Alpha 6 of Intrepid Ibex is Out + 10 New Features

Hey fellow Ubuntu peeps! Have you been over to Ubuntu.com lately? They just released the Alpha 6 version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. You can download the iso for it here: (Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6)

If you want to upgrade from 8.04 (Though I don't recommend it until the final release next month) you can do the following:

Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '8.10' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

Intrepid Ibex comes with some new features. Here are ten new features from Ubuntu.com:

• "Last successful boot" recovery entry
• GNOME 2.23.91
• X.Org server 7.4
• Linux kernel 2.6.27
• Encrypted private directory
• Guest session
• Network Manager 0.7
• DKMS
• Samba 3.2
• PAM authentication framework

Have you played with the latest Alpha releases of Ibex yet? How do you like it? Is it the same, better, worse? Let me know in the comments!

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More Sticker Requests and The Countdown to Intrepid Ibex!

Hell yeah people! Keep them coming! My friggin' mailbox was full last night for "Powered by Ubuntu" and "Powered by Kubuntu" requests! My wife is certain that our mailman will get really pissed off at me for this, but who cares?

I am just really excited that there are as many like minded Ubuntu enthusiasts out there as I am! Please keep spreading the word about the stickers! For details on the sticker offer click here: (Powered By Ubuntu Sticker Offer)

You may have noticed my count down to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) which is due out next month. (Special thanks goes to Bauer-Power contributor Sundance for the Java script coding)







This is another good way of spreading the Ubuntu word! If you have a website, and want to add the countdown to your site, here is the code:

<!-- Begin Bauer-Power.net Ubuntu Countdown --><br /><br /><iframe src ="http://makemeasammich.net/Countdown/countdown.html" width="299" height="199" align="middle" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"><br /><br /></iframe><br /><br /><!-- End Bauer-Power.net Ubuntu Countdown -->

When you paste the code into your site, users will be able to click on it to take them to Ubuntu.com to learn more about how they can free themselves from the grasp of Microshaft!

Lets keep spreading the word about Ubuntu!

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