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Ubuntu’s ‘Hardy’ Gets Cozy With Windows

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 24, 2008

“The newest Ubuntu Linux long term support (LTS) release, code
named ‘Hardy Heron’ (officially called Ubuntu 8.04) is set to be
available today, including both desktop and server editions with a
long list of new features.

“Among them is an innovative new way to install and uninstall
Linux with a Microsoft Windows desktop.

“With the release, Ubuntu and its commercial sponsor Canonical
aim to dispel the myth that there isn’t a market for the Linux
desktop and that it can compete against Microsoft. The Ubuntu 8.04
release also aims to make it easier in the first place of users to
try out Linux…”

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