Canonical have just released the beta of the next installment of the popular Linux distro - Ubuntu 9.10 beta “Karmic Koala.”
This new release, silly codename aside, brings with it a whole raft of new features, some visible, others under the hood. Some of the new features include:
* A move to Upstart to handle start-up and shut downs. * Improved boot experience. * Jazzed up installer. * GNOME 2.28 and Linux kernel 2.6.31-11.36. * ext4 file system used by default. * GRUB 2 boot loader is default. * Introduction of the Ubuntu Software Center to replace the Add/Remove app.