Ubuntu 11.04 beta review – Natty Narwhal’s naughty but nice…
Ah, spring! Snowdrops and crocuses pop up everywhere, the birds start their usual frantic nesting and mating routines, and Canonical releases the first beta of the next Ubuntu release. By now, you might already have heard about the most significant change in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 dubbed Natty Narwhal — the brand new Unity interface designed in-house by Canonical. And since opinions on the new interface seem to be divided (to put it in the mildest way possible), we were eager to give the beta release a try to check out the new interface for ourselves and see what else the Ubuntu 11.04 has to offer.
Let’s start from the very beginning: the installer. While the installation utility remains largely unchanged, it does feature a couple of minor but welcome improvements. For example, the new “Allocate drive space” dialogue simplifies the process of choosing the desired installation option. The time zone selection dialogue has also been tweaked, and you can now type the name of your current city and select the desired location from a list of matching results.
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