Intrepid Ibex on its Way....

Ubuntu 8.10 is finally in beta stage. It really looks like the Ubuntu team have put a lot of time into this release "under the hood". There has been a lot of criticism towards this release because of the ugly wallpaper and same old theme (even after canonical promised a new look for Ubuntu 8.04 it still hasn't arrived). Although this release seems to have a lot to be desired in the way of looks, I don't think anyone will be able to complain about features.

The main features of Ubuntu 8.10 include:

Applications:

· Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
· OpenOffice.org 2.4.1
· The GIMP 2.4.7
· F-Spot 0.4.4
· Pidgin 2.5.1
· Brasero 0.8.2
· Transmission 1.34
· Rhythmbox 0.11.6
· Ekiga 2.0.12
· Evolution 2.24.0
· Nautilus 2.24.0
· Vinagre 2.24.0

Under the hood:

· Kernel 2.6.27-4 (based on Linux kernel 2.6.27 RC)
· X.Org 7.4 and X.Org Server 1.5 (with automatic configuration for keyboard and mice)
· Network Manager 0.7 (with 3G wireless support)
· Apache 2.2
· PostgreSQL 8.3
· PHP 5.2.6
· LTSP 5.1
· GCC 4.3.2
· glibc 2.8
· Python 2.5

To view screenshots of 8.10 goto:

Ubuntu 8.10 Beta Screenshot Tour


For more in depth details on Ubuntu 8.10 see Ubuntu 8.10 Technical Overview

If you have any questions about the upcoming release please post them here...