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Ubuntu 10.04 beta now available for download (screenshot tour)
With the final release of Ubuntu 10.04 due in just under a month, things appear to be right on schedule at Canonical. Yesterday the Lucid beta download page went live and eager testers rapidly descended upon the mirrors.
Watching Lucid evolve has been exciting. It's clear that Canonical is intent on creating a version of Ubuntu which can appeal to a broader base of computer users with a more select set of default programs, new visuals, built-in easy access to social networks via Gwibber, and loads of other improvements.
One key addition to the beta is Wubi. If you're not familiar with it, Wubi is a Windows program which allows you to install Ubuntu on the same drive as your Windows install. It's an extremely simple way to take Ubuntu for a test drive -- or make it a permanent fixture on your system.
Watching Lucid evolve has been exciting. It's clear that Canonical is intent on creating a version of Ubuntu which can appeal to a broader base of computer users with a more select set of default programs, new visuals, built-in easy access to social networks via Gwibber, and loads of other improvements.
One key addition to the beta is Wubi. If you're not familiar with it, Wubi is a Windows program which allows you to install Ubuntu on the same drive as your Windows install. It's an extremely simple way to take Ubuntu for a test drive -- or make it a permanent fixture on your system.
If you give Ubuntu 10.04 a try at this point, it's important to remember that you will encounter glitches. There's still plenty of work to do (and bugs to squash) at this point. Wubi, for example, was able to install 10.04 and modify my Windows boot menu, but GRUB failed to load and I couldn't boot into Ubuntu.
Overall, however, the Lucid beta feels fast, it's very usable, and I can definitely see myself using 10.04 as my primary OS. Will the computing masses feel the same way? Probably not, but there's no doubt that the improvements in Lucid will help increase in Ubuntu's market share.
You can download the Ubuntu 10.04 beta and try it out for yourself -- or have a look at some screenshots in the gallery (below)! (Reading this via RSS? Here's the link to the screenshot gallery!)
Overall, however, the Lucid beta feels fast, it's very usable, and I can definitely see myself using 10.04 as my primary OS. Will the computing masses feel the same way? Probably not, but there's no doubt that the improvements in Lucid will help increase in Ubuntu's market share.
You can download the Ubuntu 10.04 beta and try it out for yourself -- or have a look at some screenshots in the gallery (below)! (Reading this via RSS? Here's the link to the screenshot gallery!)
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsmotangMar 20th 2010 10:41AM
Using is right now...and it does have a very mature feel out of the box, love it!
GavMar 20th 2010 12:57PM
Hasn't Wubi been a part of Ubuntu for a while now?
Lee MathewsMar 20th 2010 12:58PM
Wbui's been around for ages, it just hasn't been present in the alpha builds (it's usually not included until beta).
This is it's first re-appearance in 10.04
SilverWaveMar 20th 2010 1:17PM
Yeah best Ubuntu to date and its still only a Beta 1.
Very Stable.
Love it.
SilverWaveMar 20th 2010 1:19PM
Taking A Chance On Lucid 10.04 Beta 1 :-) [Up and running] « SilverWav's Journal "Come on in the waters fine!" http://bit.ly/9oQ2Hh
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First Impressions
You know I think I like it :-)
* Wow purple… well that’s a bold choice :-)
* I wasn’t planning on using that dark a theme, but now I have seen it, I may be able to live with it.
* Controls on the left… yep I can retrain myself to use them, hopefully there is a good reason for the change.
SlickMar 20th 2010 4:09PM
If you have an extra Atom machine sitting around this is the perfect chance to get acquainted with the new version. I'll be curious to see how long it takes for Linux Mint to follow suit.
CamMar 21st 2010 6:46PM
Because everyone has a spare Atom machine laying around?
ErnestasMar 21st 2010 10:03AM
You could add these videos (: :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIjBA88Mto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGa24LuJnI
By the way, I noticed there are some new nice backgrounds (you can see them in videos). http://bit.ly/cyhHDb
cmsb55Mar 22nd 2010 3:10AM
I like the new theme. I always thought the default Ubuntu theme was ugly but I'm actually excited for this change.
kendallMar 22nd 2010 5:49PM
ubuntu 8.10 is my favorite.
kendallMar 22nd 2010 5:49PM
ubuntu 8.10 is my favorite!
cybercapitalistMar 23rd 2010 10:22AM
It looks like the Ubuntu theme was designed by the same people who made the Windows XP theme.
rekkidMar 27th 2010 12:35AM
the version of Wubi on the beta1 iso doesnt work... you can download a newer version at: http://people.canonical.com/~evand/wubi/lucid/
direk izleApr 2nd 2010 6:44PM
when i seen this screen i wanted to format my pc right away...
Tee K SApr 25th 2010 11:38PM
any problem for it to run pplive
xxdesmusxxApr 27th 2010 9:43AM
surprisingly polished, but my wifi is being flaky. It worked great after I installed the driver for it ...but now after rebooting it refuses to work ever again. .... it really shouldn't be the difficult to use.
xxdesmusApr 27th 2010 9:44AM
surprisingly polished, but my wifi is being flaky. It worked great after I installed the driver for it ...but now after rebooting it refuses to work ever again. .... it really shouldn't be the difficult to use.