14 DAY TRIAL // The fifth element ... ahem... Alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 7.10 (codename Gutsy Gibbon) was released last night. Tribe 5 comes with HOT new features and improvements, like a graphical configuration tool for X, new printing system and some hot Ubuntu Firefox features: "The Ubuntu developers are hurrying to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 5 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 7.10, and this alpha release brings a host of excellent new features."
What's new in Ubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5?
? GNOME 2.19.90 ? Graphical configuration tool for X that allows you to set up dual monitors, change the default resolution for all users or change your monitor's refresh rate without having to turn to the terminal
? New Features for Firefox
a). Apt-Enabled Plugin Finder Wizard
b). Extension Manager integration
? New Printing System which creates a default virtual PDF printer. Also, gnome-cups-manager has been replaced with system-config-printer.
? Improved Restricted Manager GUI
What's new in Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5?
? KDM Artwork ? Strigi is now fully integrated into Kubuntu ? KDE Sudo (GUI for sudo) ? OpenSync in KDE PIM ? KDE PIM Enterprise Branch ? KioskTool ? Adept has new hot features ? KMail and GPG ? Virtual Keyboard
What's new in Xubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5?
? Improved printing system ? New Features for Firefox ? Artwork Updates ? The Desktop has been rearranged
Ubuntu 7.10 release schedule:
? June 7th - Tribe CD 1 (first alpha release)
? June 28st - Tribe CD 2 (second alpha release)
? July 19th - Tribe CD 3 (third alpha release)
? August 9th - Tribe CD 4 (fourth alpha release)
? August 23rd - Tribe CD 5 (fifth alpha release)
? September 6th - Tribe CD 6 (sixth alpha release)
? September 27th - Beta Release
? October 11th - Release Candidate
? October 18th - Final Release
You can download and test this fourth Alpha version of Ubuntu 7.10 right now from Softpedia.
You can download and test this fourth Alpha version of Kubuntu 7.10 right now from Softpedia.
You can download and test this fourth Alpha version of Xubuntu 7.10 right now from Softpedia.
You can download and test this fourth Alpha version of Edubuntu 7.10 right now from Softpedia.
And remember: this is still an alpha release and it is not recommended to be installed on production machines. The final stable version or Ubuntu 7.10 will be released in October 2007. Please report bugs through the Ubuntu bug tracker.