Features

- play and manage (create, add more music, delete, rename, …) your stations
- rate played songs and let pandora explain why they have been selected
- show upcoming songs/song history
- configure keybindings
- last.fm scrobbling support (external application)
- proxy support for listeners outside the USA
- auto-rips streams to audio files

Where to get it
Normally you would have to download pianobar first, obtain the barfly patch and apply it. I’ve simplified all of that here: [Download]

How to install
This gets to be slightly complicated depending on what flavour of Linux you are using. For ubuntu/debian users, I’ve made it extremely easy:

# sudo apt-get install libao-dev libao-common libfaad-dev libmad0-dev libtagc0-dev

Then, you’ll need to retrieve the latest version from github:

This should leave you with a binary if all goes well. Copy it to somewhere in your $PATH (echo $PATH) and you can run it by simply typing pianobarfly. If not, you will need to get the appropriate libraries and packages for your particular system.

I do not offer support on this. Good luck!

Pianobar development page: http://6xq.net/html/00/17.html

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be supported with routine maintenance updates until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers,

The release integrates ‘numerous post-release updates’ including security updates and ‘corrections for high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.’

Changes
A full Change log for Ubuntu 10.04.2 can be viewed on @ http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.2

Download
Ubuntu 10.04.02 can be downloaded @ http://ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

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Here’s a quick summary:

Speed
Canonical claims a more streamlined boot process (yes, improving on the already superfast Lucid boot speed) and, of course, a sparky new kernel based on 2.6.35 and bringing with it improved hardware support.

Style
There’s new themes, icons, and default wallpaper as expected, but there’s also the introduction of a new system font collection designed specifically for Ubuntu, called the The Ubuntu Font Family, that’s easy to read and easy on the eyes. It’s certainly clean, and reminiscent of the Ubuntu logo font introduced in 10.04. For the netbook edition, a new interface design called Unity aims to make using netbooks simpler and more stylish, too.

Features
The Software Center gets new sections for Features and What’s New (tones of App Store perhaps?), an improved look that’s more pleasant to browse, a new package installation history which is definitely welcome, and an interesting new trend: the ability to purchase commercial software. A test package is available, ‘Ricks Wallpapers’ which users can buy for $1. Proceeds are re-invested into Ubuntu development.

Applications
There’s nothing we love more than the latest version of, well, anything. Meerkat comes with Gnome 2.32, OpenOffice 3.2.1, Transmission 2.04, and the latest Firefox 3.6.10 among other updates. The photo-manager F-Spot is gone now, replaced by Shotwell. Photos can be directly published to Facebook, Flickr and others, and collections made with F-Spot can be imported.

Cloud
Canonical is pushing cloud computing hard with both the Desktop and Server editions of Ubuntu. For the desktop the free 2GB online storage on Ubuntu One for all Ubuntu users has been supplemented by a new, cheaper, pricing structure (upgrade to 20GB for $US2.99) and the addition of both a Windows client (for cross-OS syncing) and both iPhone and Android clients, along with a new streaming service to stream music from your cloud collection to your smartphone.

All up, it sounds like a worthy upgrade. Speaking of which, if you don’t want to do a clean install you can upgrade to 10.10 from within 10.04 itself via the Update Manager – but as 10.04 is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, you’ll first need to tell it you want to: click System –> Administration –> Software Sources, then under the Updates tab set ‘Check for new distribution releases’ to ‘Normal Releases’. See below for detailed instructions.

NOTE: ALWAYS backup your home directory and personal data first, of course, as when doing any operating system install or upgrade for your machine. I am not responsible for anything stupid that you might do to your machine.

Network Upgrade for Ubuntu Desktops (Recommended)

You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.

Open the Software Sources application from the System -> Administration menu
Select the sub menu Updates from the Software Sources application
Change the Release Upgrade drop down to “Normal Releases” and close the application
Press Alt-F2 and type update-manager
Click the Check button to check for new updates.
If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them, and press Check again after that is complete.
A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release.
Click Upgrade.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Now, that was the easy way. Perhaps you’re too cool for the GUI, or you do not run the Desktop edition of Ubuntu. In this case, keep reading.

First, lets make sure your box is up to date prior to the upgrade (important).

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Then type ‘Y’ to accept and continue updating your system.

After that, type the command below to install update-manager-core if you don’t already have it:

sudo apt-get install update-manager-core

Then you need to change the upgrade prompt to Normal. To do that, type the commands below:

sudo nano /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades

Press I on your keyboard, then change the value of the Prompt to ‘normal’.

Next, type the commands below to begin the upgrade:

sudo do-release-upgrade -d

Type ‘Y’ to continue with the upgrade.

Wait for all packages to download and upgrade.

You may have to restart your computer.

Enjoy.

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This is a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on October 10, 2010.

Upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in “update-manager -d” (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release ’10.10′ is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

To upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions.

Download Beta

Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook)

Want it pre-installed and complete compatibility configured on a brand new Dell laptop?

Please test and report any bugs you find:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

Updated Packages
As with every new release, packages–applications and software of all kinds–are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages came from an automatic sync from Debian’s Unstable branch. The period of automatic syncs has stopped now, so from now on there will be fewer changes.

Ubuntu Desktop Edition
The GNOME base platform has been updated to the current 2.31 versions. This particularly includes the new dconf and gsettings API.

Evolution was updated to the 2.30 version, which operates much faster compared to the version in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Shotwell has replaced F-Spot as the default photo manager.

Gwibber has been updated to support the recent change in Twitter’s authentication system, as well as changing the back end storage to improve performance.

The Sound Indicator has been enhanced to include music player controls.

The Ubuntu Software Center has an updated look and feel, including the new “Featured” and “What’s New” views for showcasing applications, an improved package description view, and a “For Purchase” software category has been added. You can also now easily access your package installation history too.

Ubuntu One: Polished desktop integration with new sign up and sign in process. Tighter integration with Ubuntu SSO. Nautilus enhancements for managing folder sync preferences. Faster file sync speed. Share links to music within the Ubuntu One Music Store.

Ubuntu Netbook Edition
The new Unity interface is now the default in Ubuntu Netbook Edition. This includes the global menu bar as part of the default interface. The date/time indicator now has a real calendar widget.

The standard photo management application has been switched to Shotwell. Evolution express is also available in the default launcher. This interface is more suited to netbook interfaces.

Installation
The new btrfs file system may now be used during installation via manual partitioning, as long as /boot is on some other file system.

Linux kernel 2.6.35
Beta includes the 2.6.35-19.28 kernel which is based on the 2.6.35.3 upstream stable kernel.

This kernel also includes input subsystem patches for improved multitouch capability, ALSA device patches to resolve audio and microphone issues, miscellaneous driver updates for intel_ips, lirc, iscsitarget and rtl8192se, general security updates(CVE-2010-2240,CVE-2010-2803,CVE-2010-2959), and security enhancements for ARM.

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How do I know this to be true? Because I own the company. I have over sixteen years of experience in a wide range of Linux based organizations. As a result, I’ve hand picked a team of Linux experts to manage this company. Most have been using Linux from its very earliest days (Slackware in 1993). Besides being skilled in every aspect of system administration and provisioning, our staff knows exactly what our customers want. The reason for this, is we are all Linux users ourself. After realizing how difficult it was to find a decent customizable Linux notebook, we decided to make our own. Our Linux wizards are at your service before and after the sale.

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Yes folks, Ubuntu 10.04 is here. It’s suppose to be noticeably faster than 9.10, on any system. I’ve tested it on almost every device I have, from netbooks, to notebooks, to desktops, and high end servers. Two words: It’s awesome. Along with many new features, including a “Me Menu” and Ubuntu Software Center 2.0. Also included is a music store, “Ubuntu One Music Store”. It also marks the first time GIMP does not come preinstalled. Three versions are available, Desktop, Netbook, and LTS(Long Term Support). You may want to torrent the ISO, as Ubuntu’s servers have been stressed with the overwhelming demand over the last 48 hours!

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Note:- Install these packages with your own risk and this might break your system

At the moment this packages are available to only ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) users

First you need to run the following command from your terminal to add sources list

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-boot/ppa

Now update the source list

sudo apt-get update

Install using the following command

sudo apt-dist upgrade

This will install all the remaining required packages. After installing this your boot times should be much faster.

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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Note: Installation only works completely and properly when done from the command-line Terminal. The entire package will not usually install completely from within a Package Manager.

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