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WORK IN PROGRESS SCREENSHOTS WILL BE ADDED AS SOME OF THE ARTWORK STARTS TO GET FINIALIZED
Introduction
Note: This is still an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in April of 2006.
Human Installer Splash
Screenshot X: Human gfxboot Screenshot
[http://www.simplifiedcomplexity.com/images/screenshots/dapper/flight5/gfxboot-big.png http://www.simplifiedcomplexity.com/images/screenshots/dapper/flight5/gfxboot-small.png]
Click the thumbnail for the full size screenshot
Assistive Technology
The introduction of gfxboot (the initial boot screen) has made possible a radical improvement in accessibility support on the live CD. Starting in Flight 5, it will now be possible to select one of several accessibility options from the very first boot screen. Having enabled assistive technology from start of the live CD process it is now possible for disabled users to complete the installation independently, using Ubuntu Express and the assistive technology systems available in Gnome.
GNOME 2.14
Screenshot X: About GNOME 2.14
Sleek New Artwork
New GDM Theme
Screenshot X: New Human GDM Theme
Click the thumbnail for the full size screenshot
Ubuntulooks Human
Screenshot X: Ubuntulooks Human
Click the thumbnail for the full size screenshot
New Icons
Screenshot X: New Icons
Click the thumbnail for the full size screenshot
New Web Browser Home Page
Screenshot X: New Web Browser Home Page
Improved Add/Remove Applications
Screenshot X: Improved Add/Remove Applications
Free Windows Software
As usual the Live CD contains a small selection of useful software for the Windows platform. For this release that includes Abiword, Firefox, Gaim, Gimp and Thunderbird. The layout of the Win-FOSS CD browser has been redesigned to make it as dapper as the rest of the distribution.
Screenshot X: Live CD FOSS Windows Software
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Graphical Power Tools
gdebi
Screenshot X: Installing Software with gdebi
Run As Different User
Screenshot X: Run As Different User
OpenOffice.org 2.0.2
OpenOffice.org comes with the 2.0.2 release candidate 4 (now renamed to 2.0.2 final); a vast number of issues was addresssed (for the details see the [http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.0.2rc4.html release notes], on the Linux side, this build now has better integration into the Gnome desktop and comes with enabaled accessibility support.
Screenshot X: OpenOffice.org 2.0.2
Distribution Upgrader
Screenshot X: Distribution Upgrader
Graphical Shutdown
Many Linux distributions have had graphical start up screens for a while now. No Linux distribution has had a complete graphical shut down process... until now. Starting with Flight 5, Ubuntu 6.04 now uses usplash to provide a graphical shut down screen. This gives Ubuntu a more professional and user friendly feel overall. Users now see almost no text messages on the start up and shut down screens. Watch this short movie below for a sneak peak at this great new feature.
Movie X: Graphical Shut Down via usplash
attachment:usplash-shut-down-movie.gif
This movie is a 30 second long clip and will play in a loop. Actual shut down times are faster than shown in this movie.
Download Flight 5
Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/dapper/flight-5/ (Ubuntu) BR http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/dapper/flight-5/ (Kubuntu) BR http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/dapper/flight-5/ (Edubuntu)
Participate in Ubuntu
If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at
Some things you can do to help Ubuntu right now is to simply download the CD (links above) perform some basic testing and report bugs when you find them.
Testing
If you plan to do an installation of Dapper Flight 5 be sure to head to ["Testing"]. With just a few minutes of time at your hands, you can really help to improve Ubuntu. We have two different tests, one takes just a short while, the other is more thorough.
- ["Testing/Current"] - Just simply note how your installation went
- ["Testing/Short"] - the short test
- ["Testing/Long"] - the longer test
Reporting Bugs
Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs through Launchpad's Bug tracker Malone:
More Information
You can find out more about Ubuntu on our website, IRC channel and wiki. If you're new to Ubuntu, please visit:
To sign up for future Ubuntu development announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's development announcement list at:
Additional Resources
Here are some additional resources discussing current Ubuntu 6.04 and GNOME 2.14 developments.
GNOME 2.14
[http://www.gnome.org/~davyd/gnome-2-14/ A Look at GNOME 2.14] - by Davyd Madeley
Previous Flights
All comments, suggestions, etc... about this document can be fired, out of a cannon, at: [mailto:matt.t.galvin@gmail.com Matt Galvin]
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