The Karmic Koala Makes Its Debut: Ubuntu 9.10 Now Available
Posted 10/29/09 at 04:25:26 PM by Bart Salisbury
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Making good on its promise, Canonical is right now pushing out the door version 9.10 of Ubuntu, the infamous “Karmic Koala.” Ubuntu is one of the more popular renditions of open source Linux, that small, but dedicated, niche in the operating system universe that follows the path less taken.
And quite the path it is. Renai LeMay, of Cnet News, judged the current version, 9.04, to be “as slick and beautiful as Mac OS X and Windows 7.” Version 9.10 builds on this, adding faster boot times, a better driver for Intel integrated graphics, build in cloud storage, and a Software Centre that permits better management of applications. Ubuntu offers a suite of office applications, plus games, music, video, photo, email and chat software. And, naturally, includes Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 for browsing the web.
Ubuntu is at home on PC or Mac hardware, and comes in 32-bit. Ubuntu also comes in a server edition. And a netbook version, Kubuntu, is also available. Get everything you need to know about Ubuntu 9.10 from our guide.
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64-bit?
Submitted by uncleck on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 6:49pm
Is there a 64-bit desktop version? I can only seem to find the 32-bit version. I see the 64-bit server version, but not the desktop version.
Xubuntu Karmic
Submitted by gendoikari1 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 5:05pm
Awesome. I thought that my old Sony laptop was solely a paperweight, but now Karmic seems to be geared exactly to it (the better 915 support, and the fact it runs better on low power systems). The only drawback is the download (either University of Waterloo or my ISP hates me).
Downloading...
Submitted by 1337Goose on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:13pm
Only 8 more hours before the download finishes! I hate the slow launch day speeds...
~Goose
More like 20 minutes:
Submitted by SpaceBison on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 4:00pm
More like 20 minutes: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#bt
Download with Bittorrent
Submitted by Techrocket9 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:59pm
Bittorent gets faster the more users have the file. If you want it fast, download the torrent!
If you don't know how (you probably do), you can download the torrent from this link -- no software required. (Other than Java)
http://tinyurl.com/Ubuntu-Torrent-In-Browser
It's the x86 desktop version. Just click the download button below the box.
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Submitted by 1337Goose on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 7:02pm
It's an in place upgrade of the x64 version. There are 1907 packages to be downloaded so I expect it to take some time. It doesn't help that the servers are under a fair deal of stress at the moment.
Thanks for the tip anyway, and thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt as to whether or not I know how bittorrent works.
~Goose
looking forward to the
Submitted by quickone on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:46pm
looking forward to the Mint version to come out, I'll switch my old laptop over when the new ubuntu is incorperated
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Submitted by roninnder on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:44pm
It also comes in 64 bit, although your article seems to imply it's 32 only. I don't think Kubuntu is specifically designed for netbooks either; that's called ubuntu netbook remix. Easy to see how you might have gotten confused there.
Submitted by COMMANDER_COOK on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:09pm
I think the thing about 32 bit was a typo.
Submitted by thefuzz4 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:59pm
I think what they were trying to imply is that there is now a netbook version of Kubuntu available. It's pretty slick and it has the AIR theme all throughout it. Go d/l it from www.kubuntu.org and fire it up in a VM and try it out.
The only thing I hate about upgrading Ubuntu is...
Submitted by Devo85x on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:42pm
the slow downloads. I am the type of guy that prefers to download the ISO vs upgrading "in place". That way, not only do I not have to worry about it messing up and me not having a CD, but I like to have fresh installs to mess with :)
Submitted by SpaceBison on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:49pm
It only took me less than 20 minutes to download via the torrent on their site.
Submitted by thefuzz4 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:01pm
I have a apt-mirror running at hone and started getting the packages for it about a month ago just to avoid the slow d/l speeds of the release day. If you have several buntu machines running at home I suggest setting up a apt-mirror for your home this way you have a server that gets all the packages and then just point your other machines to the server and viola.
Submitted by COMMANDER_COOK on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:07pm
Just like WSUS... Nice to know.
Submitted by SpaceBison on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:39pm
It looks nice, but I think I'll wait for Masturbating Monkey to come out before I upgrade.
Submitted by COMMANDER_COOK on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 3:04pm
That's hilarious.
Submitted by Danthrax66 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:30pm
Yeah but can it play Crysis?
Submitted by Bluntknife on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 5:59pm
Yes...yes it can o.O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdv1Um243Z8&feature=fvsr
Submitted by thefuzz4 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:59pm
Not yet but give it time
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