Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Released

Lots of readers told us about the official release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (screenshots here for Ubuntu and Kubuntu). Some readers report that the distribution servers are being hammered. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn. Reader LinuxScribe sends us to LinuxPlanet for the story on a pleasant Java surprise in the release.

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Fast mirror at Indiana University

[cow ninja]

Here is a quick mirror: (ftp also works) http://ftp.ussg.indiana.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/ 7.04/ maintained by http://www.ussg.iu.edu

Go ahead, take our bandwidth :)

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[didde]

Let's not forget The Pirate Bay, people. They've had this up since 03:00 UTC.

The .torrent is available here.

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[Zonk (troll)]

Thanks for the info. The Swedish mirrors also appear to be working decently.

http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/

Also, here are the torrents:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-altern ate-amd64.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-altern ate-i386.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-deskto p-amd64.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-deskto p-i386.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-server -amd64.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-server -i386.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-server -sparc.iso.torrent

No PPC releases at the moment, though.

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[mattnuzum]

Try the homepage now. We've simplified things and will update the mirror list frequently until the excitement dies down.

Please note that if you use Ubuntu now, you can update very easily, but don't use dist-upgrade. Instead:

Before you start

        * You can only directly upgrade to Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn") from Ubuntu 6.10 ("Edgy Eft") (see UpgradeNotes)
        * Be sure that you have all updates applied to Ubuntu 6.10 before you upgrade
        * The latest version of Update Manager (0.45.2) must be installed before you upgrade. Otherwise, you will receive an Authentication failed error. See [WWW] here for instructions how to check if you have the required version.

Note: If you have a version of Ubuntu which was released before Ubuntu 6.10, please see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Installation/UpgradeFromOld Version for information on how to upgrade.

Network upgrade for Ubuntu desktops (recommended)

You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure.

      1. Open System -> Administration -> Update Manager
      2. A button on the top of the window will appear, informing you of the availability of the new release
      3. Click Upgrade
      4. Follow the on-screen instructions

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[teh loon]

Torrents are the way to go. A few hours ago I couldn't find the ISOs on most mirrors except for the ones that I downloaded slowly from, so I opted for the torrent option. Managed to download the ISO in an hour through DHT - the ubuntu tracker wasn't accepting the torrent then.

Now I'm installing it as I speak, and it's nearly done.

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[Syzar]

Links for Kubuntu torrents:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/feisty/kubuntu- 7.04-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/feisty/kubuntu- 7.04-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/feisty/kubuntu- 7.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/feisty/kubuntu- 7.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[niteice]

Technically speaking, it's just the package updater (like Windows Update but less evil), which also is capable of updating the entire distro.

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[bill_kress]

Yes, very close.

I've dipped into Linux many times (Since before CDs) but this is the first time I've installed it on all my computers.

Yesterday, in fact, I got windows XP running within Ubuntu (My current project requires it) and it was easy, free and very slick. This means I can convert my last remaining dual-boot computers (because of games, mostly) over to Linux.

I still run into things here and there that SHOULD just take 5 minutes but end up taking 2 hours of research, but much less often than with any other distro--and I haven't figured out how to get dual monitors working yet. Oh, and suspend/resume still doesn't work on any of the 3 laptops (I got my wife a MAC and the fact that suspend/resume always works, and does so quickly and smoothly makes me so jealous!)

Every install worked flawlessly in each laptop. CD's, floppies and USB drives are automatically mounted, all resolutions are available on the screens (even wide-screens), and even my wireless internal lan adapter just worked out of the box.

With the addition of Click And Go (I hope it's in this release) it'll be MUCH easier to acquire and install new software than it is in Windows.

If you are considering installing Linux for the first time, I advise you scan this page first--I use it all the time now. It gives you a great summary of what can be done and how to do it. Most "Tasks" are simply a few entries on the CLI now--and most installs can be done from a decent GUI as well (the guide uses CLI because it's easier to describe) http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

Oh, and hey--one complaint (more of an observation actually), for those of you who complain about how often you must enter the root password on a PC, take a look at that page and see how often "SUDO" (the Linux equivalent) is required. Holy cow, it's like every single time you want to call apt-get (in other words, any time you want to install ANYTHING), you have to give up the root password. I believe this means that all install scripts are running as root--I don't know if this is a security hole, but it sure sounds like one. This is the exact equivalent to every windows program install requiring administrator access--something they have at least recognized as a flaw and begun to combat.

But at any rate--seriously, it's now mainstream. Stick it on your grandma's computer. This from a Very Picky user.

Re:Fast mirror at Indiana University

[SuperQ]

Some do! The mirror at umn.edu has iso downloads disabled, and a torrent is up and seeding at 75mbit. :)

torrents

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't bother with the official sites - I think they must be running Ubuntu Sluggish Slug Server Edition! Kidding aside, there are a myriad of torrent options.

Re:torrents

[0100010001010011]

And those torrent options are....

ubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-server-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-7.04-server-amd64.iso.torrent

Upgrade from 6.10

[raffe]

I have just update my 6.10 vmware image running on my win xp to 7.04. Runs great. If you want to try to upgrade from 6.10 to 7.04 open a terminal and enter
gksu "update-manager -c -d" and follow instructions. As always, back up your computer fist. :-D

Re:Upgrade from 6.10

[bytor4232]

To properly upgrade 6.10 to 7.04 simply go to System - Administration - Update Manager. The button just appeared on my update-manager informing me of a new release.

Re:Upgrade from 6.10

[Knuckles]

-c is only needed if you upgrade from 6.06 LTS (Dapper) to 6.10 (Edgy), since by default, LTS releases will only upgrade to the next LTS release.
-d is wrong since it is there to force an upgrade to a development version, which 7.04 (Feisty) isn't anymore.

To do an upgrade correctly, follow the instructions here: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

Re:Plesant Java Surprise?

[Kirth]

They bundled it. Except on 64bit machines, where it still does not work correctly and still does not have a browser plugin; because the bug-report for this is only two years old.

Re:Finally!

[StonedRat]

It's already been announced as Gutsy Gibbon.

Re:Gentoo has failed me too many times

[ericrost]

Hmm.. google impaired:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EncryptedFilesys temHowto
http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/net/libnss-ldap
http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/admin/libpam-lda p
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba

Re:System Requirements?

[SomeGuyTyping]

on SAMBA, just begin to set up a share and synaptic will download and install the SAMBA components.

Re:Dual-boot

[staticsage]

If you download the Alternate Install CD, you can choose where to install grub. Install it to a floppy or usb drive and you can use that file with the windows boot loader. This way if you want to remove the Ubuntu partitions in the future you won't have to worry about fixing the boot loader. It's been a while since I've done this, but this looks about right: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=56723

Re:System Requirements?

[bhsx]

I've not tried 7.04 yet, but I have Xubuntu (the XFCE version) running just dandy on a 200MHz, 96MB RAM Toshiba Satellite 4010CDS. It does take a bit(39-60 seconds) to launch some apps, OO.o and Firefox specifically; but once launched they work just fine. Installation could have been smoother, but again, this is some pretty old hardware. I use it as a second web terminal on the coffee table when someone (wife, step-daughter) is on the main PC. If I were you I'd wait for the Feisty version of Xubuntu.

Re:What's new?

[ror]

You can just "upgrade" by changing a word in a config file somewhere, there's no reinstallation involved; You'll just be bumped with a few programs to download and you're done, there's little reason *not* to.

MAGNET URI Torrent address

[Danathar]

Don't people understand that when you put the .torrent file on the same server as the iso's if one is being hammered the other get's killed too.

So....your mirrors are breaking. Yea! Bittorrent saves the day! Lets put the torrent file on the SAME SERVER that's currently melting down. That will fix it. :(

So your torrent servers don't get killed post the Magnet URI so that people can join the torrent independent of the accessibility of the .torrent file.

Here is the Ubuntu 7.04 i386 desktop

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DMDDBZV4X4NWSEHVEBBZHSMFY4GHDK XV

Note Slashdot has a problem with Magnet URI's there is NO space between the last K and XV

Re:MAGNET URI Torrent address

[The_Wilschon]

Note Slashdot has a problem with Magnet URI's there is NO space between the last K and XV

That's part of the lameness filter. In an effort to prevent screen-widening hacks, long strings of characters with no whitespace get some whitespace inserted in them. You can get around this by enclosing the URI in a URL tag. The URI as displayed will still include the whitespace, but the HREF for the generated link will not. Observe:

<URL:magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DMDDBZV4X4NWSEHVEBBZHSMFY 4GHDKXV>
(without the extra space of course) becomes
magnet:xturnbtihDMDDBZV4X4NWSEHVEBBZHSMFY4GHDKXV

Re:What's new?

[Anonymous Coward]

The improved wireless support comes from network-manager not avahi, avahi is a service for automatically discovering network services on your local network.

Tomboy and f-spot at least, were included in Ubuntu 6.10.

There are *lots* of small incremental improvements in Ubuntu, that's the benefit of 6 month release plan. Some of them are detailed here: http://philbull.livejournal.com/34930.html There are also a list of improvements from Gnome 2.18 here: http://www.gnome.org/start/2.18/notes/en/

I imagine the new kernel release adds support for new hardware and things too.

Xubuntu torrents:

[Anonymous Coward]

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/7.04/re lease/xubuntu-7.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent - Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/7.04/re lease/xubuntu-7.04-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent - Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/7.04/re lease/xubuntu-7.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent - Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/7.04/re lease/xubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso.torrent - Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers

Livecd goodness

[elmartinos]

I am posting this from the same computer on which currently Ubuntu is installing. Beat that, windows!