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Ubuntu Linux Live CD Release

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the try-before-you-install dept.

tola writes "The Ubuntu development team have reached their first milestone in the production of the Live CD version of the upcoming release of Ubuntu codenamed 'Hoary Hedgehog.' This edition features a completely redesigned system for creating Live CDs. While some people have tried rough previews, this is the first proper milestone for the live CD version. Anyone, especially folks who are using our previous release (4.10 'Warty Warthog'), are encouraged to try this out. The Live CD runs completely off of the CD and will not touch any of the data on your hard drive so is a fantastic way to get a preview of new features in the upcoming Ubuntu release without upgrading your system. ISO images for i386, AMD64 and PowerPC can be downloaded from Ubuntu."

6 of 334 comments (clear)

  1. AMD65? by shweazel · · Score: 4, Funny

    It runs on an AMD-65? I'm impressed!

  2. Always one better... by Psychotext · · Score: 4, Funny

    AMD 65, because 64 bit was so 2004.

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    People that believe in their opinions don't post AC.
  3. Damn! I just upgraded! by flamechocobo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I have to get a 65 bit chip. Fuck you AMD, you stupid money mongers.

  4. Ubuntu Got Me Fired! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Recently I was asked for my expert opinion (IT admin for 5 years) on the architecture for our new groupware solution for inter-office communications. My boss told me the current plan was Windows Server with Sharepoint and SQL Server.
    Well, normally I would just go along with it and quietly get my paycheck, but this time I had been inspired by recent Slashdot postings about the power of open source. I had done some studying up on my own, too.

    So when my boss put the question to me, I responded with "That could work, but I'm thinking Ubuntu Warty Warthog or Debian Woody, with Derby 0.9 database and of course X-Bitch client to keep in touch".

    Well, now I'm unemployed just like you all and I'm looking for a job. All I know is, nobody ever got fired for buying Dell and Microsoft. Damn slashbots... a curse on you!

    1. Re:Ubuntu Got Me Fired! by jag164 · · Score: 4, Funny

      # tar zxf humor-0.01-beta.tgz
      # cd humor-0.01-beta
      # ./configure
      # make
      # sudo make install
      Go ahead and try it out now...
  5. Too bad it's based on cloop by ploppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to the Ubuntu liveCD wiki the liveCD still uses the cloop (compressed loopback) system to compress the filesystem on the CDROM. This is a pity because most new liveCDs are now using SquashFS which is faster and compresses better.

    This is disapointing for me because I both use Ubuntu and I'm the author of Squashfs :-)