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Thursday, June 01, 2006

Ubuntu 6.06 (Drake)

Ubuntu 6.06 (Drake) has been released.

Desktop Highlights (excerpted from https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-June/000083.html):

  • A new, very fast, graphical installer based on the Live CD
  • Faster system startup and login
  • Simplified menu organization
  • Graphical shutdown process
  • Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power Manager (Ubuntu)
  • Improved support for video playback
  • Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks
  • OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, X.org 7.0
  • Support for ongoing translation updates throughout the life of this release, for all supported desktop environments

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