Blog: Ubuntu's Ibex 8.10

Today the release of the latest version of Ubuntu is on its way. Packed with tons of new features, we were lucky to recieve a pre-release and have had a good bit of fun "checking" it out.

Some of the features are very cool!

Ubuntu Ibex now includes a USB key edition, enabling the OS to be run from a portable USB device.

Intrepid Ibex also includes the latest GNOME 2.24 Linux desktop, which backers claim improves the overall desktop experience.

Underlying user data on Intrepid Ibex will be more secure, thanks to the ecryptfs data encryption technology it nowuses.

Ecryptfs provides the user with a private, encrypted directory so if their hardware gets stolen the thief will not get access to the users data.

Virtualization and OpenOffice

Virtualization with Intrepid Ibex gets a huge boost with the Ubuntu created VM Builder tools. VM Builder is a piece of Python code that creates Xen, KVM and VMware-based virtual machines.

One key open source element that Ubuntu Ibex does not include default is the latest OpenOffice.org 3.

Overall Ubuntu is maturing, we have nothing but good experiences using it as a desktop.

Check it out!

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