Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2 Released !

[Dark Star]

The second alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) was released last night. This alpha comes with HOT new features and improvements, like PulseAudio as the default sound system, the latest and greatest 2.6.24 Linux kernel and Xorg 7.3, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration without config files:"The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 2 is the second alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features."

New features in Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2

1. Xorg 7.3
2. Linux kernel 2.6.24
3. PulseAudio :hap2:

Download: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 2
Source : Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) alpha 2 officially released

P.S : Image courtesy Ars Technica

 

[ultra vires]

Hmm PulseAudio .. what happened to the ageold GSmartMix ??

Anyways Esound was getting outdated

 

[chezy]

Lets hope they start using pulseaudio in themes.