List of New Features in Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex"

[Exsecrabilus]

I'm sorry I didn't update this for three days, I was very busy. But err, I knew it. I don't have enough time to update this and the blog.

From now on, I declare this topic DEAD. Head over to my blog: http://ubuntunext.blogspot.com/

Because all the posts about new features in 8.10 are scattered here and there, I thought I would compile it all into one convenient place.

For a more detailed, throughout explanation of each bullet, please see my new blog:

http://ubuntunext.blogspot.com/

I recommend you go there and not here, but otherwise, this topic is not dead, it is still being updated.

Want to start anticipating for 9.04? I've started too! Check here: http://ubuntunext904.blogspot.com/

• Prefix Key
  • <Nothing> Posted two+ days ago
  • NEW New, posted just now
  • NEW New, posted one day ago
  • NEW New, posted two days ago
  • UPDATED Updated just now
  • UPDATED Updated one day ago
  • UPDATED Updated two days ago

Major Features

• [LINK] GNOME 2.24.x. (GNOME 2.23.91 development version at the moment.)
  • [LINK] Nautilus finally has tab support and can now restore from Trash.
  • [LINK] File Roller ("Archive Manager") now uses p7zip to extract archives, so it supports ALZ, RZIP, CAB, TAR.7Z now also.
  • [LINK] Empathy IM client and Hamster time tracker are two new applications that have been accepted into GNOME 2.24 "module suite."
  • [TOBE] When you try to log out, shutdown, etc. with (a) program(s) open, a warning pops up stating you must close all applications first.
  • [LINK] [LINK] Redesigned "Quit..." menu very similar to Mac OS X's (unlike before which was similar to XP.)
• [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] Complete theme overhaul. (With alpha 4, the default theme was switched back to Human(-Murrine.))
• [LINK] [LINK] OpenOffice.org 3.0.x with MS Office 2007 new file support.
• [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] Linux kernel 2.6.27 images have been prepared and will be uploaded soon to Intrepid.
• [LINK] Compiz 0.7.7 development release from Git with tons of new effects.
• [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] Network Manager 0.7.x with better network configuring and 3G support.
• [LINK] Ability to sign in as Guest via (Fast) User Switcher panel applet.
• [LINK] [LINK] Default Adobe Flash 10.x.x.x (RC now) in repos to enhance Flash experience.
• [LINK] Improved Jockey ("Hardware Manager") to additionally download printer drivers when needed.
• [LINK] [LINK] Official USB installation support for converting ISO CD image files into USB-live compatible files. EDIT: Work has started! Package usb-creator just got in!
• [LINK] Ubiquity (Ubuntu installer) layout redesign.
  • [LINK] An "Automatically sign in" option added at the fifth step of Ubiquity (Ubuntu installer) "Who are you?."
• [LINK] Secret ~/Private folder to encrypt anything you place into it.
• [LINK] X.Org 7.4, still in development, with X Server 1.5 and Mesa 7.1, is included in Intrepid.

Uncertain Features

• [LINK] I thought it'd never start; and by the time they did, I thought they would ship and outdated version. But they have been working on it! PackageKit! Help test it in 8.04 and 8.10 by seeing here!
• [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] "Login experience" GDM redesign. (I've learned from here that it is called "login experience," not "face browser.")
• [LINK] Empathy to replace Pidgin if stable enough.
• [LINK] Built-in font-selector for better system-wide font configuration.
• [LINK] System Cleaner, a new way to clean up cruft from your system (usually) after updating.
• [LINK] GIMP 2.6.x (if the Ubuntu developers are willing, seeing as how the feature freeze already came.)

Minor Features

• [LINK] OpenJDK pre-installed as default Java runtime.
• [LINK] [LINK] Failsafe BulletProofX login mode to be removed.
• [LINK] Transmission 1.33 is in! The Ubuntu devs pushed it in before Intrepid's feature freeze.
• [LINK] Synaptic package manager 0.62.x with new "Quick search" feature in place of "Search."
• [LINK] [LINK] Pidgin 2.5 has been uploaded into Intrepid. If Empathy doesn't replace it, it'll stay as v2.5.
• [LINK] Brasero 0.8.x with new features and bug-fixes.
• [LINK] GIMP 2.4.7 is in the repos. GIMP 2.5.3, however, is not.

Reference Links

• [[LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 5 release notes.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 4 release notes.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 3 release notes.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 2 release notes.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 1 release notes.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 5 screenshot tour.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 4 screenshot tour.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 3 screenshot tour.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 2 screenshot tour.
• [LINK] Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" alpha 1 screenshot tour.
• [LINK] 10 + 2 things you'll get with Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex".

Please help me improve this list!

[TheMono]

Tut tut, forgot the single biggest change in the repos:

KDE 4.1 by default in Kubuntu! Tis a beautiful thing, for those who have not yet tried it. This brings a host of improvements to the Kubuntu desktop:

- QT4 based
- New Kickoff menu
- Solid device manager
- Phonon audio backend
- Plasma desktop
- Compositing support in Kwin
- And many more! Buy now and get a free set of steak knives.

[lee.jarratt]

I hope Pidgin doesn't get replaced, I love Pidgin, it's simple, just how I like it. Can't see my self switching to something else, but I guess I can just download and install Pidgin after my 8.10 installation (just a little bit of extra effort )

Lee

[denzilla]

I don't see the logic in replacing a perfectly good IM client with a lesser one just because its the default upstream. Ubuntu Dev breaks with upstream on other aspects, so why would this be different?

[mc4100]

Originally Posted by Exsecrabilus For the sake of not wasting space, let's pretend Exsecrabilus' "List of New Features" is quoted here.

Don't forget the reworked "System" menu.

[niccholaspage]

Originally Posted by denzilla I don't see the logic in replacing a perfectly good IM client with a lesser one just because its the default upstream. Ubuntu Dev breaks with upstream on other aspects, so why would this be different?

I agree with denzilla.Why would they replace Pidgin? I mean come on! Most people use it a lot! All of my friends with Ubuntu use it.

[Nullack]

2.6.26 has been released and has two post release patches to it now which are included in the Ubuntu kernel.

[olskar]

Do we know that Gimp 2.6 is supposed to be out soon?
About the cleanup cruft thing, it has an unknown status in the blueprints, why is that?

[mc4100]

Originally Posted by olskar Do we know that Gimp 2.6 is supposed to be out soon? About the cleanup cruft thing, it has an unknown status in the blueprints, why is that?

http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/g...-features.html

A preview version of GIMP 2.6 should be released somewhen [sic] in July, however the final release will probably be in august.

[Archmage]

Originally Posted by Exsecrabilus [*]Did anybody hear about Firefox 3.1? Mozilla's support time for old products just last a few months. I don't know, but LTS or not, I think Intrepid should ship with 3.1 Beta. What do you think?

AFAIK Firefox 3.1 should ship end of 2008. I think that would be to late to ship it with Intrepid.