| | You can now test drive an early version of Ubuntu 11.10, the October release of the currently most popular Linux distribution. Code named "Oneiric Ocelot" (dreamy wildcat), it is expected to be fully awake and released on October 13 after a second beta release on September 22. | | Ubuntu 11.10 Beta Developers have released Ubuntu 11.10, code named "Oneiric Ocelot", featuring updates to Unity desktop interface and a revised Ubuntu Software Centre. | Thunderbird Version 7 Beta The popular email and news client software Thunderbird, developed as part of the Mozilla project, has been updated to version 7.0 beta. Read more | GIMP Development Version 2.7.3 The image manipulation tool GIMP now includes a fully operational single-window mode. There is also a new more compact widget that combines the spinbutton and scale functions. Read more | Automate Repetitive Tasks with Bash For-Loops The Bash shell for Linux provides powerful constructs for repeating a set of commands with varying parameters. With for-loops, while-loops, conditionals, etc., Bash shell scripts have all the capabilities of a general purpose programming language. Read more... | | | | Linux Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Linux newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com | | | | Must Reads | | | Follow me on: | | | | Advertisement | |
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