Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Ubuntu 9.10 takes fight to Windows 7

Canonical has released Ubuntu 9.10, as the company issues its first response to Windows 7.
Codenamed Karmic Koala, the update brings a raft of tweaks to the open source Linux operating system.
Perhaps most significant is the Software Store application, which presents the wealth of free applications for Ubuntu in an app store format - hopefully making it easier for new users of the OS to understand what's on offer. As it stands the Software Store is little more than a dressed up add/remove panel, however, Canonical is grooming the Software Store to ultimately replace the Synaptic package manager 'and possibly Update Manager', and its introduction to the release marks a major step in its development. Read More

Courtesy: RTE News

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