Canonical has released the third alpha version of Ubuntu 11.10.
The distribution includes the Linux Kernel 3.0 for the first time, even if Canonical goes its own way and lists the Kernel version as 3.0.0.
Ubuntu 11.10 alpha 3 includes Wi-Fi driver support for Realtek's RTL8192CU, RTL8188CU as well as RT53xx chipsets. The current alpha still integrates Gnome 3.1.4 while the final version is likely to get Gnome 3.2. Other new features include a new task manager for Canonical's Unity Shell, Thunderbird as new email client as well as a new version of the news client Gwibber.
Ubunto 11.10 alpha 3 is available for download for 32-bit and 64-bit systems as well as OMAP4 environments. Canonical intends to release two more beta versions for September 1 and 22. The final version of the distribution is scheduled for a October 13 release.
Yea you aren't the only one. If that's not a typo then I don't understand why it was necessary to make that remark in the article.
if your involved in software or programming with versioning its common sense that 3.0 is not the same as 3.0.0
Sensationalist journalism FTW.
not much, it's just an honorary version upgrade, coz of Linux being 20 years old now.
Nothing more than would have excited you if it was 2.6.40, because in essence that's what it is.
I tried updating alpha 2 to alpha 3... it didn't work so well. Time to grab a fresh alpha 3!
More Unity? LMAO...
i am sick of unity and gnome3
Hey Gwibber is a social networking client.
Arch Linux doesn't have it in the core database, but it's in the "testing" repo (for now).
GNOME 3 is compatible with gtk2 themes, isn't it? So just get one from gnome-look.org.
Ubuntu 11.10 seems to be shaping up very nicely, Alpha 3 is already very stable, and they've done some nice tweaks to Unity, and made a 2d version of it that can run without working 3d acceleration. IMHO they have a winner on their hands.
For Ubuntu 11.04, during login, select "classic login" at the bottom. This will make it always start with GNOME.
I completely disagree. Stability is TERRIBLE so far. I've had alpha 3 installed 2 days so far and have already sent more crash reports to the ubuntu tracker than I have this year and last year combined. (90% revolve around Unity crashes).
In addition, running unity in either form is considerably slower than the Gnome Panel/2.0 Desktop environment.
Overall, the potential usability is awesome for Unity and the direction Canonical is heading. But the implementation absolutely blows so far.
It's just a terrible shame that Gnome Shell/3.0 is even worse.
In addition, running unity in either form is considerably slower than the Gnome Panel/2.0 Desktop environment.
Overall, the potential usability is awesome for Unity and the direction Canonical is heading. But the implementation absolutely blows so far.
It's just a terrible shame that Gnome Shell/3.0 is even worse.
Dude, it's still in Alpha state! Give it time and it will get better.
I do have to agree with most posters about Gnome 3.0 as I don't like it. KDE looks cleaner. For the record I was using Gnome 2.0+ version for a long time unti they started to push the 3.0 version. I know I still can use the old gnome but that too will eventually be phased out.
Darkk
Technology (both software & hardware) are continuously evolving in newer & more different ways each & every day. Whether we like it or not, it's always changing. We, as humans, can only do 3 things:
1) Continuously upgrading to the latest hardware & software (most of the time).
2) Keep using current tech without upgrading.
3) Not use any tech at all (but who wants that?)!
I didn't mean to sound so grating on Unity. In all honesty, I think it's the best thing going for Linux DEs. But no one can deny that it still has a long way to go before it's completely stable and feature rich enough for daily use, even considering the Alpha 3 state. Let's not forget that this thing is due in October.