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Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron hits beta

Posted Mar 21st 2008 10:00AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Canonical, Beta

Hardy Heron installer
With just over a month to go until launch day, Canonical has released the first public beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. To be honest, most of the features in the beta first made their appearance in early alpha releases. But there are a few relatively minor improvements, and a ton of tweaks that set Hardy Heron apart from Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
  • 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
There's also a new disc burning application, BitTorrent client, and VNC client. Virtualization software is built into the kernel. And you can install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi.
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.
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Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 released

Posted Feb 23rd 2008 6:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Open Source, Canonical, Beta

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is marching closer to its scheduled April launch. Canonical has released the 5th Alpha of the next generation of the popular Linux distribution. Among other things, Alpha 5 comes with a new installation option: Users can either run and install Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 using a LiveCD, or they can use Wubi to install Ubuntu to a partition from within Windows. No reboot necessary.

Here are a few more updates in the latest Alpha release:
  • Firefox 3 beta 3 is the default web browser
  • Xorg 7.3 is included
  • Uses Linux kernel 2.6.24
  • PulseAudio is used by default
  • Transmission BitTorrent client replaces Gnome BitTorrent
  • Vinagre VNC client replaces xvnc4viewer
  • Brasero CD/DVD burning application, replaces the Serpentine CD burning utility
  • The World Clock applet can now display the time and weather in multiple locations
Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 is available for download now. But since this is still pre-release software, we wouldn't recommend installing it on your primary machine. You know, unless you like using undercooked software on your primary machine and potentially losing data.
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Download Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron alpha

Posted Dec 3rd 2007 12:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Canonical, Beta

Ubuntu CDsOh 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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