With the final release of
Ubuntu 8.10 (the
Intrepid Ibex) coming out next Thursday, it's time for the one and only release candidate in the 8.10 series. Canonical's Steve Langasek has announced the 8.10 release candidates this afternoon for the Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server,
Kubuntu,
Xubuntu,
Ubuntu Studio, and
Mythbuntu editions.
Ubuntu 8.10 ships with the
Linux 2.6.27 kernel,
X.Org 7.4, and
GNOME 2.24. Among the general improvements in the Intrepid Ibex release include a
much-improved BulletProofX,
NetworkManager improvements, and much more.
The release announcement can be read on the
Ubuntu mailing list with additional information being available through the
release notes.