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Ubuntu 6.10 ("Edgy Eft") available
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10,
codenamed "Edgy Eft". This release includes both installable Desktop
CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several
architectures.
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 with a few clicks, and professional technical support from
Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world.
Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and
servers. Note that the previous stable release (6.06 LTS) is a
long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support
lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade
to or install 6.10.
To Get Ubuntu 6.10
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Download Ubuntu 6.10 here:
Europe:
http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
http://nl2.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
New Zealand:
http://nz.releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-releases/6.10/
Australia:
http://au.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
France:
http://fr.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
The Netherlands:
http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
Poland:
http://pl.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
Germany
http://de.releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
United Kingdom and the rest of the world:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.10/
To burn these CD images, you will need 700MB media.
Ubuntu 6.10 media can also be purchased from a number of retailers.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu
About Ubuntu 6.10
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Highlights of this release include:
On the desktop
This version introduces a host of new features, an improved interface
and a wide variety of new applications and desktop tools making Ubuntu
6.10 flexible and user-friendly. Enhancements include:
* Tomboy, an easy-to-use and efficient note-taking tool
* F-Spot, a photo management tool that enables tagging, photo editing
and automatic uploading to on-line web management sites such as
Flickr
* GNOME 2.16, which in addition to new features such as enhanced power
management, makes the GNOME desktop more secure, faster and more
stable
* Substantially faster startup and shutdown with eye-catching
high-resolution graphics
* The latest Firefox web browser, version 2.0, which offers inline spell
check support in web forms, easy recovery of crashed sessions, built-in
phishing detectors, enhanced search engine management with built in
OpenSearch support, and better support for previewing and
subscribing to web feeds
* Proactive security features, preventing many common security
vulnerabilities even before they are discovered
* Evolution 2.8.0, which brings new features such as vertical message
panes
On the Server
The Ubuntu server edition builds on the functionality from the
previous release simplifying common Linux server deployment
processes. It also includes a pre-release of the upcoming LTSP-5
(Linux Terminal Server Project). LTSP-5 offers clients a lower TCO
(total cost of ownership), simpler installation and easier maintenance
than typical IT deployments. With all data stored on the server,
administrators have substantially eliminated the cost of updating
individual workstations to ensure their security.
Enhancements to LTSP-5 include:
* Automatic network configuration with DHCP service for servers with
two or more network cards attached -- available with the alternate
CD installer
* Language and session selection from the LTSP login manager --
allowing a user to choose from any of the languages and desktop
sessions installed on the server
* Support for locally attached devices on thin clients -- allowing
users to access cameras, iPods or USB sticks on the thin client
* Printing support - enabling printing on a local printer from the
thin client
* Full support for Etherboot
Localization
* Automatic setup of non-Latin input methods
* Menu item translations included in language packs, for faster
integration of new and updated translations provided through
Rosetta
* Ongoing translation updates from the Rosetta web service:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/edgy/+translations
Installation and Upgrades
Under the hood
* GCC 4.1
* Glibc 2.4
* Linux 2.6.17
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. More detailed release notes are at
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyReleaseNotes
Helping Shape Ubuntu
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of
ways you can participate at
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/
If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu channel on IRC.FreeNode.net,
on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/
More Information
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You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our
website:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's
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Impressions of -RC1 Posted Oct 26, 2006 15:54 UTC (Thu) by abatters (✭ supporter ✭, #6932) [Link] Tried -RC1 this weekend on my brand new Core 2 Duo PC. A few complaints:
1) The system time was incorrect after installation, even though I think I set it correctly in the installer. Not a big deal.
Overall though, a nice OS. They backported some driver changes for the new Intel 965 chipset from kernel 2.6.18, so it has excellent Core 2 Duo support.
Impressions of -RC1 Posted Oct 26, 2006 15:57 UTC (Thu) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link] 3) Upstart is nice, but by default it shows just a graphical progress bar with no messages about what it is doing.That's not upstart, that's their new usplash. They decided that ordinary people get confused by the messages. If you want the messages, you can boot without the "splash" option, and if you want more messages, you can also remove the "quiet" option. But then you don't get the splash.
Impressions of -RC1 Posted Oct 26, 2006 22:10 UTC (Thu) by pphaneuf (guest, #23480) [Link] I like the way SuSE (and some others I gather) have a simple progress bar, with a "press Escape for details" in small writing at the bottom. When you do, the bootsplash goes away, and you get the regular boot messages. Same for shutdown, it's quite simple and pretty.
Impressions of -RC1 Posted Oct 27, 2006 3:32 UTC (Fri) by Richard_J_Neill (subscriber, #23093) [Link] Likewise on ubuntu - press the Esc key for info. (Of course, Ubuntu fails to tell you about this!)
kernel parameters:
Impressions of -RC1 Posted Nov 5, 2006 15:55 UTC (Sun) by johnnyspire (guest, #41500) [Link] Well my install of Kubuntu 6.10 DOESNT respond to the ESC key during startup and shutdown.
It also hangs on reboot. (Not shutdown, just reboot)
I'm working on the ATI driver issues now.
Impressions of -RC1 Posted Oct 27, 2006 6:43 UTC (Fri) by Felix.Braun (subscriber, #3032) [Link] 2) "pppoeconf" doesn't work. Had to hand-edit the pppoeconf script to get it working. Looks like this bug has been known for a few months but not fixed. Anyone trying to setup DSL after a new installation will hit this. Luckily, this (trivial) bug has been fixed just before Edgy was released. I was rather astonished at how long it took them to commit a fix which has been recorded in the bug report for over six weeks. As a recent Ubuntu-convert I hope that this is no indication of Ubuntu's usual responsiveness for critical bugs.
Impressions of -RC1 (does not power off at shutdown) Posted Nov 16, 2006 5:32 UTC (Thu) by Holgi (guest, #41696) [Link] > My new PC doesn't power itself off when I tell it to shutdown,> and I don't (yet) know why My old pc with Edgy Eft final does not either and I also don't know why, I can't find anything in any logs. Anything found out in the meantime?
Upstart ? Posted Oct 29, 2006 3:17 UTC (Sun) by mikov (subscriber, #33179) [Link] I wonder how wise is it to base the distribution on upstart, which isextremely new and still in active development. For me, especially after transitioning from Windows hell to Linux, System V init is a gem of simplicity. Not terribly elegant, does not facilitate quick boot, but is extremely simple, predictable, understandable and debuggable. The idea of combining the functions of init, cron and inetd in one _asynchronously-driven_ system seems to be going against the Unix spirit of doing small simple things and doing them well. It may seem more powerful, flexible and elegant, but it will end up being harder to configure correctly. Thinking in terms of asynchronous events is _very very hard_. Debugging asynchronous problems is even harder. I'd rather not end up having the same problems as I used to in Windows: - After the desktop appears, it is still unusable for about a minute, because various cr*p is still loading asynchronously. - It is possible to start applications before fundamental system services and drivers (e.g. the serial port driver) have loaded.
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