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New Ubuntu To Focus On Cloud Computing
Karmic Koala is the code name for Ubuntu 9.10. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced the code name in a posting yesterday. Shuttleworth wrote that the “boot will be beautiful” for their desktop software. Ubuntu’s appearance will also change significantly:
The desktop will have a designer’s fingerprints all over it – we’re now beginning the serious push to a new look. Brown has served us well but the Koala is considering other options.
A lot of Karmic Koala’s work will revolve around cloud computing. Ubuntu will be using Amazon.com EC2′s APIs to make it easy for users to set up their own cloud computing setup.
We’re currently in beta with official Ubuntu base AMI’s for use on Amazon EC2. During the Karmic cycle we want to make it easy to deploy applications into the cloud, with ready-to-run appliances or by quickly assembling a custom image. Ubuntu-vmbuilder makes it easy to create a custom AMI today, but a portfolio of standard image profiles will allow easier collaboration between people doing similar things on EC2.
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Ubuntu Releases Version 8.10, Intrepid Ibex
Ubuntu, the free operating system that is based on Linux has released it’s newest version: 8.10. The newest version has an increase in performance and also supports 3G networks using a Connection Manager. The default browser for the newest version of Ubuntu 8.10 is Mozilla Firefox 3.
The operating system also comes with F-Spot, a photo managing software. F-Spot allows users to tag, share, upload, and sort photos. As far as office apps are concerned, Ubuntu comes with word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations using Open Office.
This version of Ubuntu is called Intrepid Ibex.
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