{"id":9843,"date":"2009-10-02T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-10-02T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-02T09:09:00","slug":"ubuntu-9-10-beta-available-for-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/9843-ubuntu-9-10-beta-available-for-download.html","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu 9.10 beta available for download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu 9.10 beta is now available for those who can&rsquo;t wait to check out all of the promised new features, or want to get in on the bug catching action. Until the official release on October 29 there is plenty for Linux lovers to sink their teeth into. Detailed information and download links can be found on the Ubuntu site. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/testing\/karmic\/beta\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/testing\/karmic\/beta<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upstart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu 9.10 beta has transitioned to this method for handling tasks and services during boot and shutdown, as well as during system operation. This should improve boot performance. The overall boot experience has also received an overhaul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Software Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu 9.10 beta includes the Ubuntu Software Centre, replacing &#8216;Add\/Remove&#8217; in the Applications menu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GNOME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest GNOME 2.28 desktop environment has new features, such as Empathy replacing Pidgin as the default instant messaging client and the introduction of the Telepathy framework. The login manager is also completely rewritten.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ubuntu One file sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu 9.10 beta ships the Ubuntu One file sharing service by default, providing tightly-integrated file synchronization of your computer with other computers and the Ubuntu One network storage service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linux kernel 2.6.31 and new Intel video driver architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu 9.10 Beta includes the 2.6.31-11.36 kernel. The Intel video driver has switched from the EXA acceleration method to the new UXA, solving performance problems of Ubuntu 9.04. The kernel ships with Kernel Mode Setting enabled for Intel graphics, reducing boot time, and speeding up suspend\/resume.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New ext4 filesystem now default<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ext4 filesystem is used by default for new installations with Ubuntu 9.10 beta. Other filesystems are still available via the manual partitioner. Existing filesystems will not be upgraded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GRUB 2 by default<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GRUB 2 is the default boot loader for new installations of Ubuntu 9.10 Beta, replacing the previous GRUB &#8220;Legacy&#8221; boot loader.<\/p>\n<p>This is a mere taste of the improvements Ubuntu 9.10 beta has on offer, so any Linux fanatics would do well to mosey on over to the Ubuntu site and check out the in-depth technical overview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php?t=195201\"><strong>Ubuntu Karmic Koala<\/strong><\/a> discussion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu Karmic Koala features a myriad of new and improved features are now available for testing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}