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Photos: Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' boldly goes forth

By Stephen Shankland, CNET.com
October 30, 2008
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Photos-Ubuntu-Intrepid-Ibex-boldly-goes-forth/0,130061733,339292927,00.htm

Linux developers Canonical have released their latest version of Ubuntu (8.10), Intrepid Ibex, into the wild. This screenshot gallery gives you a look at the new distribution and all the free goodies inside.

Canonical plans to release Ubuntu 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex, on Thursday. This latest installment of Linux for desktop computers and servers strives to be easy to use, a tough challenge given the complexities of Linux. Those who install the software will be greeted with this non-intimidating log-in screen.

Captions, CNet New.com's Stephen Shackland. Image Credit: Canonical

Ubuntu comes with a variety of applications, including OpenOffice.org (though not yet new version 3.0) and Gnome's Evolution software for email and calendars.

A new feature in Ubuntu 8.10 is the ability to launch a temporary guest session. This lets a person borrowing a computer perform actions such as logging into a Web page without disrupting the main user's log-in credentials. It's also easier to fire up a guest session than to create an entirely new user account.

Ubuntu 8.10 features BBC content prominently. Here, video is shown in Totem, the video player built into Ubuntu.

Totem comes with a variety of plug-ins.

Another new feature in Ubuntu 8.10 is the ability to use 3G modems for connecting to a greater variety of wireless networks, either with dedicated modems or via Bluetooth to a 3G phone.

The Network Manager software lets Ubuntu users — brace yourself for this — manage their network connections.

Rhythmbox is an audio player that can play songs from online radio stations as well as music stored on the computer.

Ubuntu and many other open-source software projects are hosted at Canonical's Launchpad site.