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With the Ubuntu Wallpaper contest wound up and the winners due to be announced shortly, the other part of the wallpaper puzzle, the default, has been revealed.The post This May Be The New Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Default Wallpaper first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Wil Wheaton — demi-god to geeks, celebrated actor, witty chap and, more importantly to us, one of the most famous faces to champion Linux.The post Wil Wheaton ‘Not Crazy’ About Direction Ubuntu Is Taking first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Trust issues are stumping Apple fans trying to connect their iOS 7-toting iPads and iPhones to recent versions of Ubuntu. Here's how to (possibly) fix it.The post How To Fix iPad and iPhone ‘Trust’ Bug On Ubuntu first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Ubuntu GNOME is seeking approval to become an official 'Long Term Support' release with its upcoming version.The post Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 Seeking LTS Status first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Without turning to Google, do you know the terminal command needed to log out of Unity? If not, Power Commands brings a slew of session commands to the Dash.The post How To Add Shutdown, Restart Options to Ubuntu’s Unity Dash first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Pause that YouTube video and stop munching on that sandwich: the Ubuntu Community Survey 2014 has gone live, and your help is required. The post 2014 Ubuntu Community Survey Wants Your Thoughts on Unity first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

In an impressive feat, Ubuntu has demoed a working port of Chromium running on Mir, Canonical's in-house, next-gen display server.The post Chromium Browser Ported To Mir Display Server first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

The open-source download manager uGet is one of the most versatile download helpers available on Linux — and it has more reason to celebrate.The post Open Source Download Manager uGet Turns 11, Celebrates With New Release first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

A third-party PPA offers Ubuntu users the chance to install a version of the Unity desktop that includes a long-requested launcher feature — 'minimise on click'.The post How to Enable ‘Minimise On Click’ in Unity 7 on Ubuntu 14.04 first appeared on OMG!…

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS adds a number of new features and improvements to Unity, many fulfilling long-standing user requests. Here's 7 of the best.The post 7 Improvements In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS That You’re Going To Love first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

In just one week the Pitivi video editor crowd-funding project has amassed one-third of its initial €35,000 goal.The post GStreamer Donate €2500 To Pitivi Crowdfunding Campaign first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

As the popularity of Ubuntu has increased the novelty of seeing it "in the wild" has decreased — can these recent spots reignite excitement?The post From Mars Missions to Robotics Competitions: Latest ‘Ubuntu in the Wild’ first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Ubuntu has 'patched' several GNOME applications, including the Nautilus file manager, to display full application menus in the upcoming release of 14.04 LTS. The post Ubuntu Brings Full Menus Back to Nautilus, Other Apps in 14.04 first appeared on OMG!…

With less than one week to go until its deadline, the Ubuntu 14.04 wallpaper contest pool is overflowing with stunning submissions, all vying for a place on the default Ubuntu install image.The post Five of the Best Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Entries first…

After all the 'umm-ing and ahh-ing', GNOME has decided against shipping Wayland support by default in its upcoming release.The post GNOME 3.12 Postpones Wayland Support first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Ubuntu's extended family have made their first beta releases of the 14.04 development cycle available for download. The post Ubuntu 14.04 Flavours Release First Beta first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Still using Windows XP? With Microsoft ending support for it this April here are four compelling reasons to switch to Lubuntu Linux. The post Windows XP User? Here’s 4 Reasons to Switch to Lubuntu This April first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

More information on the hardware specifications of Bq's Aquaris Ubuntu Phone have been revealed at Mobile World Congress. The post Bq Aquaris Ubuntu Phone Features 4.5-Inch Screen, Quad-Core CPU first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.