Ubuntu 7.04 released
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| Subject: | Ubuntu 7.04 released | |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:18:16 +0200 |
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent software installed by default, an incredible variety of add-on software available with a few clicks, and professional technical support from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. Ubuntu 7.04 is also the basis for new 7.04 releases of Kubuntu and Edubuntu: Kubuntu announcement http://www.kubuntu.org/announcements/7.04-release.php Edubuntu announcement http://www.edubuntu.org/news/7.04-release Ubuntu 7.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that 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 7.04. Read more in the following press releases: Ubuntu 7.04 http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu704 Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntudesktop704 Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntuserver704 Ubuntu flavours http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntuflavours704 To Get Ubuntu 7.04 ------------------ To download Ubuntu 7.04, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Users of Ubuntu 6.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 7.04 via Update Manager. As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading We recommend that everyone, especially those upgrading an existing Ubuntu system, read the release notes available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/704 Find out what's new in this release with a graphical tour: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/704tour Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- 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 ---------------- 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 very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce -- ubuntu-announce mailing list ubuntu-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce
Posted Apr 19, 2007 15:42 UTC (Thu)
by alspnost (guest, #2763)
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The site was extremely slow earlier on, but seems to be OK again now. Anyway, more importantly, I have been running 7.04 for a few weeks now, and it's very, very nice. Quite a few random niggles from 6.10 are gone.
Posted Apr 19, 2007 15:44 UTC (Thu)
by abovett (subscriber, #13139)
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Ubuntu: http://releases.ubuntu.com/feisty/
Andy
Posted Apr 19, 2007 16:54 UTC (Thu)
by Quazatron (guest, #4368)
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I'm running Compiz on both desktops (one with a nvidia card, the other with a built-in intel 810) and it's working great. I've made my share of Windows sheeps stare in awe at Compiz' wobbly windows...
In all, a great desktop, highly stable, no problems to report so far.
I thinks congratulations are in order. :-)
Posted Apr 19, 2007 18:17 UTC (Thu)
by pointwood (guest, #2814)
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Thanks for another great release! Looking forward to Gutsy ;)
Posted Apr 19, 2007 23:38 UTC (Thu)
by kwink81 (guest, #33926)
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 3:14 UTC (Fri)
by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)
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It seems that Ubuntu has been with every desktop in town. At the minimum, it appears that
Eduard, Dr. Igor, Okonkwo, and Onuka all have been, um, serviced.
Posted Apr 20, 2007 7:44 UTC (Fri)
by Quazatron (guest, #4368)
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 6:43 UTC (Fri)
by ldo (guest, #40946)
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 9:23 UTC (Fri)
by tajyrink (subscriber, #2750)
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Posted Apr 23, 2007 21:04 UTC (Mon)
by ldo (guest, #40946)
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Thank you for those links. Now, the next question is: how would somebody find them by following links or doing searches from www.ubuntu.com?
Posted Apr 20, 2007 12:30 UTC (Fri)
by jond (subscriber, #37669)
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Posted Apr 20, 2007 17:14 UTC (Fri)
by lacostej (guest, #2760)
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"Find out what's new in this release with a graphical tour:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/704tour"
Posted Apr 23, 2007 21:43 UTC (Mon)
by grantingram (guest, #18390)
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Though I mainly put that down to the fact that the upgrade worked very well and virtually nothing broke!
Posted Apr 21, 2007 20:03 UTC (Sat)
by vblum (guest, #1151)
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Posted Apr 26, 2007 12:40 UTC (Thu)
by vondo (guest, #256)
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I roam between completely open networks, WEP/WPA, and hidden SSID networks. Now kubuntu "just works" which is awesome. That alone makes this upgrade from dapper or feisty worth it.
I think the downloads are available, as I seem to have one :-)
Ubuntu 7.04 released
Downloads are available (I'm downloading right now) - but it seems the main "getubuntu" page hasn't been updated yet. Try the following links:Ubuntu 7.04 released
Kubuntu: http://www.kubuntu.org/download.php
I've been running it for a week now, both at work and at home. I used apt-get dist-upgrade instead of downloading a full ISO, just like I do with Debian.Ubuntu 7.04 released
I'm another happy user. I've been running Kubuntu Feisty since the beta Ubuntu 7.04 released
was released and it has been rock solid.
Wasn't there supposed to be a release candidate first? This is not a good sign.Ubuntu 7.04 released
I just saw this item on David Nielsen's blog.
David Nielsen: Most unfortunate name.. in the history of the cosmos
Well, I'm hooked. :-)David Nielsen: Most unfortunate name.. in the history of the cosmos
How come there don't seem to be any DVDs available?DVDs?
They are not that widely advertised, but this should be the final version: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/dvd/current/. See also "ubuntu-7.04-dvd-i386.iso" at http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/, I'm not sure where would such a correctly renamed DVD iso image be elsewhere than in torrents.DVDs?
Re: DVDs?
I found it suprisingly hard to figure out what was actually new in Feisty Fawn. There are some things listed in some (but not all) of the press releases.Ubuntu 7.04 released
from the annoucnement:Ubuntu 7.04 released
Well I found it quite hard to work out what was new in 7.04 and I'd just upgraded... :-)Ubuntu 7.04 released
This is the first-ever operating system that I saw advertised on Berlin's U-Bahn advertising TV system ("Berliner Fenster"). Congratulations Ubuntu. I am a regular reader of LWN but learned of this release on the U-Bahn first :-)Advertised on Berlin subway system TV
One of my biggest beefs with Linux is that I could never do wireless networking as easily as Windows does it. Wifi radar was the best I found previously, but when I went to a site with a hidden SSID, I still had to manually intervene. Windows would always remember that SSID and search for it if it didn't find something else it liked. Wireless networking finally improved