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Ubuntu 11.04 beta review – Natty Narwhal’s naughty but nice…

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 12, 2011

[ Thanks to Linux User & Developer magazine for this
link. ]

“Ah, spring! Snowdrops and crocuses pop up everywhere,
the birds start their usual frantic nesting and mating routines,
and Canonical releases the first beta of the next Ubuntu release.
By now, you might already have heard about the most significant
change in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 dubbed Natty Narwhal — the
brand new Unity interface designed in-house by Canonical.
“And since opinions on the new interface seem to be divided (to put
it in the mildest way possible), we were eager to give the beta
release a try to check out the new interface for ourselves and see
what else the Ubuntu 11.04 has to offer.”


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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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