Lucid Lynx release paves way for Ubuntu shake-up
Summary
Canonical has published the release candidate for Ubuntu 10.04 - codenamed Lucid Lynx - which adds consumer-friendly features, better integration with cloud infrastructure, and a new look.
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Canonical has published the release candidate for Ubuntu 10.04 - codenamed Lucid Lynx - which adds consumer-friendly features, better integration with cloud infrastructure, and a new look.The release of the final version on Thursday came two weeks after the beta version was made available for public testing. The operating system update is now more or less complete, Canonical said."We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable and suitable for testing by any user," said Ubuntu release manager Steve Langasek in a statement.As a long-term support (LTS) edition of Ubuntu, Lucid Lynx will be supported for three years on the desktop or five years for the server version, in contrast to the 18 months of support for standard releases. It is intended as a significant update, putting into place new features the company intends to develop in coming releases, according to Canonical.The release of a new LTS will leave Canonical free to aim for more radical changes with the Ubuntu version scheduled for completion in October - called Maverick Meerkat - the company has said.Earlier this month, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said changes with Maverick Meerkat will include the updating of the desktop from the Gnome 2.x series to Gnome 3.0. It will also include a revamp of the interface for netbooks, designed to integrate social-networking features into applications. For more on this story, read Lucid Lynx paves way for Ubuntu shake-up on ZDNet UK.
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"Integrating social networks"? Great.
That was sarcasm, btw.
Hallowed are the Ori26th Apr 2010 -
Funny...
When WinFail7 was announced and its supposed to
have social networking integrated directly into
the OS (even though this has been done before)
folks swore it was a great thing. Now its not?
storm14k26th Apr 2010 -
Hold up...
You certainly didn't hear ME say it was great.
Why the hell does ANY OS, including Windows, need integrated "social networking"? If I feel like social networking, I'll use a damned telephone.Hallowed are the Ori26th Apr 2010 -
(plus)1
If I wanted anything to do with 'social media' or 'social networking,' I'd make a splashtop instance that booted only to facebook and purchase a length of rope and a chair.
Thankfully, I do real work, and therefore have no need for any of this nonsense.
Tea.Rollins28th Apr 2010 -
You don't have to use that you know? You can easily remove it,
it takes only a few seconds and no traces of it will be left on your system.
Ubuntu is not windows where you can't get rid of components like IE. In Ubuntu very few things are absolutely required, you can add or remove components at will and still keep a functional secure system.
In fact that's what I do, I use the the minimal Ubuntu installer and only add the components I need or want.
Great Kahuna26th Apr 2010 -
Tea.Rollins28th Apr 2010
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Isn't integrarting social networks just going to
bring along issues that come along with social networks?
Is this really a smart move, considering that many of the problems seen today are a direct result of social networking?
John Zern26th Apr 2010 -
Now John...
You know very well that Linux is 100000000000% invulnerable to virii, malware, trojan horses, root kits, phishing and even cookies.
Reputations have been staked on it!!!Hallowed are the Ori26th Apr 2010 -
Staked and irrevocably lost, as proven by your example.
Anyway, you're funny man, you amuse us all. Keep up the good work.Great Kahuna26th Apr 2010 -
Anything for you, -3.
You will always be my favorite ankle-biter, Mental(ist).Hallowed are the Ori26th Apr 2010 -
I don't really see how its bad.
The people that will use it will use other apps
like TweetDeck or Facebook on the web anyway so
whats the difference?storm14k26th Apr 2010 -
True, but integrating it into the fabric of the OS
if that's what they mean by "integrating social networking", would likely allow a slew of new ways to compromise the OS.
I thought the best way was to keep the OS the OS, and run everything else as an application.John Zern26th Apr 2010 -
RE: Lucid Lynx release paves way for Ubuntu shake-up
From what I gather from reading between the lines on Mark Shuttleworth's blog, and various other people's contributions recently, I think this is just the beginning of a massive two year regeneration cycle and, by the time 12.04 arrives, Ubuntu will be a serious challenge to Apple, and more than just a thorn in Microsoft's side.
Ampers.
ampers@...26th Apr 2010 -
By that time the cloud will rule the world and Linux rules the cloud
Linux today is much more than a thorn in Microsoft's side and in 2012 it will grow into be a stake through M$'s heart.
Meanwhile Apple will hardly feel any threat from Linux because it operates in a different market. I strongly doubt Linux will ever have any success in the fashion business. Apple is safe.Great Kahuna26th Apr 2010 -
Keep thinking that, and maybe one day
in the future, Linux will obtain that coveted 2% market share!
I stake my reputaion on it
John Zern26th Apr 2010
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