Ubuntu 8.04 Has Been Released

April 28, 2008

The latest version of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu was officially released to the public today after the usual beta-test period. This version has been designated “LTS”, for “long-term support,” which should make it attractive to business customers who prefer a long cycle update to its operating systems.

Ubuntu 8.04 is available in a version adapted for customers of the systems, but in the past has been the desktop version that has received the most attention. The new version should not be different, since it includes a number of enhancements for Windows desktop users - especially a new installer that allows the operating system to coexist in a Windows computer without partition or re-format the hard disk.

As usual for Linux distributions, Ubuntu 8.04 includes incremental updates to many of the software packages that make up the system, low level of details such as window manager and graphics subsystem, all the way up packages OpenOffice.org productivity suite. The new version is also the first to ship Firefox 3.0, which is currently still in its last stage of beta testing. Despite some bleeding-edge additions to the package, my first test of Ubuntu 8.04 showed that it was a remarkably stable and well polished desktop Linux.

The full disclosure: I’ve tried different distributions of Linux desktop, Ubuntu, but it remains my favorite. Definitely, I will be improving the Ubuntu partition on the computer from which I write this, as soon as I can.

Of course, get your own copy of Ubuntu may be the trick. The main servers are usually overloaded in the first few days after a new version. Be sure to use the mirror closest to you, or better yet, use BitTorrent. Torrent links to files are hidden in the main site of Ubuntu, but when they become available. The use of BitTorrent helps relieve the burden on servers unloading, as well as to obtain the satisfaction of helping others Linux users get their own copies of Ubuntu, while you download yours

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