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Introduction

On April 12th, 2007, Mark Shuttleworth stated that "the Fawn has found her legs," and [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/000276.html announced] the next development cycle codename for the 7.10 release, the Gutsy Gibbon. As with previous releases, the users had made it clear that usability and stability are the things they look for the most. Well, we are happy to say that the goals for the Kubuntu developers for 7.10 will be to increase the usability following the guides created by recent audits from the KDE community, increase stability while using the latest applications for the Linux desktop, and increasing the ease of installation.

Some of the things you can look forward to is better power management, desktop installation improvements, better data migration, and plenty of fixes to the K Desktop Environment. One thing you might be able to look forward to is the possibility of packages created in time for release, the new KDE 4 desktop. However, KDE 4 will not be the default desktop environment for Kubuntu 7.10, but you can guarantee the development team will work hard to bring you installable packages as soon as they possibly can.

Gutsy will not be the next LTS (Long Term Support) release, but it will nonetheless see a lot of server work and be useful for fast-moving server deployments.

Tribe 5, the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Gutsy development cycle, represent the very latest snapshots of Gutsy. The pre-release images are known to be reasonably free of CD-build or installer bugs, however they are not recommended for use in stable environments. These releases will be for those who are developing, documenting, and testing. Tribe 5 releases can be downloaded from the following URL:

NOTE: This is an alpha (pre-) release. Pre-release version of Gutsy are NOT encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or for anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent, breakage. Pre-release versions of Gutsy ARE recommended for Kubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Screenshots will be available at: http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/?q=node/55

Previous Kubuntu 7.10 Releases

  • [GutsyGibbon/Tribe1/Kubuntu Tribe 1]
  • [GutsyGibbon/Tribe2/Kubuntu Tribe 2]
  • [GutsyGibbon/Tribe3/Kubuntu Tribe 3]
  • [GutsyGibbon/Tribe4/Kubuntu Tribe 4]

New In Tribe 5

Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 5 CD release brings with it many updated, new, and exciting applications. For this latest release of Kubuntu 7.10, the usability standards have improved and there have already been some aesthetic changes. Besides these changes, there have been updates to many common applications as well as bug fixes to some of those annoyances you may or may not have run into. With every new pre-release, updates will be documented allowing you to thoroughly test your Kubuntu 7.10 installation. Remember that all of these features are part of a pre-release version of Kubuntu, and may still have issues. We ask that any problems you come across that you file a bug, if one has yet to be filed for your problem.BR https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+filebug

KDE Sudo

KDE Sudeo (kdesudo) is a graphical front end for sudo. This command/application is used when launching windowed applications with Root access.

OpenSync in KDE PIM

INFO: http://www.opensync.org/ BR

OpenSync is a platform and distribution independent synchronization framework used for mobile devices. OpenSync allows you to synchronize any type of data including notes, email, address books, calendars and more. New with the Tribe 5 release is the incorporation into the KDE PIM suite (Kontact).

KDE PIM Enterprise Branch

KioskTool

INFO: http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kiosktool/ BR

KioskTool is a point and click application that allows system administrators to easily enable KDE's kiosk features as well as allowing pre-configured KDE releases. The latest release in Tribe 5 now allows the use of the Sudo (kdesudo).

KDM Artwork

New in Tribe 5 is an updated color scheme for the login window (KDM) as well as the login splash screen (KSplash).

Adept

Installer

KMenu -> System -> Adept Manager BR

The new Adept Package Manager now provides you the ability to see the popularity of an application prior to you choosing it for installation. You will notice 5 stars with each application now, and each filled in star represents a percentage of the application's popularity.

Batch

Batch, intended for shell scripts and external applications, is the Adept module that allows you to install packages with Adept from the command line. The latest version now adds the functionality to run in update mode, similar to that of apt-get update.

Notifier

The new Adept Notifier, the little upgrade notification icon in the task bar, will now prompt your for a reboot after installing updated system packages such as the Linux kernel, the C library, the Glade library, and more.

Feedback

We want to hear what you think about the current release of Kubuntu 7.10, The Gutsy Gibbon, Tribe 5 CD Release. We want to know if it Rocks, if it is just OK, or it is flat out wrong. No matter the feedback, as long as it is in line with the [http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct Ubuntu Code of Conduct] we would like to hear it.

So what are you waiting for, head on over to the [:GutsyGibbon/Tribe5/Kubuntu/Feedback:Feedback Page] and let us know!