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Kubuntu v7.10 beta released

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.