Ubuntu operating system comes to Android smartphones

The Ubuntu operating system has been adapted to run on smartphones. The Linux-based software will allow users to run desktop apps on their handsets, allowing them to double for PCs when docked to monitors. The code will initially be released as a file which can be installed on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone, replacing Android. ...

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Gadget Corner

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Make Revealing the Launcher Easier

After auto hiding the Launcher, you can reveal it by moving the mouse cursor to the left edge of the screen. But when you feel that you have to actually knock the mouse cursor against the screen edge hard enough to get the Launcher revealed, then it's better that you adjust the 'mouse pressure' using CompizConfig Settings Manager. ...

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Auto Hide the Launcher

If you dislike the Launcher to always appear on the screen, why not hide it away? Click the Control Gear and select "System Settings". Click "Appearance" under "Personal". Under the "Behavior" tab, switch on the button of "Auto-hide the Launcher". To reveal the Launcher temporarily, just press and hold the Super (aka Windows)...

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Adjust the Launcher Icon Size

Ubuntu includes a launcher on the left of your screen. If it appears that the size of the icons on the launcher is too big, you can adjust it to a smaller size you like. Click the Control Gear and select "System Settings". Click "Appearance" under "Personal". Under the Look tab, drag the slider of "Launcher Icon Size"...

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The "dist-upgrade" misnomer & confusion

Yesterday in #ubuntu, someone asked, "I am still confused about this. Everything claims that dist-upgrade actually *upgrades* distributions...can someone please clear this up for me" So I told them: <maco> apt-get dist-upgrade differs from apt-get upgrade in that it will remove obsolete packages and add new dependencies, while apt-get upgrade will not. this is necessary when upgrading from one distro release to...

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Ubuntu (operating system)

Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-buun-too)[7][8] is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software, using its own desktop environment. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu ("humanity towards others")...

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