Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Now In Beta

Posted by kdawson on from the your-netbook-will-thank-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "To little fanfare and not much news coverage, Canonical released the beta of Ubuntu 9.04 'Jaunty Jackalope.' I tried it on a Dell Mini 9 using the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) and it's fabulous! Much better than the sad 'Dell Desktop' that it shipped with. Finally, someone has broken the 25+ year old too-many-open-windows-and-chaos desktop paradigm with UNR's task oriented layout, which is perfect for small netbook screen sizes."

14 of 180 comments (clear)

  1. Let me be the first to ask.... by ControversialMatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    What the heck is a Jackalope?

    1. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Spazztastic · · Score: 4, Funny

      What the heck is a Jackalope?

      A mix between a Jackolantern and an Antelope.

      --
      Posts not to be taken literally. Almost everything is sarcasm.
    2. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

      I dunno, but it's probably going to break my sound drivers... again (sigh).

      --
      Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
    3. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by mrdoogee · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wrong! It's a mix between Hugh Jackman and a Cantaloupe.

    4. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 4, Funny

      Citty-frakkin'-slickers... Jackrabbit and an Antelope. We've got them all over western Nebraska...

      --
      If you don't know what AltaVista is (was), get off my lawn.
    5. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wrong again!

      Its a mix between Jack Nicholson and....your mom.

      (Happy Friday folks)

      --
      Sent from your iPad.
    6. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by jo42 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm still waiting for the "Gracious Goatse" release of Unbuntu.

    7. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by rackserverdeals · · Score: 4, Funny

      Citty-frakkin'-slickers... Jackrabbit and an Antelope. We've got them all over western Nebraska...

      You Rube! It's a myth!

      There's no such thing as western Nebraska.

      --
      Dual Opteron < $600
    8. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Matt+Perry · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm still waiting for the "Gracious Goatse" release of Unbuntu.

      There were plans for that version but the release slipped through the crack.

      --
      Slashdot: Failed Car Analogies. Amateur Lawyering. Anecdote Battles.
    9. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by drop+table+user · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm still waiting for the "Gracious Goatse" release of Unbuntu.

      Rumor says it will ship as soon as "Horny Herring" is out the door.

    10. Re:Let me be the first to ask.... by Jerry · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, a JACK rabbit with antlers. Ordinary rabbits or bunnies are too small to grow antlers.

      --

      Running with Linux for over 20 years!

  2. Re:It's a beta.. by Matt+Perry · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is not about a new "Linux" release. It's about a new Ubuntu beta. By contrast, This is a story about a new Linux release.

    Alright, Stallman. We get it already.

    --
    Slashdot: Failed Car Analogies. Amateur Lawyering. Anecdote Battles.
  3. Re:So by GMFTatsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Worst haiku ever.

  4. Re:What you should be asking... by styrotech · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's talking about the RPM monopoly :)