Ubuntu's "Lucid Lynx" Enters Beta

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Ubuntu's "Lucid Lynx" Enters Beta

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 23, 2010 @02:32PM from the but-that-danged-button-arrangement-sucks dept.

ActionDesignStudios writes "The upcoming release of Ubuntu, titled 'Lucid Lynx,' has just entered the beta cycle. Alongside the usual desktop and server versions, a special version has been released that is designed to run on Amazon's EC2 cloud service. This release of Ubuntu does away with the brown 'Human' Gnome theme we've all become accustomed to, replaced by a new version Canonical says is inspired by light. The new release also includes much better integration with social networking services such as Twitter, identi.ca and Facebook, among others."

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I remember back when it was smaller by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 14:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Several gigs seems a bit bloated for a text based browser, but I'll give it a try.
1. Re:I remember back when it was smaller by Qubit · 2010-03-23 14:59 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Several gigs seems a bit bloated for a text based browser
  Yeah, well screens are bigger now, so the text on them is much bigger, and therefore so are the fonts...
  This is why I tell my friends to choose computers with a smaller screen size.
  
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Lucid what? by tepples · 2010-03-23 14:36 · Score: 3, Funny

Does this mean it has a new default browser? Or that it can run old handheld games? Unlike the last few animal nicknames for Ubuntu releases (Hardy Heron, Intrepid Ibex, Jaunty Jackalope, Karmic Koala), this name is already taken by tech products with at least a cult following. Or is it a way to force Apple to step away from the big cat naming scheme for Mac OS X 10.7?
1. Re:Lucid what? by Minwee · 2010-03-23 15:24 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm more enthused by their upcoming Masturbating Monkey release in October.
2. Re:Lucid what? by cptnapalm · 2010-03-23 16:58 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  So... Cheetah II: Electric Boogaloo?
Just like real life by tpstigers · 2010-03-23 14:37 · Score: 2, Funny

So now I'm not Human by default, but have to make a conscious decision to be Human. Just like real life.
Ubuntu One-liner of the Year: 2010 by Statecraftsman · 2010-03-23 14:56 · Score: 5, Funny

gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string menu:minimize,maximize,close
1. Re:Ubuntu One-liner of the Year: 2010 by martin-boundary · 2010-03-23 16:18 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type string menu:minimize,maximize,close
  
  Is this a Lynx thing or something? When I enter this in my graphical web browser, all I get is
  "Server not found, Iceweasel can't find the server at www.gconftool-2.com"
2. Re:Ubuntu One-liner of the Year: 2010 by fm6 · 2010-03-23 16:59 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You're obviously not a Linux person. If you were, you'd know that the most important feature of a GUI is the icon that opens a command line window.
3. Re:Ubuntu One-liner of the Year: 2010 by Bigjeff5 · 2010-03-23 17:36 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Hey now, anybody who does any Windows administration knows this too.
  It's just that Windows is so easy to use most users never need to know the command window is there. ;)
  *runs*
  
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  Security is mostly a superstition... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. - Helen Keller
Re:Using it since Alpha 1 by Aphoxema · 2010-03-23 15:06 · Score: 2, Funny

Well, you see, there's this thing called the "Window List" which lets you easily switch between these windows that are maximized. Also alt tab. If I don't need to be looking at more than one window at a time, what's the point in running a program un-maximized?
You know, so you can watch your porn while you comment on /.

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"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
Followin Lucid Lynx will be... by EreIamJH · 2010-03-23 15:11 · Score: 4, Funny

Masturbating Monkey
1. Re:Followin Lucid Lynx will be... by Aphoxema · 2010-03-23 17:00 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Masturbating Monkey
  Mutilated Macaque?
  Masochistic Marsupial?
  Macabre Meerkat?
  
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  "Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
2. Re:Followin Lucid Lynx will be... by danieltdp · 2010-03-24 04:46 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Maniac Mansion? Oh, wait, wrong tab...
  
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Re:Music Store by Kitkoan · 2010-03-23 15:28 · Score: 5, Funny

I was excited about the Ubuntu One Music Store but then I found out it is gimped in Canada: indie artists only. So once again record labels keep my money out of their pockets! ;)
It's to make sure mistakes like Celine Dion are avoided again.

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Re:What I want to know is ... by adamofgreyskull · 2010-03-23 15:41 · Score: 5, Funny

My fstab is stored in twitter status messages you insensitive clod!
Re:Music Store by H0p313ss · 2010-03-23 15:49 · Score: 2, Funny

It's to make sure mistakes like Celine Dion are avoided again.
What mistake? We shipped her off to Vegas, it's all part of the plan.

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Re:What I want to know is ... by H0p313ss · 2010-03-23 15:55 · Score: 2, Funny

My fstab is stored in twitter status messages you insensitive clod!
QUICK, PATENT THAT IDEA!

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Re:f1rst p0st by houstonbofh · 2010-03-23 16:35 · Score: 2, Funny

so how can Fedora bl less user-friendly?
Update Manager and Software Center to start with.
Re:Using it since Alpha 1 by Anonymous Coward · 2010-03-23 17:29 · Score: 5, Funny

No. Their goal is to teach everyone to learn about gconftool.