É isso aí pessoal, agora falta pouco!
Versões instaláveis e Live foram lançadas para três arquiteturas.
Vejam as novidades:
No Desktop
* GNOME 2.12 -- Bem fresquinho... Lançado Ontem!!
* OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2
* X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support
* An enhanced tool for easily installing new applications
(see "Add/Remove Programs" in the System Administration menu)
* A new tool which makes it easy to install support for
multiple languages (Language Selector)
* Editable GNOME menus
* Applications are now linked into the Launchpad infrastructure
(new entries on the Help menus for translation and support)
* Support for writing audio CDs (Serpentine)
* Graphical boot process with progress bar (USplash)
No Servidor
* PHP5
* Support for installing directly onto LVM volumes
* Built-in thin client functionality produced in cooperation
with the LTSP project (
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinClientHowto)
* Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection
through initramfs-tools
* Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit
architectures
* Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS)
Melhoramentos no suporte a Hardware
* Linux 2.6.12.5 with many updated drivers from third parties
* Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys,
and working suspend/resume on more models)
* HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported out of
the box
* Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) are
supported out of the box
* Multiple audio devices are handled more gracefully (and one
can easily select the default device)
* 64-bit PowerPC kernel available
Instalação
* A new OEM mode to simplify the process of preinstalling
Ubuntu on computers for resale or redistribution
* Automatically makes existing hard drive partitions available
to the desktop
* Simple "dual boot" configuration with automatic resizing of
an existing installed OS
* The second stage of the installation now has a progress bar
"Debaixo do capô"
* GCC 4.0.1
* glibc 2.3.5
* New early userspace infrastructure based on initramfs-tools
* More modular X.org packaging
Vamos aos links:
Download Ubuntu 5.10 Preview aqui (escolha o mirror mais próximo):
Estados Unidos:
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ Europa:
http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ Reino Unido:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/ Resto do mundo:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/Por favor, usem o Bittorrent se possível.
A versão final do Ubuntu 5.10 está prevista para Outubro.
Para ver o artigo todo em Inglês:
http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2005-September/000031.html