Tux Tuesday: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Released

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 07 Sep 2010

I don’t know if you noticed but today is Tux Tuesday here at FindMySoft, the day when all the news we report focus on open source operating system Linux. We kicked off Tux Tuesday with the news that Linux Mint 9 “Isadora” Fluxbox has been released as a final, stable version. Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox is available in 32-bit as a liveCD here.

We continued with the news that uTorrent has released an early Alpha version of uTorrent Server for Linux has been rolled out. The full-featured uTorrent for Linux client is coming soon, explained BitTorrent (BitTorrent acquired uTorrent back in 2006). If you would like to download uTorrent Server for Linux Alpha, just click this link.

We continue our Tux Tuesday coverage with this interesting piece of news: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta has recently been released to the public. The final, stable version of Ubuntu 10.10 codename Maverick Meerkat is expected to drop next month. Until then you can download and test the Beta version. You can download Ubuntu 10.10 Beta here.

Here are the main Ubuntu 10.10 Beta highlights:

- Very fast boot time.
- The option to update Ubuntu during the installation.
- You are presented with the option to download an MP3 decoder during the setup process.
- Polished new background, default icons, and other visual.
- View album artwork in a new audio menu. The menu also displays playback controls.
- Added multi-touch support
- A refined Ubuntu Software Center that now includes "Featured" and "What's New" views to show off new applications.
- Some default applications have been replaced. For example Shotwell replaces Fspot as the default photo manager
- Several Ubuntu One changes: a single, easier sign-on, improved looks, better syncing capabilities.
- The netbook version, Ubuntu Netbook Edition, features the Unity interface as default.
- The beta ships with GNOME 2.31

The full list of changes is available here if you want to take a look at it.
Again, Ubuntu 10.10 Beta is available for download here.


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