home projects speaker

Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex release candidate is out!

Note

Please note that this is an archived post, so links, code and the communicated message might be outdated. YMMV

The release of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is getting closer with the release of the 8.10 RC.

DistroWatch.com reports that the release candidate for Ubuntu> 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" is out:

"The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server. 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."

Read the release announcement and release notes for more information.

Download (MD5): ubuntu-8.10-rc-desktop-i386.iso (698MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.10-rc-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent).

Also available are 8.10 RC CD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, release notes), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download).

You can read more of my Ubuntu-posts here: https://phun-ky.net/search/intrepid.

If you're interested in a first impression of Intrepid Ibex, you can read this excellent review from LifeHacker.com.

NOTE: The image used in this article is from the incoming current artwork cycle, it's not certain that the theme displayed is implemented in the final 8.10 release.


About the author

Hi! My name is Alexander, and I am a creative frontender, specializing in UX, accessibility, universal design, frontend-architecture, node and design systems. I am passionate with open source projects and love to dabble with new emerging technologies related to frontend. With over 24 years of frontend experience, I have earned the right to be called a veteran. I am a lover of life, technologist at heart. If I am not coding, I am cooking and I love whisky and cigars. Oh, and coffee, I LOVE coffee!

If you want to know more about me, here is some links you might want to check out: GitHub, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, CodePen, Slides.com, npm,

Speaker

I am also an avid speaker on several topics! Check out some of the things I speak about, and contact me if you are interested in having me at your next event!