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'''Review:''' http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzAwMA | '''Review:''' http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzAwMA | ||
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| + | == Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS== | ||
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| + | This is the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu 8.04 is a Long Term Support release which means it will continue to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops and April 2013 on servers. | ||
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'''Download:''' http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download | '''Download:''' http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download | ||
Revision as of 04:59, 27 January 2009
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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu is the most popular desktop linux distribution. Last polled It has around 8 million active users. Canonical issues a new desktop and server release every six months. It has several variants based on it the two most popular being Kubuntu which uses the KDE desktop and Xubuntu uses the XFCE desktop.
Installing Ubuntu:
How to install Ubuntu: (pictures) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall
How to install Ubuntu: (video) http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/MoS2007/09_Installing_Ubuntu_Part_1
Release Highlights
Ubuntu 9.04
Currently In Alpha testing. Ubuntu 9.04 is set to be released on April 23rd, 2009.
Review: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzAwMA
Screenshots: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-04-Alpha-3-Screenshot-Tour-102217.shtml
Technical Overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/alpha3
Ubuntu 8.10
 Ubuntu 8.10 codename Intrepid Ibex. |
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for an increasingly mobile digital life, including 3G wireless support and guest sessions that lets users temporarily share computers without compromising security.
Ubuntu 8.10 ships with the Linux 2.6.27 kernel, X.Org 7.4, and GNOME 2.24. Among the general improvements in the Intrepid Ibex release include a much-improved BulletProofX, NetworkManager improvements, and much more.
Review: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_810&num=1
Screenshots: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Release-Candidate-Screenshot-Tour-96353.shtml
Technical Overview: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview
Download: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS
This is the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu 8.04 is a Long Term Support release which means it will continue to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops and April 2013 on servers.
Over 200 post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
Release Notes: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804
Download: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download