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| The Xubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Ubuntu and Xfce community has to offer. Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 1 is the first of several alpha releases for Xubuntu 7.10. With Tribe 1 comes a whole host of excellent new features. The feature list for 7.10 has been slowly growing since Gutsy opened late last month. Many new things that have already landed within Tribe 1, such as Xfce 4.4.1, a new kernel, as well as a good look at the approved specifications for Gutsy. | The Xubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Ubuntu and Xfce community has to offer. Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 1 is the first of several alpha releases for Xubuntu 7.10. With Tribe 1 comes a whole host of excellent new features. The feature list for 7.10 has been slowly growing since Gutsy opened late last month. Many new things that have already landed within Tribe 1, such as Xfce 4.4.1, a new kernel, as well as a good look at the approved specifications for Gutsy. |
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| '''Note: This is still alpha (not a stable) release! Alpha releases of Gutsy are not encouraged for anyone who needs a stable system or who is not comfortable running into a broken system. Alpha releases of Gutsy ARE recommended for Xubuntu developers and anyone interested in helping to test, report, and fix bugs.''' | '''Note: This is still alpha (not a stable) release! Alpha releases of Gutsy are not encouraged for anyone who needs a stable system or who is not comfortable running into a broken system. Alpha releases of Gutsy ARE recommended for Xubuntu developers and anyone interested in helping to test, report, and fix bugs.''' |
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| Some of the major goals of Gutsy Gibbon are to increase the stability of Ubuntu while at the same time making it easy to use and install. The latest plans for Gutsy Gibbon have been uploaded on [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy Launchpad]. In Gutsy, we hope to include the support of writing to a mounted [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/write-support-for-ntfs NTFS file system], which will greatly benefit the Migration Assistant that landed in Feisty. Another plan in the works is a major update to the Xubuntu documentation; much more content will be added and it will be reorganized to include Topic Based Help. Other goals include easy data migration, a stable Xfce desktop environment, and great power management in the near future. |
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| Included in Tribe 1 is the Mozilla's Firefox Web Browser. | It is the latest security release from Mozilla and makes Firefox more secure. Firefox 2.0.0.4 also includes translations into Georgian, Kurdish, and Romanian. |
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| Gutsy Gibbon does ship with bugs! Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs through [https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs Malone], Ubuntu's bug tracker. | Gutsy Gibbon does ship with bugs! Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs through [https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs Malone], Ubuntu's bug tracker. |
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| This document is maintained by FreddyMartinez. Please feel free to contact him regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to freddymartinez9@ubuntu.com or by contacting him on IRC. | This document is maintained by FreddyMartinez. Please feel free to contact him regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to freddymartinez9@ubuntu.com or by contacting him on IRC. |
THIS DOCUMENT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - TRIBE 1 HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET
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Introduction
The Xubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Ubuntu and Xfce community has to offer. Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 1 is the first of several alpha releases for Xubuntu 7.10. With Tribe 1 comes a whole host of excellent new features. The feature list for 7.10 has been slowly growing since Gutsy opened late last month. Many new things that have already landed within Tribe 1, such as Xfce 4.4.1, a new kernel, as well as a good look at the approved specifications for Gutsy.
Note: This is still alpha (not a stable) release! Alpha releases of Gutsy are not encouraged for anyone who needs a stable system or who is not comfortable running into a broken system. Alpha releases of Gutsy ARE recommended for Xubuntu developers and anyone interested in helping to test, report, and fix bugs.
In General
Some of the major goals of Gutsy Gibbon are to increase the stability of Ubuntu while at the same time making it easy to use and install. The latest plans for Gutsy Gibbon have been uploaded on [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy Launchpad]. In Gutsy, we hope to include the support of writing to a mounted [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/write-support-for-ntfs NTFS file system], which will greatly benefit the Migration Assistant that landed in Feisty. Another plan in the works is a major update to the Xubuntu documentation; much more content will be added and it will be reorganized to include Topic Based Help. Other goals include easy data migration, a stable Xfce desktop environment, and great power management in the near future.
Xfce 4.4.1
The latest stable release of the Xfce Desktop is installed in Tribe 1. Included in Xfce 4.4.1 are many bugs fixes and translation updates. A preview of the Xubuntu desktop can be found below.
Kernel
VM
Powertop
Drivers
Firefox 2.0.0.4
It is the latest security release from Mozilla and makes Firefox more secure. Firefox 2.0.0.4 also includes translations into Georgian, Kurdish, and Romanian.
Bugs
Gutsy Gibbon does ship with bugs! Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs through [https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs Malone], Ubuntu's bug tracker.
If you want to help out with bug reports, the [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad BugSquad] is always looking for help.
Participate in Xubuntu
If you would like to help shape Xubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/
More Information
You can find out more about Xubuntu on our [http://www.xubuntu.org/ website].
To follow the discussion about Xubuntu development, please subscribe to the Xubuntu development list at:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
Credits
The Tribe 1 release notes were brought to you by:
- Freddy Martinez
Feedback
This document is maintained by FreddyMartinez. Please feel free to contact him regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to freddymartinez9@ubuntu.com or by contacting him on IRC.
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