The Wait is Over : Ubuntu 7.10 is Here
Well the wait is finally over, Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon) was released just a few hours ago. Ubuntu has changed the way we perceive Linux. Ubuntu has taken Linux to new levels taking it beyond geeks to a lot of normal people like you and me. In its 3 years of existence Ubuntu continues to grow as the biggest challenge to Microsoft domination in the Operating System market.
Well today marked the day when another version of Ubuntu labeled as Gusty Gibbon present itself. Gusty has brought a lot of new features to the table and I just thought i should do a quick rundown through it..
Well here are some of the features that are worth a mention in Ubuntu :
- Hardware management improvements - improved plug-and-play configuration for printers, as well as automatic firmware installation for Broadcom cards
- Improved support for display systems - For laptop users, full support external VGA (projector) support is available out-of-the-box with easy reconfiguration when hardware is switched. For power users this release includes the ability to manage multiple monitors
- Windows compatibility - Users with a dual partition can read from and and write to files that are on located in a Windows partition (including NTFS)
- Enhanced user interface – Simple 3D screen effects and graphics enhance the user experience
- Desktop search – gives users the ability to search their entire desktop, whether for files, folders, chat logs or photos. This capability includes the deskbar applet, a central location on users’ desktops for all local and web search operations
- Firefox plugins - automatic installation of popular Firefox plugins validated by Ubuntu for a richer, safer web-browsing experience
Notable changes in Ubuntu 7.10 are the latest GNOME Desktop, which provides much improved drag-and-drop support to the user interface, and Compiz, the whiz-bang 3-D desktop effects package, which is enabled by default.
Well I plan to install to Ubuntu sometime soon. I got it installed in the college and here are some screenshots for you to drool over, and yeah let me tell you onething, Ubuntu brings you the best of Mac OSX in terms of User Experience and the widespread compatibility like Windows. Well here are the screenshots :
Well I suggest you give Ubuntu a try and trust me you will fall in love with it.. Well here are the download links :
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Nice articles. But will you stop writing “well” every fucking 10 words?
Nov 8th, 2007
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