Ubuntu Touch Marketshare & Mudslinging May 22, 2013
Latest Chrome Release Fixes Ubuntu 13.04 Install Issue May 22, 2013
Skype for Linux 4.2 Released With Much Needed Bug Fixes May 21, 2013
Microsoft Office Clone Updates Interface, Improves File Support May 20, 2013
Google Devs Install Ubuntu on Google Glass May 17, 2013
What to Expect from Unity in Ubuntu 13.10 May 17, 2013
Unity 8, Mir Preview To Be Available in Ubuntu 13.10 May 16, 2013

Ubuntu Geek How-to Guides and Tutorials

Handbrake 0.9.9 released and PPA installation instructions included May 22, 2013
Mixxx – The most advanced free DJ software May 20, 2013
Libreoffice 4.0.3 released and PPA installation instructions included May 18, 2013
How to Install Cinnamon 1.8 on ubuntu 13.04 May 16, 2013
Ubuntu builder 2.4.0 released and installation instructions included May 14, 2013
How to install classic gnome desktop in ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) May 12, 2013
How to install GRUB customizer in ubuntu 13.04 May 9, 2013
Agedu – A Unix utility for tracking down wasted disk space May 7, 2013
How to improve Ubuntu Laptop Power Management May 5, 2013
Ubuntu Tweak 0.8.4 released and Installation instructions for ubuntu 13.04 included May 3, 2013

tuxmachines.org

Ubuntu 13.04 on me high-end box - 'orrible May 26, 2013
Sugar: A Linux Distro and Learning Platform For Kids May 26, 2013
Linpus Lite 1.9 review May 26, 2013
some leftovers: May 25, 2013
Homerun 1.0.0! May 24, 2013
Considering a Linux career? Four tips May 24, 2013
The apps of KDE 4.10 Part VI: Calligra Suite May 24, 2013
Pinguy OS 13.04 (Final, Yet Beta) Released With GNOME 3.8 May 24, 2013
The five best computer games ever May 24, 2013
Antergos Review – Cinnarch no more May 24, 2013

Ubuntu Sharing How-tos

Ubuntu 13.04&12.10: Terminal with ‘Search in Google’ support May 25, 2013
Install Latest VLC in Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 May 24, 2013
HandBrake 0.9.9 released: Install in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.04, 12.10 May 20, 2013
Restore original icons, window, and theme in Ubuntu 13.04 May 14, 2013
Subsonic Music Streamer in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 May 12, 2013
kenny: Create Application Launcher Scripts in Ubuntu May 11, 2013
Remove white dots from Ubuntu 13.04 login screen May 7, 2013
How to Make Ubuntu 13.04 Look Like Windows 7 May 4, 2013
Install Pepper Flash for Chromium in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 May 2, 2013
Install Picapy Picasa Web Manager in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 April 26, 2013

Webupd8 How-tos

How To Install Emerald In Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 Or 12.04 [PPA] May 24, 2013
Pinguy OS 13.04 (Final, Yet Beta) Released With GNOME 3.8 May 24, 2013
Unity Tomboy Lens Available For Ubuntu 13.04, Supports Dash Previews May 22, 2013
Sikuli (Atomation Tool Using Images) 1.0.0 Released May 22, 2013
Skype 4.2 For Linux Released With Minor Improvements And Bug Fixes May 21, 2013
Gnome Encfs Manager: Cryptkeeper Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support May 20, 2013
Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More May 20, 2013
Desktop Search Tool `Recoll` Updated With Significant Improvements May 17, 2013
Get Better Linux Desktop Performance And More With pf-kernel May 17, 2013
Fix: Shadow Displayed On Top Of Full-Screen Videos / Windows In Ubuntu 13.04 May 15, 2013

Ubuntu News

Ubuntu 'superphone' needs a superstrategy - InfoWorld May 24, 2013
How to Install Malwarebytes on Ubuntu - Opposing Views May 26, 2013
Laptop Week Review: The Dell XPS 13 Developers Edition With Ubuntu - TechCrunch May 20, 2013
Exploring Ubuntu Touch, the other Linux OS for your phone - Ars Technica May 13, 2013
Ubuntu 13.10 may ditch Firefox for Chromium - Geek (blog) May 16, 2013
Ubuntu Touch will be stable by the end of May - ExtremeTech May 10, 2013
Ubuntu Linux Tablets From ZaReason, System76? - The VAR Guy May 21, 2013
New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8 - PCWorld May 16, 2013
Google Glass rooted and hacked to run Ubuntu live at Google I/O - Engadget May 16, 2013
SoftKinetic Releases Linux Ubuntu Driver for DepthSense Cameras - TriplePoint Newsroom (press release) May 23, 2013

Ubuntu Gamer

Chrome OS 27 Released – See What’s New & Improved May 23, 2013
New Chrome Message Center Lands in Chrome Beta for Windows May 23, 2013
Revised Acer C7 Chromebook with SSD Gets Outed by Best Buy May 22, 2013
Over 25 New Wallpapers Added to Chrome OS May 22, 2013
Chrome for Android 27 adds Full Screen Browsing May 22, 2013
Chrome updated to 27, now 5% faster! May 21, 2013
How To Enable The New Google ‘Hangouts’ in GMail May 20, 2013
Thoughts from Google I/O 2013 May 19, 2013
Chrome Message Center Arrives in Canary for Mac May 17, 2013
Google I/O 2013 Day 2 Recap May 16, 2013

Slashdot

BeagleBone Black Ships With New Linux 3.8 Kernel May 24, 2013
Meet Pidora, the New Official Fedora Remix For Raspberry Pi May 23, 2013
Intel's Linux OpenGL Driver Faster Than Apple's OS X Driver May 22, 2013
Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 Released May 22, 2013
Jolla Announces First Meego Phone Available By End 2013 May 20, 2013
Mageia 3 Released May 20, 2013
Linux Mint 15 'Olivia' Release Candidate Is Out May 17, 2013
Linux is an Obvious Choice for Automating the Beer-Brewing Process (Video) May 16, 2013
Linux 3.10 Merge Windows Closes May 13, 2013
Microsoft Developer Explains Why Windows Kernel Development Falls Behind May 11, 2013

UbuntuVibes

Jedi Outcast Linux Port is in the Works
Dell Launches Alienware X51 Ubuntu Gaming Desktop
Valve on Porting Source Engine to Linux, Android Next
Ubuntu 13.04 Daily Build Mirrors
The Leap Motion Controller Now Supports Linux
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition Coming to Linux
'Kerbal Space Program' Linux Version Confirmed, Demo Available
Dungeon Fray Update, Now Available on Desura
Award Winning Game 'FEZ' Coming to Linux
GameMaker: Studio Adds Ubuntu Export

LinuxNov

[How To]: Install LibreOffice 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Using PPA May 24, 2013
[How To]: Install Mozilla Firefox 21 Web Browser on Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, Fedora May 18, 2013
[How to]: Auto-Shutdown The Computer using a Gnome Shell Extension May 5, 2013
Backspace Key is not working as a Back button in Nautilus 3.6.2 File Manager | Solved May 3, 2013
uGet 1.10.3 Download Manger Is Available to install Using PPA For Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail May 3, 2013
Untitled May 3, 2013
[How To]: Enable Horizontal and Natural Scrolling on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail May 3, 2013
Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Has Been Released | Screenshots May 2, 2013
+10 Necessary Applications For Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail May 2, 2013
What you might don’t know about Amazon Integration?! | [How To]: Get Rid of it May 2, 2013

LinuxSecurity.com – Security Advisories

Ubuntu: 1837-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities May 24, 2013
Ubuntu: 1834-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities May 24, 2013
Ubuntu: 1836-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities May 24, 2013
Ubuntu: 1835-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities May 24, 2013
Ubuntu: 1833-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities May 24, 2013
Debian: 2692-1: libxxf86vm: Multiple vulnerabilities May 23, 2013
Debian: 2691-1: libxinerama: Multiple vulnerabilities May 23, 2013
Debian: 2690-1: libxxf86dga: Multiple vulnerabilities May 23, 2013
Debian: 2673-1: libdmx: Multiple vulnerabilities May 23, 2013
Debian: 2674-1: libxv: Multiple vulnerabilities May 23, 2013

Distro Watch Latest Releases

05/25 Pinguy 13.04-beta
05/24 Clonezilla 2.1.2-7
05/24 Deepin 12.12-rc
05/23 SuperX 2.0
05/23 KANOTIX 2013 (LinuxTag)
05/23 Zorin 7-rc
05/22 IPFire 2.13-core68
05/22 BackBox 3.05
05/22 siduction 13.1.0
05/22 Untangle 9.4.1

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