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Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches
October 29th, 2009 Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches Posted by Dana Blankenhorn @ 5:00 am Categories: Cloud Computing , Distributions , GPL , General , Linux , Linux Desktop OS , Linux Server OS Tags: Ubuntu , Server , Server Version , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Desktops , Hardware , Dana Blankenhorn ...
Ubuntu 9.10 Feature Tour
Ubuntu 9.10 Feature Tour
ubuntu.com — Email and chat Chat with friends and colleagues through Empathy which integrates: Yahoo, Gmail, MSN, Jabber, AOL,... QQ and many more. Evolution gives you email, an address book and a calendar and works well with colleagues and friends using MS ... (more) Ubuntu 9.10 Feature Tour
Ubuntu 9.10 Technical Overview
ubuntu.com — Empathy has replaced Pidgin as the default instant messaging client, introducing the Telepathy framework . The gdm... 2.28 login manager by William Jon McCann is a complete rewrite compared to the version in earlier Ubuntu releases, permitting a more ... (more) Ubuntu 9.10 Technical Overview
Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala • The Register
theregister.co.uk — Ubuntu 9.10 is causing outrage and frustration, with early adopters wishing they'd stuck with previous versions of... the Linux distro. Blank and flickering screens, failure to recognize hard drives, defaulting to the old 2.6.28 Linux kernel, and failure ... (more) Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala • The ...
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