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Announcing Kubuntu 5.10


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[13 October 2005]http://kubuntu.org/announcements/breezy-release.phpThe second release of Kubuntu, codenamed Breezy Badger, is nowavailable for download. This release comes with the very latest KDE3.4.3 and includes the new Guidance configuration tools. If you missedour testing releases for Breezy you will be pleased to see the othernew additions in Kubuntu Breezy including Adept package manager,System Settings and KDE Bluetooth. To download Kubuntu 5.10 go to: http://www.kubuntu.org/download.phpWhat's New----------Here is what's new in Kubuntu 5.10Adept and Adept-Updater Adept is a new package manager for KDE. With advanced search facilities using debtags, hunting for packages is now easier than ever. To help keep your system current, adept-updater checks to see which packages have changed and makes it easy to download and install the latest fixes.KDE System Settings Kawabunga! The traditional KDE Control Center has been replaced with KDE System Settings. This change is not part of KDE, but is unique to Kubuntu. The new interface is cleaner, faster, simpler and comes with improved usability features such as quick search.Guidance Configuration Tools Guidance is a set of configuration tools new to Kubuntu. Currently included are modules for user accounts, mount configuration and system services selection. You can find the Guidance modules in System Settings.KDE Language Packs Kubuntu now includes KDE translations on the CD for the most popular languages, over 50 languages are supported in total.KDE Bluetooth Framework The KDE Bluetooth tools aim to provide easy access to Bluetooth profiles and facilitate the communication between Bluetooth enabled devices such as cell phones and PDAs.Katapult Katapult is used to start applications and bookmarks. Just press Alt+Space then type the name of the program you are interested in, it will quickly become the most useful tool on your desktop.OpenOffice.org 2 OpenOffice.org 2 is installed by default and now comes with KDE integration.GStreamer for AmaroK and Kaffeine Our Kaffeine video player and AmaroK music player now use the GStreamer media framework, a large range of GStreamer plugins are available to support a wide range of different media file formats.Krita A new advanced image editor program from KOffice.KLaptopDaemon To help out our laptop users, KLaptopDaemon now works for hibernation and uses acpi.Locate File Search Having problems finding that file? In Konqueror just type locate:/ followed by what you are looking for. Konqueror will search for it. Searching for something on the web? Use Konqueror's search bar and Google suggest to help find exactly what you are looking for.KOffice 1.4 and Kexi KOffice 1.4 is now included in the main repository. This lightweight but powerful office suite includes Kexi, a powerful database frontend.X.org 6.8.2 For better hardware support Kubuntu 5.10 has updated X.org to version 6.8.2 and comes in new modular packages.KDE WinFOSS Free Software for Windows machines is on the Live CDs. This includes some of the leading KDE applications: KOrganizer, KAddressbook and Kexi.Off the Desktop . PHP5 . LVM Volumes . Support for thin client devices . Support for 4 GB of RAM . Linux 2.6.12.6 . 64-bit PowerPC Linux buildDownloading and Installing Kubuntu 5.10 can be downloaded from http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/5.10 and then burned onto a writable CD or DVD. It is available for PC (i386), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and Mac (PowerPC) as install CD, live CD or combined live/install DVD. Please download using Bittorrent if possible. The PowerPC live CD is larger than 650MB so please ensure you have appropriate media. Users of Kubuntu 5.04 (Hoary) can upgrade to Breezy by editing /etc/apt/sources.list and running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Existing Ubuntu users can install Kubuntu with the kubuntu-desktop package.Feedback and Helping-------------------- We welcome feedback and help with making the next version of Kubuntu. Comments can be left on this wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuBreezyReleaseComments Any known problems can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuBreezyKnownProblems Please report any problems through Bugzilla (main packages) or Launchpad (universe packages). http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com If you have a question try asking on the #kubuntu IRC channel on freenode, the mailing list and the Kubuntu Forums. Community support is also available in a increasing number of languages. http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users http://www.kubuntuforums.net http://kubuntu.org/forums-local-groups.php Finally if you want to help improve Kubuntu please come and join us. https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HelpingKubuntu
and Ubuntu too has been release:
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce Ubuntu 5.10. This is the official Ubuntu 5.10 release, and includes installation CDs, live CDs, and combination DVDs for three architectures.Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you canimagine available from the network, a commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release and professional technical support from many companies around the world.To Get Ubuntu 5.10--------------------Download Ubuntu 5.10 here (choose the mirror closest to you): United States: http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ Europe: http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ United Kingdom: http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ Rest of the World: http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/Please download using Bittorrent if possible.To burn the Ubuntu 5.10 CD images to disk, you will need 700MBmedia.To receive a complimentary copy of the Official Breezy Badger CD -- or a handful of them to give to your friends, your school or LUG -- place your request at the URL below. http://shipit.ubuntu.com/About Ubuntu 5.10-----------------With this release, the Ubuntu family grows in several significant directions: * Edubuntu A partner distribution based on Ubuntu that is specially focused on the needs of schools. Developed in partnership with the K12-LTSP community, this is a great base distro for people working with FLOSS in schools. Watch for a subsequent announcement with download information for Edubuntu. http://www.edubuntu.org/ * Ubuntu for Servers This is a CD installer specifically optimised for server installation. Watch for a subsequent announcement with download information for the new Server CD.Major new features in Ubuntu 5.10 include: * Thin Client Integration Ubuntu is the first distribution in the world to include deeply-integrated thin client technology. This allows you to deploy Ubuntu in large scale networked environments or, for example, in classrooms, with a lightweight Ubuntu image booting over the network. All Ubuntu management tools work for the thin client image as well as for the server. * OEM Installer Support This release of Ubuntu has special support for OEM hardware vendors. Ubuntu can be pre-installed and tested without configuring end user information. The user will be asked to complete that configuration (name, timezone and password) upon first startup. * Launchpad Integration Launchpad.net is the new infrastructure that Ubuntu and its derivatives use for translation, bug tracking, sharing code patches, fixes and technical support. Users of Ubuntu 5.10 can make technical support requests for any package in Ubuntu, and can help to translate their software, directly from the built-in Help menu in every desktop application.To see it all, you'll need to try the CD, but the highlights of Ubuntu itself include: On the Desktop * GNOME 2.12.1 * OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2 * X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support * An enhanced tool for easily installing new applications (see "Add Applications" on the Applications menu) * A new tool which makes it easy to install support for multiple languages (Language Selector) * Editable GNOME menus * Applications are now linked into the Launchpad infrastructure (new entries on the Help menus for translation and support) * Support for writing audio CDs (Serpentine) * Graphical startup process with progress bar (USplash) * New documentation (Ubuntu 5.10 Quick Tour and Ubuntu 5.10 FAQ Guide) * Language packs with updates from the Rosetta translation platform, part of Launchpad.net, which makes contributing translations easy for everybody in any language. On the Server * Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS) * Plone 2.1 & Zope 2.8.1 * PHP5 * Support for automatic storage allocation into LVM volumes * Built-in thin client functionality produced in cooperation with the LTSP project (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinClientHowto) * Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection through initramfs-tools * Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit architectures Hardware Support Improvements * Linux 2.6.12.6 with many updated drivers from third parties * Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys, and working suspend/resume on more models) * HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported out of the box * Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) are supported out of the box * Multiple audio devices are handled more gracefully (and one can easily select the default device) * 64-bit PowerPC kernel available Installation * A new OEM mode to simplify the process of preinstalling Ubuntu on computers for resale or redistribution * Automatically makes existing hard drive partitions available to the desktop * Simple "dual boot" configuration with automatic resizing of an existing installed OS * The second stage of the installation now has a progress bar "Under the hood" * GCC 4.0.1 * glibc 2.3.5 * New early userspace infrastructure based on initramfs-tools * More modular X.org packaging * Python 2.4.2As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% free/libre application software world, and each new release incorporates countless new features and bugfixes from the global development community.Feedback and Helping--------------------If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help ensurethat our next release is the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please report bugs through Launchpad: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugsIf you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on Freenode, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/
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Hi Rons!Nine hours later, same old. I should have been more explicit in my share of the excitement, that came from the Ubuntu's newsletter I received and say that having read some inquiries around here and somewhere else about the latest release I want everyone to know they can use the latest version and not a previous RC from last week.I'll wait a few days to get my release downloaded and burnt and installed and decide if I like Ubuntu more than Kubuntu.

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Ok!A lot faster today. I should get the install CD in about half an hour. In the meantime edibuntu has been released:

Edubuntu 5.10 Released13 October 2005http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuReleaseAnnouncementThe Edubuntu team is proud to announce the first Edubuntu releaseEdubuntu 5.10. The Edubuntu 5.10 release consists of an Install CD for the PC (Intelx86) ad 64-bit PC (AMD64) architectures. Edubuntu is a flavour of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, which isoptimised for classroom use. It has been developed in collaboration withteachers and technologists around the world. The aim of Edubuntu is thatan educator with limited technical knowledge and skill should be able toset up a computer lab, or establish an on-line learning environment, inan hour or less, and then administer that environment without having tobecome a fully-fledged Linux geek. This is our first step towards thatgoal.Principal design goals of Edubuntu are centralized management ofconfiguration, users, and processes, together with facilities forworking collaboratively in a classroom setting. Equally important is thegathering together of the best available free software and digitalmaterials for education. Edubuntu is built on top of the solid and stable Ubuntu base, andincorporates the LTSP thin client architecture, as well asEducation-specific applications, aimed at the 6-18 age group. It alsoaims to allow resource poor environments to maximise their available(older) equipment. Based on Ubuntu, the new Edubuntu features a fast and easy install,regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed bydefault, any other package you can imagine available from the network,and a commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release.We will also be pursuing establishing a network of professionaltechnical support from companies around the world as Edubuntu grows.To get Edubuntu 5.10--------------------Download Edubuntu 5.10 here (choose the mirror closest to you): * United States http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/5.10/ * Europe http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/ * United Kingdom http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/ * Rest of the World http://releases.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/5.10/Note: Please download using Bittorrent if possible. Note that the CD images are larger than 650MB, so you will need toensure you have 700MB blank CDs and a burner capable of using them. About Edubuntu 5.10--------------------Highlights of Edubuntu include: (much of what Ubuntu now offers, withsome variations and additions) * On the Desktop * A set of selected educational apps including a. most of the kdeedu suite b. gcompris c. scribus desktop publishing d. blender 3D modelling e. dia diagram editing f. and lots more ... * Fresh, colourful artwork for the desktop * Full ltsp client functionality by default * On the Server * Standalone Classroom server installed by default, based on the brand-new Ubuntu thin client infrastructure developed in cooperation with LTSP. * Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection through initramfs-tools * Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit architectures * Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS) * Installation * Automated installation of the thin client environment by default * Easy installation of the ltsp server by default with as few questions as possible * Optional workstation install for standalone workstations (just type "workstation" at the CD bootprompt) As with Ubuntu, Edubuntu includes the very best of the 100% FREE / LIBREapplication software world, and each new release incorporates countlessnew features and bug-fixes from the global development community. Edubuntu 5.10 Installation Notes--------------------------------The default Edubuntu install works a bit different from a default Ubuntuinstall, please see http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuInstallNotes forknown issues, hints for the installation and post installationconsiderations. Community Feedback and Participation------------------------------------If you would like to help build and shape Edubuntu, or just find outsome more about the project, take a look at our site: * http://www.edubuntu.org/ Your comments, suggestions, bug reports, patches and artworkcontributions will help us to make Edubuntu the best educational distroavailable. Please report any bugs you find through Bugzilla: * http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug butaren't sure, first try asking on the #edubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode,and/or on our Edubuntu-Devel mailing list: * http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel We welcome feedback and help with making the next version of Edubuntu. Comments can be left on this wiki page * http://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuBreezyReleaseComments -----------------------------------------------------------------------You may also contact: Jane Weideman janew@canonical.com
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