Neat: ‘deb-get’ is like apt-get, but for 3rd Party Ubuntu Apps

Most of us are intimately familiar with how great apt is for installing software on Ubuntu using the command line. But chances are there are apps you wish you could apt install, but you can’t. Google Chrome is my main one (hey, I like it, let me be). Every time I do a fresh install of Ubuntu or a derivative Pop!_OS or Linux Mint, I have to go out of my way to go get it. Now, it’s easy to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu: go to the Chrome website, download the latest .deb installer, then sudo dpkg -i install :sys_more_orange:
#Apps #Download #MartinWimpress

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/05/use-deb-get-to-install-popular-linux-apps-on-ubuntu

These AI-Made Ubuntu Mascot Artworks are Incredible

I don’t understand neural networks work, much less how they go about drawing stuff without any hands, but boy am I blown away by the results they can produce. Every Ubuntu release has a codename composed of an adjective and an animal. These cute and irreverent pairings lead to a spurt of artwork created by professional and amateur artists, illustrators, photographers, and graphics designers alike. But open source enthusiast Simon Butcher (who is also head of research platforms at Queen Mary University London, so knows a thing or two about bespoke computing workloads) decided to take a different approach. Instead :sys_more_orange:
#Community #Ai #JammyJellyfish #MartinWimpress #UbuntuMascots

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/03/ubuntu-mascots-drawn-by-ai-is-incredible

How to Upgrade to MATE Desktop 1.26 on Ubuntu

Users of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 21.04 can now upgrade to the recent MATE desktop 1.26 release through a dedicated PPA. The ‘Fresh MATE PPA’ is maintained by Ubuntu MATE developers, and is aimed at existing users of Ubuntu MATE who want to install MATE desktop 1.26 on their systems. However, the PPA (and the packages within) are compatible with all Ubuntu flavours, meaning you can add this PPA to install the MATE desktop experience alongside whichever DEs you use at present (just, be careful). The PPA provides updated MATE desktop components (including new versions of core apps like Pluma :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #News #DesktopEnvironments #MartinWimpress #Matedesktop #Ppas #UbuntuMate

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/08/install-mate-desktop-1-26-on-ubuntu

Martin Wimpress, Ubuntu Desktop Lead, is Leaving Canonical

Ubuntu desktop lead Martin Wimpress has announced he is leaving Canonical. Wimpress became Ubuntu desktop lead in October 2019, taking over from Will Cooke.
#News #Canonical #MartinWimpress

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/martin-wimpress-ubuntu-desktop-lead-leaving-canonical

Ubuntu is Working on a Brand New Installer

A new installer is in development for Ubuntu. The Canonical Design Team and the Ubuntu Desktop Team are collaborating on a new installer for Ubuntu desktop. It will leverage Flutter, Curtin, and work done on :sys_more_orange:
#Dev #News #Installer #MartinWimpress #Ubiquity #UbuntuServer

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/ubuntu-is-working-on-a-brand-new-installer

‘Rolling Rhino’ Turns Ubuntu into a Rolling Release

Ubuntu desktop lead Martin Wimpress has created a tool called Rolling Rhino. Its aim: convert an Ubuntu daily build image into a "rolling release" distro by opting into and tracking the devel series of changes/packages.
#Dev #MartinWimpress #Rollingrelease

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/06/ubuntu-rolling-release-rhino-tool