Mythbuntu 8.04 now available!

After long hours and endless work the Mythbuntu team is excited about the release of Mythbuntu 8.04. This release is built on the LTS base of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. We would like to thank everyone that contributed in getting to this second release. Also, don’t forget to Digg it! Please see the Release Notes [...]

Linux Ubuntu PCs set for sale in Russia

Linux Ubuntu installation on PCs sold by Excimer and NT Computer is to be launched within the nearest month. Consequently, Ubuntu sales in Russia might reach 300 thousand units. Ubuntu 8.04 released on April 24, 2008 is more likely to be preinstalled. Within a month several Russian companies start installing popular Linux Ubuntu OS on [...]

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS released

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server, continuing Ubuntu’s tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Read more about the features of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS in the following press releases: Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-server

Latest Server Release Expands Ubuntu Enterprise Profile

Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition for free download on Thursday 24 April. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition. Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) Server Edition adds new features to enhance the performance, stability and security of this fully [...]

Announce: Ubuntu OpenWeek Python Packaging Session

Hello, I’d like to invite members of the Python community to join us during Ubuntu Open Week — a week of IRC sessions where users can interact with developers during specific sessions. This open week will take place from 28 April to 3 May. Of specific interest to this list will be Emilio Pozuelo Monfort’s [...]

Weekly Newsletter #87

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 87 for the weeks April 13th – April 19th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate, Release Candidate Testing, Ubuntu Open Week, Abiword 2.6 needs testers, reviewers, and sponsors, ShipIt 8.04 CD orders, Hardy Heron release parties, FISL (5th International Free Software Forum) [...]

The Official Ubuntu Book: Ubuntu Foundation Documents

This appendix contains the foundation documents for the Ubuntu project. The Canonical Ltd. location for each of these documents is the Ubuntu Web site, and any updated versions can be found there. These documents are presented verbatim except where wording or presentation assumed a Web-based reading. The appendix contains the following documents: * Code of [...]

Announcing the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed “Hardy Heron”, 8.04 LTS continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable, and suitable [...]

Shuttleworth starts countdown to Ubuntu 8.04 release

The next red-letter day for Ubuntu fans will be April 24, when Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support) arrives. Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, guarantees that the next version of the popular Linux distribution will make it on time, with something for enterprise, desktop, and Internet users. In an interview, [...]

20 major Ubuntu sites you should know about

Many useful and great Ubuntu related links …