Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at
this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at
this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at
this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
On 2024-04-25, Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
I bought a boxed copy of SuSE. Also a couple boxed versions of Caldera, Linspire (I believe it was called) and one more I can't think of right now.
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at
this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
On 25/04/2024 12.40, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
You did also get those in RedHat books too, I think I have a couple of
RH6 CDs still, the books are still great, when you want to have a
monitor a bit higher up, just put a brick under it and yeah, perfect
hight :P
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at
this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
On 4/25/2024 12:40 PM, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
I got into Linux around the time when they bundled new versions of
operating systems with magazines. I think my first Ubuntu discs actually were Ubuntu branded, but other stuff was just the latest release of
whatever pc/linux mag decided to put on their cover this month.
(the first time I got one I installed was actually BeOS and I couldn't
make head nor tails of it)
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 12:40 PM, Simon wrote:I used Redhat before that but it was not a great success. Mandrake really got me
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
I got into Linux around the time when they bundled new versions of
operating systems with magazines. I think my first Ubuntu discs actually
were Ubuntu branded, but other stuff was just the latest release of
whatever pc/linux mag decided to put on their cover this month.
(the first time I got one I installed was actually BeOS and I couldn't
make head nor tails of it)
going and the community helped with any issues.
When Ubuntu came out, 2004(ish) I had a computer shop and they shipped the discs
in small cardboard envelopes, I gave loads away and many people installed Linux
because of those discs.
On 25/04/2024 12.40, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some
at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-lo >>>> ok-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and
Suse. I think there was Corel or something like that but they were
boxed with CDs and a manual.
You did also get those in RedHat books too, I think I have a couple of
RH6 CDs still, the books are still great, when you want to have a
monitor a bit higher up, just put a brick under it and yeah, perfect
hight :P
On 2024-04-25, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
I bought a boxed copy of SuSE. Also a couple boxed versions of Caldera,
Linspire (I believe it was called) and one more I can't think of right now. >>
I had only used Redhat before so settled on Mandrake as it still used rpms and
had a thriving usenet group at the time. My girlfriend at the time used Suse, I
don't know what the reason was but it was nice to have choices.
On 4/25/2024 4:55 PM, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 12:40 PM, Simon wrote:I used Redhat before that but it was not a great success. Mandrake really got me
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu >>>>>> website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some at >>>>>> this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and Suse. I
think there was Corel or something like that but they were boxed with CDs and a
manual.
I got into Linux around the time when they bundled new versions of
operating systems with magazines. I think my first Ubuntu discs actually >>> were Ubuntu branded, but other stuff was just the latest release of
whatever pc/linux mag decided to put on their cover this month.
(the first time I got one I installed was actually BeOS and I couldn't
make head nor tails of it)
going and the community helped with any issues.
When Ubuntu came out, 2004(ish) I had a computer shop and they shipped the discs
in small cardboard envelopes, I gave loads away and many people installed Linux
because of those discs.
ohh. Mandrake. I think that actually was my first Linux. I only had it
on my computer for a hot minute before I switched to Ubuntu back then.
J.O. Aho wrote:
On 25/04/2024 12.40, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some
at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-lo >>>>> ok-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
I am so old I remember selling boxed versions of Redhat, Mandrake and
Suse. I think there was Corel or something like that but they were
boxed with CDs and a manual.
You did also get those in RedHat books too, I think I have a couple of
RH6 CDs still, the books are still great, when you want to have a
monitor a bit higher up, just put a brick under it and yeah, perfect
hight :P
I bought an intro to Linux book in the mid-to-late-90s which included a 2- disk Red Hat 5.1 set, and OpenLinux Lite 1.2 on a 3rd CD, and I got a magazine around the same time which included a SuSE 5.2 CD on the cover. (I still have the CDs; the book & magazine may or may not still be around; 25+ years can do funny things to possessions.) Both times it felt illegal to me; I was unfamiliar with the concept of free/open source at the time. (Nowadays it's Slackware on the server, Salix on the old laptop, and anything else under emulation.)
On 2024-04-25, Auric__ <not.my.real@email.address> wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was included that
month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of success, it was nice to try them all.
On 26/04/2024 08.57, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Auric__ <not.my.real@email.address> wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was included that
month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of success, it was nice to try
them all.
I only bought those without the CDs, as they were a lot cheaper and I
did have a flat cost internet so I could download everything myself.
Sadly most places who had Linux magazines mainly just sold the with CD version, so it was always going around the different stores and see if
they happen to have the CD free version that was almost half the price.
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
On 26/04/2024 08.57, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Auric__ <not.my.real@email.address> wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was included that
month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of success, it was nice to try
them all.
I only bought those without the CDs, as they were a lot cheaper and I
did have a flat cost internet so I could download everything myself.
Sadly most places who had Linux magazines mainly just sold the with CD
version, so it was always going around the different stores and see if
they happen to have the CD free version that was almost half the price.
This was back in the mid 90s, so not only was internet slow and downloads unreliable, it made the phone unusable which was not ideal either.
On 26/04/2024 10.53, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
On 26/04/2024 08.57, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-25, Auric__ <not.my.real@email.address> wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was included that
month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of success, it was nice to try
them all.
I only bought those without the CDs, as they were a lot cheaper and I
did have a flat cost internet so I could download everything myself.
Sadly most places who had Linux magazines mainly just sold the with CD
version, so it was always going around the different stores and see if
they happen to have the CD free version that was almost half the price.
This was back in the mid 90s, so not only was internet slow and downloads
unreliable, it made the phone unusable which was not ideal either.
Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,
worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or
so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of
someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical
stage in the adventure.
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take forTrue, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an ordeal, I
ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,
worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or
so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of
someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not
having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would
finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical
stage in the adventure.
was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where an DVD
ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.
On 26/04/2024 11.27, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for >>> ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,True, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an ordeal, I
worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or
so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of
someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not >>> having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would
finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical
stage in the adventure.
was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where an DVD
ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.
Later on I did do some downloads and burn CD's at the university, was a
bit faster with 1Gb network than my 16.8k modem, but flat rate I could
start something in the evening, let it download during my time away...
but don't forget the good side of the slow modem speeds, internet pages wasn't big and complex and you got the information a lot simpler than
today when you have to have accounts, been tracked by cookies and
pixels, javascript that tries to emulate how it would be as a stand
alone application.
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
On 26/04/2024 11.27, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for >>>> ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,True, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an ordeal, I
worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or >>>> so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of
someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not >>>> having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would >>>> finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical >>>> stage in the adventure.
was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where an DVD
ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.
Later on I did do some downloads and burn CD's at the university, was a
bit faster with 1Gb network than my 16.8k modem, but flat rate I could
start something in the evening, let it download during my time away...
but don't forget the good side of the slow modem speeds, internet pages
wasn't big and complex and you got the information a lot simpler than
today when you have to have accounts, been tracked by cookies and
pixels, javascript that tries to emulate how it would be as a stand
alone application.
Ah yes but don't forget you needed to have Flash installed as many websites used
it and then all those games which were in Flash. OMG haha
On 26/04/2024 12.31, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
On 26/04/2024 11.27, Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for >>>>> ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours, >>>>> worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or >>>>> so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of >>>>> someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not >>>>> having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would >>>>> finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical >>>>> stage in the adventure.True, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an ordeal, I
was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where an DVD
ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.
Later on I did do some downloads and burn CD's at the university, was a
bit faster with 1Gb network than my 16.8k modem, but flat rate I could
start something in the evening, let it download during my time away...
but don't forget the good side of the slow modem speeds, internet pages
wasn't big and complex and you got the information a lot simpler than
today when you have to have accounts, been tracked by cookies and
pixels, javascript that tries to emulate how it would be as a stand
alone application.
Ah yes but don't forget you needed to have Flash installed as many websites used
it and then all those games which were in Flash. OMG haha
yeah, that horror came a bit later, I still dream about the time before
when almost all sites had the under construction sign.
I know there was sites that was entirely built of flash, even on an ms-windows those sites never worked fully out... and that jscriptAll the css, if ie4 or ie5 etc I am so glad we don't do that anymore, oh wait.
appeared too, breaking everything, making sites only work fully on one company's browser.
It was good times ;)
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu website there are major changes
to look out for. He has listed some at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some
at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
On 4/26/2024 3:05 PM, Big Al wrote:
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu website there are major
changes to look out for. He has listed some at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
well, yeah, they do a release every half a year for all of them.
it's kinda easy to be active if you release something on a 6 month schedule.
How much they actually change is I guess a bit up for debate. I remember a few where besides
cosmetic changes nothing obvious really changed. On the other hand that's better for people who need
a stable work environment. (hint towards Microsoft...)
On 4/26/24 10:06 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/26/2024 3:05 PM, Big Al wrote:In reading the article above, seems the replaced a few apps, installer
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu
website there are major changes to look out for. He has listed some >>>>> at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
well, yeah, they do a release every half a year for all of them.
it's kinda easy to be active if you release something on a 6 month
schedule.
How much they actually change is I guess a bit up for debate. I
remember a few where besides cosmetic changes nothing obvious really
changed. On the other hand that's better for people who need a stable
work environment. (hint towards Microsoft...)
for one. At least revamped.
Sounds like it would be fun to dump into a VM and play with, just to get
the feel in my case.
On 4/26/24 10:06 AM, Kyonshi wrote:I have read it is even harder to install a deb file now, pushing you into snaps.
On 4/26/2024 3:05 PM, Big Al wrote:In reading the article above, seems the replaced a few apps, installer for one. At least revamped.
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu website there are major
changes to look out for. He has listed some at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
well, yeah, they do a release every half a year for all of them.
it's kinda easy to be active if you release something on a 6 month schedule. >>
How much they actually change is I guess a bit up for debate. I remember a few where besides
cosmetic changes nothing obvious really changed. On the other hand that's better for people who need
a stable work environment. (hint towards Microsoft...)
Sounds like it would be fun to dump into a VM and play with, just to get the feel in my case.
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu website there are major changes
to look out for. He has listed some at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:[snip]
On 26/04/2024 08.57, Simon wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was
included that month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of
success, it was nice to try them all.
I only bought those without the CDs, as they were a lot cheaper and I
did have a flat cost internet so I could download everything myself.
Sadly most places who had Linux magazines mainly just sold the with CD
version, so it was always going around the different stores and see if
they happen to have the CD free version that was almost half the price.
This was back in the mid 90s, so not only was internet slow and
downloads unreliable, it made the phone unusable which was not ideal
either.
On 2024-04-26, Big Al <alan@invalid.com> wrote:
On 4/25/24 03:21 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 4/25/2024 5:30 AM, Jack wrote:Ubuntu seems to be really active on releases.
Ubuntu 24.04 will hit the shelves today and according to OMGUbuntu website there are major changes
to look out for. He has listed some at this link:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-lts-20-changes-to-look-out-for>
The beta changes were these:
<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released>
I suspect all the beta features have survived in the RTM version.
Good luck and post your views about this new release.
the shelves? do they even still make physical media?
See Distro Watch and look at their list of releases.
Kubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Ubuntu Budgie 24.4
Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04
Ubuntu MATE 24.04
Xubuntu 24.04
Lubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 24.04 (of course)
They're all the same distro just with different pre-configurations
Simon wrote:
On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:[snip]
On 26/04/2024 08.57, Simon wrote:
I used to pick and choose magazines to buy by the distro that was
included that month. I tried all sorts, with varying degrees of
success, it was nice to try them all.
I only bought those without the CDs, as they were a lot cheaper and I
did have a flat cost internet so I could download everything myself.
Sadly most places who had Linux magazines mainly just sold the with CD
version, so it was always going around the different stores and see if
they happen to have the CD free version that was almost half the price.
This was back in the mid 90s, so not only was internet slow and
downloads unreliable, it made the phone unusable which was not ideal
either.
Indeed. I was the first person in my neighborhood to order high-speed (cable) internet in 1999; the ISP took a few weeks to get the infrastructure installed, which was frankly blazingly fast for them. My phone line was old (installed around 1950, so... old) and could only support 28.8k, if I was lucky. (My cell phone had no data plan; it was the size of an eyeglass case but only had a tiny text screen, and it cost an arm and a leg.) I downloaded Slackware 12 over dial-up in 2007 and it took me weeks; I can't imagine trying to do it 8 years earlier on 50-year-old wires, especially before I discovered wget.
But that's neither here nor there; the book was bought in another state, while the magazine was purchased overseas.
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