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Hey Ubuntu users! So you have The Gutsy Gibbon installed. If you were a new downloader and haven't used Ubuntu before, you are probably wondering of an easy way to get all of the "essential" software.

Well, it isn't that hard. Since you are running 7.10, just click on one of the links below.

Ubuntu Restricted Extras
Kubuntu Restricted Extras

Pretty cool, huh? All you need to do is …

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OK! So you just installed Compiz on Gutsy and....

1. If you used Treveno's repository and upgraded to Gutsy, your Compiz Fusion will not work. Here is how to fix it on Ubuntu Forums

2. Looking for CCSM (the super sweet CompizConfig-Settings-Manager) then:

sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager

3. 3d windows is not currently compatable with the version of Compiz in Gutsy

4. Emerald is available, just install "emerald" you can …

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Photo sharing services like Flickr and Zooomr are popular as ever. Unfortunately, uploading your photos using the web interfaces often provided can often be a little bit of a painful experience (Zooomr's uploader even crashes Firefox on Linux).

While Jacob has covered Postr, a GNOME program for uploading to Flickr, there are also alternatives, such as jUploadr.

jUploadr is Java-based and cross platform (Linux users can refer to …

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From Ubuntu.com:

Canonical Ltd. announced today the upcoming availability of version 7.10 of the Ubuntu Server, Desktop, Kubuntu and Edubuntu Editions. All will be available for free download on Thursday 18 October. Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu makes no distinction between community and enterprise editions, Ubuntu 7.10 is our best work and is available freely to all. Ubuntu has consistently ranked #1 in reviews of security update …

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