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Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Released

by Planet Lowyat on 21/03/08 at 11:34 pm

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• WinFOSS and the Windows open source software have been replaced by umenu, a simple launcher that lets the user install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi, install Ubuntu to a partition without having to make their CD-ROM the first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

and more …..

DOWNLOAD

Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

• http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.04 (Ubuntu)
  http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/8.04 (Edubuntu add-on)
  http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/kubuntu/8.04 (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-kde4/releases/8.04/beta (Kubuntu with KDE4)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/8.04/beta (Ubuntu JeOS)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/8.04/beta (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/8.04/beta (UbuntuStudio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/8.04/beta (Mythbuntu)

Local mirrors are also available:

Africa

• ftp://ftp.polytechnic.edu.na/pub/ubuntu-release/ (Namibia)

Asia

• ftp://ftp.chu.edu.tw/Linux/Ubntu/release/ (Taiwan)
• ftp://dl2.foss-id.web.id/iso/ubuntu/releases/ (Indonesia)
• http://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Ubuntu/ubuntu-cd/ (Taiwan)
• ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (Turkey)
• http://ftp.hostrino.com/pub/ubuntu/cdimage/ (Hong Kong)
• ftp://ftp.indochinalinux.com/ubuntu/ISO/ (Viet Nam)

Europe

• http://es.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Spain)
• ftp://esda.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/ubuntu-cd/ (Austria)
• ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.ubuntu.com/releases/ (France)
• http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Sweden)
• http://ubuntu.ynet.sk/release/ (Slovakia)
• http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ (Netherlands)

North America

• http://tezcatl.fciencias.unam.mx/ubuntu-releases/ (Mexico)
• http://ubuntu.osuosl.org/releases/ (United States)
• http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/ (United States)

Oceania/Australia

• http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
• http://planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu/releases/ (Australia)

South America

• http://ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br/releases/ (Brazil)

Note: This is still a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in April 2008.