Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to be Released Today
Thursday April 24, 2008
The developers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution have announced the availability of Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 8.04 LTS as of Thursday, April 24.
LTS stands for "Long Term Support", referring to the extended support period of three years for the desktop version, and five years for the server version.
New features include:
- a new screen resolution utility that makes it easier to set up a second monitor
- a new and improved version of the file manager Nautilus
- the PolicyKit utility for flexible control over user permissions
- web browser Firefox version 3 beta 5
- the Brasero CD/DVD burning software
- Inkscape version 0.46 with native PDF support
- the Wubi installation option for Windows users
Comments
Ubuntu 8.04 is a great distro.
We’ve been testing remote, unattended installation of the Ubuntu beta product (both server and desktop editions) for the past month with LinMin Bare Metal Provisioning onto servers, blades desktops and virtual machines.
Ubuntu and its community have done a tremendous job. Way to go Ubuntu (and Juergen, for pointing this out to your readers!)
Thabk you! I´m going to download!