Ubuntu Linux 8: Is the Heron Hardier? | Linux Today

Ubuntu Linux 8: Is the Heron Hardier?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 1, 2008

“It wasn’t long ago that Gutsy Gibbon was in the news; Ubuntu’s
last release was touted as the easiest and most reliable Linux
ever. Yet, some found it pretty gutless, or even just gusty, with
hardware compatibility still a major bugbear. Linux 8.04, Hardy
Heron, is now on the horizon. Does it look any better?

“Ubuntu have a regular release schedule with subsequent versions
being named with a superlative and an animal, both words beginning
with the same letter of the alphabet…”

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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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