Ubuntu User #12 - Digital Issue

Table of Contents

• Welcome to Ubuntu User

• Navigate the Ubuntu Cloud with the juju program and free cloud storage.

• Who We All Are: Your journey through the Ubuntu community got easier to navigate and is marked with trophies.

• News

  • Ubuntu Server Survey results

  • Canonical ends funding for Kubuntu development

  • Shuttleworth shakes up the menu with Head-Up Display

  • New website for Xubuntu

  • Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix rolls out

• Interview with Mark Mims: Ubuntu Server Team Software Engineer Mark Mims explains orchestra, juju, Charm School, charms, and Canonical's plans for the Ubuntu Cloud in the 12.04 release.

• Ubuntu 11.10 DVD: Chromium, FileZilla, Dropbox, VLC,

  VirtualBox, Wine, winetricks, K3b, Audacity, Clementine,

  digiKam, Panorama, Pidgin, OpenShot, and much more!

Features:

• LVM Basics: We walk you through a hands-on example of Logical Volume Manager.

• Ubuntu One: Access 5GB of free online storage in the Ubuntu One cloud storage service.

• Ubuntu Tips: We focus on practical tips for Unity and its components.

• Shortcuts: Get a grip on grep with a few simple shortcuts and switches.

• Data Hardening: Dig into data hardening techniques.

• Ubuntu Friendly: How friendly is your system?

• Edit Text with nano: Text editing with the modest nano.

• Answerbuntu: Answers to your keyboard woes and DVD playback failures.

• Image Metadata: Open source metadata solutions enter the market.

• Unity Tuning: A few tips will help you tweak your Unity.

• Animate Images: See how to create killer animations with a few tools and GIFs.

• Y PPA: Use your personal package archive with Ubuntu.

• Quicklists: We explain how you can accelerate program launches with Quicklists.

• Skype Recorder: Would you like to record your Skype calls on Linux? We show you how.

• Games: All work and no play makes for a lackluster Linux. We test 12 games.

Discovery Guide:

• Installing Ubuntu 11.10

• Networking

• Security

• Installing Software