Ubuntu Archive

Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Colony 1 Released

  Submitted by Jeff Ubuntu 43 Comments
The first development release of Ubuntu Linux 5.10, code name "Breezy Badger", is now available for testing. Colony CD 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Breezy development cycle, as images that are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD-build or installer bugs, while representing very current snapshots of Breezy. Screenshots are available. If you're interested in following changes as we further develop Breezy, have a look at the breezy-changes list. Bug reports should go here.
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Ubuntu 5.04 Review

Ubuntu 39 Comments
Welcome back to another issue of my reviews of Linux distributions. Not really surprisingly, this time I decided to take a close look at the second version of the most popular Debian offshoot, Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu's performance probably was the biggest surprise that 2004 had in store for Linux users. Just 9 months ago, almost noone even knew that there was a new project underway, but then things went really fast: after a preview version in mid-September, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, released version 4.10 in October. Being based on Debian, Ubuntu has a solid base and, despite not being supported officially, all the (18.000) Debian packages available. Ubuntu 4.10 proved to be a decent operating system (especially for a first try) and had overall pretty positive reviews (here's mine).
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Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 And Kubuntu Hoary 5.04 Released

  Submitted by Thom Holwerda Ubuntu 135 Comments
eXpert Zone was the first to announce the release of Ubuntu and Kubuntu Hoary 5.04. "Very fresh from the ubuntu-announce mailinglist: Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 has been released! Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 features Gnome 2.10, X.org 6.8.2, faster boot process, better power management, and much, much more. Read the release notes for the complete list, and download either the live CD or the install cd here, available for various architectures. In conjunction with this release, the Kubuntu team is proud to announce the first official release of Kubuntu Hoary 5.04, featuring KDE 3.4. Download Kubuntu here."
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Ubuntu: could do with a bit more work

Ubuntu 109 Comments
I'd better start by admitting that I'm a fan of KDE. It's not because it works like Windows, but for the quality of the tools available. However, a GUI is just a way of doing something and I think I've been a bit dismissive of the Gnome desktop up to now. I read a few reviews of Ubuntu, looked at their web site and decided to have a look. I wanted a general purpose (desktop) distribution and an opportunity to get to know the Gnome utilities.
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First Look At Ubuntu Linux 5.04 Array-4

  Submitted by SilentBob4 Ubuntu 56 Comments
"Ubuntu is the Linux distro that seems to be on everyones lips these days, but until now I've not really given it a chance. What's so special about this distro that's making everyone nuts over it? How has it risen so fast on DistroWatch's Hit Ranking? I was about to find out the answers to these questions and get a feel for Debian's newest kid on the block." Read more here. Update: Another one here.
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Review of Ubuntu “Warty”

Ubuntu 83 Comments
For over six years I have been hunting for a Linux distro that would allow me to replace my Windows installation. I've tried many versions of RedHat and Mandrake, and more recently, Gnoppix, Kanotix, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Knoppix. In my evaluations, I would start with high hopes that the latest and greatest distro would install smoothly, support my hardware, and create a genuinely usable system, but none of them really worked--until now. I recently came across the first distro that satisfied all my requirements: Ubuntu.
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