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Ubuntu Preps Next Release

Posted by timothy on from the distributionalism dept.

linuxbeta writes "Ubuntu Linux is getting ready for their next release of their ultra-popular desktop distribution. Their third milestone was recently released, but you don't have to download it to try it out. Head over to these fresh Ubuntu Linux 5.04 Array 3 (Hoary) screenshots to see what Ubuntu has up its sleeve." And if you haven't looked at OSDir for a while, you might be pleasantly surprised; the thumbnail views make it much easier to navigate.

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  1. Not to troll, by MoOsEb0y · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Where are screenshots of the interesting (i.e. unique) things about this distribution? All I saw was a showcase of Gnome 2.8. About 2 screenshots were of synaptic, and there was absolutely nothing of its installer. That, being a Gentoo user, would be what I am most interested in seeing.

    1. Re:Not to troll, by gl4ss · · Score: 4, Insightful

      nowhere.
      the installer pics are perhaps the same as earlier..

      but really, a short text about the new features would have been worth a million pictures in this case.

      these screenshot fests are not that useful for anyone. i guess they bring them traffic though.. must be a reason why they're there-

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    2. Re:Not to troll, by Directrix1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Well, here are my reasons: 1) You don't need GUI elements for an installer 2) ncurses based UIs are just as effective 3) Linux boot CDs are notorious for not running under an acceptable refresh rate on LCDs 4) You don't always have an X driver for your video card on the distro CD

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