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Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex

My ubuntu desktop

I make a habit of installing the latest ubuntu on my notebook as soon as it comes out, this time it took me a little longer than usual, I just didn’t find the time…

But a few days ago I finally got round to it, downloaded and burned the newest version (Intrepid Ibex) and ran into trouble much sooner than I expected to. ;)

After figuring out that one of my RAM slots was broken (definitely not ubuntus fault ;) ), I removed the RAM from that slot and everything went as smoothly as you could expect.

Now, what is new with ubuntu 8.10?

  • It’s more polished. The interface looks much smoother, some icons that weren’t that fancy were replaced, the menus are even better organized.
  • It’s more out-of-the-box. Graphics work, sound works, networking works. No configuration is needed it’s all just there, that’s even better than Windows, since you don’t have to install any drivers yourself. ;)
  • It’s more mature. Ubuntu ships with the very newest versions of many useful applications, such as Gimp (an image manipulation program), Evolution (a mail client) or VLC (video viewer).

Overall a very good product, with still a few kinks here and there.