Mousewheel Zoom, a Gnome Shell tool that enables a Compiz-like ALT + mousewheel zoom, is now available in a PPA for Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tobias-quinn/gsmz
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom

To make it easier to install and stay up to date with the latest versions, I've also uploaded the new font version to the WebUpd8 Ubuntu Font Family PPA, for Ubuntu 11.04, 10.10 and 10.04 - add the PPA and install it using the following commands:

The Ubuntu Font Family package has just been updated in Ubuntu 11.04 and it now includes 2 new variants - light and medium:

WebUpd8 reader TP has sent us a tip regarding a post he wrote about getting all the websites to use the Ubuntu font on your system (or whatever fond the user sets as the default Desktop font - this should work with any browser you use) instead of the font they have specified in the CSS rules:

The Ubuntu Font Family, which was only available for Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 (in the official repositories) has just been uploaded to the official Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, 9.10 Karmic Koala and 8.04 Hardy Heron repositories.

Currently, the font can be found in the "Proposed" repository (but there shouldn't be any issues or regressions as it's just a font) and it should be soon moved to the "Backports" repository.

You could already install and stay up to date with the Ubuntu Font Family in Ubuntu 10.04 and 9.10 by using our Ubuntu Font Family PPA - by the way, you should still be using our PPA since we are usually faster then the Ubuntu official repositories at releasing updates.

See also:

• What Font To Use For Your Ubuntu Desktop? Try These!
• 7 Of The Best Ubuntu Terminal (Fixed Width) Fonts

If you like the new Ubuntu Font and use Chrome/ium, you can make all the web pages use the new font by installing a Chrome extension created by superpiwi @ UbuntuLife.

You'll of course need the Ubuntu font which is installed by default in Ubuntu 10.10 but if you're using an older Ubuntu version, you can either download it from HERE or use our Ubuntu Font public PPA.

The Ubuntu Font Family has been made default in Ubuntu 10.10, it can be downloaded from Launchpad and there are download links available on http://font.ubuntu.com too, yet the Ubuntu Font PPA is still private which makes it difficult for those not using Ubuntu 10.10 to stay up to date with the latest versions of the font.

So I've decided to make a PPA for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and 10.04 Lucid Lynx users so they can easily install the Ubuntu Font Family and also receive updates (I'll backport each version in Maverick for Karmic and Lucid). Add the PPA and install the Ubuntu Font using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/ubuntu-font-family
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ttf-ubuntu-font-family

Like I said, the PPA currently holds packages of the Ubuntu Font Family for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala but on request, I can also upload packages for Ubuntu Jaunty (do we have readers still using Jaunty?).