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The public beta for Ubuntu 9.10 codename Karmic Koala has been released by the Ubuntu Team, which is cool. I downloaded the beta and installed it on my virtualBox a few days ago. Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala brings a lot of new features and I’m kind of excited for the final release.

When you install the OS, you will notice that the installation dialog have been reworked, and you’ll see the information about the distro and its features. Boot performance has been improved and faster than before. Splash screen software has been replaced with Xsplash (Read the blog post of Scott James Remnant that’ll explains why). And by default, Ubuntu 9.10 uses ext4 filesystem and the GRUB 2 boot loader.

The latest release of GNOME(GNOME 2.28) has been included. Pidgin has been replaced by Empathy as the default instant messaging client (read the comparison of usability here). In the Applications menu, the Add/Remove Applications has been replaced by Ubuntu Software Center and has been moved to System > Administration menu.

Well, I’m still playing with Koala and there are still more visible and under the hood features. Me can’t wait. The final stable version will be released on October 29th, 2009. So if you want to try Ubuntu 9.10 : Karmic Koala, you can download the beta here.

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I’ve been using Ubuntu for a while now and somehow I feel comfortable using it. It’s been a year since I installed Ubuntu and even tried some other distro such as Fedora, Open Suse and Solaris but haven’t actually using it as a part of my daily life. I just installed it, take a quick tour, explore a bit then leave and booted back to Windows.

I still have lots and lots to learn about these systems, especially when it comes to admin tasks, the file system and the environment. Also I’m curious about other distro and the Linux kernel. And how does it feels writing a program in this environment, from developing to deploying your own program. I want to learn it, the terms, structures and as well as the tools. So good luck to me.

I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 – Jaunty Jackalope on my machine today. This new version was released last month on April 23, 2009. It’s been a year since I got Hardy Heron, and I thought I give it a try for Jaunty Jackalope.
Thoughts about this version: As usual, easy to install. It’s fast, much faster than my old one. The boot time is fast. Has new look, sexy boot screen, new login screen(don’t like), and some new themes(don’t like). And of course better performance. Enabling restricted hardware is also easy, And I had no problem installing driver for my video card.

A Few list of updates in Ubuntu 9.04 – Jaunty Jackalope

• Gnome 2.26.1
• 2.6.28-11.37 Linux kernel
• Open Office 3.0
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
• Supports for Ext4 file system
• New desktop notification scheme
• Faster boot performance (sexy boot screen)
• and many more..

Download: Ubuntu 9.04 – Jaunty Jackalope

Just make sure that you check the integrity of the downloaded image/ISO before you burn the image/ISO into to your CD/DVD and another check for the integrity of your burnt media.