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April 20th, 2009

First look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidate

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:10 am

Categories: Linux

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With the final release of Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” only days away (scheduled for April 23, 2009), let’s take a look at the Release Candidate.

Gallery: Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” Release Candidate

So, what’s new?

  • GNOME 2.26.1 desktop environment (KDE 4.2.2 for Kubuntu)
  • Kernel packages were updated to version 2.6.28-11.14, based on Linux kernel 2.6.28.9
  • Faster boot times
  • ext4 filesystem support
  • Wacom tablet support
  • Netbook support

Not much new stuff to look at and play with, but still a worthy upgrade, especially given the cost.

Get the RC here, or wait a few days for the final release.

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irst look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidate  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/09
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RE: Wait wait  devlin_X | 04/21/09
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Linux - not user friendly  GrannyBeth | 04/26/09
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What?  xstep | 04/20/09
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huh?  xstep | 04/20/09
Hrm  Ryiah | 04/20/09
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Ease of removing Windows programs  Charles Norrie | 04/21/09
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Facts? What facts?  yschoo1@... | 04/21/09
'scuse me?  casse_couille | 04/21/09
I get it now  daengbo | 04/21/09
He is a ...  Dave32265 | 04/21/09
Nahhh,  InAction Man | 04/22/09
No, he read...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
What?  morph000 | 04/21/09
Recompile? How do you do that?  FMSITDownUnder | 04/30/09
I get lots with Ubuntu  hms5375 | 04/20/09
Ubuntu is limited  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/09
I'm not here to argue with you, love your Windows and leave my Ubuntu be.  hms5375 | 04/20/09
Good, I'm not here to argue either  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/09
Well said  Charles Norrie | 04/21/09
Riiight!  daengbo | 04/21/09
Agree  bklooste | 04/21/09
@bklooste: No one is trying to convince you!  InAction Man | 04/22/09
repositories are always up  xstep | 04/20/09
correction.. DEBIAN does!  abdulbijur | 04/23/09
Loverrock the only thing limited here is your lack  lightingrod | 04/20/09
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Show me.  CassidyJames | 04/21/09
Lovey likes KDE4 because...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
Mentality is limited...  AmraLeo | 04/22/09
Ahem, would you mind...  zak89 | 04/22/09
Wow. Now i know...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
may be you are talking about users who USE windows and not develop on it  atul.kulkarni | 04/20/09
your app wasnt developed for windows obviously  pcguy777 | 04/21/09
Surely...  randomnoise | 04/21/09
Two sounds at a time  Charles Norrie | 04/21/09
RE:more than one sound work at a time  Nobu_z | 04/21/09
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what version did you try  jackfred | 04/22/09
Sure is 'truthful'!  kmashraf | 04/23/09
Can't do...  Charles Norrie | 04/21/09
what is required  jeffk464 | 04/23/09
You fogot something like... happy  Solid Water | 04/20/09
I think I summed it up well  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/09
I figured out his secret identity!  FantaStyx | 04/20/09
Please be kind to Loverock....  Dave32265 | 04/20/09
I would say he is so dumb, he doesn't know  mjolnar@... | 04/22/09
Heh, heh.  zak89 | 04/22/09
Reply to U9:04 release candidate  Charles Norrie | 04/21/09
"complete computing"  psion@... | 04/21/09
There used to be Wacom support  daengbo | 04/21/09
Same Old Same Old Useless Comments  bigpicture | 04/21/09
Real Operating system?  mjolnar@... | 04/22/09
Netbooks  The Management consultant | 05/06/09
Waste of time....  Steve Goldman | 04/20/09
"Where's the slick new feature"  storm14k | 04/20/09
Just like MS, right?  timspublic1@... | 04/20/09
Hmm...  LandonAB | 04/20/09
The only funny part is..  yschoo1@... | 04/21/09
So Windows . . .  sporkfighter | 04/21/09
Not at all  eMJayy | 04/20/09
much to be said for active development  MrAlan | 04/20/09
Netbook Support is whats new  norm.mcmillan@... | 04/21/09
re: waste of time  RandallR | 04/22/09
*Big* update  patibulo | 04/20/09
Indeed, a big upgrade  nizuse | 04/20/09
Correct again, Lovey.  maskman01 | 04/20/09
You forgot something big...  rfdparker2002 | 04/20/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  athaki | 04/20/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  xstep | 04/20/09
Please Explain  dschmutz@... | 04/21/09
Putting your user data on a different partition  daengbo | 04/21/09
Good solid release  Alan Smithie | 04/20/09
Ubuntu 9.04 & Remastersys = happy  DevJonny | 04/20/09
Cool!  sporkfighter | 04/21/09
It's not the OS itself - ALL apps, libraries, etc are more up to date  ArtInvent | 04/20/09
A couple other things  LeonBA | 04/20/09
Nvidia Cards  tmsbrdrs | 04/21/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  urbandk | 04/20/09
That loverock thing, people react to it's provocations as if they had any  InAction Man | 04/20/09
Simple answer: boredom.  B.O.F.H. | 04/20/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04 - Ho-Hum  The Rifleman | 04/20/09
well...  sir_cheats_alot@... | 04/21/09
I don't know what you...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
Never really liked...  Dave32265 | 04/20/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  duts001 | 04/21/09
Windows is so slow????  BroGnorik | 04/21/09
Re: Windows is so slow????  The Rifleman | 04/21/09
I used to do all that.  tmsbrdrs | 04/21/09
I had the same experience...  yschoo1@... | 05/09/09
"...the mess generated from plain everyday usage..."  fairportfan | 04/22/09
Yeah . . .  sporkfighter | 04/21/09
Windows is a true PITA  InAction Man | 04/21/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  Vizsla1086 | 04/21/09
What usability issues are you having?  tmsbrdrs | 04/21/09
Yes, give it a serious try.  sporkfighter | 04/21/09
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Virtual Box  RandallR | 04/22/09
not so much about 3D...  Jim Johnson | 04/22/09
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Linux newbee  warpuck@... | 04/21/09
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What i'd do...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
Try Mint 6.0  Ole Man | 04/23/09
Loverock  willoughbywill@... | 04/21/09
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It only takes one...  urbandk | 04/21/09
He's a good bookmark, though!  FMSITDownUnder | 04/30/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  lao1391 | 04/21/09
install java??  Dave32265 | 04/21/09
Have you tried  InAction Man | 04/21/09
More importantly...  fairportfan | 04/22/09
Try Mint  Ole Man | 04/23/09
Under the hood  daengbo | 04/21/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  ericsc | 04/21/09
Should be called "Boring Brown"  jpr75_z | 04/21/09
Yeah . . . the BSoD is interesting!  sporkfighter | 04/21/09
Sitting and watching  Ole Man | 04/21/09
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Looks are subjective...  zak89 | 04/22/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  abdulbijur | 04/23/09
RE: First look: Ubuntu 9.04  jeffk464 | 04/23/09
Cartoon name for a cartoon OS...  Narg | 05/05/09

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