Ubuntu’s latest version, Hardy Heron was released last night.

It features GNOME 2.22, a new version of the Nautilus file manager, Linux kernel 2.6.24, PolicyKit, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Brasero (A CD/DVD burning application), Transmission BitTorrent client, World Clock Applet, Vinagre remote desktop (VNC) client , Uncomplicated Firewall, Totem movie player with a YouTube plugin that makes it possible to search for and play YouTube videos directly, Inkscape (PDF viewer), Xorg 7.3 etc. to name a few..

Download it at : http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Or Upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Or get the Ubuntu 8.04 DVD

Earlier distros of Linux does not have the automount daemon (autofs). Users would have to mount USB drives themselves. Mounting the ‘drive’ actually means mounting the File System contained within the drive. Here’s how to go about :

First, make a directory in /mnt/ where the USB drive can be mounted to. This can be done by

mkdir /mnt/usb1

Next, make sure the USB drive is plugged in and mount it using :

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1

PS : If the system throws a privilege error, perpend sudo to the above commands.

First Encounter Assault Recon (FEAR) Minimum System Requirements

· Windows® XP or 2000 with latest service pack installed
· DirectX® 9.0c (April Edition) (included)
· Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
· 512 MB of RAM
· 64 MB GeForce™ 4 Ti or ATI® Radeon® 9600 or equivalent with hardware T&L and pixel shader support
· 5.0 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation
· 4x CD-ROM drive (for Director’s Edition, this will have to be DVD-ROM)
· 16-bit DirectX® 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX™ 2.0
· Internet Connection Required for Multiplayer gaming
· Mouse
· Keyboard (really ?)

Recommended Configuration :

·Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
·1 GB RAM
·A 256 MB Radeon® 9800 Pro or equivalent DirectX® 9 compliant video car with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support