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From the News Desk
Tuesday, 25. March 2008
Ubuntu 8.04 Beta, Hardy Heron, Out Now
The developers behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution have now made available the first beta of the Ubuntu 8.04 release. Ubuntu 8.04, code-named “Hardy Heron,” is scheduled to be an LTS (Long Term Support) edition, and you can tell its developers have worked diligently to make it worthy of the title.
Hardy Heron brings an updated Linux Kernel, a new version of the Gnome Desktop, Pulse Audio support and a number of other improvements. Other nice new features include Wubi, a single-click Ubuntu installer for Windows, which eliminates installation hassles like disk partitioning and other details. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu (or any Linux variant) just like any other Windows application.
Ubuntu 8.04 beta 1 also features a new version of Xorg, which offers much better auto-configuration options for setting up your monitor. A new Screen Resolution utility also makes it easier to dynamically change your screen resolution and control a second or external monitor. Other than that, this system uses the latest version of Firefox, which is Firefox 3 beta 4 to replace Firefox 2.
The developers are suggesting that this release is still a beta and not meant to be used in a production environment. HardyHeron, version 8.04 will be released in just a few weeks, a final release will come in April, 2008.
Hardy Heron brings an updated Linux Kernel, a new version of the Gnome Desktop, Pulse Audio support and a number of other improvements. Other nice new features include Wubi, a single-click Ubuntu installer for Windows, which eliminates installation hassles like disk partitioning and other details. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu (or any Linux variant) just like any other Windows application.
Ubuntu 8.04 beta 1 also features a new version of Xorg, which offers much better auto-configuration options for setting up your monitor. A new Screen Resolution utility also makes it easier to dynamically change your screen resolution and control a second or external monitor. Other than that, this system uses the latest version of Firefox, which is Firefox 3 beta 4 to replace Firefox 2.
The developers are suggesting that this release is still a beta and not meant to be used in a production environment. HardyHeron, version 8.04 will be released in just a few weeks, a final release will come in April, 2008.
