Author Archives: boredandblogging

New to Ubuntu? Guidance is here!

The Ubuntu New Users Network (NUN), a group of Ubuntu enthusiasts, has created the first Ubuntu Classroom. Providing new users with a one-on-one environment to learn Ubuntu’s ins and outs,the Classroom also doubles as a location for biweekly lectures ranging from the basics, all the way up to system administration. Recently, the network was featured […]

Crash reporting goes auto in Edgy!

Edgy now has automatic crash reporting which helps developers to track down crashes more efficiently: It intercepts crashes when they happen the first time, sparing sleepless nights for anyone trying to reproduce the crash. The reports contain detailed information about the affected program, assisting developers tracking down the problem. Is this goodbye to bug report […]

Make your Ubuntu video – win $100

We’ve all seen how cool technologies – such as Ruby on Rails – have wowed people through video. Ubuntu Video is a new blog that can do the same for our favourite operating system. John Little, the site’s creator, hunts down Ubuntu-related movies and links to them using YouTube. He told The Fridge what motivated […]

Ubuntu Weekly News #9 – new user mentors class, Ubuntu web universe

In Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue #9 for the week of August 6 – 12, 2006, you’ll find: The 6.06.1 point release Welcoming Jono Bacon, the new Ubuntu community manager The Ubuntu web universe – Ubuntu Counter and Ubuntu Video MOTU School Ubuntu New User Mentors Classroom Security updates New apps in Edgy Updates to 6.06 […]

Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS, the first maintenance release of “Dapper Drake”. This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu. Xubuntu is also included, although commercial support for it is not available from Canonical Ltd. […]