Intrepid Ibex Technical Overview

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Contents

Introduction
In General
1. Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04
2. Massive merge from Debian
Download Alpha 1
Caveats
Reporting Bugs
Participate in Ubuntu
More Information
Credits

Introduction

The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. The Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1 is the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent
new features. The feature list for 8.10 has been slowly taking shape since Intrepid opened early last month. While much is yet to be decided for 8.10, here are some of the new things that have already arrived, as well as a good look at the approved specifications for Intrepid Ibex.

Note: This is still an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in October 2008.

In General

These features are showcased for your attention. Please test them and report any bugs you find. If you want to see what the developers have cooking for the next alpha release take a look through the intrepid blueprint page https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid

Upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04

To upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04, run "update-manager -d" using the update-manager package from hardy.

Massive merge from Debian

As with the beginning of any development cycle, the Intrepid one has seen the merge floodgates open once again. This merge not only brings in lots of new version of various packages, but also a fair number of totally new applications.

Download Alpha 1

Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu)

Caveats

As is to be expected at this stage of the release process, there are several known bugs that users are likely to run into with Intrepid Alpha 1. We have documented them here for your convenience along with any known workarounds, so that you don't need to spend time reporting
these bugs again:

Alpha 1 does not include LiveCD images, only images with the Ubuntu alternate installer. Intrepid LiveCDs will be made available with Alpha 2.

Reporting Bugs

It should come as no surprise that this alpha release of Intrepid Ibex contains other bugs. Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs through the Ubuntu bugtracker

If you want to help out with bugs, the Bug Squad is always looking for help.