Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Released

Posted by Michael Larabel on July 03, 2008

It's going on three months since Ubuntu 8.04 was released with Long-Term Support, but arriving today is the first update for this LTS release. Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS adds in over 200 package updates -- that address both bugs and security issues. One of the big changes that's noticeable to the end-user is upgrading against Firefox 3.0 final. More information on the changes along with download links for Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS is available in the Ubuntu mailing list message.

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