Nikhil Vishnu » Operating System http://nikhilvishnu.com Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Ubuntu 9.10, ‘Karmic Koala’ Released http://nikhilvishnu.com/2009/10/29/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-released/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://nikhilvishnu.com/2009/10/29/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-released/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:19:02 +0000 Nikhil Vishnu http://nikhilvishnu.com/?p=92
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Ubuntu 9.10 CD Cover

Canonical released the final version of Ubuntu 9.10. ‘Karmic Koala’ is the code name for this latest Ubuntu. Lots of new features are loaded with this version. The old Add/Remove in the application menu is replaced with Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu 9.10 comes with a redesigned boot sequence and login screen. Audio revamp in new Ubuntu will allow sound control across multiple applications. File and contact synchronization is another feature. These services are comes under an online service  called ‘Ubuntu One’ which were released in beta in May 2009. About the file system, Karmic Koala is the first Ubuntu release to use the ext4 file system by default. There is lots of other features too. Check it out yourself, its free.

Well, this is the second Operating system release in this month. Windows launched windows7 on october 22nd. Today on 29th we are witnessing another major OS release. Let’s wait and see which is gonna Rule.

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Ubuntu 9.10 Software Centre

Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition Highlights

  • Faster, simplified, better-looking boot experience for most users
  • Ubuntu software center for package management which replaces the traditional GNOME Add/Remove tool.
  • Audio revamp allowing improved sound control across multiple applications
  • Firefox 3.5: latest, fastest, most secure web browser yet from Mozilla
  • Default ext4 file system

Useful Links

Download Ubuntu 9.10

Ubuntu One

The new feature tour with screen shots

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Windows 7 comes with 6 editions,but only Home Premium and Professional will be available for retail sale in most countries. Aero, Shake, Peek, Snap, Jump Lists are some of the features included in windows 7.

Hardware requirements for Windows 7

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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