Canonical just released the scheduled but long awaited and highly anticipated Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). It’s now available for download via their official site and torrents. Read more…
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Canonical has consistently released a major Ubuntu iteration every 6 months. The last stable release, Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’, was released in April and that makes a new version due in October. Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ is currently in the final stages of development with a beta version already available for a try-out.
Along with Ubuntu 10.10, its derivatives are also in their Beta and are available for download.
Ubuntu 10.10 new features:
- GNOME 2.31 is the new desktop environment.
- Revamped ‘Software Center’ with 2 new sections namely, “Featutes” and “What’s New”.
- Shotwell is the new default photo manager.
- Music player controls are now integrated within the sound indicator.
- The Ubuntu One desktop integration gets some performance boosts.
Download Ubuntu 10.10 Beta: http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.10/
Ubuntu derivatives:
Download Ubuntu Netbook 10.10: http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.10/
Download Kubuntu 10.10: http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.10/
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Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is coming out of Alpha and the Beta 1 will be made available for enthusiasts from March 19, 2010. There has been a day’s delay in releasing the first Beta. Initially the Beta 1 was going to be released on March 18 but due to some critical issues, it has been postponed to Friday.
We are suspecting that the Beta 1 will be made available at this URL: (YES, We were right in assuming the URL)
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/lucid/beta1
Update: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 1 will be made available any time now. We will keep you updated.
Update 2: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Beta 1 AVAILABLE NOW. Download it from the above link.
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Few weeks back we did a post regarding Ubuntu Lucid finally dropping the aging ‘Human’ theme. Little did we know that the UI makeover wasn’t just restricted to the OS until the UI freeze happened a couple of days ago.
As shown by Jono Bacon (Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical), the massive revamp includes a new ‘lighter’ theme for Lucid Lynx, a different font for Ubuntu Logo and a complete redesign of all Canonical websites and Ubuntu communities.
Ubuntu ‘Light’ Theme:
New Ubuntu Logo font:
New Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Splash screen:
New Ubuntu community logos:
You can read more about ‘Refreshing the Ubuntu Brand’ on Jono’s blog.
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Unlike every major release till now, one may not find the default ‘Human’ theme in the next version of Ubuntu – Lucid Lynx. In an interview (see video below), Mark Shuttleworth (founder, Ubuntu) stated that there will be a ‘lighter’ theme as the default theme of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.
No screenshot previews of the theme are available as of yet; one may have to wait till the Lucid UIF takes place on March 4, 2010. [Thanks AnotherUbuntu]
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