October 29, 2009 · News · 2 comments

This is the list of CD/DVD images download links for Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)

Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 · News · 3 comments

The Ubuntu team is happy to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. This is their latest result, the Ubuntu 9.10 , which brings a host of exciting new features.

Continue reading →

October 29, 2009 · News · 13 comments

Review Ubuntu 9.10 -- aka Karmic Koala -- is taking the fight to Microsoft and its new Windows 7 operating system.

The Koala -- due for its official release today -- brings faster boot times, a revamped software installer, better disk encryption, online services, and quite a bit more to the popular Linux desktop.

We took the release candidate for a spin and are happy to report that while work remains, Ubuntu 9.10 has plenty of improvements and that it's well worth upgrading your current system.
Continue reading →

October 27, 2009 · News · 4 comments

Ubuntu's Chris Kenyon gives BBC Radio 5-Live's Gary Parkinson a preview of Karmic Koala.

What do French gendarmes, Andalucian school children, Wikipedia and San Francisco International airport have in common?

It is not the set up for a tortuous pun. Instead all of them are big users of the free Ubuntu operating system.

The French national police force runs its operations on the open source OS; computer systems supporting Spanish schools have their own version; the online encyclopaedia runs its hundreds of servers on Ubuntu and SFIA's internal computer system is based around it.
Continue reading →

October 26, 2009 · News · 4 comments

During a phone briefing today, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth described the Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, server and cloud strategy to members of the IT media. WorksWithU tuned in and posed some key questions to Shuttleworth. Here are 10 highlights from the call.

As you’ll recall, Ubuntu 9.10 is scheduled to debut Oct. 29. Shuttleworth’s thoughts from today’s call included:

Continue reading →