Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Open Source, Canonical, Beta
First Kubuntu 8.04 alpha with KDE4 released
by Brad Linder Feb 28th 2008
Kubuntu 8.04 will come in two varieties. The version running the well-tested (and therefore somewhat boring) KDE 3 dekstop environment will be supported commercially. The version running KDE 4 will only have community support. Of course, the Linux and Ubuntu communities being what they are, community support is nothing to scoff at.
The first Alpha release of Kubuntu 8.04 with KDE 4 is a bit rough around the edges. For example, you'll probably have to run KNetworkManager manually if you want to enable your WiFi card. But for a first release it's pretty cool. And if you want to check out KDE 4's new widget engine, start menu and other features, you can run the operating system from a LiveCD without writing anything to your hard drive.
[via Tombuntu]
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 ...
