Ubuntu heeft zojuist bekend gemaakt dat nieuwe versie van de gelijknamige Linux-distributie vandaag precies op schema beschikbaar is gekomen. De release heeft versienummer 6.06 LTS meegekregen, waarbij de letters LTS voor Long Term Support staan. Ubuntu is gebaseerd op Debian en ondanks dat het pas sinds oktober 2004 bestaat kan het reeds op een grote populariteit rekenen. Versie 6.06 is ontwikkeld met de wensen en eisen van grotere organisaties in het achterhoofd die Linux op zowel desktops als servers willen gebruiken. De volledige release notes zijn op deze pagina te vinden, dit is een overzicht van alle vernieuwingen in deze uitgave:
On the Desktop CDOn the Server
- A new, very fast, graphical installer based on the Live CD
- Faster system startup and login
- Simplified menu organization
- Graphical shutdown process
- Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power Manager
- Improved support for video playback
- Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks
- GNOME 2.14.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, X.org 7.0
Localization
- New kernels targeted at server platforms. The server kernels are tuned differently than the desktop kernels (providing better performance for server applications).
- There are both low-end, and "big iron" server kernels. The low-end server kernel is generic, and should work on the same equipment that the desktop kernel runs on. The highend server kernel is geared towards systems with greater than 8 CPUs (ES7000 / Summit / BIGSMP).
- Turn-key LAMP installation for this common deployment scenario
- Improved support for clusters and SANs
- Numerous thin client enhancements, including faster client startup, graphical boot process, reduced memory requirements, and sound device support
Installation and Upgrades
- Automatic setup of non-Latin input methods
- Menu item translations included in language packs, for faster
- integration of new and updated translations provided through Rosetta
"Under the hood"
- Ubuntu can now be installed to USB devices, such as removable hard drives and flash memory, using the text-mode installer
- A new upgrade tool is available, for simple, clean and reliable upgrades from one Ubuntu release to the next, starting with Ubuntu 5.10
- The alternate installer now runs in a single stage, rebooting straight into the complete system. This makes it faster, simpler, and more reliable.
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- GCC 4.0.3
- glibc 2.3.6
- Linux 2.6.15.6
- New live CD infrastructure for improved performance, usability and space-efficiency
- Greatly improved infrastructure for automatic hardware detection and activation
- The system PATH is now set in exactly one place, /etc/environment, for convenient administration
Ubuntu Desktop Edition
