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Goodbye Ubuntu 8.10

Seventeen months ago, on the 30th of October, 2008, Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 8.10, dubbed Intrepid Ibex. Features such as Linux kernel 2.6.27, Guest sessions, DKMS, X.Org 7.4, the BBC plugin for Totem, and the PAM authentication framework were all part of the Ubuntu 8.10 operating system. The default...

30 March 2010
06:53 GMT

How to Install KDE 4.2 on Ubuntu 8.10

As everybody knows, KDE 4.2 was released this year at the end of January and it brings lots of improvements and new features/applications over previous versions. Today's tutorial will teach you, step by step, how to install KDE 4.2 on your existing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installation. WARNING: Be aware tha...

6 March 2009
16:11 GMT

Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 8.10. Update Today.

On January 29th the Ubuntu developers announced the availability of a new important security update for the Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The update patches six security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packages of Ubuntu 8.1...

30 January 2009
03:53 GMT

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Super Ubuntu

We are pleased to announce yet another Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, this time... with "super powers," called Super Ubuntu. The "super powers" of Super Ubuntu can be translated into the inclusion of applications, tools and technologies that are missing from a standard Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installation. Amon...

2 January 2009
08:21 GMT

Kiwi Linux 8.12 Has OpenOffice.org 3.0

Based on Intrepid Ibex, here comes the final release of Kiwi Linux 8.12, a Linux distribution designed for workstations. The new version of Kiwi Linux brings many updated packages, new features, new languages and, on top of that, it includes the OpenOffice.org 3.0 open source office suite. Kiwi Linux 8.12 is also pa...

18 December 2008
02:26 GMT

Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu 8.10. Update Today.

A few days after the Linux kernel regression announced by the Ubuntu developers on October 30th, they discovered two nasty problems in the Linux kernel packages of Ubuntu 8.10, that could "help" an attacker execute malicious code as root (system administrator), or caused DoS (Denial of Service) attacks to hang or cra...

10 November 2008
07:12 GMT

Installing Ubuntu 8.10

Ubuntu 8.10, also known as the Intrepid Ibex, arrived exactly one week ago (on October 30th, 2008), and is the ninth release of Ubuntu OS. The following tutorial will teach you how to install the Ubuntu 8.10 operating system on your PC, and is addressed to people that have just heard about Ubuntu, people that have ne...

7 November 2008
08:05 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Released

After six alphas, a beta and a release candidate, Ubuntu 8.10 is here, today (October 30th), available on mirrors worldwide (see below for download links), and it's my greatest pleasure to introduce you guys to the highlights of this new release dubbed Intrepid Ibex. It all began on February 20th, when Mark Shut...

30 October 2008
09:30 GMT

How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10

I guess everyone already knows that OpenOffice.org 3.0 will not be available (sad, I know) for the Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10), because the developers did not have enough time to test it, and they will introduce it later this year. Therefore, Ubuntu 8.10 ships with OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 and, if you want to use the new...

25 October 2008
07:06 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate Screenshot Tour

The release candidate version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for launch in late October this year, arrived a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the beta release, which brought Fir...

24 October 2008
02:32 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Free CDs: Orders Are Taken Now

One week is left until the final release of Ubuntu 8.10 and, if you are anxious to get your hands on some nice CDs with the Intrepid Ibex, 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...

22 October 2008
02:44 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Has a Brand New Wallpaper

Mark Shuttleworth promised a new and breathtaking theme for the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system, but until now we saw a dark and ugly one (NewHuman, also known as DarkRoom) introduced in the first alpha release, which disappeared in Alpha 4 and was replaced by an up-to-date version of the classi...

11 October 2008
04:13 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 Screenshot Tour

The sixth and final alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fifth alpha, wh...

19 September 2008
01:53 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 Screenshot Tour

Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fourth a...

5 September 2008
23:54 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4 Screenshot Tour

The fourth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few minutes ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the third alpha, which bro...

14 August 2008
08:50 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 Screenshot Tour

The first alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was announced a few days ago. Even if there aren't big changes compared to the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, released on April 24th, 2008, the Alpha 1 of Intrepid brings a b...

2 July 2008
05:19 GMT

Ubuntu 8.10 Release Schedule

The Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex) development initiated on May 1st and will conclude on October 30th 2008, with the final release. Without any further introduction, let's have a look at the release schedule:June 12th, 2008 - Alpha 1 releaseJuly 3rd, 2008 - Alpha 2 releaseJuly 24th, 2008 - Alpha 3 releaseA...

5 May 2008
01:55 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


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