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  • Photos: Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' boldly goes forth

    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.

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    The team behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has unleashed plans for its October 2009 release, adding a new name with an Australian flavour to the company's alliteration menagerie: Ubuntu 9.10, "Karmic Koala".

  • Ubuntu drops long-term support for KDE

    GNOME will receive long-term support in the next version of Ubuntu, but KDE will not.

  • KDE4 offers new glitzy look

    KDE released a significantly revamped version of its Linux graphical interfaces software on Friday.

  • New Linux distro poised for pub release

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    Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, local developers rank among the world's best.

  • Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

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    The W3C offers two specifications for securing your XML documents, XML Signature and XML Encryption. Find out which tools can help create secure XML documents that adhere to these standards.

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  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

    Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.

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    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • Ubuntu Linux 5.10

    Ubuntu is a well integrated, practical and absolutely free Linux distribution. There may be worries about support, but the Canonical organisation is building a good reputation and the head of steam in the wider Ubuntu community should provide decent local support from third parties, too.

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