Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 16th Sep 2004 00:28 UTC
The Debian-based Ubuntu Linux was unveiled today and a preview release is available for download. Ubuntu uses Gnome 2.8, kernel 2.6.8.1, OOo 1.1.2 and comes with a text-based, but dead-easy, installation procedure. Ubuntu has disabled the root user (sudo is used, same way as OSX does it) and it endorses the "less is more" philosophy. There are still bugs on the preview release, but the team welcomes feedback via their mailing list. Read more for an interview with team member Jeff Waugh (also of Debian and Gnome fame). Screenshots also included, and more are here to be found.
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- Those apps in the screenshots from the article.. are they included with Ubuntu? (eg. the Device Manager from s2)
Yes.
- Does it come with proprietary codecs for playing video's or is there an easy way to install them?
I don't think so.
- Does Ubuntu have a special Debian menu?
No.
- What's the boot sequence like? Text or graphical?
Text, and I am sorry to say, it's slow to boot (just like debian). Slackware is much faster when loading for example.