Submitted by admin on Thu, 2007-09-27 22:07
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A beta version of Kubuntu v7.10, the "Gutsy Gibbon", has been released. Changes in this release:
- Dolphin as main file manager, rather than Konqueror
- Restricted drivers manager, for installing drivers for the likes of nVidia, ATI Radeon, Broadcom wireless etc
- Strigi search daemon
- Package installation from the desktop (GDebi)
- KDE-based Edubuntu desktop
- One-command "restricted extras" package install
- "About Kubuntu" restored to desktop
- Flash working in Konqueror again, and open-source Flash plugin
- Use of KDE PIM Enterprise version for stability
- KvKbd (Kubuntu Virtual keyboard)
- OpenOffice.org v2.3
- KDE 3.5.7, KOffice v1.6.3, Amarok v1.4.7
Screenshots here, list of ISOs and Torrents available at the link above. Upgrade instructions here. Details of the main Ubuntu beta are here.