Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Released

Planet Lowyat — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:34:24 +0000

Previously I posted about Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 Alpha 4 and now Ubuntu bring you the absolute latest and greatest software Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 beta with features:

GNOME 2.22
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Firefox 3 beta 4
Xorg 7.3
PolicyKit is now integrated in the administrative user interfaces
PulseAudio is enabled by default
The Brasero CD/DVD burning application
The new Vinagre VNC client is installed by default in Beta, replacing xvnc4viewer
The GTK version of the popular Transmission BitTorrent client comes preinstalled in Ubuntu, replacing the Gnome BitTorrent download
Active Directory Integration
ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall), a new host-based firewall application configurable from the command line which is designed to make administering a firewall easier for end users while not getting in the way of network administrators
iSCSI Initiator has been fully integrated in the kernel, allowing Ubuntu to mount iSCSI targets as a block device
To ease the transition of Windows users, it includes Wubi, which allows users to install and uninstall Ubuntu like any other Windows application
It does not require a dedicated partition, nor does it affect the existing bootloader, yet users can experience a dual-boot setup almost identical to a full installation
WinFOSS and the Windows open source software have been replaced by umenu, a simple launcher that lets the user install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi, install Ubuntu to a partition without having to make their CD-ROM the first boot device