Linux.com: Review: Ubuntu Edgy is Nice, But Not So Edgy | Linux Today

Linux.com: Review: Ubuntu Edgy is Nice, But Not So Edgy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 2006

“The Ubuntu team is scheduled to release Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed
Edgy Eft, today. After working with beta and release candidates
over the last few weeks, I’ve found it to be a solid and usable
upgrade for Dapper–but not a particularly cutting-edge
release.

“The release is available as a live CD desktop installer for
x86, AMD64, and PowerPC, and there’s a server install CD for x86,
PowerPC, AMD64, and UltraSPARC systems. For OEM systems, systems
with less than 192MB of RAM, and other special cases, an alternate
install CD is available for x86, PowerPC, and AMD64…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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