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/
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.
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.
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]
