Ubuntu 9.04rc is fairly slick too for those gnome fans out there. Be careful with ext4 (even on Kubuntu), there are still a few issues I've been seeing on launchpad dealing with pre-allocation that are causing data loss, particularly in configuration files. There are reasons it is not enabled by default. However, even without ext4 i saw about a 10 second improvement in boot times on my old clunker laptop. The new gnome (especially with new theme/notification skin) makes this version look particularly slick compared to 8.10.
//_ Patrick Kilgore | Truman State University | [email protected] - [email protected] | 314.803.0842 On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Huan Truong <[email protected]> wrote: > Good news for everyone: > > The Kubuntu 9.04 - Jaunty Jackalope RC is out now. If nothing special > happens, this RC will be identical to the official version which will be > released in one week. > > What's new in Kubuntu 9.04: > * KDE 4.2.2 (The first KDE version that doesn't suck!) > * Qt 4.5: First LGPL Qt! > * Fast booting! > * ext4: You don't have to wait 2 minutes each time it checks your disks. > * DigiKam for your picture editing and management needs > * AmaroK 2! > > It's a pity we don't have kernel modesetting like Fedora 11, which I > absolutely felt in love with, but you can compile and install it yourself > (however I don't think it will be easy.) The deal about kernel modesetting > is that you don't have to run X as a superuser anymore. Cosmetically > switching between VT is super fast and the screen no longer flicks while > starting up or shutting down. > > I have a mirror of the Kubuntu 9.04 alternative image at > http://htruong.truman.edu/iso/ (on-campus only) > > As I'm writing this message, the download is not finished yet but will > complete very soon. Make sure you don't see a .rc file in my iso directory - > if you see one that means it's not completed yet. > > - Huan T. >
