Software update: Ubuntu Linux 6.10 release candidate

On the Ubuntu site is the release candidate appeared of Ubuntu Linux 6.10, which means that the final version of Edgy Eft – the nickname of the 6.10 series – will see the light of day in the not too distant future. To be precise, the developers expect to have it ready by October 26. Ubuntu Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution for use on desktop computers and servers. By default, the operating system uses Gnome as a desktop environment, OpenOffice.org for office applications and Mozilla Firefox as an internet browser. The 6.10 branch includes Gnome 2.16, Firefox 2.0 RC2, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4 and Gaim 2.0 beta 3. In addition, the 6.10 beta has a new look, which can be found in Firefox, the login screen, the wallpaper and the splash screen. More information about the new version can be found at this page. Below are the corresponding release notes posted:

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 6.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu – codenamed “Edgy Eft”. The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release.

We consider this release candidate to be complete, stable and suitable for testing by any user.

The final release of version 6.10 is scheduled for 26 October 2006 and will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that the current stable release (6.06 LTS) is a long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade to 6.10.