I think what's below is pretty much the official final word on the "when" part of the release.
The "what's it like" is the upgrade went exceptionally smoothly. Most major "gotcha" so far is I had trained xine to expect my dvd reader at /dev/hdd, that is now /dev/scd1 Apart from that it's slicker, nicer, less buggy. The kids got a wide range of upgrades to their games, Mom& Dad got firefox 2.0 b3 I had been keeping off the firefox 3 series as I had grown to rely on a number of addons that weren't supporting 3.0 Now I find all the ones that matter (noscript, ad block plus, ....) have caught up, or firefox has grown additional features that render them obsolete. The UI change on firefox 3 is a bit of a shock, but you rapidly grow to like it. All in all, I have no substantive issues to report, just nicer / slicker better. John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Zealand ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:17:20 -0700 From: Ubuntu Announcements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS released The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Read more about the features of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS in the following press releases: Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-server Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will be maintained and supported for three years on the desktop and five years on the server. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is also the basis for the new 8.04 release of Kubuntu: http://kubuntu.org/news/8.04-release 8.04 brings a restructuring of Edubuntu as the Ubuntu Education Edition. The education desktop and application bundle now installs as an add-on to a standard Ubuntu desktop. http://www.edubuntu.org/news/8.04-release The Ubuntu 8.04 family of variants, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu, are also released today: http://www.xubuntu.org/news/hardy/release http://ubuntustudio.org/ http://www.mythbuntu.org/ To Get Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ---------------------- To download Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Users of Ubuntu 7.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 8.04 via Update Manager. As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. For further information about upgrading, see http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading Users of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS may wish to wait for the first point release of 8.04 LTS, due in July 2008, before upgrading. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804 Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804overview If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce -- ubuntu-announce mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce
