Ubuntu 5.10 RC1 verfügbar

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Die beliebte Linux-Distribution Ubuntu, welche wir in der ersten Ausgabe des <a href="http://www.planet3dnow.de/artikel/diverses/ubuntu" target="b">Linux-RoundUps</a> unter die Lupe genommen haben, soll vorraussichtlich am 13. dieses Monats in der neusten Auflage 5.10 (Breezy Badger) als offizielles Final erscheinen.
Wer jetzt schon neugierig ist und sich das neuste Werk der Programmierer um Mark Shuttleworth anschauen will, der kann sich das aktuelle Preview Release von der <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/" target="b">Ubuntu Homepage</A> herunterladen.

Der Ubuntu 5.10 Release Candidate 1 liegt wie immer als CD-Image f&#252;r die x86-, AMD64/EM64T sowie PowerPC-Architektur auf den Ubuntu-Servern zum <a href="http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/" target="b">Download</a> bereit.

Die neuste Version von Ubuntu bietet folgende Features:

<b>Desktop</b><ul><li>GNOME 2.12.1</li><li>OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2</li><li>X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support</li><li>An enhanced tool for easily installing new applications (see "Add Applications" on the Applications menu)</li><li>A new tool which makes it easy to install support for multiple languages (Language Selector)</li><li>Editable GNOME menus</li><li>Applications are now linked into the Launchpad infrastructure (new entries on the Help menus for translation and support)</li><li>Support for writing audio CDs (Serpentine)</li><li>Graphical startup process with progress bar (USplash)</li><li>New documentation (Ubuntu 5.10 Quick Tour and Ubuntu 5.10 FAQ Guide)</li><li>Language packs with updates from the Rosetta translation platform, which makes contributing translations easy for everybody</li></ul>

<b>Server</b><ul><li>The Content Managment System Plone 2.1 & Zope 2.8.1</li><li>PHP5</li><li>Support for automatic storage allocation into LVM volumes</li><li>Built-in thin client functionality produced in cooperation with the LTSP project (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinClientHowto)</li><li>Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection through initramfs-tools</li><li>Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit architectures</li><li>Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS)</li></ul>

<b>Hardware Support Improvements</b><ul><li>Linux 2.6.12.6 with many updated drivers from third parties</li><li>Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys, and working suspend/resume on more models)</li><li>HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported out of the box</li><li>Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) are supported out of the box</li><li>Multiple audio devices are handled more gracefully (and one can easily select the default device)</li><li>64-bit PowerPC kernel available</li></ul>

<b>Installation</b><ul><li>A new OEM mode to simplify the process of preinstalling Ubuntu on computers for resale or redistribution</li><li>Automatically makes existing hard drive partitions available to the desktop</li><li>Simple "dual boot" configuration with automatic resizing of an existing installed OS</li><li>The second stage of the installation now has a progress bar</li></ul>

<b>"Under the hood"</b><ul><li>GCC 4.0.1</li><li>glibc 2.3.5</li><li>New early userspace</li><li>infrastructure based on initramfs-tools</li><li>More modular X.org packaging</li><li>Python 2.4.2</li></ul>


<B>Links zum Thema:</b><ul><li><a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/newsitems/5.10preview" target="b">Pressemitteilung</a></li><li><a href="http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/" target="b">Europe Mirror</a></li><li><a href="http://www.planet3dnow.de/artikel/diverses/ubuntu" target="b">Gro&#223;es Linux-RoundUp - Teil 1: Ubuntu - "Linux f&#252;r Menschen"</a></li></ul>
 
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