Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 Released, Synaptic Removed

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 22, 2011

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“What’s new in Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2? Well, Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2
includes newer kernel packages based on the stable Linux kernel
3.0.4 upstream release, the newly released GNOME 3.2 Release
Candidate desktop environment, LibreOffice 3.4.3, Mozilla Firefox
7.0 Beta 6, and Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0 Beta 3.

“Starting with Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), Canonical will
provide a DVD ISO image that will be considered an extension to the
usual CD image. The DVD will contain all the supported translations
(language packs) and popular applications, such as The GIMP,
Inkscape, PiTiVi, and a complete version of the LibreOffice open
source office suite.”


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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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