The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10

Named code named Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu's team continues the tradition of integrating the best of open source technology of high quality and easy to use.

Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for a mobile digital life, including 3G wireless technology, sessions that allows users to temporarily share resources without compromising security.

Ubuntu 8.10 Server consolidates its support for virtualization with an integrated Virtual Machine builder, and brings a Java environment and support to encrypt the user directories.

The Ubuntu 8.10 includes familita its variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu. Mythbuntu, also reach beta status today.

Features Desk

  • Xorg 7.4: brings improved support for automatic configuration of input devices like keyboards and mice.
  • 3G support: Network Manager 0.7 comes with many features, including management of 3G connections (GSM / CDMA) and PPP / PPPoE
  • User sessions: the User Switcher panel applet provides a new option to start a user session. This creates a temporary user account without a password with restricted privileges - perfect for lending his laptop.

Server Features

  • The installer now offers the option to configure a secret encrypted folder for each user, which is unlocked and will be mounted during access using ecryptfs.
  • Virtualization: Ubuntu 8.10 comes with a virtual machine builder that allows you to create complete virtual machines from the command line in less than five minutes, with the support scripting custom virtual images.
  • A complete free Java? Supported Ubuntu 8.10, including OpenJDK and Apache Tomcat 6.0, Ubuntu added this becomes a great choice for development in Java.

Features Kubuntu

  • Kubuntu is based on Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 4 Remix to provide a fully supported KDE 4 desktop in Kubuntu 8.10.
  • Please see https: / / wiki.kubuntu.org / IntrepidIbex / beta / Kubuntu for details.

Xubuntu features

Xubuntu comes with the lightweight Xfce 4.4.2 desktop environment for those who want a desktop that is easy to use, but places particular emphasis on conserving system resources.

Features UbuntuStudio

Ubuntu Studio includes upgrades of hardware and input devices for sound management from Ubuntu Desktop, and includes a full suite of tools for generation of audio, video and graphic content.

Features Mythbuntu

See http://mythbuntu.org/8.10/beta for information about the Mythbuntu beta.

Other

  • On the desktop: KDE 4.1.2, GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, X.org 7.4
  • On the server: Apache 2.2, PostgreSQL 8.3, PHP 5.2.6, LTSP 5.1
  • "Under the hood: GCC 4.3.2, glibc 2.8, Linux 2.6.27, Python 2.5

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