Ubuntu team has released the first beta of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. There are couple of issues I’m having with Ubuntu 8.10.
The 1st one is the ATI proprietary driver fglrx which is not compatible with the new Xorg, so Ubuntu will default you to open source driver which is quite slow in my [...]
Ubuntu and Kubuntu 8.10 beta released
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3 October 2008 |
13:01 |
Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Alpha 4 released
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15 August 2008 |
6:37 |
Announcement, Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu team has released their 4th alpha version of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. Some of the new features in this release includes
Encrypted private directory:
The idea is to provide a default location for users to securely store sensitive data using filesystem encryption.
home/username/Private for each user, permission 700 and an ecryptfs mountpoint. To test this, [...]
Ubuntu team has released their 4th alpha version of Ubuntu 8.10 code named Intrepid Ibex. Some of the new features in this release includes
Encrypted private directory:
The idea is to provide a default location for users to securely store sensitive data using filesystem encryption.
home/username/Private for each user, permission 700 and an ecryptfs mountpoint. To test this, [...]
Netscape Navigator 9 released
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16 October 2007 |
6:12 |
Announcement |
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AOL officially released Netscape Navigator 9 yesterday. It’s based on Firefox 2.0.0.7. It’s available for Mac and Linux too. I’m not sure if the Windows version still carry the bloated Internet Explorer also, but the Linux version was a 9 MB download. I downloaded the file and extracted it. It created a folder called Navigator. [...]
AOL officially released Netscape Navigator 9 yesterday. It’s based on Firefox 2.0.0.7. It’s available for Mac and Linux too. I’m not sure if the Windows version still carry the bloated Internet Explorer also, but the Linux version was a 9 MB download. I downloaded the file and extracted it. It created a folder called Navigator. [...]
(K)Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Release Candidate available
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11 October 2007 |
16:52 |
Announcement, Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu team has release the RC for Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10. The release candidate is mostly stable. Here is a brief list of what is new in Gutsy Gibbon.
GNOME 2.20
Compiz Fusion (by default)
Tracker desktop search
Fast User Switching
Firefox Plugins
GUI for X
Automatic Printer installation
Read/Write access to NTFS
AppArmor Security
Hard disk encryption
Download Ubuntu 7.10 RC from here.
Here is the [...]
Ubuntu team has release the RC for Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10. The release candidate is mostly stable. Here is a brief list of what is new in Gutsy Gibbon.
GNOME 2.20
Compiz Fusion (by default)
Tracker desktop search
Fast User Switching
Firefox Plugins
GUI for X
Automatic Printer installation
Read/Write access to NTFS
AppArmor Security
Hard disk encryption
Download Ubuntu 7.10 RC from here.
Here is the [...]