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Launchy 2.5 Beta 2 Released

launchy 2.5 beta 2

Workrave Tells You When To Take A Break, Preventing Repetitive Strain Injury

Many of us get caught up in our work on the computer and forget to take breaks. This can cause Repetitive Strain Injury. But Workrave comes to the rescue!

Elementary Gnome Theme Updated, Now More Gorgeous Than Ever!

A new version of the Elementary gnome theme has been released in the Elementaryart PPA. There were some previews of this new update, but only now the theme has been officially updated.

It was mainly the Metacity theme who has been redesigned, as you can see in the screenshot below:

Download Radiance With Minimize And Maximize Buttons Back To Normal

radiance metacity normal buttons

OpenShot Video Editor 1.1 Released!

OpenShot 1.1 (non-linear video editor) was released yesterday and it addresses 40 bugs and features.

The most requested feature was probably the "Undo / Redo" support which has finally been included in OpenShot.

Other new features and improvements in OpenShot 1.1:

GTK, Emerald, Metacity Themes And Wallpapers - More Ubuntu Lucid 'Light' Goodies

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx new themes and logo were made public only a couple of days ago but there are already quite a few "goodies" available based on this new artwork.

Yesterday we say a beautiful BURG theme based on the new Radiance theme, but since then many artists have been playing with the new wallpaper, logo, etc. Read on!

Dichotomy GTK theme

 

Ubuntu Lucid Light Themes (Radiance and Ambiance) Available In A PPA

Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) Light Themes (Radiance and Ambiance) - click me if you haven't seen the themes yet - will probably be updated lots of times until Lucid Lynx is released.

Almost Official: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Will Have The Window Buttons On The LEFT!

ubuntu light left corner metacity theme

Nautilus With Zeitgeist Integration Already Functional [How-to]

The Nautilus with Gnome Activity Journal integration was an idea introduced by Ian Cylkowski but it seems we'll not have Nautilus with Gnome Activity Journal, but with Zeitgesit (ZeitgeistFS to be more exact), like you can see in the video below (and the above screenshot).

Earth On Carbon Fiber Automatically Updating Wallpaper [Script For Linux]

carbon earth wallpaper

The New Ubuntu 10.04 Boot Splash Video (Plymouth)

new ubuntu 10.04 boot splash

Sorry for the many Ubuntu updates today, but since it's the UI freeze, most of the artwork comes today.

Preview And Download The New Ubuntu 10.04 Wallpaper

A recent Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) update just brought the new wallpaper which you've seen in the screenshots posted last night:

Update On The New Ubuntu Themes [Dark And Light]

This is an update on the New Ubuntu Theme(s), Boot Splash, Logo Revealed (And More!) post which I'm sure will make many people happy.

Dustin Kirkland, a Core Developer of the Ubuntu Server for Canonical posted some screenshots with Byobu and the new Ubuntu Light and Dark themes.

New Ubuntu Theme(s), Boot Splash, Logo Revealed (And More!)

Like we told you a while back (well, actually Mark told you), Ubuntu 10.04 will get a new theme:

 

Firstly, I'm sure you can't wait to see the new Ubuntu theme. Ubuntu is Lightware:

Poll: The Best Linux Movie Player

For this week 'hive five' post, we would like to ask all WebUpd8 readers to vote for the best Linux movie player.

GDM2Setup Is Now Available For Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Too

GDM2Setup, a GUI configuration tool for the new GDM (2) is now available for Ubuntu Lucid too.

 

 

Gnome Subtitles 1.0 Ubuntu .deb Download

Gnome Subtitles is a subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop. It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats and allows for subtitle editing, translation and synchronization

New Wave, Dust And Dust Sand Gnome Themes, Updated In Ubuntu Lucid [w/ Karmic Download]

Some of the best Gnome themes: New Wave, Dust and Dust Sand have just been updated to the latest version in Ubuntu Lucid.

You probably already know these themes very well and there aren't too many visual changes but here are some screenshots anyway.

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