img114/5069/unbuntunr9.jpgUbuntu released a beta version of Ubunto 8.10 earlier this month.  The official version is going to be released on October 30th, 2008. For those of you who want to stay one step ahead of the rest can now start ordering the copy of their Free Cd. Visit Ubuntu’s Shiplt service and you can pre-order it right away and of course free of charge.

There will be 2 editions for this Cd “Desktop Edition” and “Server Edition”. Ubuntu 8.10 features

  • Network Manager 0.7
  • GIMP 2.6.1
  • Samba 3.2
  • Firefox 3
  • GNOME 2.24
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.27
  • DKMS
  • X.org 7.4
  • and Fast user switch applet.

If you guys have good internet connections then I would suggest that you download your copy on 30th because the shipping might take up to ten weeks to deliver your CD.

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