Kubuntu 8.04 Alpha 3 Has KDE 4.0 Final

The third alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) was released last night. This alpha comes with HOT new features and improvements, such as the marvelous KDE 4.0.0, the groundbreaking PulseAudio sound server, the miraculous Xorg 7.3, the latest and greatest 2.6.24 Linux kernel:"The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 3 is the third alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features." While Kubuntu brings you the final version of KDE 4.0.0, the Ubuntu release comes packed with the following new components:

• Xorg 7.3
• Linux kernel 2.6.24-3.5 (based on the 2.6.24 RC6 kernel)
• PulseAudio
• PolicyKit
• Firefox 3 Beta 2
• GNOME 2.21.4

Known issues in Alpha 3:

• The new kernel in Alpha 3 is unable to access CD-ROM devices in some configurations, which means that some users who were previously able to install Ubuntu will not be able to install this alpha from CD media. Investigation is ongoing; no workaround is known at this time. https://launchpad.net/bugs/181561
• Video problems have been reported with the 64-bit (amd64) version of Edubuntu desktop. As a workaround, users can manually specify a video resolution at the boot menu. https://launchpad.net/bugs/173130
• Users with an older ATI Radeon graphics card might have video problems. As a workaround, you can boot the Live CD in failsafe mode, and after installation add 'Option "AGPMode" "4"' to the "Device" section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. https://launchpad.net/bugs/180343
• The Live CD installer will crash when selecting languages that are not used by more than one country. As a workaround, install in English and change the language afterwards, or install a new version of the ubiquity package on the Live CD before starting the installer. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/174937

Remember that this is an alpha release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only. Please report bugs to the Ubuntu Bug Tracker

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Schedule:

30 November 2007 - Alpha 1 release
21 December 2007 - Alpha 2 release
10 January 2008 - Alpha 3 release
31 January 2008 - Alpha 4 release
21 February 2008 - Alpha 5 release
6 March 2008 - Alpha 6 release
27 March 2008 - Beta release
17 April 2008 - Release Candidate
24 April 2008 - Final release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

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