| Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu Linux 5.10 previews released |
Sep. 13, 2005
The Ubuntu team has released the "preview" of Ubuntu 5.10 (codenamed Breezy Badger), the second Linux distro (after Foresight) to offer the new GNOME 2.12 interface. Additionally, the project released the preview of Kubuntu 5.10, with KDE 3.4.2 as its desktop, and Edubuntu 5.10 -- a version of Ubuntu aimed at classroom use.
All three releases include install CDs and bootable liveCDs.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for desktops or servers featuring "a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, [and] every other package you can imagine available from the network," developer Matt Zimmerman said. "Also there is a commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release, and professional technical support from many companies around the world."
The final version of Ubuntu 5.10 is expected to be released in October, Zimmerman added. At that time, the company will mail pressed CDs free of charge. An OSDir screenshot of the Ubuntu Linux 5.10 (Colony 4) is available here.
"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word meaning "humanity to others," according to the Ubuntu website.
Ubuntu 5.10 Highlights- On the Desktop
- GNOME 2.12
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2
- X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support
- An enhanced tool for easily installing new applications (see "Add/Remove Programs" in the System Administration menu)
- A new tool which makes it easy to install support for multiple languages (Language Selector)
- Editable GNOME menus
- Applications are now linked into the Launchpad infrastructure (new entries on the Help menus for translation and support)
- Support for writing audio CDs (Serpentine)
- Graphical boot process with progress bar (USplash)
- On the Server
- PHP5
- Support for installing directly onto LVM volumes
- Built-in thin client functionality produced in cooperation with the LTSP project
- Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection through initramfs-tools
- Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit architectures
- Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS)
- Hardware Support Improvements
- Linux 2.6.12.5 with many updated drivers from third parties
- Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys, and working suspend/resume on more models)
- HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported
- Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) supported
- Multiple audio devices handled more gracefully (and one can easily select the default device)
- 64-bit PowerPC kernel available
- What's Under the Hood
- GCC 4.0.1
- glibc 2.3.5
- New early userspace infrastructure based on initramfs-tools
Kubuntu 5.10 "Breezy" Preview
Kubuntu 5.10 Preview, the beta release for the next version of Kubuntu, features the latest KDE desktop (3.4.2), OpenOffice 2 beta 2, and X.org 6.8.2, developer Jonathan Riddell said.
Other new features include:- Krita -- a new bitmap image editor
- Katapult -- an advanced application and item launcher
- System Settings -- a user-friendly replacement for KControl
- A simplified Konqueror profile
The Kubuntu Breezy Preview is available on LiveCD and Install CD for PC (x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and Macintosh (PowerPC). You can download the CD images here. An OSDir screenshot of the Breezy preview is available here.
Edubuntu 5.10, for classrooms
Edubuntu, a partner project of Ubuntu Linux, has released a distribution aimed at classroom use. A preview of the project's upcoming release 5.10 "Breezy Badger" has been released for download and testing.
The preview release consists of an Install CD for the PC (Intel x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and PowerPC (Apple iBook and Powerbook, G4 and G5) architectures. Educators will be able to set up a computer lab or establish an online learning environment in an hour or less -- then administer that environment without having to become a fully-fledged Linux geek, Edubuntu said.
Edubuntu is under development by the same team that produces the Ubuntu system. Software package highlights include:- KTouch, a typewriter simulator with touch-screen keys for typing instruction
- KHangman, a spelling game
- MathCommand mathematics instructor
- KEduca-editor text editor
- GPaint graphics
You can download the Edubuntu 5.10 Preview here. OSDir has some Edubuntu 5.10 Preview screen shots here.
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