---

Heise Online: LinuxTag: Ubuntu Offers Three Desktops

“In his keynote address at the LinuxTag conference, Ubuntu head
Mark Shuttleworth not only spoke about his concept of Open Source
software, but also revealed a few details about the new version of
the Linux distribution he initiated–‘Dapper Drake’ is expected to
be released on June 1. It is expected to offer users three desktops
to choose from: Gnome, the KDE used in Kubuntu, and Xfce in
Xubuntu. The latter desktop is considered to have a wide range of
functions and nonetheless run smoothly on old hardware.

“Shuttleworth said he was confident that the three certificates
for the corporate use of VMware, IBM DB2, and MySQL will soon
follow…”

Complete
Story

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis