
Gutsy Gibbon has been release to the wild! Ubuntu officially announced this morning the release of their latest release of their distribution. I’ve always said it, and I’ll say it again, that whether your new to Linux or a power-user, this is one of the best distributions to get your hands on. You can download here or upgrade if you already have Feisty Fawn (7.04).
New features since Ubuntu 7.04
- GNOME 2.20
- Desktop 3D effects
- Desktop search
- Fast user switching
- Firefox plugins in Ubuntu
- Dynamic screen configuration
- Graphical configuration tool for X
- Fully automatic printer installation
- Handling of non-free device drivers
- NTFS writing
- Improved Power consumption
- Encrypted hard disks
- AppArmor security framework
- Additional installation profiles for Ubuntu Server
- Profile-based Authentication Configuration
- Improved thin-client support
Additionally, KDE 4.0 Beta 3 was released today.