The Newest Ubuntu - Kioskea

Mr Mark Szorady

Filed under : Kioskea - Tribune >> Operating System >> Linux >> The Newest Ubuntu Key words : linux , 8.04 lts , hardy heron , long term support , ubuntu , The Newest Ubuntu 1 Apr, 2008 02:58 pm

The Ubuntu team just announced the beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. It's codenamed is "Hardy Heron". It continues Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

I haven't posted on this site for some time due to a couple of new projects I've been working on. One involves Linux and the other is a new cartoon feature I've created called, I Knew That. I'll talk more about these down the road.

In the meantime, I wanted to pass along a video my nephew Michael sent to me. Mike is a Computer Science major at bowling Green State University. he recent;y decided to set his Windows Vista desktop aside and give Linux anothr look. he chose Ubuntu's Beta release 8.04, aka Hardy Heron.

Mike said that set up and installation was easy. He found instructions online on how to install Ubuntu next to Vista. He emailed me, "Since this was the first time dual booting with Vista, I went online for some help and followed the guidelines for shrinking my Vista partition here:
http://apcmag.com/5046/how_to_dual_boot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first"

After Mike got Ubuntu installed, he then used its Add/Remove software installer and installed Compiz Config, the 3D desktop. Mike then added plug-ins like 3D Windows and his desktop really came alive. You'll also note that in the video, Mike is running a game called Full Tilt Poker . This is a Windows program that he's running in Linux using Wine.

It's all easy to do and the folks on the Ubuntu forums will help you achieve the same result with your computer.

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It is great to see Ubuntu's progress. MS has assumed domination by occupation of the hard drive. Ubuntu not only can be used without install (live-CD), but can make room for itself by shrinking a MS partition non-destructively. This process is pretty automated and you don't have to evoke the command line. Very cool.
Comment by Arnold L. Johnson - 1 Apr, 2008 03:54 pm

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I tryed to install it but didn't succeed... :-( I'm not a techie person and I'd like to have a step by step tutorial for this installation... If you get the chance... Thanks.
Comment by Paul - 3 Apr, 2008 09:23 am

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http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/2008/03/26/install-ubuntu-804-%e2%80%9chardy-heron%e2%80%9d-beta-in-windows/
This site has a step by step install instruction. I don't know what kind of install you are trying to do or on what kind of equipment.
Comment by Arnold L. Johnson - 4 Apr, 2008 01:50 pm

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