The default desktop in Ubuntu 10.04Ubuntu 10.04 (codenamed "Lucid Lynx") has been released. The latest adaptation of this Linux-based operating system has some exciting new features and a sleek new look. This is also a Long Term Support (LTS) release—meaning that desktop installations will be supported for three years and server installs will be supported for five—which should be welcome news to anyone thinking of deploying Linux in a business environment.

For those who don't know, Ubuntu is a version of the open source Linux operating system. Open source is a method of developing computer software, whereby an application’s source code is made freely available and software is developed collaboratively by programmers from around the world. Ubuntu incorporates a variety of open source applications in order to create a system that combines enterprise-class stability with an easy to use interface that makes it simple for new and experienced computer users to start working with Linux. Read on for the full review.

Ubuntu 8.10 (code named Intrepid Ibex) was released today. This release offers many new features including Gnome 2.24, X.Org 7.4, and Linux Kernel version 2.6.27.

For those who don't know, Ubuntu is a version of the open source Linux operating system. Ubuntu tries to combine enterprise-class stability, while still giving users access to the latest software applications and making it easy for new users to start using Linux. The previous version of Ubuntu, code named Hardy Heron, was a Long Term Support (LTS) release, meaning that it will be supported for a longer period of time than other releases, such as this one. Users wanting access ot the latest software applications will want to install Intrepid in order to test out some of its exciting new features. Read on for the full review.