De ontwikkelaars van Ubuntu Linux hebben via de Ubuntu-mailinglist Ubuntu Linux 8.10 aangekondigd. Deze tak van de Linux-distributie heeft de codenaam 'Intrepid Ibex' meegekregen en is voorzien van Gnome 2.24, X.org 7.4 en Linux-kernel 2.6.27. Op hetzelfde moment zijn natuurlijk ook de andere leden van de Ubuntu-familie van een update voorzien zoals Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio en Mythbuntu. Voor een preview van deze nieuwste telg in de Ubuntu-familie verwijzen we jullie door naar dit document. De beknopte aankondiging van deze uitgave ziet er als volgt uit:
Ubuntu 8.10 released
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
Read more about the features of Ubuntu 8.10 in the following press releases:Ubuntu 8.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS rather than upgrading to or installing 8.10.
Ubuntu 8.10 is also the basis for new 8.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and UbuntuStudio:http://kubuntu.org/news/8.10-release
Because Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is a long-term support release, users of that release will not be offered an automatic upgrade to 8.10 via Update Manager. For instructions on upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10, see:As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.
http://xubuntu.org/news/intrepid/release
http://ubuntustudio.org/8-10_release_note
We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/