Gutsy Gibbon escapes!

Filed in archive Finding The Right Linux For You on October 19, 2007

Last Thursday, Ubuntu released their Gutsy Gibbon version of their popular Linux distribution. Accurately labeled as version 7.10, this new Ubuntu release boasts of a lot of new features and improvements.



Listed on its main website, there are 16 featured improvements affecting the following:

• GNOME 2.20


• Desktop 3D effects


• Desktop search


• Fast user switching


• Firefox plugins in Ubuntu


• Dynamic screen configuration


• Graphical configuration tool for X


• Fully automatic printer installation


• Handling of non-free device drivers


• NTFS writing


• Power consumption


• Encrypted hard disks


• AppArmor security framework


• Additional installation profiles for Ubuntu Server


• Profile-based Authentication Configuration


• Improved thin-client support

For more detailed description of these new features, please visit their website.

Anyway, I have this version running as a guest OS on vmware fusion on my Mac and I must say that it rocks! It runs uberfast to a point that you may think that it is not running as a guest OS! Try it out and see.