The Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Is Out!

I'm pretty excited. Ubuntu 8.04, due to come in late April, has reached into a beta stage. Most features are well implemented, and development is focused on fixing bugs and such. The cool thing is that they give people the ability to use a counter. This counter counts the days left to the Ubuntu 8.04 release. So, get ready! I'm a little disappointed that there aren't as many new features that are coming to this new release. But keep in mind, Ubuntu 8.04 is the Long Term Support (LTS) release. It will have support for 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server. So new features aren't as important as minimizing the bugs on the release. I can understand that.

There is some interesting news for the people who like Kubuntu, the version of Ubuntu with the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Because of the recent release of KDE 4.0, Kubuntu will not be a LTS release. Instead, there will be a Canonical-supported version of Kubuntu with the latest 3.5.x series, which has been used thoroughly. There will also be a community-supported version of Kubuntu 8.04, which will feature the cutting-edge KDE 4.0. So, if you like Kubuntu, be aware of that.

I am pretty excited about the new release that will come out soon, but I would not download the beta for now, unless you want to test it out. Also, try not to download Ubuntu until the new release comes out.