Oh Canonical, it seems like just yesterday that you pushed out Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. And now the first alpha version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is already available for download? They grow up so quickly.Of course, this is an early alpha release, meaning the final version of Hardy Heron could look quite different. But the beauty of open source software is that the developers don't hold things close to the vest. Good luck getting your hands on prerelease code or software from Microsoft or Apple. But the more people there are who are willing to help test open source software, the better the final product will be.
For the most part, this build of Ubuntu 8.04 looks a lot like the recently released Ubuntu 7.10. But there are two notable differences. First up is Xorg 7.3, which should mean better automatic hardware configuration. There are also a slew of updated software packages and some new applications. Most of these are coming from the larger Debian Linux community.
We wouldn't recommend replacing your current operating system with Ubuntu 8.04 just yet. As an early test release, you can expect plenty of bugs. But if you're interested in seeing where Ubuntu is going or helping to bug test the operating system, have at it.
[via Ars Technica]
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12-03-2007 @ 1:41PM
Jonathan Harford said...
Wake me up when Ubuntu can configure my wireless card without making me cry.
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12-03-2007 @ 5:47PM
kojo87 said...
yeah no kidding. why wont any Linux Distro recognize my Linksys WMP54G? Ubuntu without internet is next to useless. (as are all operating systems now)
12-03-2007 @ 7:10PM
voodoo said...
Exactly. I've been trying to confuge Ubuntu to recognize my notebook's wireless card for quite a while now and I'm really frustrated. In fact, none of Linux distros was capable of doing that and I've tried a whole bunch of them. And this is all considering the fact that I have pretty new HP laptop with basic Intel 345BG (as far as I remember) card on it.
2-21-2008 @ 8:53AM
drozzy said...
"Wake me up when Ubuntu can configure my wireless card without making me cry."
Oh, 7.10 already can!
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