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Google Earth 6 has been released yesterday (see what’s new HERE), however it’s quite difficult to install / run it under Linux due to some errors. But here are exact installation instructions which should get Google Earth 6 to install and run in Linux. More here

I am starting to create a series of screencasts to demonstrate various topics relating to running Ubuntu on the cloud or as the cloud. The first video demos how easy it is to start your very first Ubuntu server in the Amazon EC2 cloud. More here

For those that have yet to try out the latest Ubuntu “Natty Narwhal” packages in preparation for this first alpha release, you are probably curious how far along is this new Unity desktop. Well, fortunately, Canonical’s Rick Spencer who is the Director of Ubuntu Engineering has provided a Unity update. More here

Where the current state of Ubuntu 11.04′s Unity code is actually doing worse than what was found in the Ubuntu 10.10 implementation is with the launcher quality, launcher functionality, and application window management. The areas where Rick views as unchanged since Ubuntu 10.10 is with the launcher appeal, global menu integration, indicator appeal, indicator performance, and indicator functionality.

Independent Games Festival participant BEEP by indie developers Big Fat Alien is on track to be released for Linux in the next couple of months. More here

Even though there was already work for getting ConnMan in Ubuntu (since 10.10), an update today in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal brings appindicator support for the Network Manager applet More here