In a surprising move, the Ubuntu Studio developers have decided to switch over from GNOME to Xfce.

Last week, we talked about the constrain of the CD size and the need for Ubuntu to move to a DVD ISO. Well, today at the Default Apps Discussion, something happened which further supports the need to move to a DVD image. As usual, the disk space is a big constrain for Ubuntu 11.10. Before [...]

At the Ubuntu Developer Summit – Oneiric at Budapest, the Ubuntu developers have decided to drop two applications from the default installation – PiTiVi and Computer Janitor.

In Ubuntu 11.10, the GDM will be replaced by LightDM and dialog boxes will be replaced by dialog sheets.

It has been decided that Thunderbird will become the default email client in Ubuntu 11.10 if these issues are fixed. For now though, development for Ubuntu 11.10 will go ahead with Evolution.

Today, Lubuntu has been finally accepted as an official Ubuntu derivative. Lubuntu is based on the Ubuntu core while using a very light weight desktop environment – LXDE.

In the GNOME mailing list, Deja Dup developer, Michael Terry, has announced that it has been included by default in Ubuntu 11.10.

Today the Ubuntu Developer Conference for Ubuntu 11.10 has kicked off in Budapest, Hungary. It will be a while till we get a clear picture of what is in store for Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot”. But we already have some interesting details.