Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu/Xubuntu 6.10 Released

The Ubuntu team has announced yesterday the final release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution:

"The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed "Edgy Eft". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures.". Also, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu have been released along with Ubuntu. This version introduces a lot of new features, a wide variety of new applications, an improved interface and desktop tools, making Ubuntu 6.10 flexible and user-friendly.

Let's have a look at the highlights of this release:

￭ Tomboy, an easy-to-use and efficient note-taking tool
￭ F-Spot, a photo management tool that enables tagging, photo editing and automatic uploading to on-line web management sites such as Flickr
￭ GNOME 2.16, which in addition to new features such as enhanced power management, makes the GNOME desktop more secure, faster and more stable
￭ Substantially faster startup and shutdown with eye-catching high-resolution graphics
￭ The latest Firefox web browser, version 2.0, which offers inline spell check support in web forms, easy recovery of crashed sessions, built-in phishing detectors, enhanced search engine management with built in OpenSearch support, and better support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds
￭ Proactive security features, preventing many common security vulnerabilities even before they are discovered
￭ Evolution 2.8.0, which brings new features such as vertical message panes

What's under the hood?

￭ GCC 4.1
￭ Glibc 2.4
￭ Linux Kernel 2.6.17

You can read the full release announcement here.

About Ubuntu:

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network, and professional technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world.

You can now download Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft from Softpedia.

You can now download Kubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft from Softpedia.

You can now download Edubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft from Softpedia.

You can now download Xubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft from Softpedia.