Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx: screenshots

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  • Booting up

    Booting up

    An updated Plymouth-based splash screen welcomes users upon start-up — unless one is making use of an Intel-based graphics chip, in which case you get the regular Linux boot screen, but thankfully a fix is only a search engine query away.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Installation

    Installation

    The install procedure has received the new Ubuntu look and is the first sight of the windows icon move to the left and new dark theme that the distribution sports.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Password strength

    Password strength

    The installer now provides feedback on password strength and the option to encrypt the user's home directory in one place. If you wish to shoot for a strong password, be prepared to insert numbers, symbols and capital letters.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Propaganda slideshow

    Propaganda slideshow

    In this version of Ubuntu, be prepared to sit through a couple of rotations of the propaganda slideshow. During this time, the installer was busy downloading and unpacking packages — a proper wired connection is recommended to lessen the waiting time.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • GDM

    GDM

    Logging in with GDM is one of the rare instances where the distribution goes with a lighter feel.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • The default desktop

    The default desktop

    She's up and running and we are welcomed by Ubuntu's new purple-blobbed background.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Encryption

    Encryption

    As we chose to encrypt our home directory, we immediately had to choose a passphrase.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Purple terminal

    Purple terminal

    GNOME Terminal now comes with a purple background and white text by default.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Installing new programs

    Installing new programs

    Ubuntu Software Centre has also been updated and improved.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Google is back

    Google is back

    At one stage in the beta process, Yahoo became the default search engine, but the decision was quickly rescinded and Google is back again.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Video editor

    Video editor

    A new video editor program, PiTiVi, finds its way into the distribution. Although simple and easy to use, it does have an annoying habit of rendering videos into a black box on export. It is unknown at this point whether this was a problem with the program, the renderers, or merely this user's ignorance.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • Logic games

    Logic games

    A new suite of logic games, gbrainy, is available to test your brain.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

  • GNOME 2.30

    GNOME 2.30

    Lucid Lynx comes with GNOME 2.30. In this shot we are making use of Nautilus' extra pane feature to split the file browser's window.

    Photo by: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia

    Caption by: Chris Duckett

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx is slated for release later this week and arrives as the harbinger of a new look for the distribution. ZDNet Australia has installed the release candidate to give you a peek.

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Booting up

An updated Plymouth-based splash screen welcomes users upon start-up — unless one is making use of an Intel-based graphics chip, in which case you get the regular Linux boot screen, but thankfully a fix is only a search engine query away.

Caption by: Chris Duckett

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