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WebUpd8: Ubuntu TV can already be compiled - instructions available on the Ubuntu wiki, and using those instructions

Tech Drive-in: "Gmediafinder is a very good alternative to Minitube in Ubuntu. Gmediafinder PPA for Ubuntu is also available which makes its installation even easier."

Most Linux distributions have a policy of not being to up to date with upstream releases of software, mostly for good reasons. This however is extremely painful for developers, as it means they often need to use really outdated version, containing all sorts of bugs - and even missing features.

Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris: "First of all setup DNJL PPA to upgrade KVM/QEMU up to Qemu 0.12.5 & Libvirt 0.8.3 on Ubuntu Lucid Server and download the most recent Fedora virtio-win drivers from http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/images/bin as floppy and ISO image."

Ubuntu tutorials and tips: "Install the latest: Firefox-3.6b6pre & Firefox-3.7a1 Packages. A new command in Karmic makes it easy to add a PPA repository and its key, all at once."

OpenShot: "If the PPA wasn't big enough news to get you excited, how about this: Effects have finally arrived for OpenShot!!! "

TuxArena: "One of the ways to get it on Jaunty is to use the Launchpad.net PPA for OpenOffice.org Scribblers which recently packaged it for Ubuntu Jaunty and included it in their repositories."

Webupd8: "Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala simply have do an apt-get upgrade to update to the latest KDE 4.3 (which was released yesterday) but (K)Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope users have to add the Kubuntu PPA backports so they can install the latest KDE 4.3"

Phoronix: "For those with ATI Radeon hardware looking to test out kernel mode-setting, there is now a Launchpad PPA and a LiveCD available for testing out these mode-setting capabilities atop Ubuntu."