Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Canonical, Beta
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron hits beta
- Firefox 3 beta 4 is the default web browser
- PulseAudio is enabled by default
- New PolicyKit manager for advanced permission controls
- Gnome 2.22 is the default desktop environment. You can also install Kubuntu 8.04 which comes with KDE 3.5 or KDE 4, depending on which version you prefer
Keep in mind, this is still beta software, and it's not recommended for installation on production machines. The full version of Ubuntu 8.04 is due out on April 24th.

With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
