From Ubuntu Fridge: Anouncing the Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04), the next version of Ubuntu that will succeed Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10, due for release in October 2007). Not only will the Ubuntu community continue to do what it does best, produce an easy-to-use, reliable, free software platform, but this release will proudly wear the badge of Long Term Support (LTS) and be supported with security updates for five years on the server and three years on the desktop. We look forward to releasing the Hardy Heron in April 2008. Detail story here
But don’t expect to found new interface and blink-blink stuff in this release as the Ubuntu Developer planned to released this version with LTS up to 3 years for Desktop and 5 years for Server. It’s mean you can always has free security update for this release in next 3 and/or 5 years. Normal version of Ubuntu only has 18 months of support for security updates. Info about LTS visit Ubuntu Wiki. If you still want to make your Ubuntu looks sexy you can take a look this tutorial.
From Softpedia: Every two years, Canonical prepares an LTS (Long Term Support) release of one of the best desktop Linux distributions available today. Actually, this is the second LTS edition of Ubuntu, the first one was 6.06 (Dapper Drake), released on June 1, 2006. Now that the beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) is at the door and since I’ve tested all the alpha releases, I think it’s a good moment to introduce you to the good parts and bad parts that Canonical prepared for this Long Term Support release. Therefore, this article is here to inform Ubuntu veterans, people that have discovered Ubuntu recently and future Ubuntu users, about the things that they should expect from Hardy Heron, in April 2008! Detail story here
Below are the simple list what’s new on Ubuntu 8.04:
- Redesigned Boot Prompt
- Revamped Installer
- New Look
- Login Manager
- New Wallpaper
- New Theme
- New Applications
- Seahorse - the new “sheriff in town”, set to manage your encryption keys;
- Transmission - the default BitTorrent client;
- Firefox 3 Beta 4 - replaced Firefox 2 and it is now the default web browser in Ubuntu 8.04, but most likely Firefox 3 Beta 5 will be available in the final release;
- Vinagre - a brand-new VNC client, set to replace the old xvnc4viewer;
- Brasero - the new CD/DVD burning tool in Ubuntu Hardy Heron.
- Updated Applications
- GNOME 2.22.0
- Wine 0.9.57
- The GIMP 2.4.5
- Pidgin 2.3.1
- Filezilla 3.0.7.1
- Avidemux 2.4.1
- …and many many more!
- New Technologies
- Xorg 7.3 - offers improved autoconfiguration of your graphics card and monitor;
- Linux kernel 2.6.24.3 - comes packed with the “Completely Fair Scheduler” for improved interactive performance and dynticks support for power savings on both desktop and laptop computers;
- PulseAudio - is the new sound server;
- the newly introduced iSCSI support - allows Ubuntu to mount iSCSI targets as block device;
- Memory Protection - will help defend against rootkits and other malicious code;
- Active Directory Integration - allows Linux authentication on a Microsoft network.
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