It is finally here what should you expect, ubuntu 9.10 ubuntu 9.10 has finally arrived to all our update managers and you may be thinking what is the latest and greatest software ubuntu has to offer,in this blog i will give you a short run down of the new feachers and bugs.  Gnome implemented a new version of it Bluetooth manager and now supports Internet access through your mobile phone. after pairing your mobile phone with gnome Bluetooth, network-manager will include an entry to use your mobile phone for internet.  Ubuntu one is now pre-installed on the O.S,all you have to do is signup for an account and start backing up to the cloud. Ubuntu one allso got a new integrated into the new icon set  Karmic's GDM received some well needed updates that brought with them a newHumanLoginIcon set full of beautiful glowing icons - much more akin to the mock-up than the previous humanity icons used in it's place. This will be the default login screen which will be greeting you ,In my opinion the gdm seems dark and not very welcoming  Ubuntu 9.10 now makes it easier than ever to install your own fonts ,just double click. gone are the day of using the terminal to do the most simple task  Gnome volume control has added the ability for you to control a subwoofer and channel fading.also new is that when changing settings , changes are now instantly applied  You will not be seeing pidgin in thin iteration of Ubuntu instead you will see empathy im client the two are very similar and both connect to the same networks, but empathy has support for voice and video for msn client which makes it muck better to use.  Canonical has unveiled the “Ubuntu Software Store” which is a replacement for Add/Remove, Synaptic, etc starting in Karmic Koala.the new software store is very appealing to the eye and maybe a good addition to getting more people to use ubuntu.  Openoffice now has support for micosoft 2007 document format, so no more telling people to use the old file extendion  The interface for connection to Wireless networks is also undergoing some changes. The revisions are designed to do two things:
The new Network Manager Applet really builds on the success of Ubuntu’s already awesome network managing tool.  it is a boot-screen using ‘XSplash’ – a boot screen that uses the X Server (i.e What powers the GUI). It turned up very late in the Karmic Development timeline – arriving a day before featurefreeze 1!  lots more beautiful wallpapers in the Ubuntu lineup and even the first ever animated group of wallpapers which change at a given time  Ekiga – the VoIP application that nobody uses – will finally be removed from the default installation. Not only did no-one use it (or anyone know of anyone else who used it), it also took up a considerable amount of disk space for what it was. It will still be available to install from the repositories if you miss having it sat in your menu doing nothing. CommentsMon, 28 Feb 2011 21:16:36 What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Leave a Reply |
