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Ubuntu Release Candidate Available

wolfman
wolfman Posts: 3,225 Forumite
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For anyone that can't wait until next Thursday, the Release Candidate of Hardy Heron has been officially announced today (one day late)

http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.04/

I'm downloading it now via a torrent (get 300kb/ps). I don't think I'll be ready to upgrade just yet, but I've got a spare partition to install it on for trying out other/new distro's.

It'll be virtually the same as the official release (bar some bug fixes, and translation changes etc...)

When will Google release Browser Sync for Firefox v3. Grrr.
"Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha."
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  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    oooh wow - the new Ubuntu, you do know what that stands for

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/14/linux_manual/
  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    I tried installing 8.04 on a virtual PC but it just wouldn't load up. Kept coming up with a processor error. Version 7 doesn't have a working mouse in Virtual PC. The only one that is reliable here is 6.06. Will version 8 work in a virtual pc environment?
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    TonyLisaP wrote: »
    I tried installing 8.04 on a virtual PC but it just wouldn't load up. Kept coming up with a processor error. Version 7 doesn't have a working mouse in Virtual PC. The only one that is reliable here is 6.06. Will version 8 work in a virtual pc environment?
    Unfortuantly virtual PC does not support non-Win32 O/S very well, install new HDD or create partition on existing HDD and install it, or use the live CD.
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • russ_gillespie
    russ_gillespie Posts: 183 Forumite
    Ubuntu works great on VMWare Workstation, you should try that.

    Russ
    - Google is your friend, use it :rolleyes:
  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    PROLIANT wrote: »
    Unfortuantly virtual PC does not support non-Win32 O/S very well, install new HDD or create partition on existing HDD and install it, or use the live CD.

    Because of the unique nature of my Vista installation, any messing around with the MBR or partitions will render it unbootable. I might try vmware or I may even dig out my old 40GB IDE drive from the garage and put it on that.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    TonyLisaP wrote: »
    Because of the unique nature of my Vista installation, any messing around with the MBR or partitions will render it unbootable. I might try vmware or I may even dig out my old 40GB IDE drive from the garage and put it on that.
    Ok, VMWare may work let me know if it does.
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • TonyLisaP
    TonyLisaP Posts: 505 Forumite
    Anyone have a link for vmware download? My wife is nagging me to get off the PC.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    TonyLisaP wrote: »
    Anyone have a link for vmware download? My wife is nagging me to get off the PC.
    http://www.vmware.com/download/
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • wolfman
    wolfman Posts: 3,225 Forumite
    I'd try VirtualBox instead of VMWare. It's faster in terms of memory and disk I/O.

    I run Linux and use VirtualBox to runs Vista, XP and BSD images.
    "Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha."
  • tomsolomon
    tomsolomon Posts: 3,613 Forumite
    I thought the official release date was going to be the 28th???

    BTW for anyone out there who is scared of the penguin, You are going to love this new release, its wicked..
    Ive installed the beta to a few machines and everything works, EVERYTHING.
    Theres also now a proper control panel for your display drivers, and it comes with three years support.

    Like I said in a previous post, Bill Gates has got some serious competition with this one.
    To travel at the speed of light, one must first become light.....
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