Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr Released 179
An anonymous reader writes with this announcement: "Ubuntu Linux version 14.04 LTS (code named "Trusty Tahr") has been released and available for download. This updated version includes the Linux kernel v3.13.0-24.46, Python 3.4, Xen 4.4, Libreoffice 4.2.3, MySQL 5.6/MariaDB 5.5, Apache 2.4, PHP 5.5, improvements to AppArmor allow more fine-grained control over application, and more. The latest release of Ubuntu Server is heavily focused on supporting cloud and scale-out computing platforms such as OpenStack, Docker, and more. As part of the wider Ubuntu 14.04 release efforts the Ubuntu Touch team is proud to make the latest and greatest touch experience available to our enthusiast users and developers. You can install Ubuntu on Nexus 4 Phone (mako), Nexus 7 (2013) Tablet (flo), and Nexus 10 Tablet (manta) by following these instructions. On a hardware front, ARM multiplatform support has been added, enabling you to build a single ARM kernel image that can boot across multiple hardware platforms. Additionally, the ARM64 and Power architectures are now fully supported. See detailed release notes for more information. A quick upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu is possible over the network."
Re:Spyware status (Score:4, Insightful)
Did the person you heard that from also tell you that vacinations cause autism? Or that JFK was assasinated by Bigfoot (as part of the global lizard-people/Illuminati coalition)?
Also, why would you think Windows *doesn't* have Microsoft spyware installed?
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
given Shuttleworth's complete and utter contempt for the open source community.
Where are you getting that from? Shuttleworth has done nothing but help the open source community in every way imaginable.
Single ARM kernel? (Score:1, Insightful)
Will the stoooopid people quit working on this. It's a dumb idea.
Now instead of board-specific files and SoC-specific (CPU-specific) files, we have a multitude of device-tree files. The whole idea of single binary kernel for ARM is as absurd as having a single binary kernel for x86 and x86-64. Why would anybody want to be saddled with the chore of parsing device-tree info in the kernel on systems which are, arguably, mostly embedded systems where the hardware for a board is very well defined and add-on hardware is rare.
There is a cost associated with having a single uber-kernel that can dynamically configure itself and load modules, etc. Save that cost for larger, desktop-like systems that require it. Leave us embedded folks out of your crazy schemes.
PS. I know Linus screamed and sweared at the prolification of ARM board-specific files. Politics makes poor tech choices and now we have a prolification of device-tree files. Linus, you dumb f*ck, you didn't gain anything for anybody, you just pushed the problem away from yourself.
Re:Code names (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
Ubuntu *did* (past tense) an amazing amount for the community, and for a long time Ubutunu was justifiably the dominant distribution because they gave people what they wanted (as you more or less said, it was the first distro that was super user-friendly). I do give them props for that.
Then it all went to Shuttleworth's head, and he started thinking he could dictate to the Linux world what we would all use. That's when many Linux users started abandoning Shutttleworth/Canonincal and going to distributions that actually cared: there's a reason why (on many distribution watchlists at least) Mint has surpassed Ubuntu.
Congratulations to Ubuntu and Canonical! (Score:5, Insightful)
I'll be upgrading all of our Ubuntu 12.04 machines (and many 10.04 servers) over the coming months, and I'm looking forward to the changes.
Canonical and Ubuntu have done more for desktop Linux than any other company I can think of. I look forward to their regular releases, strong committment to patches, and easy, reliable upgrades. As a sysadmin, they've made my life much easier on both server and desktop. Predictable releases and solid relationships with Dell, IBM, and HP mean that I can buy almost server or laptop and know that it will "just work."
Thank you to the developers, backers, hackers, and community.
The following comments... (Score:1, Insightful)
The following comments will be related to at least one of these :
a) how Canonical "sucks";
b) how Mint/Debian/Windows is/are better than Ubuntu;
c) how much you hate spyware and Amazon even tho it's opt-in;
d) how much you hate Unity.
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:2, Insightful)
It's fortunate that Ubuntu has XFCE, LXDE, KDE, Gnome, Unity and might get a MATE version as well.
Re:@AC - Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm not a fan of Mir, nor a big fan of Unity, but I've been around long enough to see those sort of changes happen in every distro.
My personal favorite window manger was sawmill/sawfish, which was the default with gnome at one point in time. When it was replaced, the replacement didn't do half of the features I regularly used, so I kept using it. Then it became much more difficult to get working, so I dropped gnome and used some dumb little apps to get a desktop switcher and clock and such, and went pretty bare-bones. Then compiz got pretty stable, so I gave up and used that. wash/rinse/repeat for a ton of other things in life.
People turned against KDE for a long while too due to licensing issues. AFAICT, that has continued to hurt their image, even though all those issues have been resolved. IMO, that did push KDE/QT to change, and also pushed gnome to improve. Someone has to push the ball forward. Mir may never actually take off. If Wayland gets there first (and yes, there still is plenty to be done), Ubuntu could easily swap it into place. Similar with Unity... it does do a better job with touch than many of the other options. It, like almost everything else there is, won't last forever. It's not hurting things as long as there are other options (you can even just grab a xubuntu or kubuntu spin if you want).
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:5, Insightful)
The flip side of that is that Canonical has been pretty clear that they're not building this for their existing users but rather to get new users on phones, tablets, phablets, convertibles, touchscreen laptops, TVs and whatnot other household devices. To trot out the old Henry Ford quote, if I asked my users what they'd wanted they'd say a faster horse. Well that's you, you want a better "classic" desktop the way it's been for the last 20 years or so but the users they have is 1% of a declining PC market that's being swarmed by other non-PC devices. That's why they won't listen when you complain that they're trying to put a steering wheel and pedals on your horse cart, they're trying to build a car and going back on that is clearly a step backwards compared to their goals.
Yes, he's trying to be Steve Jobs just like Google is, just like Microsoft is and when giants like that throw their weight around it's easy to get flung into irrelevance which is why the new business isn't exactly rolling in and the old business is cranky. Particularly now when Android has rolled in almost everywhere he wanted Ubuntu to be. He could just tuck his tail between his legs, admit defeat and say we'll be building a desktop of the geeks, by the geeks, for the geeks and that's that. Or at least aim the sights back to Microsoft, the old archenemy even though Ubuntu never managed to get very far there. But my impression is that he's too ambitious and stubborn to do that, besides "We're making this new Unity thing that no one wants and we'll force it on our users before its ready" sounds like GNOME 3, KDE 4 and a bunch of other projects so he fits right in.
Re:*Yawn* I'll Wait for the Mint Edition (Score:4, Insightful)
... especially given Shuttleworth's complete and utter contempt for the open source community.
He's giving it away for free. You don't have to use it.