Linux gets one step closer to World Domination
Sounds much nicer doesn't it?
'Lucid Lynx' Ubuntu enters beta
Summary
Canonical has released the first beta of Ubuntu Linux 10.04, code-named 'Lucid Lynx', which adds consumer-friendly features such as integrated social networking and a new look.
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Canonical has released the first beta of Ubuntu Linux 10.04, code-named 'Lucid Lynx', which adds consumer-friendly features such as integrated social networking and a new look.
The Linux operating system beta was made available on Friday in desktop, server and netbook versions. Canonical also issued a testing version of Ubuntu 10.04 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud and Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Lucid Lynx is a long-term support version of the OS, meaning the software will be supported for three years on the desktop or five years for the server version, in contrast with 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 company highlighted the MeMenu which, using the open-source microblogging client Gwibber, allows users to manage their instant messaging and to post short messages to a range of networks.
"We now feature built-in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel, which is built upon the Gwibber project... Gwibber now also supports a multi-column view for monitoring multiple feeds simultaneously," Canonical said.
Another notable update is the Gnome desktop design. It moves away from the previous style based on the colour brown, which was known as 'Human', in favour of a style that Canonical has said is inspired by light. It includes new indicators and wallpapers, two new themes called 'Ambiance' and 'Radiance', and new product logos.
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But come now DT, you knew this already before you started trolling...
Sounds much more accurate, doesn't it?
Sounds much more accurate, doesn't it?
You won't know what hit you.
P.S. This is not DTS. He may be forced by the zdnet censors to change his zdnet alias often but he always makes it very clear that's him. You should know that.
P.S. This is not DTS. He may be forced by the zdnet censors to change his zdnet alias often but he always makes it very clear that's him. You should know that.
P.S. This is not DTS. He may be forced by the zdnet censors to change his zdnet alias often but he always makes it very clear that's him. You should know that.
Yeah.... you're -3.
Yeah.... you're -3.
I have a hard
time feeling that mosquito bite
until it itches.
Then it goes away.
time feeling that mosquito bite
until it itches.
Then it goes away.
There's blood everywhere.
Not bad for mosquito bite, huh?
Not bad for mosquito bite, huh?
aka -3.
Most of the world's infrastructure is already ran on Linux or some other UNIX derivative.
How can you get any closer than that?
How can you get any closer than that?
Too many problems with this release. They offer 3 year support but force an upgrade every 6 months, thereby defeating that 3 year support. The purple theme is almost as bad as the brown theme, still not sure which one is worse. Gwibber just seems like an annoyance to have all your friends know the exact thing your doing on each site. Same status for all 10 social sites, they should be able to read one or two and get the hint.
The LTS versions, which come out every two years, offer full support for 36 months while the normal releases offer 18 months of full support.
Never are you forced to upgrade.
Edit: Please consider attending Ohio LinuxFest 2010 . Contact the BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) as they are offering the BSD certification exam to attendees. I believe that may be of interest you.
Never are you forced to upgrade.
Edit: Please consider attending Ohio LinuxFest 2010 . Contact the BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) as they are offering the BSD certification exam to attendees. I believe that may be of interest you.
That actually is of interest to me. Just odd that it would be done at a linuxfest. On the bright side after I'm done there I can swing by Chilicothe and see whats shaking in that side of town. I wonder if Columbus still has the east mall, west mall, north mall, and south malls.
The BSDs reliy on the GNU toolchain as much as Linux, if not more. If you know your way around Linux you should be fine with BSD.
Consider that trip down memory lane as a bonus.
Consider that trip down memory lane as a bonus.
One or two gallons of gas is a small price to pay. That's nothing when compared to the value of a new shiny BSD certification.
And don't forget, you can apply for a talk.
And don't forget, you can apply for a talk.
Ohio LinuxFest 2010 .
Please consider submiting a talk , you have plenty of time to prepare it( printer friendly version here ).
I'm looking forward to meet you and hear what you have to say.
Edit: Please contact the BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) as they are offering the BSD certification exam to attendees. I believe that interests you.
Please consider submiting a talk , you have plenty of time to prepare it( printer friendly version here ).
I'm looking forward to meet you and hear what you have to say.
Edit: Please contact the BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) as they are offering the BSD certification exam to attendees. I believe that interests you.
but is only effective if your friends on are the same network as you. Having this thing update 10 different sites at once seems a little wasteful if all your friends are only using 1 or 2 sites.
It's pretty easy, really. All you have to do is click on a box and you're done.
Or do you prefer doing it from the command line?
Or do you prefer doing it from the command line?
That why WinPhone7 will suck with all the social networking built in. How do they expect you to do any networking on that phone anyway when they require you to spend 70% of your time defragging.
The new default theme is much nicer than the former horrible brown default theme. Ofcourse changing the looks of Ubuntu is easy, but the first impression is important. Good job, Canonical!
The emphasis on social networking is lost on me; I dislike Facebook, Hyves, Twitter and all those other infernal inventions. But it's what the customers expect nowadays... And (thank God) you don't have to use the applications that Ubuntu 10.04 has for them.
"Under the hood" the changes are smaller than for non-LTS-versions. As expected: an LTS focuses on stability and reliability, not on the newest of the newest. That's why kernel 2.6.32 has been chosen as engine, and not 2.6.33.
This first beta is still riddled with bugs, so test at your own risk. So far, it runs fine on a test partition of my desktop (main OS: the current stable LTS 8.04), but my laptop shows nothing but a blank screen after booting....
That laptop will have to wait until the second beta; until then, only openSUSE 11.2 on this particular machine. :P
The emphasis on social networking is lost on me; I dislike Facebook, Hyves, Twitter and all those other infernal inventions. But it's what the customers expect nowadays... And (thank God) you don't have to use the applications that Ubuntu 10.04 has for them.
"Under the hood" the changes are smaller than for non-LTS-versions. As expected: an LTS focuses on stability and reliability, not on the newest of the newest. That's why kernel 2.6.32 has been chosen as engine, and not 2.6.33.
This first beta is still riddled with bugs, so test at your own risk. So far, it runs fine on a test partition of my desktop (main OS: the current stable LTS 8.04), but my laptop shows nothing but a blank screen after booting....
That laptop will have to wait until the second beta; until then, only openSUSE 11.2 on this particular machine. :P
Folks,
As more and more people adopt Ubuntu Linux it is becoming abundantly clear that Microsoft Windows' days are numbered.
Of all the Distros, Ubuntu Linux has the widest base, a low center of gravity and the greatest mass.
Market Inertia is having its effect and Canonical are aggressively making continued improvements and refinements to the newest version Lucid Lynx 10.04 in its first beta and slated to be released into production at the end of April 2010.
Windows IT Folks would benefit by making their own independent informed decision about the viability of the Linux ecosystem at large.
Try Ubuntu Linux.
Don't just try it over a day or so, live with it for a month and develop 'your own' opinion.
To make things easier, you can install 'along side' Windows in a dual boot configuration during your evaluation period.
WUBI a tool for installing Ubuntu from Windows is found here:
http://wubi-installer.org/
Read how to install/uninstall Ubuntu here .
WUBI is easy to use, simple, and safe. When you have finished evaluation, you can opt to uninstall Ubuntu.
IT Folks, it isn't funny any more. Thousands of Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit systems have been compromised by the BSoD/rootkit. A rootkit
is the worst of all exploits that can attack a system.
Consider the 'alternatives', as it is demonstrably clear that Windows 7 isn't safe.
Make part of your due diligence and exercise your right to learn and be informed.
Ubuntu Linux: The safest operating system on the planet.
I stake my reputation on it.
Thank you.
Dietrich T. Schmitz
GNU/Linux Advocate
As more and more people adopt Ubuntu Linux it is becoming abundantly clear that Microsoft Windows' days are numbered.
Of all the Distros, Ubuntu Linux has the widest base, a low center of gravity and the greatest mass.
Market Inertia is having its effect and Canonical are aggressively making continued improvements and refinements to the newest version Lucid Lynx 10.04 in its first beta and slated to be released into production at the end of April 2010.
Windows IT Folks would benefit by making their own independent informed decision about the viability of the Linux ecosystem at large.
Try Ubuntu Linux.
Don't just try it over a day or so, live with it for a month and develop 'your own' opinion.
To make things easier, you can install 'along side' Windows in a dual boot configuration during your evaluation period.
WUBI a tool for installing Ubuntu from Windows is found here:
http://wubi-installer.org/
Read how to install/uninstall Ubuntu here .
WUBI is easy to use, simple, and safe. When you have finished evaluation, you can opt to uninstall Ubuntu.
IT Folks, it isn't funny any more. Thousands of Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit systems have been compromised by the BSoD/rootkit. A rootkit
is the worst of all exploits that can attack a system.
Consider the 'alternatives', as it is demonstrably clear that Windows 7 isn't safe.
Make part of your due diligence and exercise your right to learn and be informed.
Ubuntu Linux: The safest operating system on the planet.
I stake my reputation on it.
Thank you.
Dietrich T. Schmitz
GNU/Linux Advocate
right?
Keep on trying -3. Maybe you'll come up with a half decent slam one day.
Oh, and Ubuntu BLOWS, Mint RULES!!!!
Oh, and Ubuntu BLOWS, Mint RULES!!!!
Real men take the real stuff, not some effeminate derivative.
Take it like a man, choose Ubuntu... Or Slackware if you're feeling particularly manly.
Nah, you can't take Slackware, you're too sissy.
Take it like a man, choose Ubuntu... Or Slackware if you're feeling particularly manly.
Nah, you can't take Slackware, you're too sissy.
If so, what made you choose Mint over Ubuntu?
P.S.
I am 'happy' to learn you are using *any* Linux Distro.
Mint, btw, derives from Ubuntu, for those who care.
Thanks
P.S.
I am 'happy' to learn you are using *any* Linux Distro.
Mint, btw, derives from Ubuntu, for those who care.
Thanks
It was because I installed Mint onto an 8 year old Dell laptop and everything "worked", which was certainly not the case with Ubuntu.
Ubuntu refused to recognize there was a wireless NIC in it, and enabling the "restricted drivers" for the integrated graphics was a rather large mistake on my part, as the laptop would boot up to a blank screen.
Yeah, I'm sure you know off the top of your head how I could have remedied those issues, but I didn't know, and I got tired of trying and just went back to Mint... but version 8 instead of 7.
Ubuntu refused to recognize there was a wireless NIC in it, and enabling the "restricted drivers" for the integrated graphics was a rather large mistake on my part, as the laptop would boot up to a blank screen.
Yeah, I'm sure you know off the top of your head how I could have remedied those issues, but I didn't know, and I got tired of trying and just went back to Mint... but version 8 instead of 7.
I hope you benefit from the experience.
I think I'll try LL when it comes out of Beta.
Who knows, maybe I'll have a better experience the next time.
Who knows, maybe I'll have a better experience the next time.
nt
nt
Doc's got a new straight jacket for him.
I think you lost that a long time ago. Some of the posts I have seen from you were less than professional.
nt
READ THE HELP MANUAL FIRST
That's what I did the very first time I used Windows more than a decade ago, and it's what I did the very first time I tried Ubuntu 2 years ago.
It was only by reading the manual that I discovered the features that clearly set Ubuntu apart from Windows in usability and work and file management efficiency, and it's the reason why Ubuntu is my main OS today.
That's what I did the very first time I used Windows more than a decade ago, and it's what I did the very first time I tried Ubuntu 2 years ago.
It was only by reading the manual that I discovered the features that clearly set Ubuntu apart from Windows in usability and work and file management efficiency, and it's the reason why Ubuntu is my main OS today.
...RTFM!
A copy of the Lucid manual draft can be downloaded here:
http://ubuntu-manual.org/ubuntu-manual-draft.pdf
Please feel free to participate in proof-reading.
A copy of the Lucid manual draft can be downloaded here:
http://ubuntu-manual.org/ubuntu-manual-draft.pdf
Please feel free to participate in proof-reading.
"IT Folks, it isn't funny any more. Thousands of Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit systems have been compromised by the BSoD/rootkit. A rootkit
is the worst of all exploits that can attack a system."
Windows 7 has something like 60 million licenses sold. So the BSOD rootkit affects computers, in the thousands? What does thousands mean? Whatever it is, at the very worst, it's less than a one percent of the installations. Doesn't sound like crisis you're making it out to be. What makes it the "worst" of all exploits. I don't like losing data, but having someone else get my data seems to be alot worse. Having to reinstall, however unfortunate, doesn't seem like the "worst" of all scenarios. Especially if you are frequently backing up your critical files...which you should be doing anyway, regardless what OS you are using.
Really, can't you sell Linux without spreading FUD about Microsoft? Linux certainly can stand on its own as a viable choice without resorting to such tactics.
is the worst of all exploits that can attack a system."
Windows 7 has something like 60 million licenses sold. So the BSOD rootkit affects computers, in the thousands? What does thousands mean? Whatever it is, at the very worst, it's less than a one percent of the installations. Doesn't sound like crisis you're making it out to be. What makes it the "worst" of all exploits. I don't like losing data, but having someone else get my data seems to be alot worse. Having to reinstall, however unfortunate, doesn't seem like the "worst" of all scenarios. Especially if you are frequently backing up your critical files...which you should be doing anyway, regardless what OS you are using.
Really, can't you sell Linux without spreading FUD about Microsoft? Linux certainly can stand on its own as a viable choice without resorting to such tactics.
Ubuntu Linux: The safest operating system on the planet.
I stake my reputation on it.
Thats okay, you can keep it.
I stake my reputation on it.
Thats okay, you can keep it.
But I'll keep my Ubuntu 8.04 for a while longer until I
have time to do an install as it's my machine that I rely
on.
have time to do an install as it's my machine that I rely
on.
I have used Ubuntu all the way since 5.04 and I'm pretty satisfied with it. It is free, and I am able to customize it in the way I wish. Color theme, icons, position of the bar... all those elements are secondary. Ubuntu works and works very well its evolution keeps being better and better! after that I will customize my installation with compiz fusion and Emerald and any other personal touch and will make it look and work as I wish. That's the best in linux: freedom!
This is my favorite linux distribution... I still have the 5.10 CD ;p
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Today that's right, the domain of Linux is visible, and will be more! very good!
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