Finally Ubuntu 9.10 has been released and is available for download. Karmic Koala is the codename associated with Ubuntu 9.10. Ubuntu 9.10 as expected brings new features and introduces a new version of GNOME desktop environment.
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu claims Ubuntu 9.10 as the best release and believes that it will have a major impact on its users.
Ubuntu 9.10 features
Notable features of Ubuntu 9.10 include
- Inclusion of Ubuntu One, Canonical‘s new Web synchronization service. Ubuntu One technology provides you 2 GB of online storage for free thus allowing you to easily share files between your own and your friends’ computers.
- GNOME 2.28 which brings slick graphical enhancements for Ubuntu 9.10
- Linux Kernel 2.6.31
- Firefox 3.5
- HTML 5 support
- 400 or more free games to play
- Office.org 3.0
- Empathy a chat client which integrates Yahoo, Gmail, MSN, Jabber, AOL, QQ and many more.
- Evolution which helps you manage your emails, address books and keep your calendar updated.
Canonical COO Jane Silber quiet beautifully stated the outstanding features of Ubuntu 9.10. He said:
A faster, more beautiful boot and login sequence, file and contact synchronisation through online services and great experiences on the most popular notebook, desktop and netbook models continue to drive Ubuntu into the mainstream of computing choices.
