The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Beta Release of
Ubuntu 6.10 -
codenamed "Edgy Eft".
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server,
with a fast and
easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of
excellent packages
installed by default, every other package you can imagine
available from the
network, and professional technical support from Canonical
Ltd and hundreds
of other companies around the world.
Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both the
desktop and on the
server.
To Get Ubuntu 6.10 Beta
-----------------------
Download Ubuntu 6.10 Beta here (choose the mirror closest to
you):
United States:
http://us.release
s.ubuntu.com/6.10/
Europe:
http://nl.release
s.ubuntu.com/6.10/ (Netherlands)
http://d
e.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.10/ (Germany)
http://i
t.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.10/ (Italy)
Asia:
http://tw.release
s.ubuntu.com/6.10/
United Kingdom:
http://releases.ubun
tu.com/6.10/
Rest of the World:
http://releases.ubun
tu.com/6.10/
Please download using Bittorrent if possible.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to Ubuntu 6.10 Beta, follow
these
instructions:
https:
//help.ubuntu.com/community/EdgyUpgrades
The final version of Ubuntu 6.10 is expected to be released
in October.
About Ubuntu 6.10 Beta
----------------------
The full release notes can be found at https://wiki.ubu
ntu.com/EdgyEft/Beta
Highlights include:
On the Desktop
* GNOME 2.16
* OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 RC 2
* X.org 7.1
On the Server
* Task selection for easier installation of mail servers,
web
servers, etc.
* A pre-release of the upcoming LTSP 5.0 with support for
local devices,
printers on thin clients as well as language and session
selection from
the LTSP login manager, network swapping, etherboot
support out of the
box and many more additions and improvements like
network swap support
that reduce the minimal requirements for thin clients to
32MB memory.
"Under the hood"
* GCC 4.1.1
* glibc 2.4
* Linux 2.6.17
* New init system.
As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free /
Libre
application software world, and each new release
incorporates countless new
features and bug fixes from the global development
community.
Feedback and Helping
--------------------
If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the
list of ways you
can participate at
http://w
ww.ubuntu.com/community/participate/
Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will
help turn this Beta
into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please report bugs
through the
Launchpad bug tracker:
http://laun
chpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a
bug but are not
sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on
FreeNode, on the Ubuntu
Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
http://www.ubuntuforums.
org/
More Information
----------------
You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this preview
release on our
website, IRC channel and wiki. If you are new to Ubuntu,
please visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
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