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Interesting new developments in Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 6
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| Although I don't use Ubuntu anymore, I still try to keep up with the news on
| it, and I'v tested the upcoming Intrepid a couple of times recently. There
| have been some interesting developmetns which I'd like to let you know about.
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http://blog.ibeentoubuntu.com/2008/09/interesting-new-developments-in-ubuntu.html
Distributions I’m looking forward to
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| I’m back. Since I’ve spent a week outside visiting castles, ruins, museums
| and bookshops, there isn’t much I can write about…I haven’t tinkered, not
| even a single little tink. But I am looking forward to the upcoming releases
| of some distributions, some of them old favourites, some of them I’ve never
| installed before.
|
| Debian 5.0
|
| I have never installed Debian before, which seems crazy even to me. I think
| my reasoning was “Well, I’ve installed Ubuntu, and Ubuntu is Debian, right?
| Right? Hello? Anyone?”
| Anyway, since I’ve installed almost any well-known Debian derivate, except
| the all-father itself, that’s what I’ll do when it comes out. That should be
| this month.
|
| Mandriva 2009
|
| Mandriva has been a favourite of mine. As a everything-and-the-kitchen-sink,
| I thought it came very close to Ubuntu. That’s why I tried a few betas of the
| next release, and to my surprise I didn’t like them at all. Installing
| software proved to be impossible, and using the nvidia driver didn’t work
| either. I hope these issues won’t show up for me in the final release. It’s
| scheduled to show up on the servers early next month.
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http://celettu.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/distributions-im-looking-forward-to/
Recent:
Ubuntu releases final Intrepid alpha
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| With just over a month to go to the final release of the latest Ubuntu
| version, Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu today released the sixth version for testing.
| Ubuntu 8.10, or Intrepid Ibex, will be released at the end of October.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3116
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Alpha 6 [screenshots]
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| Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 has been released as the final alpha build for Intrepid
| Ibex. This release ships with the latest GNOME 2.24 and Linux 2.6.27 bits
| along with X Server 1.5.0. Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 also supports Samba 3.2 with
| clustered file server support, encrypted network transport, IPv6 support, and
| better integration with recent versions of Microsoft Windows clients and
| servers. Another package addition to Ubuntu is the pam-auth-update-tool,
| which is a management interface for PAM authentication on both desktops and
| servers.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_intrepid_alpha6&num=1
Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 Screenshot Tour
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| Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10
| (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this
| year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you
| up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared
| with the fourth alpha, which brought Private Directory Encryption, Guest
| sessions and a better Network Manager tool, this version comes with Linux
| kernel 2.6.27, GNOME 2.24 Beta 2, X.Org 7.4 and DKMS, a new tool that
| automatically rebuilds all kernel modules when the system's kernel will be
| upgraded.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Alpha-5-Screenshot-Tour-93089.shtml
A sneak peak into Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
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| # Encrypted Private Directory - A lot of new operating systems now offer
| encryption support for a small set of files/folders or for the complete drive
| as a whole. On the similar lines, Ubuntu 8.10 shall have a folder in each
| user’s home folder which would be named Private and will be encrypted. This
| would indeed be a great feature to secure the confidential data without
| slowing down the access to casual stuff, like your podcasts, music, etc. Do
| check out the wiki page for encrypted private directory.
|
| # Intuitive LiveCD Installer...
|
| # LiveUSB Creator...
|
| # Seamless Flash experience...
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http://brajeshwar.com/2008/ubuntu-intrepid-ibex/
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Alpha 4
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| As the first and only Intrepid Ibex test release in August, Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha
| 4 was released into the wild this morning. This release is coming two weeks
| before the Ubuntu 8.10 feature freeze and the first artwork deadline. Ubuntu
| 8.10 Alpha 4 provides support for a GNOME guest-session mode, an encrypted
| private directory, and it integrates NetworkManager 0.7. Of course, this is
| already on top of Ubuntu 8.10 shipping with the Linux 2.6.26 kernel, X.Org
| 7.4 / X Server 1.5, and many other updated packages.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_810_alpha4&num=1
Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4 Screenshot Tour
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| For the Intrepid Ibex, the development team will prepare an unbelievable
| desktop, with amazing performance, that will work on mostly any computer (be
| it a high-end workstation or an old and dusty Pentium III machine). Another
| major feature planned for Ubuntu 8.10 is the ability to be connected to the
| Internet (wireless connections) wherever you go: "We want you to be able to
| move from the office, to the train, and home, staying connected all the way,"
| said Mark Shuttleworth.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Alpha-4-Screenshot-Tour-91907.shtml
Ubuntu 8.10 Screenshot Gallery: New Human-Murrine Theme
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| The last few Alpha releases of Ubuntu 8.10 have been a bit controversial
| because of the dark brown theme, called NewHuman, that it was shipping by
| default. Good news for those of you who weren’t too fond of that theme… it’s
| no longer default in Alpha 4! The NewHuman theme is still included as an
| option, but a new one called Human-Murrine has taken over the default spot.
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http://cybernetnews.com/2008/08/14/ubuntu-810-screenshot-gallery-new-human-murrine-theme/
Linux Desktops Dressed Up as Macs
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| Several Linux users in the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr group are
| showing off their Ubuntu Hardy Heron desktops—dressed up as a Mac.
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http://lifehacker.com/400376/linux-desktops-dressed-up-as-macs
Canonical To VARs: 11% of U.S. Businesses Use Ubuntu Linux
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| In an effort to rally solutions providers around Ubuntu Linux, Canonical is
| telling resellers that 11 percent of U.S. businesses already run Ubuntu.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/10/canonical-to-vars-11-of-us-businesses-use-ubuntu-linux/
The main problem with Windows Vista
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| On top of this, Vista wasn't fully baked when it was released. The huge
| number of articles that suggested waiting for the first service pack is a
| testament to that.
|
| In fairness, the same can be said of Apple. Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) too, was
| far from fully baked when it was released. In this regard at least, Linux
| shines. There is no marketing department or sales department at Linux
| headquarters pushing the operating system out the door before the programmers
| say it's ready. In fact, there are no Linux headquarters at all.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13554_3-10034486-33.html
Moving from Mac to Ubuntu: Why I’m switching
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| Why I’m leaving Mac
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| 1. Crap file management.The Finder doesn’t work for me. No location bar
| and no tree strucure side panel makes it difficult to navigate folders and
| move files around the way I want to.
| 2. Insufficient panels & customization. In Ubuntu I can have as many
| panels I want, can put all kinds of stuff on them, and can arrange them
| however I want. In OSX You just have the dock, and you can really only put
| applications or files on them, and you can’t even put in a separator to
| keep them organized.
| 3. Various other annoyances. Such as:
| * program menus are glued to the top of the screen on one monitor
| only, which detaches them from the window. This is especailly
| annoying when the program you’re using is on the second monitor.
| * the date/time doesn’t open to a navigable calendar. I often use
| this to check dates in the past or future.
| * you can’t see hidden files unless you run a command from the
| terminal to turn them on. Thus, hidden files are either always on
| or always off.
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http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/08/29/moving-mac-ubuntu-switching/
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