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4 New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Canonical announced today, January 11th, that several more security vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various developers, this time affecting the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system. These are the kernel vulnerabilities found recently in the Linux kernel packages: CVE-2011-116...

11 January 2012
12:11 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.10 and 8.04 LTS

Various new vulnerabilities were found in the Linux kernel packages, this time affecting the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating systems.The following three Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system: CVE-2011-4077, CVE-2011-4132, and...

8 December 2011
13:11 GMT

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.10 and 8.04 LTS

It appears that new vulnerabilities were found in Linux kernel, this time affecting the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) and Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating systems.The following Linux kernel vulnerabilities affect the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system: CVE-2011-1585, CVE-2011-1767, CVE-2011-1768,...

22 November 2011
09:30 GMT

Google Chrome 13.0 Drops Support for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

The Google Chrome developers at Google proudly announced last evening (May 17th) the immediate availability for download and testing of the first development version for the upcoming Google Chrome 13 web browser, for Linux, Windows, Macintosh and Chrome Frame platforms. The main change in the new Google Chrome 13.0....

18 May 2011
12:01 GMT

Goodbye Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Dear Ubuntu 8.04 users, the time has come to say goodbye to the Hardy Heron release of the popular Ubuntu operating system. One month from today, on May 12th, it reaches end of life (EOL).Almost 36 months ago, on the 28th of April, 2008, Canonical was proud to announce the release of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS operating sys...

11 April 2011
15:22 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS Is Available for Download

Dear Ubuntu 8.04 users, Steve Langasek announced a few minutes ago the fourth maintenance release of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system, which (in case you forgot) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops, and April 2013 on servers. Once again, this new mai...

29 January 2010
02:28 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS Released

Steve Langasek announced last night (July 16th) the third maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), which (in case you forgot) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops, and April 2013 on servers. Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS brings to its dedicated users a lot of security...

17 July 2009
02:22 GMT

Kubuntu 8.04.2 Released

The Kubuntu team announced on Saturday (February 21) the second maintenance release of Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), which is supported with security fixes and maintenance updates until October 2009. Kubuntu 8.04.2 brings to its dedicated users a lot of security updates and corrections (over 200), all with a single goa...

22 February 2009
09:16 GMT

iMagic OS 2009.3 Released

Carlos La Borde announced today the release of his iMagic OS 2009.3, a commercial, Kubuntu-based Linux distribution. Featuring a customized version of OpenOffice, called magicOffice, an easier application installer, magicOnline, that replaces CNR (Click 'N Run), and a Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) base, the new iMa...

6 February 2009
07:31 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS Released

Steve Langasek announced a few hours ago the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron), which (in case you forgot) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops, and April 2013 on servers. Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS brings to its dedicated users a lot of security updat...

23 January 2009
02:42 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 25th - 31st May, 2008

This week brought all you Ubuntu fans out there a new tutorial - a tutorial that presented us with a few Alternative Installation Methods for Ubuntu 8.04: from a USB stick, from a network server and from a local or external hard disk! The Live USB method is the "star" of this guide, as it allows a portable installati...

2 June 2008
02:36 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 27th April - 3rd May, 2008

Well, Ubuntu Open Week ended on Saturday and we can say that it was another success. I personally attended some of the sessions and it was a pleasure to talk to the Ubuntu developers and receive interesting and helpful answers to some of my questions regarding different aspects of the Ubuntu operating system. My bigg...

5 May 2008
02:15 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 20th - 26th April, 2008

On Monday, Canonical announced that Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition would be available on 24th April, released at the same time with the Desktop Edition. The 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) Server Edition is Canonical'sfourth server release and will be supported for five years with maintenance and security updates.U...

29 April 2008
03:02 GMT

One-Click Software Installation for Ubuntu 8.04

Linspire announced the immediate availability of their CNR (Click 'N Run) client, also known as the one-click installation software, for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS operating system. The client comes with applications such as Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Notebook, SoftMaker Office, DOSBox, ON Networks, Snipshot, Virus ...

26 April 2008
03:36 GMT

Installing Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

So you've heard about Ubuntu everywhere on the Internet and you've decided to install it on your computer (just to see if what you heard about it is true or not) and you don't know how to do it? Look no further! This guide will make things very simple for you, as it will teach you, step-by-step, how to...

25 April 2008
02:54 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Released

It all began on August 29, when Jono Bacon announced the Hardy Heron, also known as Ubuntu 8.04, the next major release of the Ubuntu operating system and the second Long Term Support (LTS) version, which means users get security updates for five years for the server edition and three years for the desktop edition. T...

24 April 2008
08:26 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 13th - 19th April, 2008

At the beginning of this week, Canonical announced the Ubuntu Desktop Training program, a good way for corporate and home desktop users to learn and get used with Ubuntu. After taking the Ubuntu Desktop Training course, users will be able to understand the concepts of open source and how they tie in with Ubuntu, cust...

21 April 2008
02:41 GMT

The Release Candidate of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Is Here

The RC (Release Canidate) version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (codename Hardy Heron), due for release in five days, has been released last night and it brings new technologies, such as ActiveDirectory integration, iSCSI support, memory protection, a brand-new firewall, the latest and greatest 2.6.24.3 Linux kerne...

19 April 2008
02:47 GMT

Order Ubuntu 8.04 LTS CDs Now

If you are anxious to get your hands on some nice CDs with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) as soon as possible, then you should pre-order them right now from Ubuntu's ShipIt service, FREE of charge. They have started taking the orders a few minutes ago, so hurry up!If you want to count the days until Hardy Heron i...

18 April 2008
05:43 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 6th - 12th April, 2008

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is now in final freeze and there are just a few days 'till the Release Candidate version. "During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the release team, so if you have fixes that are important to get in and will need discussion, please do get in touch as soon as possibl...

14 April 2008
02:28 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 30th March - 5th April, 2008

As you've probably already heard, Ubuntu 7.10 is the only operating system that has survived unscathed from a hacking competition hosted by CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 and sponsored by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. Excluding Ubuntu Linux, Apple's Mac OS X Leopard was the first to be owned in day 2 ...

7 April 2008
06:18 GMT

Install AWN on Hardy Heron

As promised, today's tutorial is here to help actual and future Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) users to install the latest AWN (Avant Window Navigator). We will offer two methods: from a repository and from sources.But first, a little history lesson about AWN. OK? Good... You should know that Avant Window Navigator, ...

5 April 2008
10:51 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 16th - 22nd March, 2008

The beta versions of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and Kubuntu 8.04 were released, as expected, on Thursday. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta brings many new interesting things, such as a brand-new and fresh theme, a revamped installer and a lot of updated applications. Would you like to know more? Please read our "What to Expect from Ubuntu ...

23 March 2008
19:54 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Has a Brand-New Theme

The beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) has been released a couple of days ago and it comes with new technologies, such as ActiveDirectory integration, iSCSI support, memory protection, a brand-new firewall, the latest and greatest 2.6.24.3 Linux kernel and a brand-new theme (see the image...

23 March 2008
16:31 GMT

What to Expect from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Every two years, Canonical prepares an LTS (Long Term Support) release of one of the best desktop Linux distributions available today. Actually, this is the second LTS edition of Ubuntu, the first one was 6.06 (Dapper Drake), released on June 1, 2006. Now that the beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) i...

19 March 2008
22:22 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 9th - 15th March, 2008

On Monday, Martin Albisetti and Felipe Lerena re-launched the Ubuntustats.com - a place to reflect the enormous activity Ubuntu has on all fronts. "We parse every data source we think is interesting to show you how much the community is working and display it in an easy-to-read format." - says the Ubuntu Live Stats t...

16 March 2008
21:31 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 2nd - 8th March, 2008

On Monday, a San Francisco non-profit foundation joined swords with Untangle, a San Mateo-based open-source vendor in order to co-sponsor an all-day "Installfest for Schools" event. The new approach to install-fests targets 500 refurbished computers with older hardware that will be donated to underprivileged students...

10 March 2008
03:44 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 6 Brings You iSCSI Support, Memory Protection

The sixth alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) has been released last night and it comes with new technologies, such as ActiveDirectory integration, iSCSI support, memory protection, a brand-new firewall, the latest and greatest 2.6.24.3 Linux kernel and many many more:"The Ubuntu develope...

7 March 2008
02:40 GMT

Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched

Are you an Ubuntu user? Or have you just decided to become one? It doesn't matter how vast is your experience with the Ubuntu operating system, as long as you have a great (glamorous, unimaginable, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, unthinkable, unbelievable) idea and you want to share it with the world, and...

29 February 2008
03:14 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 17th - 23rd February, 2008

Great... No! Wonderful news this week, folks, as Mark Shuttleworth announced the name and the goals for the next version of Ubuntu: Intrepid Ibex a.k.a. Ubuntu 8.10, scheduled for release in October 2008. For the Intrepid Ibex, the development team will prepare an unbelievable desktop, with an amazing performance, th...

25 February 2008
03:05 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5 Available Now

The fifth alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) has been released a few hours ago. It comes with new applications, such as the popular Transmission (as the default BitTorrent client), the awesome Brasero (as the default CD/DVD burning tool), a brand new firewall, the latest and greatest 2.6...

23 February 2008
00:39 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 a.k.a. Intrepid Ibex

None other than the father of Ubuntu Linux, Mark Shuttleworth, announced last night the name and the goals for the next version of this marvelous operating system, Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex); scheduled for release in October 2008: "With Hardy now past feature-freeze it's time to start to plan features ...

21 February 2008
02:38 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 10th - 15th February, 2008

Hot news ladies, gentlemen and fellow Ubuntuers, as on Monday, Alfresco, one of the leading open source alternatives for enterprise content management, announced that Ubuntu and Red Hat were Top Open Source Vendors after the results of their poll, started among its 35,000 members to see what operating systems are the...

18 February 2008
02:33 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 3rd - 9th February, 2008

Canonical announced on Thursday that they would resell the famous Parallels Workstation software through Ubuntu Partner Repository. What is Parallels Workstation? It is a virtualization software that allows users to easily run multiple operating systems side-by-side on a single computer without rebooting. Read more a...

11 February 2008
04:08 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 27th January - 2nd February, 2008

Wonderful news this week, as Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 4 brought some of the coolest and most popular applications and technologies. For example: Transmission is now the default BitTorrent client instead of that old and ugly GNOME BitTorrent downloader, Brasero will be in charge of the CD/DVD burning proces...

4 February 2008
02:40 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 4 Brings You Transmission and Brasero

The fourth alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) was released last night. It comes with extremely HOT new applications, such as the popular Transmission (as the default BitTorrent client), the awesome Brasero (as the default CD/DVD burning tool), a brand new firewall, the latest and greates...

2 February 2008
04:57 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 13th - 19th January

We start this week's newsletter by letting you know that anyone can now become an Ubuntu Jedi Master if you use the latest Desktop Course released by Canonical! The course has a modular form and it should take two days to complete all the ten lessons. The course comes in two different versions, a student guide a...

21 January 2008
02:53 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 6th - 12th January

On Tuesday, Parallels and Canonical join forces and they will release pre-built Ubuntu virtual machines, that will allow system administrators to deploy a specialized Ubuntu system in approximately one minute. For detailed information about this collaboration, take a look here.On Wednesday, at CES 2008, an amazing pi...

14 January 2008
02:45 GMT

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 dev...

10 January 2008
21:12 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 30th December, 2007 - 5th January, 2008

Not much happened this week, with the holidays and all that. Ubuntu Live Conference was announced and it will take place on July 21st-22nd, 2008 in Portland, Oregon. The Ubuntu team invites you to watch some videos from the last conference and get a feel for how the conference works and what should you expect.It'...

7 January 2008
02:43 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 16th - 29th December

I'll start this first article of 2008 by wishing to all our readers a Happy New Year and may all your dreams come true in 2008! And don't forget to check our website for hot new articles!Let's start the weekly newsletter, which is in fact the one for the last week of 2007, by letting you know that Dell...

3 January 2008
02:47 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2 Has PulseAudio

The second alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) was released last night. This alpha comes with HOT new features and improvements, like PulseAudio as the default sound system, the latest and greatest 2.6.24 Linux kernel and Xorg 7.3, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration without conf...

22 December 2007
06:53 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 25th November - 2nd of December

A lot has happened in the Ubuntu world this week! Let's start with the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (codename Hardy Heron) which has been delayed for two days and it hit the download mirrors worldwide on the 1st of December. Not much to see in this first alpha as it contains minor changes, but you can ...

3 December 2007
02:50 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 1 Screenshot Tour

Hardy Heron was announced for the first time on August, 29 2007 and it will be available on April 24th 2008 as an LTS (Long Term Support) release. The release schedule for Hardy Heron has been made public more than a month ago:29 November 2007 - Alpha 1 release20 December 2007 - Alpha 2 release10 January 2008 - Alph...

29 November 2007
05:26 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 4th - 10th November

This week we will talk about the UbuntuWire Community Network project, a place where community developed applications, especially those that end up in the Universe and Multiverse repositories, can be hosted and supported, for free of course! The UbuntuWire Community Network is a place where you, the developer, can sh...

12 November 2007
03:03 GMT

Ubuntu Weekly Report: 28th October - 3rd November

Not much happened this week, the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) roadmap was announced, UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit) had a satisfying outcome, Mythbuntu 7.10 and the first beta of Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna) were made available this week. Let's take a closer look at each, shall we?Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) took p...

5 November 2007
03:00 GMT

Ubuntu Hardy Heron Roadmap

Ubuntu Gutsy was released eleven days ago, and the developers are thinking what things to implement in the future version, Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. This distribution will be a LTS (Long Term Support) release, and it is scheduled for April 2008.The implementation roadmap, as recommended on Launchpad, has some nice ele...

29 October 2007
05:16 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Schedule

There are exactly 30 days (1 month) left until Gutsy (Ubuntu 7.10) is released, a version that everyone is waiting for, but today you'll be informed about the release dates of Ubuntu 8.04, codename Hardy Heron. Officially announced on 29th August 2007, Ubuntu 8.04 operating system is scheduled to be released som...

17 September 2007
05:42 GMT

Ubuntu 8.04 a.k.a. Hardy Heron

Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu community manager, announced today the name of the next release of Ubuntu Linux, version 8.04, codename Hardy Heron:"I am delighted to have the pleasure of announcing the Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04), the next version of Ubuntu that will succeed Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10, due for release in Octobe...

29 August 2007
14:11 GMT


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