Canonical has just released the latest version of Ubuntu, 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, to end users. Most prominent among its new features are upgrades to the Unity interface, the new shell introduced in version 11.04. New users can download the open source OS from the Ubuntu web site, and current users can try their luck upgrading their existing install through the Update Manager.
Other changes include the replacement of the Evolution email client with Mozilla Thunderbird, version 3.0 of the Linux kernel, and the ability for developers to sell software through the Ubuntu Software Center. Newer versions of Ubuntu's built-in apps, including Firefox and OpenOffice, are also included.
Ubuntu is officially available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, though ports (and forks like Kubuntu and Xubuntu) are available for other architectures and platforms as well. The next release, 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin"), is due in April of 2012, and will be an "LTS" or Long Term Support version supported by Canonical for three years after its release.
Source: Canonical
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Love Ubuntu by Mundtly on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Good stuff! Can't wait to go home and download. Really impressed with Ubuntu's ease of use as of the last few years.
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RE: Love Ubuntu by MonkeyPaw on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Unity totally turned me off in 11.4. It's so dumbed-down it's not funny, and everything is so ridiculously oversized that you could use the OS from across the room. Here's hoping 11.10 is way better.
RE: Love Ubuntu by damonlynch on Thursday, October 13, 2011
You can adjust the icon sizes on the left side to make them smaller. Personally I prefer them smaller.
RE: Love Ubuntu by quiksilvr on Thursday, October 13, 2011
I'm just patiently waiting for Netflix support, then I can migrate over with little trouble.
RE: Love Ubuntu by Pokestory1 on Friday, October 14, 2011
Google chrome's netflix app works, even without silverlight.
RE: Love Ubuntu by quiksilvr on Friday, October 14, 2011
It does for Chrome book, not for Linux.
RE: Love Ubuntu by blafrisch on Friday, October 14, 2011
Chrome OS is a Linux variant.
RE: Love Ubuntu by Bateluer on Friday, October 14, 2011
It still doesn't work under full Linux OSs. Haven't heard of anyone getting it working either.
Server LTS version by Sivar on Thursday, October 13, 2011
The desktop LTS releases are indeed supported for three years.
The server version of 12.04, as with every server LTS release, is supported for five years.
The server version of 12.04, as with every server LTS release, is supported for five years.
only in IT: "3yrs = long term" by StormyParis on Thursday, October 13, 2011
it's actually an indicator of what the problems with IT are. By the time something is debugged, tested, and ready for deployment, it's already obsolete.
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@CheetohFingers no, Promise Pegasus R6 with four SSDs under Windows. Intel's SSD 910 is good for around 2000MB/s in the same test
@carpetbomberz four SSDs in RAID-0, just looking to max out the interface/device :)
@pmod sorry, that's Thunderbolt on Windows @nerdtalker is doing the 802.11ac testing, didn't mean to confuse :)
@GlennF nosir, megabytes per second (~7400Mbps) - Thunderbolt rocks :)
928MB/s
RT @nerdtalker: Just got the @buffalotech 802.11ac router and media bridge - gonna test some 802.11ac goodness shortly http://t.co/0Swb17xj
@ghoppe that's a complicated question actually :) starting with the Pegasus since it's been through the Windows cert process
@dark4181 the fastest I hit under OS X was 1000MB/s
@dark4181 I got pretty close here: http://t.co/9Q9yoUgU, just hit 900MB/s, aiming for 1GB/s
Hotplug is supported with the Promise Pegasus, assuming you have the latest beta Windows drivers
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