Ubuntu Archive

Review: Kubuntu 6.06 on Athlon 64; Xubuntu on a Laptop

Submitted by Borys Musielak 2006-07-12 Ubuntu 9 Comments

This review describes the installation and basic configuration of the latest Kubuntu 6.06 on an AMD64-powered machine. It covers some often problematic features like getting the non-free and binary apps to work in the 64-bit environment. Another article explains how to install the latest Xubuntu on a Gateway laptop.

Planning for Ubuntu Edgy

Thom Holwerda 2006-06-22 Ubuntu 54 Comments

On Monday of this week, more than 60 Ubuntu developers gathered in a hotel near Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to plan Ubuntu's next release, codenamed Edgy Eft. The goal of the meeting is to set the goals for the upcoming release and to chart the set of steps that will be necessary to implement it.

Ubuntu Dapper Drake Reviews

Submitted by Christian Jensen 2006-06-18 Ubuntu 32 Comments

Debian-News has assembled a lot of Ubuntu Dapper Drake reviews in one post. "This news post contains the many reviews of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu 6.06 LTS. Currently screenshot tour at OSDir and two reviews at TuxMachines, LinuxForums, ReviewLinux, Linux-watch, DesktopLinux, Nuxified, Linux.com, Tectonic, LinuxInsider, Linux.org, xbit64.net and videos at OSVids."

Submitted by falko 2006-06-18 Ubuntu 7 Comments

This tutorial contains step-by-step instructions for installing Xen 3.0 from precompiled binaries in Ubuntu Dapper Drake. Xen lets you create guest operating systems (UNIX-like operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD), so called 'virtual machines' or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0). Using Xen you can separate your applications into different virtual machines that are totally independent from each other.

Ubuntu 6.06 Server for Sun SPARC 64 Released

Thom Holwerda 2006-06-16 Ubuntu 12 Comments

"The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server for SUN Sparc 64bit architecture. This release is an Ubuntu distribution for your servers, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, and a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default. Other packages and applications are available from a global network of mirrors, and professional, commercial technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world."

Shuttleworth on Red Hat, Impi, HBD, GNOME vs. KDE

Submitted by Nick Selby 2006-06-10 Ubuntu 14 Comments

"In Part I of our multi-part series of discussions with Canonical CEO and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, Shuttleworth covered the delay in the release of Dapper, and something of a history of the open source and free software movements. In Part II, Shuttleworth spoke specifically about Dapper in the Enterprise, and a bit about how Canonical will make money on Ubuntu. In this final installment, we delve into the geographics of Ubuntu's appeal; the investment by Shuttleworth's venture Capital fund, HBD in ImpiLinux, and ever so gingerly broach the religious topic of KDE versus Gnome - not just as the Linux desktop, but as Mark Shuttleworth's Ubuntu desktop."

Submitted by falko 2006-06-04 Ubuntu 16 Comments

"This is a detailed description about how to set up a Ubuntu 6.06 LTS based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (web server (SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS!), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.)." On a related note, OSVids has some videos of Dapper, including an Xgl video.

Shuttleworth on Dapper, Desktop Linux, Enterprise adoption

Submitted by anonymous 2006-06-03 Ubuntu 38 Comments

"Recently, Ubuntu founder and Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth spoke with The 451 Group at length about Dapper, Ubuntu, and the trends and development of the open source and free software movements as they relate to enterprise information technology. Last week, we ran Part I of a multi-part series in which The 451 Group presents Shuttleworth’s comments along with insight and commentary from 451 Group analysts who cover the worlds of open source and enterprise software."

Reviews: Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu Dapper

Thom Holwerda 2006-06-02 Ubuntu 47 Comments

As was to be expected, a flurry of reviews of Ubuntu Dapper Drake, released yesterday. LinuxForums reviews Ubuntu and Edubuntu/Kubuntu, while ReviewLinux sticks to just plain Ubuntu: "Dapper Drake is a huge step forward since Breezy Badger. I was impressed in many ways. The package management got even better than before. The artwork is fantastic. The networking features are great. Gnome is fast and responsive, and the desktop is full of little applets, applications and shortcuts which make it very easy to do most common things."

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake Released

Adam Scheinberg 2006-06-01 Ubuntu 82 Comments

Dozens of readers submitted today's biggest news bugget: "Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu." For those who like the visuals, OSDir provides the fix. Update by TH: Instructions on installing this release on Apple's MacBook.

Review: Ubuntu Dapper RC

Submitted by luna6 2006-05-31 Ubuntu 53 Comments

Because of Ubuntu's big release tomorrow, a review of the latest release candidate. It concludes: "To sum up my experience with Ubuntu’s Dapper I will say that it is easily the most impressive Linux distribution I have used to date. The combination of speed, stability, ease of use and the excellant apt-get package manager, makes it the Linux distro to beat. The 5 years of upgrades is another incentive to try out Dapper as well. This would be the first time I would recommend a Linux distro to any computer user (including Windows users) and feel confident they would like the system, as well as be able to use the system proficiently shortly after testing out the system."

Enterprise-Level Ubuntu Linux Due This Week

Submitted by georfge 2006-05-29 Ubuntu 53 Comments

The developers of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution plan to make a new landmark version of the software widely available this week. Ubuntu's public schedule for releasing the software lists 1 June as the date for the new version, code-named 'Dapper Drake', to be made public. The milestone release will be officially supported by the project for a longer period than previous versions, and will be billed as suitable for enterprise use.

Submitted by chrishaney 2006-05-26 Ubuntu 32 Comments

Some Friday fun: OSDir has some sweet screencaps of Ubuntu 6.06 RC, Kubuntu 6.06 RC, Xubuntu 6.06 RC, and Edubuntu 6.06 RC. Along with Fedora Core 5 and SuSE 10.1, this generation of desktop Linux distros has really stepped up the polish. Updated by AS: Added Xubuntu and Edubuntu links.

Ubuntu Dapper Drake RC Released

Thom Holwerda 2006-05-25 Ubuntu 79 Comments

"The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 6.06 LTS of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu - codenamed 'Dapper Drake'. The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release."

Submitted by Robert Escue 2006-05-17 Ubuntu 45 Comments

Sun Microsystems plans to offer support for the Ubuntu server Linux distribution on its T1 server line, the company said at the JavaOne industry conference in San Francisco. "We will be aggressively supporting the ~~fork~~ ~~work~~ that Ubuntu has been doing," Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz said at the conference. "The ideals of that community are relatively familiar to us." More here, while a comparison of Linux and Solaris on a T2000 is also available.

KDE to Become Better Supported on the Ubuntu Platform

Submitted by Ubuntu Fan 2006-05-08 Ubuntu 25 Comments

At LinuxTag on Saturday, a meeting of Kubuntu and KDE contributors was held in order to improve the collaboration of both projects. The aim was to to talk about the common future of both projects. Jonathan Riddell and Mark Shuttleworth from Canonical attended the meeting. Later in his keynote speech to the conference, Mark publicly committed to Kubuntu as an essential product for Canonical and showed his commitment by wearing a KDE t-shirt.

Submitted by dhaneshr 2006-05-08 Ubuntu 43 Comments

"The Ubuntu team is proud to present the Flight 7 release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support). With Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Flight 7 comes many bug fixes, general fixes all around, new version of some key applications and much more. Note: This is still a development release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in June of 2006." Kubuntu and Xubuntu versions have been released as well.

Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu 6.06 Beta 2 Released

Submitted by Philipp Esselbach 2006-04-28 Ubuntu 35 Comments

"The Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu teams are proud to present a second Beta release of Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu 6.06 LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake". This release corrects some serious flaws in the installer present on the Desktop CD in the first Beta release. Although the text-mode install CD also forms part of this release, it has not been modified since Beta 1. An updated Xubuntu release is also in preparation and will be announced shortly." Hey look, a screenshot tour.

Review: Xubuntu 6.06 Beta (Dapper Drake)

Submitted by Linoman 2006-04-24 Ubuntu 27 Comments

x64bit.net reviews Xubuntu Dapper Drake Beta, and concludes: "If your system runs slowly using Gnome or KDE then try out Xfce. On the other hand if you think Gnome or KDE is bloated and you wish you could have a desktop that was like either Gnome or KDE. Then Xfce is for you. Xubuntu is a welcomed member of the Ubuntu family. I look forward to Xubuntu 6.06 final." Rejoice over the multitude of screenshots, boys and girls.

Review: Dapper Drake Beta

Submitted by Linoman 2006-04-23 Ubuntu 34 Comments

x64bit.net has a review of the (K)Ubuntu Dapper Drake beta. "Please note Ubuntu/Kubuntu 'Dapper Drake' is not yet a final product and the available previews do not reflect the quality of the final product. This quick review is not meant to divide Ubuntu and Kubuntu into separate distros. They are almost identical to each other, except the default desktop for Ubuntu is Gnome, whereas KDE is Kubuntu's default desktop." Lots of screenshots, boys and girls.