Ubuntu 8.04 beta released
Nikhil Dev | March 22, 2008 | 9:12 amThis is something that people have been waiting from a long time. The next LTS version of the most popular Linux distro might soon be released in another months time. The beta is already up for download here.
Looking at what all has been talked about this new distro, this definitely pushes up the expectations. Let me just highlight some of the new features that are offered in Hardy Heron.(thats the code name for 8.04)
Brand new Xorg - People at canonical have the latest xorg 7.3 put into this baby. It allows greater customizability with minimal effort.
Linux Kernel 2.6.24 - Thats an impressive effort of upgrading the kernel. For some reason when I upgraded from 7.04 to 7.10 on my laptop, the new kernel refused to work on my laptop. Hopefully, the new kernel works this time.
Gnome 2.22 - I’ve heard great things about the new gnome. Still have’nt had a look at it. Lets see how good it is.
PulseAudio - People say this is the best thing that ever happened to Ubuntu. They have upgraded to a lot more stable audio handline software.
Firefox 3 Beta 4 - I use the new version of Firefox and it simple kicks ass. It was an obvious thing for Ubuntu to include the new Firefox.
Transmission - I have used Azureus on Ubuntu and its an absolute wastage of effort and is very ineffecient. Transmission was an obvious thing to include.
World Clock Applet - One of the most noticeable changes is the world clock applet which provides a lot more information than the previous one.
There is one huge upgrade in the 8.04 Hardy Heron. Its called Wubi. This is what the Ubuntu website has to say about it.
There is a new installation option for Windows users. Wubi allows users to install and uninstall Ubuntu like any other Windows application. It does not require a dedicated partition, nor does it affect the existing bootloader, yet users can experience a dual-boot setup almost identical to a full installation. Wubi works with a physical CD or in stand-alone mode, by downloading an appropriate ISO to install from. It can be found on the root of the CD as Wubi.exe. A full installation within a dedicated partition is still recommended, but Wubi is a great way to try Ubuntu for a few days and weeks before committing dedicated disk resources.
I am waiting to lay my hands on this thing. There are lot of things that the new version would be teaching to other distros.
My previous title was misleading but its just the beta which has been released. Sorry for the misguiding information
"Ubuntu 8.04 released" Ummm, no. Your headline means that the final
Daeng Bo | March 22, 2008 | 12:43 pm“Ubuntu 8.04 released”
Ummm, no. Your headline means that the final version has already been released, which is not true. You need to ammend the false and misleading headline.
The Beta, however, HAS been released.
UBUNTU 8.04 HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET!!!!!
Gregory Cohen | March 23, 2008 | 3:04 amUBUNTU 8.04 HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET!!!!!