Announcing Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

[Matt Zimmerman]

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 
codenamed "Dapper Drake". This release includes both installable 
Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several
architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a 
fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of 
excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can
imagine available with a few clicks from a global network of mirrors,
and professional commercial technical support from Canonical Ltd and
hundreds of other companies around the world.

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS will be the first Ubuntu release with a long-term 
support cycle: free security updates and commercial technical support 
will be available for three years on the desktop, and five years on 
the server.


To Get Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
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Download Ubuntu 6.06 LTS here:

  United States:
    http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/6.06/

  Europe:
    http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/   (Sweden)
    http://fr.releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/   (France)
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/      (All)

  Rest of the World:
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/

To burn these CD images, you will need 700MB media.

To receive a complimentary copy of the Official Ubuntu 6.06 LTS CD -- 
or a handful of them to give to your friends, your school or LUG -- 
place your request at the relevant URL below.

   http://shipit.ubuntu.com/
   http://shipit.kubuntu.org/
   http://shipit.edubuntu.org/


About Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
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Highlights of this release include:

 On the Desktop CD

  * A new, very fast, graphical installer based on the Live CD

  * Faster system startup and login

  * Simplified menu organization

  * Graphical shutdown process

  * Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power 
    Manager (Ubuntu)

  * Improved support for video playback

  * Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different
    wireless and wired networks

  * OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, X.org 7.0

  * Support for ongoing translation updates throughout the life of
    this release, for all supported desktop environments


 On the Server

  * New kernels targeted at server platforms. The server kernels are 
    tuned differently than the desktop kernels (providing better 
    performance for server applications).

  * Both low-end and "big iron" server kernels. The low-end 
    server kernel is generic, and should work on the same equipment 
    that the desktop kernel runs on. The high-end server kernel is 
    geared towards systems with greater than 8 CPUs (ES7000 / Summit
    / BIGSMP).

  * Turn-key LAMP installation for this common deployment scenario

  * Improved support for clusters and SANs

  * Thin client enhancements, including faster client startup,
    graphical boot process, reduced memory requirements, and sound
    device support


 Localization

  * Automatic setup of non-Latin input methods

  * Menu item translations included in language packs, for faster 
    integration of new and updated translations provided through
    Rosetta

  * Ongoing translation updates from the Rosetta web service:

      https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/dapper/+translations


 Installation and Upgrades

  * Ubuntu can now be installed to USB devices, such as removable
    hard drives and flash memory, using the text-mode installer

  * A new upgrade tool is available, for simple, clean and reliable
    upgrades from one Ubuntu release to the next, starting with 
    Ubuntu 5.10

  * The alternate installer now runs in a single stage, rebooting
    straight into the complete system. This makes it faster,
    simpler, and more reliable.


 "Under the hood"

  * GCC 4.0.3

  * glibc 2.3.6

  * Linux 2.6.15.6

  * New live CD infrastructure for improved performance, usability and 
    space-efficiency

  * Greatly improved infrastructure for automatic hardware detection and activation

  * The system PATH is now set in exactly one place, /etc/environment, for
    convenient administration


As always, Ubuntu includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre 
application software world, and each new release incorporates 
countless new features and bugfixes from the global development 
community. More detailed release notes are at

   http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseNotes


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/

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but 
aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu channel on IRC.FreeNode.net, 
on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
  http://www.ubuntuforums.org/


More Information
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You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our
websites:

  http://www.ubuntu.com/
  http://www.kubuntu.org/
  http://www.edubuntu.org/


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
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