Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Fluxbox Community Edition and Linux Mint 8 “Helena” KDE64 Community Edition have been released. The Fluxbox Edition is Linux Mint 8 “Helena” with the Fluxbox Window manager. The KDE64 edition is identical to Linux Mint 8 “Helena” KDE Edition only that it runs on machines with 64-bit processors.

The Ubuntu Opportunistic Developer Week has been announced between 1st to 6th March to enable opportunistic developers to start writing applications using tools like Python, Glade, Quickly and Ground Control and make development on Ubuntu fun and accessible.

Canonical issues security advisory, urging users of Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10 versions to upgrade their kernels.

The Gnome 3 desktop for Linux is planned to be released in early 2010. But you can experience it in Ubuntu Karmic koala through Gnome 3 Shell. We will show you how you can try out all the features of Gnome 3 though Gnome 3 Shell.

Ubuntu Tweaks has released the version 0.5.0 of the software. Ubuntu tweaks is a revolutionary software which takes customizing Ubuntu to totally new heights. This betters our experience of using Ubuntu. It has got many new features like syncing data from the web, a better UI and lots more.

Ylmf OS is a pixel-perfect copycat of Windows XP, but based on Ubuntu Linux.

A highlight on what open source community, as a whole achieved in 2009

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia flavor of Ubuntu. This distro is aimed at audio, video and graphic enthusiasts as well as professionals.

Mark Shuttleworth has decided to step down from the position of CEO of Canonical sometime in near future. Mark, who has been the man behind Ubuntu and Canonical, will be formally stepping down sometime in March next year.

The Alpha 1 for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx has been released. The public has voiced its opinion. Check what’s new and what’s hot.

Here are quick answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ’s), by new users, for karmic koala.

Android GTK and GDM theme to transform Ubuntu GNOME desktop to look like Android. Genoid adds the Android look and feel to Ubuntu desktops.

Read this tutorial to transform Ubuntu (Gnome) into Windows XP Desktop, using a single script

Some commands to reinstall Ubuntu from command line. A single command can be used to restore Ubuntu to factory settings.

Portable Ubuntu Remix installs Ubuntu as a native Windows application. Portable Ubuntu Remix is build on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and is built with Colinux Kernel, Xming X server and Pulseaudio server for Windows.