I'm running the beta on an Acer Aspire One. Right now there are a few weird kinks that need to be fixed before the end of the month, but it's usable -- only for the intrepid, though. If you didn't like the Edgy Eft beta, you should wait for the final release of this one.
I'm glad to see that a completely Free Java stack will be present. Sun's packages have always been second-class citizens and have been a sore thumb for me in Linux for years.
I'm not. In fact, whenever a new Ubuntu version comes out, I always order the CD from the "ship it" service.
The benefits are twofold; I'm not maxing out my meagre internet connection for hour after hour downloading a huge ISO and the 4-5 week delay before the CD arrives gives early adopters time to find teething problems, gives the Ubuntu team time to fix them as well as giving developers of things such as VirtualBox time to catch up and release new packages for the new release.
"Ubuntu 8.10 Server consolidates its support for virtualization with an integrated Virtual Machine builder" Anyone know how that works? Any screenshots?
I tried latest Kubuntu on my spare laptop just to see how the new KDE was. I definitely need to replace that shit with anything else (I guess KDE is just not for me).
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview
Not mentioned there: Finally, the themes are changing. The "New Human" look resembles the screenshot in the GIMP article currently on the front page:
http://howto.wired.com/mediawiki/images/Gimpscreen.jpg
And, most importantly for me, the Netbook Remix packages are making their way into the distribution:
http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/nbr
I'm running the beta on an Acer Aspire One. Right now there are a few weird kinks that need to be fixed before the end of the month, but it's usable -- only for the intrepid, though. If you didn't like the Edgy Eft beta, you should wait for the final release of this one.