New Icons For Ubuntu Software Center, Nautilus, Software Updater And Unity Launcher Revealed [Ubuntu 13.04]

<div style="text-align: justify;">A <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/1081702">bug</a> called "Update the default wallpaper in 13.04" has been reported on Launchpad today, revealing the new Ubuntu 13.04 wallpaper which, like we're used to, is just a slightly modified version of the previous default wallpaper:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/ubuntu_default_13_04.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 default wallpaper" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/ubuntu_default_13_04_thumb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But the bug report I was talking about revealed something a lot more interesting than this: it links to <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/1081691">bug</a> <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/1081697">reports</a> about some <b>new icons which will be used for Ubuntu Software Center, Nautilus, Software Updater and some launcher icons like the BFB icon</b> (the Launcher icon that's used to open Dash), <b>or the workspace switcher</b> (the new icon should change depending on which workspace is currently being utilised, but this hasn't been implemented in Unity yet) which you can see below:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/preview-new-launcher-icons.png"><img alt="Ubuntu 13.04 new icons" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/preview-new-launcher-icons_thumb.png" /></a></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the icons don't exactly express what they do, let me explain: the icon in the middle of the ALT+TAB dialog in the screenshot above is the new Ubuntu Software Center icon, the one on the right of the USC icon is the Software Update icon (the green icon). And the icon on the left of USC, as you've probably figured out, is the Nautilus icon.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new wallpaper / icons have not landed in Ubuntu 13.04 yet and are subject to change.</div><br /><b>What do you think? Do you like the new icons?</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>wallpaper bug via <a href="http://www.iloveubuntu.net/default-wallpaper-ubuntu-1304-officially-published">iloveubuntu.net</a></i></div>

New Icons For Ubuntu Software Center, Nautilus, Software Updater And Unity Launcher Revealed [Ubuntu 13.04]

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How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v4epkdsJSNg/UIWPZIUIrbI/AAAAAAAALN4/ntdIvuG9IE4/s1600/gnome3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v4epkdsJSNg/UIWPZIUIrbI/AAAAAAAALN4/ntdIvuG9IE4/s320/gnome3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you're using Ubuntu 12.10 with Unity or some other desktop environment and want to switch to a complete GNOME 3 desktop experience without installing <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/prefer-gnome-shell-download-ubuntu.html">Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a>, you can do this by simply installing a few packages.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Using the instructions below, you won't just install GNOME Shell, but also the default settings and applications that come with Ubuntu GNOME Remix. There are also some optional steps to install the GNOME 3 applications which are missing from Ubuntu GNOME Remix.</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>sudo apt-get install full-gnome3-experience</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No, the command in the header won't work, but you'll get a complete GNOME 3 experience in Ubuntu 12.10 by following the steps below.</div><br /><b>1. Install the Ubuntu GNOME packages</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can simply install the "gnome-shell" package if GNOME Shell is all you want, but if you want the whole GNOME 3 desktop which includes the default applications as well as the default settings, use the command below:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings</code></pre>When prompted, select GDM as the default display manager. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you already had GDM installed and the package manager didn't prompt you to choose between LightDM and GDM or you've selected LightDM by mistake, you can run the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">And select GDM instead of LightDM (more about changing the display manager, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html" title="How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM Or KDM In Ubuntu [Quick Tip]">here</a>). You can use LightDM with GNOME Shell, but you won't get the complete GNOME 3 experience - for instance, GNOME Shell won't use the new GNOME 3.6 lock screen.</div><br />It is also a good idea to remove the "ubuntu-settings" package:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-settings</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Note that removing this package, the "ubuntu-desktop" package will be removed as well. This is just a meta package and your system shouldn't be affected by it.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The "ubuntu-settings" package is used to set various Ubuntu defaults, like the window button order, which Rhythmbox plugins are enabled by default and so on.</div><br /><br /><h3>Optional</h3><br /><b>2. Install missing GNOME 3 packages</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though they are part of the default GNOME 3 application stack, GNOME Documents and Boxes are not installed by default with the ubuntu-gnome-desktop package. Install them using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gnome-documents gnome-boxes</code></pre><b>Note: Boxes is only available on 64bit due to a bug!</b><br /><br /><b>3. Upgrade GNOME Control Center, Nautilus, Totem and other GNOME 3 packages to version 3.6.x</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some packages in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories aren't updated to the latest 3.6.x version. So, like we <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-install-nautilus-36-or-patched.html" title="How To Install Nautilus 3.6 Or Patched Nautilus 3.4 In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal">wrote a while back</a>, you can use the GNOME3 PPA to upgrade these applications.</div><br />Add the PPA using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3</code></pre><br />Then, launch Software Updater from Dash / menu and use it to upgrade your packages.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The packages that will be upgraded once you add the PPA are: GNOME Control Center 3.6.3, Aisleriot 3.6.0, Brasero 3.6.0, Nautilus 3.6.3 and Totem 3.6.2. The PPA also provides Transmission 0.7.1, Transmageddon 0.23 and Sound Juicer 3.5.0.</div><br /><br /><b>4. Remove overlay scrollbars</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing I've noticed after following the steps above myself, is that GNOME Shell continues to use Ubuntu's overlay scrollbars. If you want to use the GNOME 3 scrollbars instead, remove overlay scrollbars using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar*</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Once you're done, restart your computer</b> (a logout may be enough for most stuff, but to get all the changes, including GDM for the login screen, a restart is probably a better idea) <b>and select "GNOME" from the login screen.</b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>some info via Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">release notes</a></i></div>

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Tweak Unity With Unsettings 0.08, Now With Ubuntu 12.10 Support

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yvW0Zf-JRow/UI6hvztgTcI/AAAAAAAALXk/U2_0VeEh5AY/s1600/unsettings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="241" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yvW0Zf-JRow/UI6hvztgTcI/AAAAAAAALXk/U2_0VeEh5AY/s320/unsettings.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unsettings, a tool that lets you tweak Unity, has reached version 0.08, getting support for Unity 6 and thus Ubuntu 12.10.</b></div><br /><b>Unsettings 0.08 brings some new features as well:</b><br /><ul><li>option to force fast minimize animation</li><li>option to force low graphics mode</li><li>show real name on panel</li><li>option to disable online search results in Dash</li><li>Unity WebApps support</li><li>UI tweaks</li><li>more </li></ul><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Unsettings can be used to tweak most Unity settings, like disabling the global menu or overlay scrollbars, change the GTK or icon theme and many others. <b>Here's a list of Unsettings features:</b></div><ul><li>Launcher look: change size, opacity, background colour</li><li>Launcher behaviour: change visibility, reveal trigger, edge responsiveness, reveal pressure, autohide animation, urgent animation, launch animation, backlight mode</li><li>Dash: change size, blur, enable or disable apps available for download, recently used apps, search all files, online search results</li><li>Panel: change opacity, opaque if maximized, show real name on the panel, show/hide battery status and an option to whitelist application to show up in the systray</li><li>Indicators: show/hide bluetooth and sound indicators, set which media players are ignored by the Ubuntu sound indicator</li><li>Fonts: change the font (for the desktop, window title, monospaced, etc.), hinting and antialiasing</li><li>Windows: set minimize animation, overlay scrollbars behaviour (including an option to disable it), enable/disable global menu, HUD, click to focus, auto raise, set the automaximize value</li><li>Desktop: change the number of workspaces, enable/disable icons on the desktop, shortcut overlay, alt-tab behaviour, set the next monitor pressure</li><li>Web Apps: enable/disable webapps, set pre-authorized web apps, enable or disable specified web apps</li><li>Themes: options to change the theme: GTK, window, icon or cursor theme. There's also an option to force low graphics mode</li><li>GTK: show mnemonics, display icons in buttons or menus, cursor blink.</li></ul><br />A few more Unsettings screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvk6QduEEwM/UI6h2QcgZrI/AAAAAAAALXs/_hnnEe4q5yQ/s1600/unsettings_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvk6QduEEwM/UI6h2QcgZrI/AAAAAAAALXs/_hnnEe4q5yQ/s320/unsettings_1.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRZMQHE7pw8/UI6h3XEs9vI/AAAAAAAALXw/x4SGqPoPYhw/s1600/unsettings_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="237" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRZMQHE7pw8/UI6h3XEs9vI/AAAAAAAALXw/x4SGqPoPYhw/s320/unsettings_2.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8JwgFRNc_M/UI6h4YOgDoI/AAAAAAAALX4/VDDCMnfp4Ng/s1600/unsettings_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="237" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8JwgFRNc_M/UI6h4YOgDoI/AAAAAAAALX4/VDDCMnfp4Ng/s320/unsettings_3.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kC_DzUHLZw/UI6h5Hwt4ZI/AAAAAAAALYA/PWVntb7xE3w/s1600/unsettings_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unsettings" border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kC_DzUHLZw/UI6h5Hwt4ZI/AAAAAAAALYA/PWVntb7xE3w/s320/unsettings_4.png" title="unsettings" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Unsettings</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Unsettings 0.08 supports Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 and 11.10, but obviously the options available in Unsettings depend on the Unity version you're using. <b>To add the PPA and install the latest Unsettings, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/testing<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install unsettings</code></pre><br />You can also download Unsettings without adding the PPA, from <a href="http://florian-diesch.de/software/unsettings/index.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />If you encounter bugs, report them @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/unsettings">Launchpad</a>.

Tweak Unity With Unsettings 0.08, Now With Ubuntu 12.10 Support

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Lubuntu (w/ LXDE) 12.10 - Quick Overview

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://lubuntu.net/">Lubuntu</a>, an official Ubuntu flavour starting with version 11.10 which uses LXDE, a lightweight desktop environment by default, has reached version 12.10.</b><br /><br /><i>I'm posting this article a bit late, since Lubuntu 12.10 was released 5 days ago, but there are too many Ubuntu flavours to cover in just one day.</i></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Lubuntu 12.10</b> brings updated artwork, a new session manager, updated file manager which includes an external thumbnailer, along with updated default applications and other changes.</div><br /><b>To see the latest Lubuntu 12.10 in action, watch the video below:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nvLwRGg6r3s" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvLwRGg6r3s">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ns0x1u1dMw/UH_WwMMlMNI/AAAAAAAALCM/etWGXStxW1Y/s1600/lubuntu-default-apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ns0x1u1dMw/UH_WwMMlMNI/AAAAAAAALCM/etWGXStxW1Y/s320/lubuntu-default-apps.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lubuntu 12.10 ships with applications such as Pcmanfm as the default file manager, Synaptic Package Manager, Lubuntu Software Center, Chromium as the default browser, Pidgin, Transmission, mtPaint for simple image editing, Abiword, Gnumeric, GNOME Mplayer, Xfburn, Audacious and others.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJ5Fx4ONToA/UH_W0rrlKPI/AAAAAAAALCU/qSIspSFDxxE/s1600/lubuntu-software-center.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJ5Fx4ONToA/UH_W0rrlKPI/AAAAAAAALCU/qSIspSFDxxE/s320/lubuntu-software-center.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lubuntu Software Center</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, most if not all are lightweight tools, and the result is that Lubuntu requires very low system resources - the Lubuntu <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu">wiki</a> mentions that Lubuntu should run even with 128 MB of RAM, though for decent usage, 256MB or RAM or more are required.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Lubuntu 12.10, a <b>new default application has been added: Catfish</b>, which can be used to search the file system:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BejULF6arSE/UH_XDrm6znI/AAAAAAAALCc/L29vmn6BYGI/s1600/catfish.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lubuntu 12.10 catfish" border="0" height="209" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BejULF6arSE/UH_XDrm6znI/AAAAAAAALCc/L29vmn6BYGI/s320/catfish.png" title="lubuntu 12.10 catfish" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change is the addition of the <b>Xfce notification daemon (xfce4-notifyd), which has replaced the old notification daemon</b>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g0LownypZrI/UH_XI8AzwuI/AAAAAAAALCk/XYCNfAFIWCo/s1600/lubuntu12.10-xfce-notifications.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lubuntu 12.10 notifications" border="0" height="137" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g0LownypZrI/UH_XI8AzwuI/AAAAAAAALCk/XYCNfAFIWCo/s320/lubuntu12.10-xfce-notifications.png" title="lubuntu 12.10 notifications" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Pcmanfm, the default file manager, has been updated, the new version bringing external thumbnailer support and lots of bug fixes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vsvdyqomY0A/UH_XN4kqeUI/AAAAAAAALCs/VWOiPbIhokE/s1600/lubuntu+12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lubuntu 12.10 pcmanfm" border="0" height="199" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vsvdyqomY0A/UH_XN4kqeUI/AAAAAAAALCs/VWOiPbIhokE/s320/lubuntu+12.10.png" title="lubuntu 12.10 pcmanfm" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also worth mentioning that, unlike the other Ubuntu flavors, <b>Lubuntu 12.10 continues to offer alternate ISO files for download</b>.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Artwork</h2><br />Lubuntu 12.10 comes with an updated visual identity, which includes:<br /><br />- a new wallpaper:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OShyVKKgR1s/UH_V4t5IzSI/AAAAAAAALB0/aFad7vL88Ak/s1600/lubuntu12.10-wallpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lubuntu 12.10 wallpaper" border="0" height="256" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OShyVKKgR1s/UH_V4t5IzSI/AAAAAAAALB0/aFad7vL88Ak/s320/lubuntu12.10-wallpaper.png" title="lubuntu 12.10 wallpaper" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- a new icon theme (it's not complete yet, and for now it "inherits" icons from the elementary icon theme) called Box:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9O40wA1RH0/UH_V_BfCKcI/AAAAAAAALB8/DwMTi5JZbYA/s1600/lubuntu-icon-theme-box.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9O40wA1RH0/UH_V_BfCKcI/AAAAAAAALB8/DwMTi5JZbYA/s320/lubuntu-icon-theme-box.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />You can see some of the new icons in most of the pictures in this post. <br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Lubuntu 12.10</h2><br />Download Lubuntu 12.10 from <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu">HERE</a> and make sure to also read the official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu">release notes</a>.

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Things You Do After Installing Ubuntu 12.10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHZhmQ91pFY/UIWYI8CAfVI/AAAAAAAALO0/z7lw4BnTjIw/s1600/ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHZhmQ91pFY/UIWYI8CAfVI/AAAAAAAALO0/z7lw4BnTjIw/s400/ubuntu.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've been following WebUpd8 for a while, you've probably noticed that we used to make a post with things to tweak after each Ubuntu release (here are the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html" title="Things To Tweak After Installing Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin">12.04</a> and <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/things-to-tweak-after-installing-ubuntu.html" title="Things To Tweak After Installing Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot">11.10</a> posts). This time, let's do things differently!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I'll start by sharing with you the first things I did after installing the latest Ubuntu 12.10 and you, the readers, can post comments, telling us what you've installed / customized / tweaked after installing 12.10, no matter what Ubuntu flavour you're using.</b></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>What I did after installing Ubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The first thing I did after installing Ubuntu 12.10 was to restore my PPAs backup from Ubuntu 12.04. That's right, I'm addicted to PPAs. That's because, even though Ubuntu 12.10 has the latest version of most packages, there are some apps which aren't available in the official repositories that I can't live without. For this I've used <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/y-ppa-manager-0092-released-with-new.html">Y PPA Manager</a> which imports the GPG keys automatically and can also update the PPAs that work with the latest Ubuntu release.</div><br /><br /><h3>Firefox extensions and webapps.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iDyFbqTcklY/UIBpO21Z20I/AAAAAAAALE8/gm5m3oRFYpI/s1600/firefox-extensions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="126" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iDyFbqTcklY/UIBpO21Z20I/AAAAAAAALE8/gm5m3oRFYpI/s320/firefox-extensions.png" width="320" /></a></div><h3>  </h3>I'm using Firefox because it works better for me with a large number of open tabs (especially since there's an <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/04/how-to-load-app-tabs-on-demand-in.html">option not to load tabs until clicked</a>). I only use three addons: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/">Adblock Plus</a>, <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-badge/">Tab Badge</a> (adds a a small badge to your tabs to alert you when you have notifications for websites like Facebook, Google Plus, etc.) and <a href="https://lastpass.com/">LastPass</a> (for better password security and sync).<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7LJY-lzE0EE/UIBsxSWQQWI/AAAAAAAALF0/C7t2QOlUUSM/s1600/webapps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7LJY-lzE0EE/UIBsxSWQQWI/AAAAAAAALF0/C7t2QOlUUSM/s320/webapps.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And speaking of browsers, I've also installed some <b>webapps</b> (they work with both Firefox and Chromium, though Chromium requires <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/unity-chromium-extension/">an extension</a> available in the repositories):</div><ul><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/unity-webapps-googleplus/">Google Plus</a> - I don't want to miss any posts so the notifications provided by the Google Plus webapp are really useful;</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/unity-webapps-facebookmessenger/">Facebook</a> - integrates Facebook with the Messaging Menu, without using a separate application. Sweet!</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/unity-webapps-gmail/">Gmail</a> - this is a really useful webapp too as it displays the number of unread emails as a badge on the Unity luncher and in the Messaging Menu, along with new email notifications (though the notifications are currently broken for me using Firefox). </li></ul>More about the new webapps, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/unity-webapps-available-in-ubuntu-1210.html">HERE</a>. <br /><ul></ul><br /><br /><h3>AppIndicators.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMeKUk5SRMc/UIE7w-GJ1aI/AAAAAAAALJE/2sSGzFer1Cs/s1600/indicators.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMeKUk5SRMc/UIE7w-GJ1aI/AAAAAAAALJE/2sSGzFer1Cs/s320/indicators.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was telling you there are some applications which I can't live without. Well, many of them are appindicators:</div><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/my-weather-indicator-gets-new-forecast.html">My Weather Indicator</a> - weather on the panel is a must for me, a feature that Ubuntu should really add by default;</li><li><a title="google calendar ubuntu appindicator" href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/calendar-indicator-displays-google.html">Google Calendar Indicator</a> - I use Google Calendar a lot, and this appindicator is very useful, displaying future events, notifications and more;</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/2-ways-to-temporarily-disable.html">Caffeine</a> - because there's nothing more annoying than watching a video / movie and having the screen lock pop-up in the middle of it;</li><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/10/glippy-clipboard-manager-gets-files-and.html">Glippy</a> - in my opinion, a clipboard manager is a must. Glippy is my favourite, but any will do;</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/nautilus-dropbox/">Dropbox</a> - Ubuntu One is nice, but there are some features for which I prefer Dropbox. It can be installed from the Ubuntu repositories repositories too.</li></ul><br /><br /><h3>Other applications.</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/virtualbox-420-released-with-support.html">VirtualBox</a> - for testing the next Ubuntu release and other Linux distributions of course, something I need for WebUpd8;</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/gnome-tweak-tool/">GNOME Tweak Tool</a> - for changing the GTK / Window theme, because at the time I've installed Ubuntu 12.10, the other tools like Ubuntu Tweak, MyUnity, etc. didn't yet support 12.10 (and they still don't fully support it yet);</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/compizconfig-settings-manager/">CCSM</a> - since Ubuntu Tweak and the other tweaking tools don't fully support Ubuntu 12.10 yet, CCSM is the way to go right now if you want to tweak various Unity aspects;</li><li><a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/shutter/">Shutter</a> - the best screenshot tool for Linux, is also one of the first applications I install since I need it for the new WebUpd8 posts;</li><li>Movies / music: <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/ubuntu-restricted-extras/">Ubuntu Restricted Extras</a> is a must. And for me, so are <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/smplayer/">SMplayer</a> and sometimes <a href="https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/vlc/">VLC</a> for playing videos. For music, I use <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/cloud-music-player-nuvola-sees-new.html">Nuvola Player</a> because Grooveshark is all I need and it integrates nicely with the desktop, with some extra features compared to the Grooveshark webapp.</li></ul><br />Of course, the list can get very long, but I'm trying to stick with the basics here. <br /><ul></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Note: this post uses links to the online Ubuntu Software Center from which you can install the applications with a click. For the applications not available in the repositories, I've added links to the installation instructions. </i></div><ul></ul><br /><br /><h2>What are the things you've done after installing (or upgrading to) Ubuntu 12.10?</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Now it's your turn! </b>What did you install or tweak after you've started using the latest Ubuntu 12.10, be it the default favour, Ubuntu GNOME Remix or X/K/Lubuntu? And even if you're not using Ubuntu 12.10 yet, what are the first things you do after installing Ubuntu?</div><br />

Things You Do After Installing Ubuntu 12.10

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Prefer GNOME Shell? Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSlBMNxh3jU/UIEfffTo1AI/AAAAAAAALIM/rnFUdjW3Q90/s1600/ubuntu12.10-gnome-installer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YSlBMNxh3jU/UIEfffTo1AI/AAAAAAAALIM/rnFUdjW3Q90/s320/ubuntu12.10-gnome-installer.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a> has been released! </b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu GNOME Remix, a Linux distribution which aims to become an official Ubuntu flavour, uses GNOME Shell as the default "shell" and tries to provide a "mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories".</div><br />Update: you may also be interested in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html">How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix</a><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Learn more about Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 by watching the video below:</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eXiHAKKGj_g" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXiHAKKGj_g">direct video link</a> | for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>GNOME Shell by default</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 uses GNOME Shell 3.6.1 by default</b>, along with most of the GNOME 3.6 application stack, so it basically has the features you've seen in our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/gnome-36-released-see-whats-new.html">GNOME 3.6 post</a>.</div><br />Here's the new GNOME Shell 3.6 message tray:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfT-seh61bM/UIEdOcVi4gI/AAAAAAAALGs/o4pihLtv0Y4/s1600/message-tray-rhythmbox.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NfT-seh61bM/UIEdOcVi4gI/AAAAAAAALGs/o4pihLtv0Y4/s320/message-tray-rhythmbox.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lEwGNPY3ggk/UIEdPf9cX9I/AAAAAAAALGw/Ziylcq9tRfo/s1600/message-tray_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="172" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lEwGNPY3ggk/UIEdPf9cX9I/AAAAAAAALGw/Ziylcq9tRfo/s320/message-tray_2.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Since <b>GDM 3.6.1</b> is included as well, you'll also get the cool new <b>GNOME 3.6 lock screen: </b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1SNKSZfQ4Q/UIEdhKpoNLI/AAAAAAAALG8/8C-gTORnwR8/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-12.10-lockscreen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p1SNKSZfQ4Q/UIEdhKpoNLI/AAAAAAAALG8/8C-gTORnwR8/s320/ubuntu-gnome-12.10-lockscreen.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GNOME 3.6 lock screen</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDH66Fiix4U/UIEeB1ONAyI/AAAAAAAALHc/ZIaearoaoSI/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-gdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="195" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WDH66Fiix4U/UIEeB1ONAyI/AAAAAAAALHc/ZIaearoaoSI/s320/ubuntu-gnome-gdm.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GDM 3.6.1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Here are a few more GNOME Shell screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VRLNi3pxrTw/UIEdzTv-QpI/AAAAAAAALHE/iuFMJckX4Xk/s1600/activities.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VRLNi3pxrTw/UIEdzTv-QpI/AAAAAAAALHE/iuFMJckX4Xk/s320/activities.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4AvpUFlI_4/UIEd0NHcHzI/AAAAAAAALHI/bwS1SIkPBzg/s1600/apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i4AvpUFlI_4/UIEd0NHcHzI/AAAAAAAALHI/bwS1SIkPBzg/s320/apps.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trKQokT6OdU/UIEd047MCSI/AAAAAAAALHU/KkbEnJWMxHM/s1600/ubuntugnome-12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="208" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trKQokT6OdU/UIEd047MCSI/AAAAAAAALHU/KkbEnJWMxHM/s320/ubuntugnome-12.10.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default packages</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you would expect, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 tries to offer most of the GNOME 3.6 applications: Web (Epiphany) 3.6, Evolution 3.6, Gedit 3.6, etc.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2oxsDMNjBvw/UIEeLTdw41I/AAAAAAAALHk/Q6YkUBu5284/s1600/evolution.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="192" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2oxsDMNjBvw/UIEeLTdw41I/AAAAAAAALHk/Q6YkUBu5284/s320/evolution.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evolution 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OCsFHine0/UIEeMDNxCJI/AAAAAAAALHo/8Sfj7nXZmRg/s1600/web.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="195" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6OCsFHine0/UIEeMDNxCJI/AAAAAAAALHo/8Sfj7nXZmRg/s320/web.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Web 3.6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But there are <b>some packages which aren't updated to version 3.6</b>: Aisleriot, Nautilus, System Settings, and Totem:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhr4L4lu1T8/UIEeWB-K0MI/AAAAAAAALH0/DTI2k6JrCGc/s1600/nautilus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vhr4L4lu1T8/UIEeWB-K0MI/AAAAAAAALH0/DTI2k6JrCGc/s320/nautilus.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nautilus 3.4.2</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>That's because Ubuntu itself uses older versions of these apps</b>, so Ubuntu GNOME Remix is stuck with them as well. But <b>you can update Nautilus or Totem to version 3.6 by using the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3">GNOME3 Team PPA</a></b>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are also some <b>GNOME applications which aren't included by default</b>, like Boxes or GNOME Documents. And you won't find any of the Ubuntu-specific applications as well: Ubuntu One or Ubuntu Software Center aren't included in Ubuntu GNOME Remix since they aren't official GNOME apps.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Instead of Ubuntu Software Center, it uses "Software" (gnome-packagekit), which includes its own update manager:</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sq9gRZP3yjg/UIEecJ5yVCI/AAAAAAAALH8/OBLDbrmRzpY/s1600/software.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sq9gRZP3yjg/UIEecJ5yVCI/AAAAAAAALH8/OBLDbrmRzpY/s320/software.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Applications included by default:</b> Web (Epiphany) 3.6.0, Nauilus 3.4.2, GNOME Tweak Tool, Abiword and Gnumeric, Evolution 3.6.0, Cheese, Gwibber, Rhythmbox 2.97, GNOME games, Shotwell, Simple Scan, Transmission, GNOME Packagekit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The classic (fallback) session is included by default as well, but is only used if your hardware can't run GNOME Shell.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Artwork</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you would expect, Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10 uses the default GNOME 3 artwork: Adwaita for the GTK theme and the GNOME icon theme, along with the official GNOME 3.6 wallpaper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But, at least compared to the beta, there is now a Plymouth theme as well as an Ubiquity installer slideshow:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej2x4DiS-As/UIEe3tzIC3I/AAAAAAAALIE/QeorXLCrMjA/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-installer_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ej2x4DiS-As/UIEe3tzIC3I/AAAAAAAALIE/QeorXLCrMjA/s320/ubuntu-gnome-installer_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The slideshow uses images for all the slides except the last one, which is common with the other Ubuntu flavours (which tells the user where he can get support). That's probably because the work was done by a small team and there wasn't enough time to get everything ready, this being the first Ubuntu GNOME release.<br /><br /><br />GNOME Shell was the missing piece and now, with 12.10, Ubuntu has all the popular DEs covered: from Xfce, KDE and LXDE to GNOME Shell or Unity (although these last 2 are not DEs but "shells"), even though Ubuntu GNOME Remix is not official yet. But let's hope it will become an official Ubuntu flavour with 13.04 Raring Ringtail.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</h2><br /><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes/12.10">Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</a> - and remember to read the official release notes!<br /><br /><br />Update: you may also be interested in <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/how-to-get-complete-gnome-3-desktop-in.html">How To Get A Complete GNOME 3 Desktop In Ubuntu 12.10, Without Installing Ubuntu GNOME Remix</a>

Prefer GNOME Shell? Download Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10

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Xubuntu 12.10 Released With Xfce 4.10 [Screenshots, Video]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F26Pbg1pDuc/UH-l-hoBvDI/AAAAAAAAK-c/NuK3Hhp0B4c/s1600/xubuntu12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F26Pbg1pDuc/UH-l-hoBvDI/AAAAAAAAK-c/NuK3Hhp0B4c/s320/xubuntu12.10.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://xubuntu.org/">Xubuntu</a>, the <a href="http://xfce.org/">Xfce</a> Ubuntu flavor, has been released today along with the other Ubuntu flavours. It's a great alternative for those who do not want to use GNOME Shell or Unity and prefer a more traditional layout.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest<b> Xubuntu 12.10</b> brings updated artwork and default applications and the latest Xfce 4.10.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a video I've recorded, presenting the changes in Xubuntu 12.10:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IzkJ-zaa1bc" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzkJ-zaa1bc">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><h2>Xfce 4.10 by default</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Xfce 4.10, which is used in Xubuntu 12.10, brings many improvements, including:</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- re-written application finder which combines the functionality of the old appfinder and xfrun4:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WQUc7NZ8_0/UH-mSTbpljI/AAAAAAAAK-k/1qRsJKPnMIM/s1600/xubuntu12.10-app-finder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WQUc7NZ8_0/UH-mSTbpljI/AAAAAAAAK-k/1qRsJKPnMIM/s320/xubuntu12.10-app-finder.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- a new vertical display mode for the panel, called "deskbar" which switches the applets orientation to horizontal, making the panel behave like a vertical 'dock':</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--afgMOtE28k/UH-mX781wBI/AAAAAAAAK-s/l_pnlndU_HE/s1600/xubuntu12.10-deskbar-panel-mode.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--afgMOtE28k/UH-mX781wBI/AAAAAAAAK-s/l_pnlndU_HE/s320/xubuntu12.10-deskbar-panel-mode.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br />- multiple rows support for the panel:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgsXrEbhLJ8/UH-mgHcytNI/AAAAAAAAK-0/ls1YuU07c6M/s1600/xubuntu-multiple-rows.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="106" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgsXrEbhLJ8/UH-mgHcytNI/AAAAAAAAK-0/ls1YuU07c6M/s320/xubuntu-multiple-rows.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Other Xfce changes include: <br /><ul><li>the window manager supports tiling windows when dragging them to the screen edges</li><li>thumbnail rendering support for Xfdesktop</li><li>the mouse and touchpad dialog is capable of handling basic Synaptics and Wacom properties in the GUI</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu 12.10 artwork</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The artwork has received special attention in Xubuntu 12.10. For instance, <b>Greybird, the default Xubuntu 12.10 theme, has got a complete makeover</b>, with re-written GTK3 support:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcnPeEeOFO0/UH-pR9DyrII/AAAAAAAAK_o/2P4-FC0Ku9E/s1600/xubuntu12.10-theme.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcnPeEeOFO0/UH-pR9DyrII/AAAAAAAAK_o/2P4-FC0Ku9E/s320/xubuntu12.10-theme.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a <b>new default wallpaper, updated login screen and Ubiquity slideshow</b>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_d97xUuSdQ/UH-qCgQROvI/AAAAAAAAK_w/s1bOg2yp_Ss/s1600/xubuntu-wallpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_d97xUuSdQ/UH-qCgQROvI/AAAAAAAAK_w/s1bOg2yp_Ss/s320/xubuntu-wallpaper.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9mrg-_oNl8/UH-qDsulHZI/AAAAAAAAK_4/xEge8znDB1w/s1600/xubuntu12.10-login-screen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9mrg-_oNl8/UH-qDsulHZI/AAAAAAAAK_4/xEge8znDB1w/s320/xubuntu12.10-login-screen.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o26lROTWiyU/UH-sXZikuqI/AAAAAAAALAI/k0GddmRjjoE/s1600/xubuntu-installer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o26lROTWiyU/UH-sXZikuqI/AAAAAAAALAI/k0GddmRjjoE/s320/xubuntu-installer.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRfS24bR4Ic/UH-qJm4W23I/AAAAAAAALAA/MMHmX688a3w/s1600/xubuntu12.10-apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRfS24bR4Ic/UH-qJm4W23I/AAAAAAAALAA/MMHmX688a3w/s320/xubuntu12.10-apps.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To make Xubuntu 12.10 fit on a CD (unlike Ubuntu), quite a few default applications were removed. In Xubuntu 12.10, <b>you'll no longer find Synaptic Package Manager, GIMP, Gnumeric or Startup Disk Creator installed by default</b>. There are also less games: only Mines and Sudoku are available on the CD.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7fCHB0cOPY/UIBPhLju18I/AAAAAAAALEE/o_tS-lDEsN4/s1600/xubuntu-usc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7fCHB0cOPY/UIBPhLju18I/AAAAAAAALEE/o_tS-lDEsN4/s320/xubuntu-usc.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubuntu Software Center in Xubuntu 12.10</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The default application selection in Xubuntu 12.10 includes:</b> Firefox 16.0.1, Thunderbird 16.0.1, gMusicBrowser 1.1.9, Parole 0.3.0.3, Thunar 1.4.0, gThumb 3.0.2, Pidgin 2.10.6, Transmission 2.61, Abiword 2.9.2+svn, Catfish search tool 0.4.0.2, XChat 2.8.8 along with Ubuntu Software Center 5.3.14.2, on top of Xfce 4.10.</div><br /><br /><h2>Other changes</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also worth mentioning that the offline documentation has been completely rewritten for Xubuntu 12.10. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, the messaging indicator isn't available for Ubuntu 12.10. Also, just like for Ubuntu, there isn't an alternate ISO anymore.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Xubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><b>Download Xubuntu 12.10 from <a href="http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/">http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/</a> </b>and check out the official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu">release notes</a>!

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6B9ylaVCaA/UH8K0xexUsI/AAAAAAAAK8A/OIym2YkTGyM/s1600/ubuntu12.10-backlight-toggles.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6B9ylaVCaA/UH8K0xexUsI/AAAAAAAAK8A/OIym2YkTGyM/s320/ubuntu12.10-backlight-toggles.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>After 6 months of development, Ubuntu 12.10 has been <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">released</a>, bringing some exciting new features.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With Ubuntu 12.10, Unity has gained a "Previews" feature and there's also an innovative new "webapps" technology which integrates websites tightly with Ubuntu. Read on to find out what's new in the latest Ubuntu 12.10.</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Ubuntu 12.10 video</h2><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_MHI7TSkJJ8" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MHI7TSkJJ8">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>There's an YouTube glitch if you watch the video in 1080p and Flash so either use HTML5 (<a href="http://youtube.com/html5">youtube.com/html5</a>) or don't set the maximum resolution.</i></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Unity changes: Dash previews, webapps support, more</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Ubuntu 12.10, Dash has got a new feature called "<b>Previews</b>" which lets you preview various content that shows up in Dash, via right click. The previews support applications, pictures, videos, music (which can be played directly from Dash), as well as some other file types like PDFs. Not all files are supported and it doesn't work with folders for now:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HZH5z8-X82s/UH703M91zxI/AAAAAAAAK4k/zmJq5h6p-W0/s1600/ubuntu-unity-preview-application.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="203" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HZH5z8-X82s/UH703M91zxI/AAAAAAAAK4k/zmJq5h6p-W0/s320/ubuntu-unity-preview-application.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-inJqpmeaZAw/UH704rBx54I/AAAAAAAAK4s/lUxQeY0_mzo/s1600/ubuntu-unity-preview-music.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="204" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-inJqpmeaZAw/UH704rBx54I/AAAAAAAAK4s/lUxQeY0_mzo/s320/ubuntu-unity-preview-music.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MTKRWWd7ews/UH706IR258I/AAAAAAAAK4w/ASkR7qreXBU/s1600/ubuntu-unity-preview-photo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="205" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MTKRWWd7ews/UH706IR258I/AAAAAAAAK4w/ASkR7qreXBU/s320/ubuntu-unity-preview-photo.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Three new lenses have been added by default in Ubuntu 12.10: </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- A <b>social (Gwibber) lens</b> which can be used to check out the latest Twitter, Facebook, etc. posts and it can even be used to interact with these services, like for instance retweeting or liking a Facebook photo, without leaving Dash:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AudrAiwD8Fw/UH71F4C3XuI/AAAAAAAAK48/qzUibITpHsM/s1600/ubuntu12.10-gwibber-social-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="204" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AudrAiwD8Fw/UH71F4C3XuI/AAAAAAAAK48/qzUibITpHsM/s320/ubuntu12.10-gwibber-social-lens.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br />And of course, this new lens has previews support as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RaVGj2Au0FA/UH71ME7z_vI/AAAAAAAAK5E/Bo58k8CbvMA/s1600/ubuntu-unity-preview-social.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="204" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RaVGj2Au0FA/UH71ME7z_vI/AAAAAAAAK5E/Bo58k8CbvMA/s320/ubuntu-unity-preview-social.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- A <b>shopping lens</b> which is built into Dash as an integrated lens and is used to deliver commercial content when you perform a search, under "More Suggestions":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yp0wQMAA-P8/UH71RGmWNJI/AAAAAAAAK5M/UNRZ4VdengI/s1600/ubuntu12.10-shopping-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="203" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yp0wQMAA-P8/UH71RGmWNJI/AAAAAAAAK5M/UNRZ4VdengI/s320/ubuntu12.10-shopping-lens.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This lens uses affiliate links so if you use it to purchase products, Canonical earns a percentage of the sale. Since this lens is installed by default, Dash presents a new legal notice which you can read by clicking its icon, available on each lens, on the bottom right:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nJ2G_Eu_Td4/UH71ZTN2EnI/AAAAAAAAK5U/HkHRI5c-uAw/s1600/ubuntu12.10-dash-legal-notice.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nJ2G_Eu_Td4/UH71ZTN2EnI/AAAAAAAAK5U/HkHRI5c-uAw/s320/ubuntu12.10-dash-legal-notice.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can turn of this lens, along with all online features available in Dash via <i>System Settings > Privacy</i>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQGYXhhlyLk/UH71fNYOPlI/AAAAAAAAK5c/dYdGg-4rgHE/s1600/ubuntu12.10-dash-search-privacy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQGYXhhlyLk/UH71fNYOPlI/AAAAAAAAK5c/dYdGg-4rgHE/s320/ubuntu12.10-dash-search-privacy.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- And finally, the third new lens is a <b>photo lens</b> which displays both local and online (Facebook, Flikr, Picasa Web) photos:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0MVg9CINpvg/UH71jvjuXjI/AAAAAAAAK5k/u_ylgap-X_4/s1600/ubuntu12.10-photo-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0MVg9CINpvg/UH71jvjuXjI/AAAAAAAAK5k/u_ylgap-X_4/s320/ubuntu12.10-photo-lens.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another cool new Unity feature in Ubuntu 12.10 is the addition of a new "<b>webapps</b>" technology by default. With this, websites like Gmail, Grooveshark, Last.fm, Facebook and many others can integrate tightly with Unity: they will support HUD, you'll receive desktop notifications, quicklists, ALT-TAB support and they will integrate with the messaging menu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zwPzvP_eGC8/UH71qcqxY3I/AAAAAAAAK5s/Nar3HkBCr-M/s1600/ubuntu12.10-webapp-last-fm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zwPzvP_eGC8/UH71qcqxY3I/AAAAAAAAK5s/Nar3HkBCr-M/s320/ubuntu12.10-webapp-last-fm.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WR8Q1EGnVLA/UH71sdixqaI/AAAAAAAAK50/zMAIHGzTgYw/s1600/ubuntu12.10-webapps-alt-tab.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WR8Q1EGnVLA/UH71sdixqaI/AAAAAAAAK50/zMAIHGzTgYw/s320/ubuntu12.10-webapps-alt-tab.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tcns44X0l3Y/UH71unTXX8I/AAAAAAAAK58/HQTwBsa1PSA/s1600/ubuntu12.10-webapps-messaging-launcher.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tcns44X0l3Y/UH71unTXX8I/AAAAAAAAK58/HQTwBsa1PSA/s320/ubuntu12.10-webapps-messaging-launcher.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Only two webapps are installed by default: for Amazon and Ubuntu One music store (online version), but many others can be installed via Ubuntu Software Center.</div><br /><br /><b>Examples of what the new WebApps technology can do:</b><br /><ul><li>Control Grooveshark from the Ubuntu Sound Menu</li><li>See how many unread emails you have in your Gmail or Yahoo Mail inbox from the Ubuntu Messaging Menu</li><li>Get native desktop notifications for Google+</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For better online integration, there's also a new <b>Online Accounts</b> dialog in System Settings (not to be confused with the GNOME Shell Online Accounts!), where you can add your Facebook, Google, Yahoo, etc.:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykifT6g3nBk/UH715PqTtjI/AAAAAAAAK6E/y4JOIOUXQAo/s1600/ubuntu12.10-online-accounts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="216" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykifT6g3nBk/UH715PqTtjI/AAAAAAAAK6E/y4JOIOUXQAo/s320/ubuntu12.10-online-accounts.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> These accounts are used by various Dash features along with applications such as Shotwell (upload photos to various websites), Empathy and others.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Other changes</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>old user menu and system menu have been merged into one "session menu"</b> which includes user switching, along with the power options, system settings and so on:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igoQRBFnfbQ/UH72DutunnI/AAAAAAAAK6M/2Rb5NLCtB-I/s1600/ubuntu12.10-session-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="252" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-igoQRBFnfbQ/UH72DutunnI/AAAAAAAAK6M/2Rb5NLCtB-I/s320/ubuntu12.10-session-menu.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu Software Center </b>has got improved performance, with faster loading and installation, 3D secure support, recommendation feedback, integration with the Unity Search Plugin Previews and also, the banners can now open URLS:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sN9ZhueKtEQ/UH-b_ra7UcI/AAAAAAAAK9o/YRZ86YyQ2uM/s1600/ubuntu-software-center.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="221" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sN9ZhueKtEQ/UH-b_ra7UcI/AAAAAAAAK9o/YRZ86YyQ2uM/s320/ubuntu-software-center.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>LibreOffice has finally got appmenu (global menu) and HUD support by default</b>, without having to use a third-party extension:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YpmMMLQ0Q6Q/UH72JOKVZqI/AAAAAAAAK6U/BzMuu7hukUI/s1600/ubuntu12.10-libreoffice-appmenu-support.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="187" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YpmMMLQ0Q6Q/UH72JOKVZqI/AAAAAAAAK6U/BzMuu7hukUI/s320/ubuntu12.10-libreoffice-appmenu-support.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Jockey (used for handling third-party drivers), has been replaced with a new <b>"Additional Drivers" tab in Software Sources</b>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpiSyk2UiXc/UH72MlAxs0I/AAAAAAAAK6c/RL3C_XQjleg/s1600/ubuntu12.10-additional-drivers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="201" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpiSyk2UiXc/UH72MlAxs0I/AAAAAAAAK6c/RL3C_XQjleg/s320/ubuntu12.10-additional-drivers.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubiquity has got support for full disk encryption and LVM:</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nvRHQJEBFFU/UH72SKIMsOI/AAAAAAAAK6k/myphXgYlHhw/s1600/ubuntu12.10-ubiquity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="230" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nvRHQJEBFFU/UH72SKIMsOI/AAAAAAAAK6k/myphXgYlHhw/s320/ubuntu12.10-ubiquity.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Even though initially the plan was to upgrade all the GNOME applications to version 3.6, Nautilus has been reverted and the final <b>Ubuntu 12.10 release ships with Nautilus 3.4.2</b>, the same version used in Ubuntu 12.04:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Aw4CgjelV4/UH72W_4XHZI/AAAAAAAAK6s/Q1oqZQCQKzo/s1600/ubuntu12.10-nautilus-3.4.2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="210" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Aw4CgjelV4/UH72W_4XHZI/AAAAAAAAK6s/Q1oqZQCQKzo/s320/ubuntu12.10-nautilus-3.4.2.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>LightDM has gained support for remote desktop logins</b> by default. This is currently done through the Ubuntu Single Sign On service:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wn_Dhy5IoMk/UH72bMXgzJI/AAAAAAAAK60/H2Pe4K292Pk/s1600/remote-login-lightdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wn_Dhy5IoMk/UH72bMXgzJI/AAAAAAAAK60/H2Pe4K292Pk/s320/remote-login-lightdm.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></div><br />Another important change is that Compiz now works on GLES.<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Unity 2D removed, no more CD-sized image, DVD or alternate images</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33oT-y94mNY/UH72e_2Z0YI/AAAAAAAAK68/r2QF2prker8/s1600/unity-2d.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33oT-y94mNY/UH72e_2Z0YI/AAAAAAAAK68/r2QF2prker8/s320/unity-2d.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 2D</b> has been completely <b>removed</b>: it is no longer installed by default and is not even available to install from the repositories starting with Ubuntu 12.10. Ubuntu users without graphical acceleration will be able to use Unity 3D thanks to <a href="http://www.mesa3d.org/llvmpipe.html">llvmpipe</a>, so there will be no fallback session anymore and Unity will look the same for all users.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's not all that was removed, the <b>alternate CD</b> (a text-mode installer that comes with various advanced options like RAID setup, LVM, install LTSP Server and so on) <b>was removed as well</b>. Some of its features have been added to Ubiquity, like full disk encryption or LVM support (see above).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, with Ubuntu 12.10, there are <b>no more CD-sized images available</b>. The new ISO size is 800MB, so it won't fit on a CD anymore. Users will have to rely on DVDs and USB to install the latest Ubuntu version.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The default application selection in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal includes:</b> Nautilus 3.4.2, Firefox 16.0.1, Thunderbird 16.0.1, LibreOffice 3.6.2, Rhythmbox 2.97, Shotwell 0.13, Ubuntu Software Center 5.4.1.2, Empathy 3.6.0.3, GNOME Control Center 3.4.2, Deja Dup 24.0, Totem 3.4.3, Gedit 3.6.0, Brasero 3.4.1 and Gwibber 3.6.0, all on top of GNOME 3.6 and Unity 6.8.0.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal uses Linux Kernel 3.5.0-17.28 based on the v3.5.5 upstream kernel, Xorg server 1.13 and mesa 9.0. For more technical info, see the official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/CommonInfrastructure">release notes</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't want to use Unity, the latest<b> GNOME Shell 3.6.1 is available in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories</b>, so you can easily install it via Ubuntu Software Center.<br /><br /><b>The fallback session is available in the repositories as well</b>, and it works, even with Compiz:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hg8ksbUq1J0/UH--AQrazxI/AAAAAAAALA8/9qbpBhauOws/s1600/classic-session.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hg8ksbUq1J0/UH--AQrazxI/AAAAAAAALA8/9qbpBhauOws/s320/classic-session.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><h2>Default Ubuntu 12.10 artwork</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The default Ubuntu 12.10 theme has been updated to support GTK 3.6, including the new toolbar style for the GNOME 3.6 application stack, along with many other changes:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okNxwM8tgQ4/UH72ntMNcvI/AAAAAAAAK7E/sqbx_VzkXKg/s1600/ubuntu12.10-ambiance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okNxwM8tgQ4/UH72ntMNcvI/AAAAAAAAK7E/sqbx_VzkXKg/s320/ubuntu12.10-ambiance.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ambiance theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qi75nVDnwSk/UH72pY0yz1I/AAAAAAAAK7M/4PrA_Yzh8Z0/s1600/ubuntu12.10-radiance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qi75nVDnwSk/UH72pY0yz1I/AAAAAAAAK7M/4PrA_Yzh8Z0/s320/ubuntu12.10-radiance.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radiance theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a new default wallpaper which follows the same colors scheme as the previous ones:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-96JKGB9xMe8/UE9a7mW5QWI/AAAAAAAAKEg/nncDIqdsrFU/s2000/warty-final-ubuntu.jpg"><img alt="Ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal wallpaper" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-96JKGB9xMe8/UE9a7mW5QWI/AAAAAAAAKEg/nncDIqdsrFU/s320/warty-final-ubuntu.jpg" title="ubuntu 12.10 screenshots" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many many other refinements and minor new features in Ubuntu 12.10, too many to include in a single post, so download and install or upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 and see all of them for yourself!</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Ubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><b>Download Ubuntu 12.10 from </b><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/"><b>http://www.ubuntu.com/</b></a> and, like the homepage says "Avoid the pain of Windows 8."<br /><br /><br />Also check out the official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop">release notes</a>!

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