Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Oct 2008 15:28 UTC, submitted by M-Saunders
Bang on target, the new version of Ubuntu Linux is available for our downloading pleasure. Amongst various changes it sports updates to the installer, improved networking, and a new 'Mobile USB' version geared towards the blossoming netbook market. Grab a copy from the Ubuntu website, and check out Linux Format's hands-on look. Or the one at Simple Thoughts. Or the one at PolishLinux. And probably a few other websites as well.
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To clarify, I was doing update-manager -d. I wasn't sure what would happen if I restarted the process. Thanks for the input.
One other "show stopper I had is logging into gnome after the upgrade. After logging in, I never got to the desktop, it would just sit there with the brown background. KDE worked, so I figured it was just gnome being picky about the network. The wireless card was buggy after the upgrade. I have to enter my WEP key 2 or 3 times each time I login for it to "take" with 8.10. I've seen that as a common problem with 8.10. Anyway, the gnome solution was to 1 time do the "gnome safe mode" session (or whatever it is called). I then made it to the desktop, and I've had no trouble since. Upgrades always represent a challenge, but with Ubuntu this is actually the first time I've had any. I remember going from 7.04 to 7.10 to 8.04 without a problem. I don't think these issues were that major, but they might throw some people off so I posted the solutions.
Edited 2008-10-30 19:32 UTC