Lançado Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Uma das mais promissoras e badaladas distribuições linux do momento acaba de lançar sua nova versão, a 5.10. Seguem maiores detalhes:

Novidades da versão:

DESKTOP
* GNOME 2.12.1
* OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta 2
* X.org 6.8.2 with wider hardware support
* An enhanced tool for easily installing new applications (see "Add Applications" on the Applications menu)
* A new tool which makes it easy to install support for multiple languages (Language Selector)
* Editable GNOME menus
* Applications are now linked into the Launchpad infrastructure (new entries on the Help menus for translation and support)
* Support for writing audio CDs (Serpentine)
* Graphical startup process with progress bar (USplash)
* New documentation (Ubuntu 5.10 Quick Tour and Ubuntu 5.10 FAQ Guide)
* Language packs with updates from the Rosetta translation platform, part of Launchpad.net, which makes contributing translations easy for everybody in any language.

SERVIDORES
* Kernel support for cluster filesystems (OCFS2 and GFS)
* Plone 2.1 & Zope 2.8.1
* PHP5
* Support for automatic storage allocation into LVM volumes
* Built-in thin client functionality produced in cooperation with the LTSP project
* Simple NFS root setup with automatic hardware detection through initramfs-tools
* Support for up to 4 gigabytes of RAM by default on 32-bit architectures

HARDWARE
* Linux 2.6.12.6 with many updated drivers from third parties
* Further enhancements to laptop support (hot keys, and working suspend/resume on more models)
* HP all-in-one printer/scanner devices are supported out of the box
* Bluetooth input devices (such as keyboards and mice) are supported out of the box
* Multiple audio devices are handled more gracefully (and one can easily select the default device)
* 64-bit PowerPC kernel available

INSTALAÇÃO
* A new OEM mode to simplify the process of preinstalling Ubuntu on computers for resale or redistribution
* Automatically makes existing hard drive partitions available to the desktop
* Simple "dual boot" configuration with automatic resizing of an existing installed OS
* The second stage of the installation now has a progress bar


DOWNLOAD
PC com processador INTEL/AMD de 32 bits:
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso (http)
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-i386.iso.torrent (bittorrent)

PC com Athlon 64, Opteron ou EM64T Xeon:
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-amd64.iso (http)
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-amd64.iso.torrent (bittorrent)

MAC:
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-powerpc.iso (http)
http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-install-powerpc.iso.torrent (bittorrent)

ShipIt
Se quiser receber em casa os CDs, basta fazer o seu pedido aqui e em algumas semanas chega tudo pelo correio.
A versão 5.04 demorou 3 semanas pra mim aqui em São Paulo

https://shipit.ubuntu.com/  ¶ 13:40