Evernote Ubuntu Client `Everpad` Gets Unity Previews Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://github.com/nvbn/everpad">Everpad</a>, an application that integrates the popular note taking service `<a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a>` with Unity through an AppIndicator and Unity lens, was updated recently, the new version bringing a cool new feature for Ubuntu 12.10 users: <b>support for Unity Previews</b>, being one of the first unofficial lenses which takes advantage of this new feature.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XhI32-BDnaA/UGGW1JXUbRI/AAAAAAAAKP8/mEGEafIcPxo/s1600/everpad-unity-preview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="everpad unity dash preview" border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XhI32-BDnaA/UGGW1JXUbRI/AAAAAAAAKP8/mEGEafIcPxo/s320/everpad-unity-preview.png" title="everpad unity dash preview" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The Unity Previews feature for Everpad isn't limited to text - if you've attached an image to your note, the Everpad lens displays an image preview too. There's also an "Edit" button which opens the Everpad note editor, but hopefully, Unity will support basic editing inside the lens in the future, so applications such as Everpad can work entirely inside the lens, without the need of external UIs.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Everpad in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 or 11.10 (but obviously, the Previews feature won't work in Ubuntu 12.04 or 11.10), use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvbn-rm/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install everpad</code></pre><br />More info about Everpad in our initial post: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/everpad-integrates-evernote-with-ubuntu.html">Everpad Integrates Evernote With Ubuntu Unity (AppIndicator, Lens)</a>

Evernote Ubuntu Client `Everpad` Gets Unity Previews Support

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Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Beta 1 Released [Video, Screenshots]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrA_X-r4wxA/UEhqktufFkI/AAAAAAAAJ-k/AupQQ_sSYnY/s1600/ubuntu12.10-quantal-quetzal-beta1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrA_X-r4wxA/UEhqktufFkI/AAAAAAAAJ-k/AupQQ_sSYnY/s320/ubuntu12.10-quantal-quetzal-beta1.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 has been <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta1">released</a> today, introducing many changes which include new Unity features, refreshed default theme, and much more. There were also some controversial changes like the removal of Unity 2D and the Nautilus downgrade to version 3.4.2. Read on to find out more!</div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><h2>Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 video</h2><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fb6IH8GMndk" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb6IH8GMndk">Direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Unity changes in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The most important change in the latest Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 is the addition of a brand new feature called "Previews"</b>. The previews work like this: when you right click an application or file in Dash, you get a preview along with some extra information which depends on the file type you've right clicked:</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>- applications</b>: you can see a screenshot, description and user rating. Also, if the application is installed, you can launch it or uninstall it and if it's not installed, you can install it directly from Dash, without having to use Ubuntu Software Center:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RUNoh1IhNhI/UEeBkq0HZeI/AAAAAAAAJ7E/3_s_V1t6krE/s1600/ubuntu12.10-previews-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RUNoh1IhNhI/UEeBkq0HZeI/AAAAAAAAJ7E/3_s_V1t6krE/s320/ubuntu12.10-previews-chromium.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>- music</b>: right clicking an album displays its cover art along with the available tracks. Hovering the track number lets you play it directly into Dash, without having to open an external application. This works for both local music and music available for purchase. You can also open the music in Rhythmbox music player:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k2sqtrUyU4s/UEeBo8mkwZI/AAAAAAAAJ7M/XzCihgkOCmU/s1600/music-play-dash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k2sqtrUyU4s/UEeBo8mkwZI/AAAAAAAAJ7M/XzCihgkOCmU/s320/music-play-dash.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nE4Hkmu45u0/UEeBqWaC7eI/AAAAAAAAJ7U/92q2nDvozXs/s1600/music-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nE4Hkmu45u0/UEeBqWaC7eI/AAAAAAAAJ7U/92q2nDvozXs/s320/music-lens.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>- images</b>: you get to see a large preview and some file info:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wBarxFsQbtc/UEeBx1LgTBI/AAAAAAAAJ7c/TQjzqBFeYAA/s1600/preview-image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wBarxFsQbtc/UEeBx1LgTBI/AAAAAAAAJ7c/TQjzqBFeYAA/s320/preview-image.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b> </b> <b>- videos</b>: previews work with both local and online videos, but you won't see a playing video preview, just a static image:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RiqjRavGWLM/UEhqp2yJFjI/AAAAAAAAJ-s/akOwiE3cT5Q/s1600/ubuntu12.10-preview-video.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RiqjRavGWLM/UEhqp2yJFjI/AAAAAAAAJ-s/akOwiE3cT5Q/s320/ubuntu12.10-preview-video.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 previews screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The previews don't yet support text files, pdfs, etc., or folders but hopefully this will be added in the future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Some other, more or less minor Unity changes in Ubuntu 12.10 beta 1 include: </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- a <b>coverflow effect for online music</b> (<a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/unity-dash-to-get-cover-flow-support.html">this was available</a> for a few days in Ubuntu 12.04 too, for everything not just online music, but was later on removed) only for now:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYt9zRMoI94/UEeB9aiHj-I/AAAAAAAAJ7k/UkUKmWeEiJE/s1600/ubuntu12.10-coverflow.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 coverflow screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYt9zRMoI94/UEeB9aiHj-I/AAAAAAAAJ7k/UkUKmWeEiJE/s320/ubuntu12.10-coverflow.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 coverflow screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- a <b>Google Docs scope</b> which you can use to easily search / access your Google Documents from Dash. This new feature worked for me before beta 1 but it has now stopped working so there's no screenshot at this time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">-<b> 'backlight toggles' is on by default in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1</b> which means that the Unity launcher icons for applications that aren't running don't have a background anymore. This can be changed using CCSM and other similar tools:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s6KCDLxWyAU/UEeCDGi_q9I/AAAAAAAAJ7s/VIPpHiixxXw/s1600/launcher-backlight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 backlight toggles screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s6KCDLxWyAU/UEeCDGi_q9I/AAAAAAAAJ7s/VIPpHiixxXw/s320/launcher-backlight.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 backlight toggles screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- the <b>'Genie' effect (a Compiz plugin called "Magic Lamp") is now used by default when clicking a minimized application from the Unity launcher</b>; this effect, however, is not used when minimizing an application and it seems it has been added for testing only, so it might go away in the final release:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ifrW_qYhUIU/UEeCJgvCsPI/AAAAAAAAJ70/ST4TSbkpIJ8/s1600/genie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 genie effect screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ifrW_qYhUIU/UEeCJgvCsPI/AAAAAAAAJ70/ST4TSbkpIJ8/s320/genie.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 genie effect screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, even though some code is already available in Unity, the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html" title="Install The New Ubuntu WebApps Technology In Ubuntu 12.04 Or 12.10">WebApps</a> feature hasn't landed in Ubuntu 12.10.</div><br /><br /><h2>Unity 2D Removed</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Unity 2D will no longer be used as the fallback session for computers that can't run Unity 3D. In fact, it has been completely removed from the repositories so it can't be installed anymore and Unity 2D users are being transitioned to Unity 3D (with Compiz).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Nautilus version reverted to 3.4.2</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2nffjVV1spg/UEeCSvUYepI/AAAAAAAAJ78/3WKhNFhGsmQ/s1600/ubuntu12.10-nautilus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 nautilus screenshot" border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2nffjVV1spg/UEeCSvUYepI/AAAAAAAAJ78/3WKhNFhGsmQ/s320/ubuntu12.10-nautilus.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 nautilus screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A while back, there was a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/ubuntu-1210-might-ship-with-nautilus-34.html">discussion</a> on Launchpad and on the Nautilus mailing list about the Nautilus version that's going to be used for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. Because many features were removed from Nautilus 3.5.x (which will lead to 3.6.0 stable), such as the extra pane (F3) feature, sidebar tree view, the option to show the statusbar, the option to create a new file, the "Text beside icons" options for icon view and others, the Ubuntu developers have decided to use Nautilus 3.4.2 for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was even discussed forking Nautilus or using Marlin or Nemo as the default file manager, but for Ubuntu 12.10, it looks like Nautilus will simply stay at version 3.4.2 but probably, more drastic measures will be taken for Ubuntu 13.04.</div><br /><br /><h2>Other changes</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The default Ubuntu theme, Ambiance</b>, has been updated to work properly with the latest GTK 3.5.x and has also got <b>some changes to the tabs, buttons and more</b>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhGT_dATPlA/UEeCdoTw-cI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/wOPZ6CLRwjs/s1600/ubuntu12.10-theme-ambiance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ambiance theme screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhGT_dATPlA/UEeCdoTw-cI/AAAAAAAAJ8E/wOPZ6CLRwjs/s320/ubuntu12.10-theme-ambiance.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ambiance theme screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cE6ZoR4Fgmg/UEeCeZb-V-I/AAAAAAAAJ8M/GErm861-mQo/s1600/ubuntu12.10-theme-ambiance_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ambiance theme screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cE6ZoR4Fgmg/UEeCeZb-V-I/AAAAAAAAJ8M/GErm861-mQo/s320/ubuntu12.10-theme-ambiance_2.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ambiance theme screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Radiance theme has also been updated, though for now the window titlebar doesn't work properly and switching to Radiance, the Ambiance window titlebar is used:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQuetx5Di7A/UEeCiMKYlkI/AAAAAAAAJ8U/pfr36RVVCE0/s1600/ubuntu12.10-theme-radiance.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 radiance theme screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQuetx5Di7A/UEeCiMKYlkI/AAAAAAAAJ8U/pfr36RVVCE0/s320/ubuntu12.10-theme-radiance.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 radiance theme screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu has got its own "Online Accounts" module in System Settings</b>, separate from the default GNOME online accounts. The Ubuntu Online Accounts supports Facebook, Flickr, Google, Twitter, AIM, Windows Live, Salut and others and adding your account here makes various applications on the system be able to interact with those services: like for instance, adding a Google account allows Dash to display your Google documents and Gtalk integration for Empathy as well as Shotwell to upload images to your Picasa account and so on:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rl3hJqZ-hZ0/UEeCnWwIVuI/AAAAAAAAJ8c/zcO_XzDvpMw/s1600/ubuntu12.10-online-accounts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 online accounts screenshot" border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rl3hJqZ-hZ0/UEeCnWwIVuI/AAAAAAAAJ8c/zcO_XzDvpMw/s320/ubuntu12.10-online-accounts.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 online accounts screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Messaging Menu has also received some changes</b>: the application names now show up instead of generic names like "Email" or "Broadcast" and there are some new icons too:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6P1pdvOCnTQ/UEeC_c9tw9I/AAAAAAAAJ8k/9hEO_62aBVg/s1600/ubuntu12.10-messaging-menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 messaging menu screenshot" border="0" height="209" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6P1pdvOCnTQ/UEeC_c9tw9I/AAAAAAAAJ8k/9hEO_62aBVg/s320/ubuntu12.10-messaging-menu.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 messaging menu screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's a <b>new category in Ubuntu Software Center</b>, under "Themes & Tweaks" called "<b>Dash Search Plugins</b>" where you'll find Dash lenses and scopes:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IqjiYdtCDK8/UEeDEIA5-uI/AAAAAAAAJ8s/ltmcEUeyq7w/s1600/ubuntu12.10-usc-dash-search-plugins.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ubuntu software center screenshot" border="0" height="186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IqjiYdtCDK8/UEeDEIA5-uI/AAAAAAAAJ8s/ltmcEUeyq7w/s320/ubuntu12.10-usc-dash-search-plugins.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ubuntu software center screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>LibreOffice has gained appmenu (global menu) support </b>by default, and thus HUD support, without having to use a third-party plugin. The implementation is, however, quite buggy right now and the menu doesn't always function properly:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbFKzdQmAsk/UEeDIKgkycI/AAAAAAAAJ80/uZROwz74QHY/s1600/ubuntu12.10-libreoffice-appmenu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 libreoffice appmenu screenshot" border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vbFKzdQmAsk/UEeDIKgkycI/AAAAAAAAJ80/uZROwz74QHY/s320/ubuntu12.10-libreoffice-appmenu.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 libreoffice appmenu screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The login screen (LightDM) has also received a minor design update</b>, along with support for network manager:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6zCuAIyfwcM/UEeDMu1PKWI/AAAAAAAAJ88/Pw-77lXffz8/s1600/ubuntu12.10-lightdm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 lightdm screenshot" border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6zCuAIyfwcM/UEeDMu1PKWI/AAAAAAAAJ88/Pw-77lXffz8/s320/ubuntu12.10-lightdm.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 lightdm screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-anRPS3bSAE0/UEeDNXCLxsI/AAAAAAAAJ9A/BgKy7Uf2lzs/s1600/ubuntu12.10-lightdm_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 lightdm screenshot" border="0" height="230" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-anRPS3bSAE0/UEeDNXCLxsI/AAAAAAAAJ9A/BgKy7Uf2lzs/s320/ubuntu12.10-lightdm_2.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 lightdm screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubiquity has got support for full disk encryption and LVM (Logical Volume Management):</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s50PCx5j6bA/UEeDaFVxEjI/AAAAAAAAJ9M/aze9biMHreg/s1600/ubuntu12.10-ubiquity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ubiquity screenshot" border="0" height="230" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s50PCx5j6bA/UEeDaFVxEjI/AAAAAAAAJ9M/aze9biMHreg/s320/ubuntu12.10-ubiquity.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal beta 1 ubiquity screenshot" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Even more</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are a few things that aren't related to Ubuntu 12.10 - the main ISO, so I'll talk about them here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PQsv2aJZlao/UEeDfUgTqcI/AAAAAAAAJ9U/RxO7F5vQ2PQ/s1600/ubuntu-alternate-cd.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu alternate cd" border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PQsv2aJZlao/UEeDfUgTqcI/AAAAAAAAJ9U/RxO7F5vQ2PQ/s320/ubuntu-alternate-cd.png" title="ubuntu alternate cd" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The first thing worth mentioning is that the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/ubuntu-alternate-cds-could-be-dropped.html"><b>Ubuntu alternate CDs have been dropped</b></a> for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal as part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of images. Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal has got support for encryption and LVM, however there won't be any RAID support in Ubiquity for this Ubuntu release, but you'll be able to set up RAID post-install or by using the netboot or server CDs.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdwTODykaBo/UEeDjBWLE3I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/2C-up3igCHo/s1600/ubuntu-gnome-shell-remix.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdwTODykaBo/UEeDjBWLE3I/AAAAAAAAJ9c/2C-up3igCHo/s320/ubuntu-gnome-shell-remix.png" title="ubuntu gnome remix 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And the second is <b>Ubuntu GNOME Remix 12.10</b>, which will be available in the same time as Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. This is a community project designed to bring a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience on top of Ubuntu.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Right now, Ubuntu GNOME Remix is in alpha and quite buggy, but it can already be downloaded from <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ReleaseNotes">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The default application selection in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 includes: Nautilus 3.4.2, Firefox 15, Thunderbird 15, Rhythmbox 2.97, Shotwell 0.12.90, LibreOffice 3.6.1, Ubuntu Software Center 5.3.10, Deja Dup Backup Tool 23.90, Gwibber 3.5.4, Empathy 3.5.90, GNOME Control Center 3.4.2, Gedit 3.5.1, Brasero 3.4.1 and Totem 3.4.3 on top of Unity 6.4.0 and GNOME 3.5.90.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 uses Linux Kernel 3.5.0-13.13 based on the v3.5.3 upstream kernel, Xorg server 1.13-rc5 (1.12.99.905) and mesa 9.0. The new Xserver comes with better smooth scrolling, improved multiseat support and bug fixes. Also, the proprietary Nvidia driver now supports the RANDR standard for monitor configuration.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">GNOME Shell users are probably wondering about the version available in the repositories. As you know, GNOME Shell isn't included by default in Ubuntu, but it is available in the repositories. For Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1, the GNOME Shell version available in the repositories is  3.5.4. The reason there's not a newer version in the repositories is that GNOME Shell now depends on GDM 3.5+, and there's hope to get the latest GNOME Shell soon since GDM 3.5.90 was recently uploaded to the Quantal repositories.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Beta 1</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 is pretty stable and if you've watched the video above, you've seen that I didn't encounter any issues while recording the video which was not the case with other Ubuntu releases. But, even so, this is a beta release and things can go wrong, so it's best not to use it on a production machine. If you want to give it a try, use VirtualBox, VMware or boot the latest Ubuntu Quantal beta 1 from an USB stick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed a previous Ubuntu 12.10 milestone (like alpha 3) or a daily build and you've updated the packages through the Update Manager (now called "Software Updater"), you already have beta 1 so there's no need to reinstall it.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta1"><button class="thoughtbot">Download Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Beta 1</button></a></div><br /><br /><b>Up next: </b><br /><ul><li>Beta 2 - September 27th</li><li>Final Ubuntu 12.10 release - October 18th</li></ul>

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Beta 1 Released [Video, Screenshots]

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta 1 has been released today, introducing many changes which include new Unity features, refreshed default t...

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Unity 6.4.0 Lands In Ubuntu Quantal Proposed Repository, Brings Dash Previews

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5t1ZlP6i58/UEHFo3v2A-I/AAAAAAAAJ2M/Qlsx29GpywY/s1600/preview-chromium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu dash previews" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5t1ZlP6i58/UEHFo3v2A-I/AAAAAAAAJ2M/Qlsx29GpywY/s320/preview-chromium.png" title="ubuntu dash previews" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 6.4.0 has been uploaded to the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal proposed* repositories today, bringing a huge list of bug fixes, but also some new features that were announced earlier, like the Dash previews feature.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>previews feature</b> allows you to right click applications or files in Dash to get a preview, along with some extra information which depends on the item you've right clicked. The previews currently work with applications (both installed and suggested), music (available on the HDD and available for download), videos and pictures. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The music lens can now play music without the need of an external music player: when right clicking an album, be it available for purchase or local music, the tracks are listed along with the album art and if you hove a track number, a play/pause button is displayed and you can play that track:<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://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JF2wGITeOEM/UENCtbZTUkI/AAAAAAAAJ4M/NVFQAFdo3N4/s1600/music-lens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="music lens preview" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JF2wGITeOEM/UENCtbZTUkI/AAAAAAAAJ4M/NVFQAFdo3N4/s320/music-lens.png" title="music lens preview" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - music available for purchase playing</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/-p__15TDYeQ8/UENCubOaGsI/AAAAAAAAJ4U/NT6C5c9vO-Q/s1600/music-play-dash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p__15TDYeQ8/UENCubOaGsI/AAAAAAAAJ4U/NT6C5c9vO-Q/s320/music-play-dash.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - local music playing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We've covered this a while back, so for more info and a video, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/unity-dash-gets-cool-new-previews.html">Unity: Dash Gets A Cool New Previews Feature [Video] - Ubuntu 12.10 Development</a>.</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://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tf90rEkxDiY/UEHFuSLUH1I/AAAAAAAAJ2U/bQ4ACuUQl9c/s1600/preview-image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ubuntu unity previews" border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tf90rEkxDiY/UEHFuSLUH1I/AAAAAAAAJ2U/bQ4ACuUQl9c/s320/preview-image.png" title="ubuntu unity previews" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dash previews - local image</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides the preview feature, the latest Unity 6.4.0 seems to also come with the new <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/install-new-ubuntu-webapps-technology.html">Unity webapps technology</a> because when upgrading, 2 new packages were installed: libunity-webapps0 and unity-webapps-service, but it doesn't work yet. The browser (Firefox and Chromium) extensions are not installed by default, but even after installing them, the WebApps feature didn't work in my test so it seems there's something still missing here.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change in Unity 6.4.0 is that <b>"backlight toggles" mode is now switched on</b> by default (screenshot above) which means that the Unity launcher icons for applications that aren't running don't have a background anymore:</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://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ZEM6D6rvhY/UEHF1stlb0I/AAAAAAAAJ2c/cg741Z1fVxw/s1600/launcher-backlight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="unity Backlight toggles on" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ZEM6D6rvhY/UEHF1stlb0I/AAAAAAAAJ2c/cg741Z1fVxw/s320/launcher-backlight.png" title="unity Backlight toggles on" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backlight toggles on</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, there's also a change in Compiz that I've noticed while testing Unity 6.4.0: the Magic Lamp animation is now used when clicking a minimized application from the Unity launcher (this is not used when minimizing an application). This animation is also used on Mac OSX where is known as the Genie effect (you can see a GIF with this animation in action <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogbdn4LOjHs/UEHMONZTd8I/AAAAAAAAJ24/sffBeVGCmd0/s1600/output.gif">HERE</a>):</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://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AybCy37FxU/UEHMqvFuUPI/AAAAAAAAJ3A/3sNIv40x720/s1600/genie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="unity magic lamp genie effect" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9AybCy37FxU/UEHMqvFuUPI/AAAAAAAAJ3A/3sNIv40x720/s320/genie.png" title="unity magic lamp genie effect" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic Lamp ("Genie") effect</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For a complete list of changes in Unity 6.4.0, see the changelog @ <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/unity/6.4.0-0ubuntu1">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* The proposed repository is not enabled by default - it can be enabled via Software Sources. Unity 6.4.0 should be promoted from the proposed to the main repository soon.</div>

Unity 6.4.0 Lands In Ubuntu Quantal Proposed Repository, Brings Dash Previews

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Unity: Dash Gets A Cool New Previews Feature [Video] - Ubuntu 12.10 Development

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YSBTaPXcpHM/UC58yltGq3I/AAAAAAAAJuA/tHmxDpfnpd4/s1600/rhythmbox-previews-dash.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rhythmbox previews unity dash" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YSBTaPXcpHM/UC58yltGq3I/AAAAAAAAJuA/tHmxDpfnpd4/s320/rhythmbox-previews-dash.png" title="rhythmbox previews unity dash" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>A cool new feature has landed in the Unity Staging PPA, for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal: previews in Dash.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>With the new "previews" feature, you'll be able to right click applications or files in Dash to get a preview, along with some extra information which depends on the item you've right clicked.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For instance, right clicking an application displays a screenshot as well as user ratings, its description and so on. If the application is not installed, there's also a button to install it directly from Dash, without using Ubuntu Software Center or, if it's installed, you can launch or uninstall it:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_E-vX-LE_E/UC524dxBTZI/AAAAAAAAJtg/WbDPSLwju0s/s1600/thunderbird.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu quantal: unity lens dash previews" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_E-vX-LE_E/UC524dxBTZI/AAAAAAAAJtg/WbDPSLwju0s/s320/thunderbird.png" title="ubuntu quantal: unity lens dash previews" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you right click a music file or album from the music lens, you get a large album cover image as well as the available tracks and options to play it or show the files in folder:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-ZYwqIgpRA/UC53RXaH3DI/AAAAAAAAJto/zzdhNub31Ug/s1600/music.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu quantal: unity lens dash previews" border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T-ZYwqIgpRA/UC53RXaH3DI/AAAAAAAAJto/zzdhNub31Ug/s320/music.png" title="ubuntu quantal: unity lens dash previews" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, using the latest Unity from the Unity Staging PPA, the music starts playing in Rhythmbox and not in Dash, but hopefully users will be able to play the music directly in Dash, or at least preview it.</div><br /><br /><h2>Video: Unity with the new "previews" Dash feature</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a video I've recorded using the latest Unity from trunk with the new "previews" feature:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WC2f_Xy_g5s" width="420"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC2f_Xy_g5s">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important:</b> "previews" hasn't landed in Ubuntu 12.10 yet and is currently under heavy development, so in the video you'll notice many bugs and as well as things that will change until the final Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal is released. In the video you'll also notice that the Unity launcher icons use a background for running applications only - I'm not sure if this is a bug or an intentional change.</div><br /><br /><b>Currently, the previews work for:</b><br /><ul><li>applications (both installed and suggested)</li><li>music (installed and available for download via Ubuntu One Music Store)</li><li>videos</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The previews don't work for regular files or folders, but hopefully this will change soon. And not just for the default lenses, I'm sure we'll see some great new Unity lenses created for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal that will make use of this cool new feature, so you'll be able to read the latest news for instance, from Dash, without having to open a browser.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Unity with Previews</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new "previews" feature hasn't landed in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal yet, but it will probably be available very soon. Until then, if you want to test it, you can use the <a href="https://launchpad.net/~unity-team/+archive/staging">Unity Staging PPA</a> in a virtual machine for instance (do not use it on a production machine, the builds in this PPA are highly unstable!).</div><br /><i>The <a href="https://launchpad.net/~unity-team/+archive/staging">Unity Staging PPA</a> contains the latest Unity builds generated from trunk, that have passed the unit tests, but didn't pass the user acceptance (autopilot) tests yet. Only use it for testing only!</i><br /><br />

Unity: Dash Gets A Cool New Previews Feature [Video] - Ubuntu 12.10 Development

A cool new feature has landed in the Unity Staging PPA, for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal: previews in Dash. With the new "previews"...

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