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Apt-urls – Now available on the Ubuntu wiki

Good news on the wiki front.  : -)  As of this morning, apt-urls are enabled on the Ubuntu Wiki.  What does this mean?  In simple terms, this feature provides a simple, wiki-based interface for apt, the base of our software management system.  It means that we can now insert clickable links on the wiki that [...]

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Xubuntu meetings, website, and documentation

Things seem to be moving right along in Xubuntu-land.  We’ve scheduled regular meetings for the Xubuntu team for the remainder of the Intrepid release cycle, have posted them to our wiki, and have passed along word to the communications team for inclusion of the meeting dates on the Fridge.  Having regularly scheduled meetings helped keep [...]

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From the fringes of Xubuntu

Cody Somerville has been writing quite a bit lately about what’s going on with Xubuntu, focusing a lot on the strategy document and some technical goals for the next release, but we also have a couple of other things in the works – some items that are kind of on the fringes of the distro, [...]

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