The latest version of Ubuntu was just released yesterday, and it does not disappoint. The most noticeable changes are to the artwork. This is the best looking Ubuntu release to date, and one of the most consistently themed desktop Linux distribution available.
One of the most significant changes was made under the hood. “init.d” has been replaced by “Upstart” which cuts the normal boot up time in half.
The major changes include:
- GNOME 2.16
- TomBoy
- F-Spot
- Evolution 2.8.0
- Firefox 2.0 (just released October 24th)
- Open Office 2.0.4
- Gaim 2.0 Beta 3.1
- Orca
- A new theme
- Rounded window borders
- Upstart
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I recently got a Toshiba Satellite Pro A100 notebook for work, and as a first matter of business I had to check and see and see how well Linux would run on it. I decided to install Ubuntu 6.06 LTS because I need this latptop for work, and on the job I have little time to tweak and fiddle with settings, drivers and hardware. I need everything to work, and in my opinion Ubuntu Linux is the most polished and “finished” desktop available today.
Using the installer on the live CD I was able to resize the current XP Pro partition (just in case), and install Ubuntu. Everything was done in about 30 minutes and I now had a working Linux laptop.
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