Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Alpha: A First Look
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 09:21.
The first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04 (codenamed Hardy Heron) was scheduled to be released today, but the official release has been pushed back until tomorrow. However, a preliminary CD image of this first alpha release for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS has surfaced today on the Internet.
While there is still seven more Ubuntu 8.04 test releases (five alphas, one beta, and one RC) planned before the final release of Hardy Heron in April, we have already started exploring this first Hardy Heron LiveCD.
While Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will receive a new theme/artwork in time for the release, the user interface freeze isn't until the end of February. This first alpha release of Hardy Heron looks pretty close to what you can see right now in Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon -- Alpha 1 is still very brown.
The Status Of RadeonHD In Ubuntu 8.04
While Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 1 won't ship with the open-source RadeonHD driver by default, it's easily obtainable through the Ubuntu Universe Repository. In Ubuntu 7.10 there is even the RadeonHD driver in Gutsy, but it's quite out of date. In fact, the RadeonHD version for Gutsy is v0.0.1, which is long before the RandR 1.2 support and other driver changes. However, found in the Ubuntu Hardy repository right now is the 0.0.4~git20071124-1 driver (RadeonHD v0.0.4).
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Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 1 Screenshot Tour
Hardy Heron was announced for the first time on August, 29 2007 and it will be available on April 24th 2008 as an LTS (Long Term Support) release. The release schedule for Hardy Heron has been made public more than a month ago:
29 November 2007 - Alpha 1 release
20 December 2007 - Alpha 2 release
10 January 2008 - Alpha 3 release
31 January 2008 - Alpha 4 release
21 February 2008 - Alpha 5 release
6 March 2008 - Alpha 6 release
27 March 2008 - Beta release
17 April 2008 - Release Candidate
24 April 2008 - Final release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Today you can see the first screenshot tour of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 1. Enjoy!