Ubuntu 9.04's final test version released
The Ubuntu project has published a release candidate, or final testing version, for the upcoming 9.04 version of its popular Linux distribution.
"We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable and suitable for testing by any user," Ubuntu developer Steve Langasek said late Thursday in an e-mail.
When release candidates prove stable, they sometimes end up being final production versions, although Ubuntu 9.04 still has a small number of bugs to be fixed. The software, nicknamed Jaunty Jackalope, can be downloaded from Ubuntu's site.
For this release, the project has focused on faster boot speeds and a new desktop notification system. The server version of Ubuntu 9.04 has focused on integration with cloud computing (for example, integration with Amazon.com services) and a more integrated mail server stack based on the postfix and packages.
The 9.04 release of Ubuntu also integrates the Netbook Remix software, which makes Ubuntu easier to use on the popular low-powered laptops that have come to be known as Netbooks. Ubuntu 9.04 is known to work on Asus' Eee PC 900, Acer's Aspire One, and Dell's Mini 9 devices.
Ubuntu 9.04 is scheduled to be released on April 23 and will be supported for 18 months.
Renai LeMay of ZDNet Australia reported from Sydney.
- by ian russell April 23, 2009 10:52 PM PDT
- I've been using ubuntu for about 12 months now because windows kept frezzing , bugging, just all around a pain. I love ubuntu and 9.04 smooth look, themes, and effects are better than my mac, the 64 bit effects are things i use to dream about because i thought i had to be a geek that wrote computer code. Although the stability is not as amazing as mac software, yet. If ubuntu continues to do what i have seen in this past year it will be a house hold name like windows or mac. I highly advise any one who has never used linux based software to download the live cd and explore, it is so easy a 8 year old could use it.
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