Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network, and professional technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world. Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both the desktop and on the server. To Get Ubuntu 6.10 Beta ----------------------- Download Ubuntu 6.10 Beta here (choose the mirror closest to you): United States: http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/ Europe: http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/ (Netherlands) http://de.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.10/ (Germany) http://it.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.10/ (Italy) United Kingdom: http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/ Rest of the World: http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/ Please download using Bittorrent if possible. To upgrade from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to Ubuntu 6.10 Beta, follow these instructions: The final version of Ubuntu 6.10 is expected to be released in October. About Ubuntu 6.10 Beta ---------------------- The full release notes can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyEft/Beta Highlights include: On the Desktop * GNOME 2.16 * OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 RC 2 * X.org 7.1 On the Server * Task selection for easier installation of mail servers, web servers, etc. * A pre-release of the upcoming LTSP 5.0 with support for local devices, printers on thin clients as well as language and session selection from the LTSP login manager, network swapping, etherboot support out of the box and many more additions and improvements like network swap support that reduce the minimal requirements for thin clients to 32MB memory. "Under the hood" * GCC 4.1.1 * glibc 2.4 * Linux 2.6.17 * New init system. As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre application software world, and each new release incorporates countless new features and bug fixes from the global development community. Feedback and Helping -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this Beta into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please report bugs through the Launchpad bug tracker: If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are not sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this preview release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. If you are new to Ubuntu, please visit: To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: |
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Ubuntu is Debian-based. It sucks. Unless u r a hacker, it's exciting.
openSUSE and Fedora have the broadest application support.
Sooner or later, Ubuntu will become greedy and make money off us poor masses just like what RH did when they got greedy. The founder of Ubuntu is a business-man, he's not stupid. No one is putting their personal money in this unless there is something in it for them later...
Down with Ubuntu. Long live Fedora and openSUSE and Gentoo and Slackware!!!!!!
Ubuntu and Fedora... Fedora is nice, but not always user friendly if you're new to linux. Just like SUSE, many apps are crippled by default. I think the latest fedora supports NTFS right off the bat--can't remember. Ubuntu definitely does--so you can access your windows drives without having to install another driver by hand. Keep in mind that you CAN access the info on your windows drives from linux, but not the other way around. The fedora package management system (RPM) can be difficult "dependency hell". Ubuntu should work for you right "out of the box" and it probably won't leave you feeling discouraged. It's a matter of preference. I prefer debian (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) because of apt (debian's package management). Check out Kubuntu too--only real difference is the desktop. Some people prefer the KDE desktop, some prefer GNOME. Research the differences and look at some nice screenshots before you decide. KDE has a lot more eye candy if that is the sort of thing you like.
One of the greatest things abount Ubuntu is the community of users--go to the Ubuntu website and look at the forums. The people there are great, and you can find answers to just about any question you may have. I think Ubuntu/Kubuntu is the best and easiest introduction to linux. Also the least discouraging if you don't understand much of what is going on "under the hood."
Also... using almost any flavor of linux, the Gentoo forums are also a great place to look for help and answers if you run into any sort of difficulty or just want tips on customization (like compiz and xgl --they ROCK!)
It could also depend on your beliefs about "open source". Fedora is a testing ground for the commercial OS redhat. Ubuntu's original, living and continuing mission is and, thus far, always has been to be free. Some people care, some people don't.
FEDORA CORE:
Fedora came about as a result of a new business strategy which Red Hat implemented late in 2003 - Red Hat now positions Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a business oriented Linux distribution, and all official support is for that distribution. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) releases are branched off Fedora Core, which has led some critics to observe that Fedora Core users are in effect beta testers for RHEL. (Wikipedia)
THE UBUNTU PHILOSOPHY:
"The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. (Ubuntu website)"
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