Ubuntu 6.10 Released

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Ubuntu 6.10 - Edgy Eft - has been released. The desktop version introduces a host of new features, an improved interface and a wide variety of new applications and desktop tools making Ubuntu 6.10 flexible and user-friendly. Enhancements include:

Tomboy, an easy-to-use and efficient note-taking tool
F-Spot, a photo management tool that enables tagging, photo editing and automatic uploading to on-line web management sites such as Flickr
GNOME 2.16, which in addition to new features such as enhanced power management, makes the GNOME desktop more secure, faster and more stable
Upstart, a replacement start-up manager offering a cleaner design, eye-catching effects and a substantially faster boot time
The latest Firefox web browser, which offers inline spell check support in web forms, easy recovery of crashed sessions, built-in phishing detectors, enhanced search engine management with built in OpenSearch support, and better support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds
Proactive security features, preventing many common security vulnerabilities even before they are discovered
Evolution 2.8.0, which brings new features such as vertical message panes

"With Ubuntu 6.10, we've made improvements across the board, both on the desktop where they're a visible part of the user experience, and in the underlying infrastructure where they improve performance and reliability for servers and desktops. The result is a system which is easier to use, faster, and more robust than ever. A great release in its own right, it will also be a solid base on which to build the next generation of Ubuntu features," said Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu CTO.

Link: Release Announcement in full | Release Notes

Download: Ubuntu 6.10 ~ 700 MB ISO image

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#1 cork1958 on 26 Oct 2006 - 12:46

Awesome distro although I've switched to Zenwalk 3.0. Will be keeping an eye on the Ubuntu forums and other matters related to Edgy.

#2 +Chicane-UK on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:01

Must admit, the ease of use of Ubuntu blew me away when I first tried it.

Have used Linux for many years both professionally and personally - and its always been a bit of a mess around getting it to behave how I want it to. But Ubuntu changed that, no doubt at all! Well worth a download!

#3 Mathiasdm on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:02

Upgrade guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades

#4 DjmUK on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:07

Kubuntu 6.10

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Also, the KDE version has also been released.

Download: Kubuntu 6.10 [700 MB]
Full Article: Kubuntu
Release Notes: ReadMe

(2 replies) #5 Fubar on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:08

just wished these distros had game support , been mucking around with different distro's for years , i use fedora core 4 on my old 233 as a web server since it came out , also have fedora core 5 on the wife's pc too id switch to a linux distro if i could play games without the use of wine , also got the older version of ubuntu and kubuntu and most say it is nice and easy to use , just as good as knoppix if not better

#5.1 Quintok on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:18

wine's working pretty hard on DX9 support (it's actually flying atm) although DX9 is big and wine will never be perfect I think it's going to be the clincher as far as games go.

#5.2 alister on 27 Oct 2006 - 15:16

There are quite a few games the will run natively in Linux. All of the Quake games, I believe all of the Unreal series, and there are several more.

(2 replies) #6 Jack31081 on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:27

I've got 6.10 RC set up the way I like it and it runs great. Much better experience overall than the last time I tried Linux (before RedHat was Fedora and before Mandrake was Mandriva). Plus, Beryl runs smooth as a baby's butt. With Xorg7.1 built in there's no need to mess with xgl or aiglx. I can't say how much I've missed an exposé like feature since my powerbook died a while back. Some may say that things like the desktop cube are just eye candy, but being able to apply the virtual desktops to a physical object, it's made it much easier for me to organize things on different desktops an actually remember where everything is.

Anyway, I digress. Ubuntu 6.10 is nice. That said, is there an easy way to upgrade from RC to Final? Is there any difference between the two?

#6.1 +ckempo on 26 Oct 2006 - 13:34

drop to a terminal and do this:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

And you're done. Unless you've been applying updates regularly of course - the packages were finalised yesterday lunchtime, so if you got that batch then you're running the final version now.

#6.2 Jack31081 on 26 Oct 2006 - 14:22

haven't run that since sunday i think. i'll run it again when i get home. i gotta say, being able to update an OS with two lines of script is such a huge bonus.

#7 Z3r0 on 26 Oct 2006 - 15:49

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/6.10/release/

DVD here, i'm using the torrent, I think the Ubuntu site is suffering quite heavily atm so please try to use the torrent.

(2 replies) #8 FusionXN1 on 26 Oct 2006 - 20:37

Ubuntu is great! You can also get this on CD for free. Thanks for the heads up it had been released.

#8.1 advancedboy on 27 Oct 2006 - 21:06

No you can't.

#8.2 nookadum on 30 Oct 2006 - 15:33

Yes you can.

EDIT: Ah, I see. You can get Ubuntu 6.06 LTS for free on CD, but not the new 6.10 release. Corrected.

(3 replies) #9 LOC on 26 Oct 2006 - 22:26

It's to bad the X-Fi isn't supported under Linux. Oh well.

#9.1 mattm591 on 27 Oct 2006 - 08:21

But at least Creative are now working on X-Fi drivers!

#9.2 LOC on 27 Oct 2006 - 12:22

For Linux?

#9.3 mattm591 on 27 Oct 2006 - 20:05

Yup. Pegged for release Q2 2007 I believe (although BETA probably)

Creative plans to make proprietary (closed source) drivers available for the X-Fi series of sound cards in the second quarter of 2007. These drivers will have full support for ALSA (playback, recording, mixer, MIDI, synthesis) and OpenAL 1.1 (with EAX effects).

Source: http://opensource.creative.com/

#10 Angel Blue01 on 27 Oct 2006 - 01:57

Its too bad my free Ubtuntu discs just came in, and they won't be updating them.

#11 mujjuman on 27 Oct 2006 - 04:09

cool

#12 Joshua-San on 27 Oct 2006 - 09:03

Awesome, I love this distro.

#13 ninjacarl on 27 Oct 2006 - 09:54

I'm having problems upgrading.

(1 reply) #14 Julius Caro on 27 Oct 2006 - 10:51

Damn. And I just installed dapper the other day!! I thought that one was released in june?

#14.1 advancedboy on 27 Oct 2006 - 21:08

It was. A new version is released every 6 months.

#15 Volatile on 27 Oct 2006 - 13:30

I have been steadily awaiting this.

#16 wwbeck on 27 Oct 2006 - 13:44

It looks really good, but to tell the truth.....I lean toward Mandriva myself

(1 reply) #17 Mothman on 27 Oct 2006 - 21:15

and i just got my free 6.06 cds in the mail not too long ago.

guess i'll have to order more.

#17.1 Spitfire_x86 on 29 Oct 2006 - 23:05

They won't ship 6.10 CDs. If you order now, they'll send you 6.06 again.

#18 Shiranui on 01 Nov 2006 - 07:20

Tried it, just to see what all the fuss was about, then promptly returned to Fedora.
Best thing about ubuntu was that wallpaper with the 3 asses.....

#19 Draje on 01 Nov 2006 - 22:02

I don't get why ubuntu is made to have the poop brown themes, it just looks horrible IMO.

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