The Warden

Apparently, the extension (enabled by default) automatically opens all new tabs to the Ubuntu Start Page. Worse, all searches using the Google search bar in the top right redirect to an Ubuntu custom search engine, which (to the ire of the forum) includes ads at the top.

Pretty pathetic at a first glance, though I think I’ll wait to pass judgment until after Canonical gets back.

Edit: Bug report is up.

New Firefox Add-on – Ubuntu Forums (via)

Most of you Xubuntu users have probably seen this post mentioning how easy it is to install Ubuntu (or, in this specific case, Xubuntu) on a USB drive with Ubuntu Intrepid’s newest tool, usb-creator. Ubuntu has it preinstalled, but any Debian-based system can run it with the package in the Intrepid repositories.

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