Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta Arrived!
Published by: Codrut Nistor, in News
March21st2008
Last night, one interesting email arrived in my mailbox. In fact, it's a very interesting email, since the last Long Term Support version of Ubuntu Linux was realeased back in June 2006 - Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake". This email I just mentioned was the bearer of good news for all those into Ubuntu, as well as those that think about starting to explore the Linux world, but can't find the courage and time required to do such a thing. The news is that a new LTS version of this Linux distro is on its way, and it just reached Beta status...
Until a few hours ago, the last unstable release of Ubuntu was 8.04 Alpha 6, released on the 6th of March, but now Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" moved one step closer to us, by making available its first Beta release.
The most interesting part of the deal is that, leaving aside all the new features, the Ubuntu family gets two new members - UbuntuStudio and Mythbuntu, two variants that were previously released separately, and now are a part of the main Ubuntu release process.
Since I mentioned the new features, let's see what do we have (including updates, of course) - Xorg 7.3, Linux kernel 2.6.24, GNOME 2.22, PolicyKit, PulseAudio - finally enabled by default, Firefox 3 Beta 4 - the new default browser, Transmission - replacing Gnome BitTorrent downloader, the Vinagre VNC client - replacing xvnc4viewer, the Brasero CD/DVD burning application, World Clock Applet, Inkscape 0.46, ActiveDirectory integration, an updated firewall, additional access checks to help defend against rootkits and other threats, Wubi - a new installation option for Windows users, umenu - "a simple launcher that lets the user install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi, install Ubuntu to a partition without having to make their CD-ROM the first boot device, and find out more about Ubuntu at the www.ubuntu.com website". Pretty cool, don't you think?
If you really can't wait until next month, when the final 8.04 release is expected to arrive, then you can upgrade from Ubuntu 7.10, but be sure to read these instructions first!
Other than the above, there's a lot to know about Ubuntu 8.04, so feel free to stop by the official page and check out all the goodies. I have just shown you the way, but it's your task to follow it!
Until a few hours ago, the last unstable release of Ubuntu was 8.04 Alpha 6, released on the 6th of March, but now Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" moved one step closer to us, by making available its first Beta release.
The most interesting part of the deal is that, leaving aside all the new features, the Ubuntu family gets two new members - UbuntuStudio and Mythbuntu, two variants that were previously released separately, and now are a part of the main Ubuntu release process.
Since I mentioned the new features, let's see what do we have (including updates, of course) - Xorg 7.3, Linux kernel 2.6.24, GNOME 2.22, PolicyKit, PulseAudio - finally enabled by default, Firefox 3 Beta 4 - the new default browser, Transmission - replacing Gnome BitTorrent downloader, the Vinagre VNC client - replacing xvnc4viewer, the Brasero CD/DVD burning application, World Clock Applet, Inkscape 0.46, ActiveDirectory integration, an updated firewall, additional access checks to help defend against rootkits and other threats, Wubi - a new installation option for Windows users, umenu - "a simple launcher that lets the user install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi, install Ubuntu to a partition without having to make their CD-ROM the first boot device, and find out more about Ubuntu at the www.ubuntu.com website". Pretty cool, don't you think?
If you really can't wait until next month, when the final 8.04 release is expected to arrive, then you can upgrade from Ubuntu 7.10, but be sure to read these instructions first!
Other than the above, there's a lot to know about Ubuntu 8.04, so feel free to stop by the official page and check out all the goodies. I have just shown you the way, but it's your task to follow it!
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