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Highlighted Features of Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition
The latest version of Ubuntu includes the following new features:
Hardware management improvements - improved plug-and-play configuration for printers, as well as automatic firmware installation for Broadcom cards
Improved support for display systems - For laptop users, full support external VGA (projector) support is available out-of-the-box with easy reconfiguration when hardware is switched. For power users this release includes the ability to manage multiple monitors
Windows compatibility - Users with a dual partition can read from and and write to files that are on located in a Windows partition (including NTFS)
Enhanced user interface – Simple 3D screen effects and graphics enhance the user experience
Desktop search – gives users the ability to search their entire desktop, whether for files, folders, chat logs or photos. This capability includes the deskbar applet, a central location on users' desktops for all local and web search operations
Firefox plugins - automatic installation of popular Firefox plugins validated by Ubuntu for a richer, safer web-browsing experience
The latest version of Ubuntu includes the following new features:
Hardware management improvements - improved plug-and-play configuration for printers, as well as automatic firmware installation for Broadcom cards
Improved support for display systems - For laptop users, full support external VGA (projector) support is available out-of-the-box with easy reconfiguration when hardware is switched. For power users this release includes the ability to manage multiple monitors
Windows compatibility - Users with a dual partition can read from and and write to files that are on located in a Windows partition (including NTFS)
Enhanced user interface – Simple 3D screen effects and graphics enhance the user experience
Desktop search – gives users the ability to search their entire desktop, whether for files, folders, chat logs or photos. This capability includes the deskbar applet, a central location on users' desktops for all local and web search operations
Firefox plugins - automatic installation of popular Firefox plugins validated by Ubuntu for a richer, safer web-browsing experience
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Highlighted Features of Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition
The latest version includes the following new features:
New Functionality
Enhanced security – AppArmor provides significantly enhanced security which protects the server from intrusion. Common server applications such as Apache and Postfix are protected with default policies. Administrators can easily lock down programs and resources and add policies for their specific requirements.
Virtualized kernel - A tailored kernel optimized for use in virtualized environments. This smaller and simpler kernel is particularly suited for virtual appliances. This new kernel includes many improvements for paravirtualization, one of which is VMI (Virtual Machine Interface), a new independent way for hypervisors to relate to the kernel.
Tickless kernel - A new "tickless" idle mode resulting in reduced power consumption/heat emission - This feature results in significant energy and cost savings on machines running several virtualised instances.
Messaging - Deployments of large mail servers benefit from significant improvements to Postfix's performance. The new stable release of Postfix takes advantage of the kernel's epoll functionality to reduce load and improve performance.
Printing - Improved interoperability with CUPS now supporting automatic discovery and authentication for many more protocols, including LDAP with SSL, Kerberos, MacOSX Bonjour and Zeroconf.
Programming - A new release of Python allows for a faster and more reliable interpreter. Additionally OpenMP is now supported in gcc 4.2, which gives shared-memory programmers a simple and flexible interface for developing parallel application.
Improved Compatibility
LDAP authentication - Ubuntu Server is now fully supported as an LDAP authentication client. Additionally, a new profile based configuration utility (auth-client-config) makes setup of multiple servers easier than ever.
File sharing - Enhanced Samba compatibility with Microsoft Windows clients, including Vista, that allows for better performances and off line login.
Enhanced Manageability
Quick start profiles Three new quick start profiles have been added supporting Mail, Print and Database server set up. These profiles are in addition to the existing LAMP and DNS ones and significantly ease deployment, management and maintenance for common "edge of the network" functions.
Landscape Management - Commercially supported users of Ubuntu Server can take full advantage of this web-based management tool for managing large deployments.
The latest version includes the following new features:
New Functionality
Enhanced security – AppArmor provides significantly enhanced security which protects the server from intrusion. Common server applications such as Apache and Postfix are protected with default policies. Administrators can easily lock down programs and resources and add policies for their specific requirements.
Virtualized kernel - A tailored kernel optimized for use in virtualized environments. This smaller and simpler kernel is particularly suited for virtual appliances. This new kernel includes many improvements for paravirtualization, one of which is VMI (Virtual Machine Interface), a new independent way for hypervisors to relate to the kernel.
Tickless kernel - A new "tickless" idle mode resulting in reduced power consumption/heat emission - This feature results in significant energy and cost savings on machines running several virtualised instances.
Messaging - Deployments of large mail servers benefit from significant improvements to Postfix's performance. The new stable release of Postfix takes advantage of the kernel's epoll functionality to reduce load and improve performance.
Printing - Improved interoperability with CUPS now supporting automatic discovery and authentication for many more protocols, including LDAP with SSL, Kerberos, MacOSX Bonjour and Zeroconf.
Programming - A new release of Python allows for a faster and more reliable interpreter. Additionally OpenMP is now supported in gcc 4.2, which gives shared-memory programmers a simple and flexible interface for developing parallel application.
Improved Compatibility
LDAP authentication - Ubuntu Server is now fully supported as an LDAP authentication client. Additionally, a new profile based configuration utility (auth-client-config) makes setup of multiple servers easier than ever.
File sharing - Enhanced Samba compatibility with Microsoft Windows clients, including Vista, that allows for better performances and off line login.
Enhanced Manageability
Quick start profiles Three new quick start profiles have been added supporting Mail, Print and Database server set up. These profiles are in addition to the existing LAMP and DNS ones and significantly ease deployment, management and maintenance for common "edge of the network" functions.
Landscape Management - Commercially supported users of Ubuntu Server can take full advantage of this web-based management tool for managing large deployments.
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