| Ubuntu project ships near-final v6.06 test releases |
May 08, 2006
Project maintainer Tollef Fog Heen announced May 8 that the seventh alpha ("flight") development releases of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake" are now ready for testing. These releases are tested to be reasonably free of showstopper bugs but are still not release quality, so they are not recommended for use on production systems, Heen said.
The final "Dapper Drake" 6.06 versions of all three distros are expected sometime next month, the project said.
Notable changes, according to the project, include: - Crashes in the Live CD installer have been fixed
- File systems are now mounted in the right order, which fixes GRUB installation with a separate /boot partition;
- Leading and trailing spaces in passwords now work properly
"There is a known problem with the partitioner in the live installer which can cause installation failures," Heen wrote. To see the workaround, go here.
Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu project's "manifesto" states: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.
For more details on the latest releases, read the full announcement here. Download locations for Dapper Dan Flight 7 are also on that page. Bug reports should be filed here.
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