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Ubuntu without GIMP

Submitted by admin on 26 November 2009 - 11:33pm

ubuntuDuring the Ubuntu Developer Summit, it was announced that the Ubuntu distribution version 10.04 would not contain the default graphics program GIMP.

The decision was taken due to the fact that GIMP is directed to a different group of users than Ubuntu itself. The program is designed for more advanced users while the distribution is created for less advanced users.

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala released!

Submitted by admin on 29 October 2009 - 7:23pm

ubuntuThe Canonical company has announced the release of the final version of the Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition. Karmic Koala is to be the most user friendly operating system. The system is based on the kernel version 2.6.31, the default desktop environment is GNOME 2.28. The distribution uses ext4 file system and boot manager GRUB2. Pidgin instant messaging client has been replaced by an alternate application called Empathy.

What's new in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Submitted by admin on 1 June 2009 - 11:32pm
During Ubuntu Developer Summit in Barcelona, developers discussed the new features in the forthcoming release of Ubuntu. A large amount of non-official information on this subject can be found Michael Rooney’s blog.
It is worth to mention that this is not official information from Canonical.

Here's a list of important changes in the next version:

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope is available!

Submitted by admin on 24 April 2009 - 12:09am
As we wrote a couple of days ago, today the official stable version of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope was released.

The new system brings a lot of new features. The most important changes are: GNOME 2.26, support for the ext4 file system, new styles and notifications settings.

The new GNOME has a function for fonts optimization depending on the current monitor settings (e.g. current screen resolution). Kubuntu is based on the latest KDE 4.2.2.

Ubuntu 9.04 Beta

Submitted by admin on 28 March 2009 - 5:39pm
Today, the beta version of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) has been released. The official premiere is expected on 23th April.

Compared with the previous test version (Alpha 6), beta does not add any new features. Since the end of February, the project has had frozen functionality, and since 5th March – UI has also been frozen. Now, bugs are being fixed.

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