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Ubuntu 9.10 Released

ubuntulogo Ubuntu the Linux distro from Canonical has released a new version 9.10. The biggest new features are Firefox 3.5 and access to “Ubuntu One“, online storage space. Every user gets 2GB of free space for backup and sharing. Of course access to thousands of applications and games is available through the software center as well. This release was focused on beautification of the desktop rather than major feature inclusion.

The server edition wasn’t overlooked though, it now includes Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud. Organizations that use Ubuntu Server can now take advantage of cloud computing.

Ubuntu & Kubuntu 9.04 Released

ubuntulogo Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9.04 aka Jaunty Jackalope is now ready for download. As always the downloads will also be available in torrents are well, it’ll just take a couple of days to get it seeded. Note – an interesting feature of the Ubuntu family is called Wubi it allows anyone to install and uninstall Ubuntu from within Windows just like any other program.

Ubuntu

The biggest new features of Ubuntu are:

  • GNOME 2.26
  • X.Org server 1.6
  • Boot performance – Dramatically improved boot times, as low as 25 seconds on some machines.
  • Linux kernel 2.6.28
  • Ext4 filesystem support

Kubuntu

For the KDE fans Kubuntu is also available today and here are the newest features for it. Download it here.

  • KDE 4.2
  • Quassel IRC client
  • Amarok 2.0.2 for your music needs
  • KTorrent 3.2
  • Digikam 0.10.0
  • Qt 4.5
  • Intel Atom Support for netbook support

Ubuntu 9.04 beta available

ubuntulogo The beta includes the new Gnome 2.26 desktop and a new CD burning suite called brasero. Improvements made to boot performance, uses the 2.6.28 kernel, as well as turn key mail servers. Other visual improvements have been made as well as X.org 1.6 is included.

Ubuntu 8.04 Beta

Ubuntu has just released a beta for the new April release of “Hardy Heron” as it’s called. Lots of new features have been included.

  • Linux kernel 2.6.24
  • GNOME 2.22
  • PolicyKit
  • Firefox 3 Beta 4
  • Virtualization
  • ActiveDirectory integration
  • Memory Protection
  • Wubi

I think one of my favorites has to be Wubi, what this is an installer for Windows. What it does is allows a user to install/uninstall Ubuntu just like any other application, with no need to have another boot loader or separate partition. For those that prefer KDE to Gnome the Kubuntu beta is also out and can be found here. Kubuntu has is available with either KDE 3.5 or the shiny new KDE 4.

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