Linux turns 29: The biggest events in its history so far
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
Ubuntu 14.10 is a minor, but significant, step up from Canonical's last Linux desktop operating system, Ubuntu 14.04.
Want an early peek at Ubuntu 14.10? The betas are out for the Ubuntu variant distributions. These are:
Curiously, there is no beta yet for the Ubuntu 14.10 mainline desktop with its Unity desktop. So to get an early look at it, you'll need to download an Ubuntu 14.10 daily.
If all goes well, and I haven't seen any reason why it shouldn't, the final release of Ubuntu 14.10, aka Utopic Unicorn should be on October 23.
For now, if Ubuntu 14.10's Unity default page look familiar, well it should. On the surface, Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company, has done little with the Unity interface. While experienced Linux users tend not to like it, I still find it to be a great desktop for new users.
Under the hood, Unity is still using the X.Org display server instead of Mir, Ubuntu's next generation display server. While Mir and Unity 8 are still being worked on, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth doesn't see Mir becoming the desktop default until Ubuntu 16.04 LTS appears two years from now.
Caption by: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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