Announcing Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available with a few clicks from a global network of mirrors, and professional commercial technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world. Ubuntu 6.06 LTS will be the first Ubuntu release with a long-term support cycle: free security updates and commercial technical support will be available for three years on the desktop, and five years on the server. To Get Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ---------------------- Download Ubuntu 6.06 LTS here: United States: http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.06/ Europe: http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/ (Sweden) http://fr.releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/ (France) http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/ (All) Rest of the World: http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/ To burn these CD images, you will need 700MB media. To receive a complimentary copy of the Official Ubuntu 6.06 LTS CD -- or a handful of them to give to your friends, your school or LUG -- place your request at the relevant URL below. http://shipit.ubuntu.com/ http://shipit.kubuntu.org/ http://shipit.edubuntu.org/ About Ubuntu 6.06 LTS --------------------- Highlights of this release include: On the Desktop CD * A new, very fast, graphical installer based on the Live CD * Faster system startup and login * Simplified menu organization * Graphical shutdown process * Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power Manager (Ubuntu) * Improved support for video playback * Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks * OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, X.org 7.0 * Support for ongoing translation updates throughout the life of this release, for all supported desktop environments On the Server * New kernels targeted at server platforms. The server kernels are tuned differently than the desktop kernels (providing better performance for server applications). * Both low-end and "big iron" server kernels. The low-end server kernel is generic, and should work on the same equipment that the desktop kernel runs on. The high-end server kernel is geared towards systems with greater than 8 CPUs (ES7000 / Summit / BIGSMP). * Turn-key LAMP installation for this common deployment scenario * Improved support for clusters and SANs * Thin client enhancements, including faster client startup, graphical boot process, reduced memory requirements, and sound device support Localization * Automatic setup of non-Latin input methods * Menu item translations included in language packs, for faster integration of new and updated translations provided through Rosetta * Ongoing translation updates from the Rosetta web service: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/dapper/+translations Installation and Upgrades * Ubuntu can now be installed to USB devices, such as removable hard drives and flash memory, using the text-mode installer * A new upgrade tool is available, for simple, clean and reliable upgrades from one Ubuntu release to the next, starting with Ubuntu 5.10 * The alternate installer now runs in a single stage, rebooting straight into the complete system. This makes it faster, simpler, and more reliable. "Under the hood" * GCC 4.0.3 * glibc 2.3.6 * Linux 2.6.15.6 * New live CD infrastructure for improved performance, usability and space-efficiency * Greatly improved infrastructure for automatic hardware detection and activation * The system PATH is now set in exactly one place, /etc/environment, for convenient administration As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre application software world, and each new release incorporates countless new features and bugfixes from the global development community. More detailed release notes are at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseNotes Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu channel on IRC.FreeNode.net, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our websites: http://www.ubuntu.com/ http://www.kubuntu.org/ http://www.edubuntu.org/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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