The news comes as the project last week made available an advance testing version of its Linux distribution, Ubuntu 8.10, the “Intrepid Ibex,” which is scheduled for release in late October.

“As we approach the launch of Ubuntu 8.10, it’s time to create space for future plans… [Jaunty] will be the focus of our efforts from November through to April next year,” wrote the project’s founder and patron Mark Shuttleworth in an email to developers this morning.

Shuttleworth said Ubuntu 9.04 would focus on improving boot time and blurring the line between desktop applications and the incoming wave of web-based software.

“The Jackalope is known for being so fast that it’s extremely hard to catch, and breeds only when lightning flashes,” wrote Shuttleworth. “Let’s see if we can make booting or resuming Ubuntu blindingly quick.”

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

title           Windows XP Professional

root            (hd1,0)

savedefault

makeactive

chainloader     +1

map (hd0) (hd1)

map (hd1) (hd0)

map (hd1,0),(hd0) (hd1) and (hd1) (hd0) depends on where your Windows partition is, which can be found out by typing:

sudo fdisk -l

at the terminal. In the above example, Windows is assumed to be on hd1 and Ubuntu on hd0. Please modify it accordingly using the fdisk command.

Source : Ubuntu Documantation

It covers everything from the basics like inserting text for noobs to advanced file manipulations using vi and customizations. You could also check out the developer, Bram Moolenaar’s vim home page, where you can also find a lot of other vim sites and resources.

http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~xli/vim/vim_tutorial.html [ Vi tutorial ]

1. Mystery Mountain

2. Cloudy Moon

3. Bucolic Beauty

More at Compiz Fusion Skydomes 4096×1024
and Beryl-Project Forums

Features of Ubuntu Tweak:

• View Basic System Information (Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
• GNOME Session Control
• Show/Hide/Change Splash screen
• Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
• Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icons
• Tweaks for Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
• Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settings
• GNOME Panel Settings
• Nautilus Settings
• Advanced Power Management Settings
• System Security Settings

Ubuntu Tweak at Google Code | Homepage
Latest Version : Deb Package: ubuntu-tweak_0.2.4-ubuntu2_all.deb

Download ubuntu tweak using

wget http://ubuntu-tweak.googlecode.com/files/ubuntu-tweak_0.2.0-1_i386.deb

Install this package using

sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-tweak_0.2.0-1_i386.deb

READ : Tweak advanced Ubuntu configurations with Ubuntu Tweak

A new version of the ATI/AMD Linux display driver was released last night for both x86 and x86_64 platforms. This release is a bit special, as it includes support for Ubuntu 7.10. Moreover, starting with this version, the ATI Catalyst software suite does not support the Linux kernel 2.4, XFree86 4.3 software and workstation hardware.

For installation instructions and more information about this release, please go here.

You can download the ATI/AMD Linux Display Driver now from Softpedia.

So, here it goes :

1. Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake)
2. Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft)
3. Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
4. Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
5. Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) [expected : April 2008 ]