Ubuntu 9.04 ("Jaunty Jackalope") is Here
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The latest version of Ubuntu was released on Thursday (23 April 2009). While you guys are waiting for Windows 7, you might want to give Ubuntu a try. Renai LeMay of ZDNet says Ubuntu 9.04 is every bit as slick as Win 7 or OS X, and Ubuntu is FREE! The latest version offers faster boot-up and shutdown times and many subtle but signifigant tweaks to the interface to improve ease of use. The new ext4 file system can be implemented on new installations (although the default is still the old ext3).
I installed Jaunty on my latest computer build (a 64-bit AMD 5000+ dual-core box with 8 GB of RAM!) and I've been living with it for four days now. I'm very pleased with it. I've encountered some rare odd, irreproducible partial system "hangs," but overall it's very stable, very fast, and significantly easier to use than earlier versions of Ubuntu. Firefox continues to crash occasionaly and randomly (as it has for years on Ubuntu), but it seems better than it was with 8.10. And it always restores to the pre-crash point on re-launching if you ask it to (an annoyance, but not a big problem). Other browsers are much stabler on Ubuntu (for some reason, far more browsers are available for Linux than for Windows).
Ubuntu can be run "live" from the CD (just to test it without installing), or it can be installed alongside an existing Windows setup, without affecting Windows at all (each time you boot, a screen asks you what OS you want to boot into).
As always, Ubuntu is available as a 32-bit desktop, 64-bit desktop, 32-bit alternate, 64-bit alternate, or 32- and 64-bit server editions. The desktop editions are what most people will want, with fully-graphical interfaces and the ability to boot and run "live." The server editions are much smaller (<600 MB), as they do not include a graphical desktop interface (command-line only). The "alternate" versions are intended for computers with especially problematic hardware (but alternate installation disks cannot be run "live").
I've become a big fan of Ubuntu, which has saved me a lot of money and just keeps getting better with every release. Anyone who wants to try it can get it here:
hxxp://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
hxxp://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-291651.html?tag=nl.e589
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It's good to see you continue your informative posts over here.
I was worried by your sudden departure from the other place.
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^ Thanks, twinkletoes!
I left the other place at the request of a moderator, who felt I was too opinionated.
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I came across this quite by accident and thought it funny. ;D
Chin Wong is a computer journalist in the Philippines. He attended an Ubuntu 9.04 release party last week in Manila. There he met Dax Solomon Umaming, who happens to act as liaison between the Philippine Ubuntu community and Canonical, Ltd. (the British company which manages the Ubuntu distribution). Dax, who works for a power company in Baguio City, had traveled all the way to Manila for the release party.
“I got into Linux because of porn,” said Dax. “I got viruses from porn sites, and the last time, they sent out my personal notes to everyone in my address book! So, I decided to stop using Windows.”
So, there you have it. Windows may email your love of gay porn to everyone in your address book!
That suggests an advertising line for Canonical. Ubuntu: Do it for the porn!
hxxp://www.chinwong.com/index.php?/site/comments/linux_for_real_people/
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I left the other place at the request of a moderator, who felt I was too opinionated.
That's appalling!
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^ Thanks, twinkletoes!
I left the other place at the request of a moderator, who felt I was too opinionated.
We like opinions here.
The only people that are "asked to leave" are people that break the forum rules; ie flaming. I only know of 1 person who was banned for that in 3 years.
