Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server now available
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October 30th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
Canonical Ltd. has announced that Ubuntu Linux 8.10, code named Intrepid Ibex, is now available for download. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition.
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop has featured built-in for a connected digital lifestyle.
- It introduces new 3G network support where users can move from wired and WiFi networks onto 3G cellphone networks while traveling.
- It introduces an easy “guest session” on the fly and so ubuntu users can let someone use their computer to surf the web or check email, while keeing the system secure.
- There’s media and programming from BBC, with high quality streamed content available through the default media players. Canonical has teamed up with the BBC to make that work.
The 8.10 server edition introduces a host of new features on the Java®, virtualization and system management front and provides long term support for 18 months. Here’s some of the key improvements in 8.10
Virtualization
- 8.10 ships with a Virtual Machine builder and allows complete Virtual Machines to be built from the command line in less than five minutes and developers and system administrators can script the creation of custom virtual images.
- Ubuntu 8.10 officially supports running as a paravirtualized guest on Xen hypervisors. KVM has also been updated to allow more flexible memory management.
- Administrators can reduce or increase the memory allocated to any virtual machine without having to reboot it.
Complete Java Stack
- Apache Tomcat 6.0 and OpenJDK are now fully supported options
Enhanced Mail Server Capabilities
- ClamAV and SpamAssassin are now available providing spam detection and virus filtering for mail infrastructures built on Ubuntu 8.10
Improved RAID Support
- Ubuntu 8.10 provides support for SATA “software” RAID controllers via DMRaid.
- Booting from a degraded RAID array is now configurable by the system administrator.
Encrypted Private Directory
- Administrators can now easily set-up an Ubuntu system to provide encrypted private directories which are automatically mounted when users login locally or via ssh.
