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25 May 2010

Canonical adds advanced enterprise features to latest version of systems management tool

Cloud and server News

New 'Landscape' supports Ubuntu 10.04 LTS migration and cloud deployments for enterprises Canonical today announced the latest version of its Ubuntu-dedicated systems management tool that simplifies enterprise deployments with tools to configure multiple servers, connect with single sign on (SSO) authentication systems and manage cloud to ...

Canonical
22 May 2010

Colour management

Ubuntu Design

I’ve been looking for a local store which offers a colour sprectromitor and chanced upon the spyder3. I have to say that it is a total let-down. It doesn’t work on Linux to begin with. I feared this going in but the gracious return policy at the s ...

Marcus Haslam
20 May 2010

Talk Type

Ubuntu Notes

At the recent Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS), we invited Type Designer Bruno Maag from Dalton Maag to talk about the new open-source font design development for the Ubuntu operating system (name yet to be finalised but there’s a good chance it could be called Ubuntu : )). Bruno gave two talks – the first, an ...

Canonical
17 May 2010

Ubuntu Maverick UDS group photo made with the Hugin Panorama Creator

Ubuntu Design

Due to the weather and the layout of the hotel grounds at the Ubuntu Developer Summit for 10.10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) it was impossible to take the group photo outside and from above (which I prefer). The next best place was the auditorium in which the ...

Canonical
12 May 2010

Opinions. Have them.

Ubuntu Design

Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo. ...

Canonical
10 May 2010

So long already? Nah! :)

Ubuntu Design

Today saw the start of the Ubuntu Developer Summit for our next release Maverick Meerkat. This sentiment on the final slide of Mark’s presentation will hopefully be the way that we bid a fond farewell to at the end of this insane week and I may well be motivated to blog about the craziness that ...

Canonical
10 May 2010

Hello, Unity

Ubuntu Design

This is an early version of Unity, what will hopefully become the new interface for Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10:Unity comprises:A launcher that makes opening and switching between applications delightful.A panel where indicators behave uniformly.A view of your installed applications, with Ubuntu Software Center integration.A view of your ...

Canonical
10 May 2010

Unity, and Ubuntu Light

Ubuntu open source

A few months ago we took on the challenge of building a version of Ubuntu for the dual-boot, instant-on market. We wanted to be surfing the web in under 10 seconds, and give people a fantastic web experience. We also wanted it to be possible to upgrade from that limited usage model to a full ...

Matthew Paul Thomas
6 May 2010

A unified menu bar for Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Ubuntu Notes

Using a single menu bar at the top of the screen, instead of separate menu bars inside each window, seems like a pretty simple change. But it’s more complex than it appears, and we’ll need lots of help. ...

Mark Shuttleworth
3 May 2010

Window indicators

Ubuntu Design

“Windicators” are window indicators, on the right of the title bar, which follow the same pattern as the Ayatana indicators that Ubuntu uses on in the panel. ...

Canonical
29 April 2010

Reasons to celebrate 29th April 2010

Ubuntu Design

One of the first things I did when I joined Canonical just over a year ago was conduct some user research. The idea was to identify some broad areas that needed to be addressed and so I devised sessions that included topics like dealing with music and photos, browsing the Internet, chatting with friends, etc. ...

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