October 18, 2007 was a great day. On Thursday, a new version of the most popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu 7.10, was released. Updates occur as planned — every half a year, this time the release was carried out according to plan. There are a lot of innovations in the new distribution, and the most significant of them we have listed according to the information from the official site below.
- using the latest version of Gnome 2.2, as well as its own build Compiz Fusion, which implements beautiful effects when working with windows;
- built-in computer search, which searches for what you need by pre-prepared indexes, and therefore does it almost instantly (in fairness it should be said that this applet copies the famous Apple Spotlight);
- instant switching between logged-in user accounts;
- plugins for Firefox can now be installed via the standard software installation/removal dialog;
- improved monitor configurator with support for working with two monitors;
- automatic connection of connected printers;
- support for writing to NTFS volumes;
- improved support for energy saving and mechanisms for working with laptops and their implementation features of working with power;
- ...much, much more.
The most main feature of Ubuntu for a simple user is that everything works immediately after installation — tools for working with the Internet, office applications and much more.
There are several ways to get the latest version of Ubuntu 7.10:
- download the CD image from the official website;
- request a free CD, which, by the way, really send!
