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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.10

Desktop and Server. Codenamed "Intrepid Ibex", 8.10 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

for testing by any user.

 

Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for an

increasingly mobile digital life, including 3G wireless support and

guest sessions that lets users temporarily share computers without

compromising security.

 

Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition consolidates its support for virtualization with

an integrated Virtual Machine builder, and brings with it a fully-supported

Java stack and support for per-user directory encryption.

 

The Ubuntu 8.10 family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and

Mythbuntu, also reach RC status today.

 

The final release of Ubuntu 8.10 is scheduled for 30 October 2008 and will

be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Users requiring a

longer support lifetime may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, with

security support until 2011 on the desktop and 2013 on the server, rather

than upgrade to 8.10.

 

Before installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 please read

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810

 

 

About The Release Candidate

---------------------------

 

The purpose of the Release Candidate is to solicit one last round of

testing before the final release. Here are ways that you can help:

 

* Upgrade from Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Edubuntu 8.04 to the Release

Candidate by following the instructions in the release notes referenced

above.

 

* Participate in installation testing using the Release Candidate CD

images, by following the testing and reporting instructions at

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO

 

 

Desktop features

----------------

 

Xorg 7.4 brings improved support for automatic configuration of input

hardware, such as keyboards and mice.

 

3G support: Network Manager 0.7 comes with a number of greatly anticipated

features, including management of 3G connections (GSM/CDMA) and PPP/PPPoE

connnections.

 

Guest sessions: the User Switcher panel applet provides a new option for

starting a Guest session. This creates a temporary, password-less user

account with restricted privileges - perfect for lending out your laptop for

a quick email check.

 

Server features

---------------

 

Encrypted private directories: the installer now offers the option to

configure a secret encrypted folder for each user, to be unlocked and

mounted at login time, using ecryptfs.

 

Virtualization: Ubuntu 8.10 ships with a Virtual Machine builder that allows

complete Virtual Machines to be built from the command line in less than

five minutes, with support for scripting custom virtual images.

 

Java: a complete free Javaâ„¢ stack is supported in Ubuntu 8.10, including

OpenJDK and Apache Tomcat 6.0, making Ubuntu a great choice for Java

development and deployment.

 

Kubuntu features

----------------

 

Kubuntu builds on the groundwork of the Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 4 Remix to provide

a fully-supported KDE 4 desktop in Kubuntu 8.10.

 

Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/IntrepidIbex/RC/Kubuntu for details.

 

Xubuntu features

----------------

 

Xubuntu comes with the light-weight Xfce 4.4.2 desktop environment for those

who want a

desktop that is easy to use, but places particular emphasis on conserving

system resources.

 

Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/RC/Xubuntu for further

details.

 

UbuntuStudio features

---------------------

 

Ubuntu Studio includes the updates to input hardware and sound device

management from Ubuntu Desktop, and includes a complete suite of tools for

generation of audio, video, and graphic content.

 

Mythbuntu features

------------------

 

See http://mythbuntu.org/8.10/rc for information about the Mythbuntu release

candidate.

 

 

A more complete tour of the features new in 8.10 can be found at

http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/810rc

 

 

About Ubuntu

------------

 

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and

servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A

tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and

an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

 

Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and

hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about

support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support

 

To Get the Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate CD

-------------------------------------------

 

To perform a new installation or try out 8.10 "live" from CD, download

the Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate (choose the mirror closest to you):

 

Africa:

 

* http://bw.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Botswana)

* http://ls.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Lesotho)

* http://mz.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Mozambique)

* http://sz.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Swaziland)

* http://ubuntu.mirror.ac.za/ubuntu-release/8.10 (South Africa)

* http://zw.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Zimbabwe)

 

Asia:

 

* http://ftp.cse.yzu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Ubuntu/ubuntu-cd/8.10 (Taiwan)

* http://tw.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Taiwan)

* http://ftp.tcc.edu.tw/iso/Ubuntu/8.10 (Taiwan)

 

Europe:

 

* http://ubuntu.mirrors.skynet.be/pub/ubuntu.com/releases/8.10 (Belgium)

* http://wwwftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/ubuntu/releases/8.10 (France)

* http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu.iso/8.10 (Germany)

* http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Ireland)

* http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.10 (Netherlands)

* http://es.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Spain)

* http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Sweden)

 

North America:

 

* http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu-releases/8.10 (Canada)

* http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/CDs/8.10 (United States)

* http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu-releases/8.10 (United States)

 

Oceania/Australia:

 

* http://ubuntu-releases.optus.net/8.10 (Australia)

* http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/8.10 (New Zealand)

* http://nz2.releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (New Zealand)

 

South America:

 

* http://ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br/releases/8.10 (Brazil)

* http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br/ubuntu-releases/8.10 (Brazil)

 

Rest of the world:

 

http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.10 (Great Britain)

 

Please download using Bittorrent if possible. See

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BitTorrent for more information about

using Bittorrent.

 

Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

------------------------------

 

To upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS,

follow these instructions:

 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IntrepidUpgrades

 

 

Feedback and Helping

--------------------

 

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/

 

Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this

Release

Candidate into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please report bugs through

the

Launchpad bug tracker:

 

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs

 

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are not

sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on FreeNode, on the Ubuntu

 

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