Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Ubuntu 6.06 'Dapper Drake' Beta Available

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the penguins-in-tophats dept.

Beuno writes "Ubuntu 6.06, aka 'Dapper Drake' has just gone into a stable Beta phase after 5 very successful Alpha versions. There have been a ton of improvements ranging from a new spiffy graphical installation, Gnome 2.14.1, Kernel 2.6.15.6, X.org 7 and a new and improved caramel colored theme. The server version has had kernel tweaks and an easy LAMP installation. A full list of new features and screenshots and be found at the official site. Downloads at the usual place, just try to use torrents please."

6 of 90 comments (clear)

  1. Upgrade from Breezy - FTA by QuaintRealist · · Score: 4, Interesting

    gksudo "update-manager -d"

    And the update manager gets the beta for your existing Breezy install. Just tried it on one box, and it worked without a hitch. Each round of upgrades gets a little smoother. I was worried about the 6-month release cycle when Ubuntu first announced it, but the ease of transition lately has made this a non-issue, at least for me.

    --
    Using plain ol' text since 1968
  2. What does Ubuntu have... by baadger · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...that other reasonably polished Gnome distributions don't?

    I'm really curious. All the 'why I use Ubuntu' type opinions i've read seem to be focused at the n00b. What's in it for a the more experienced Linux user (but not a mad bash hacking pro)?

    1. Re:What does Ubuntu have... by baadger · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I'm using gentoo amd64 atm and the only complaint I have is there is no easy way to get many browser plugins working with the firefox-bin or opera (32-bit) packages.

      The last attempt I had at installing Ubuntu Breezy was a disaster, the partitioning situation was pretty poor (I already had 3 primary partitions, 1 windows, 1 freebsd and 1 extended and the Ubuntu installer couldn't seem to cope with it) and then after the thing was installed it refused to boot (just hung).

      Things for me 'just work' just fine with Gentoo, my question is: *what am I missing* by not using Ubuntu?

    2. Re:What does Ubuntu have... by mbrubeck · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Here are some things Ubuntu has that (many) other distributions don't:

      1. New stable releases twice a year.
      2. Security updates for at least 18 months for each release.
      3. One of the fastest response times for security updates.
      4. Simple, well-integrated software installation and update tools (synaptic, gnome-app-install, update-notifier).
      5. A huge, up-to-date package repository based on Debian Sid.
      6. Single disk with both LiveCD and graphical installer (new in Dapper).
  3. Why Ubuntu wins for me.... by danpsmith · · Score: 4, Interesting

    One word: community. Anything that you can think of you can find a guide for for the most part, just by Googling. The chat has to be one of the only friendly ones I've seen in the linux community and the boards/wiki are impeccable. They didn't attempt to make me feel like a moron just for not knowing something, and they didn't feel I needed to be pressured into using Linux for every application, just supporting the cause and attempting to learn was enough. I've been waiting for dapper drake to take flight for a while nos so I can get my hands on XGL and get it actually working permanently on a computer. I might have to try out the beta early now that a beta has finally been released.

    --
    Judges and senates have been bought for gold; Esteem and love were never to be sold.
  4. Just Imagine How the Final Will Turn Out... by alphasubzero949 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've been using Dapper as a primary OS since Flight 5 and have been extremely impressed with the stability, considering the warnings and alpha status. Today was supposed to be the release of the original 6.04 if I am not mistaken (before Shuttleworth announced the delay). If they can iron out whatever small bugs remain in the beta until June 1, imagine how rock solid Dapper is going to be. At this point, when you couple the (almost) ease of use and the large forum community this is as close to LotD as you could get. It won't be long before you begin to see more and more comparisons between OS X, Windows, and Ubuntu. Things are going to become very interesting.

    I have already converted a few to Ubuntu from Windows and even rekindled some PCs that were collecting dust because of FUBARed Windows systems.