Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on the loose

Here we are with a new Ubuntu release, albeit a short term support desktop release….it’s exciting nonetheless.

I run Ubuntu on my laptop at home and I recently changed all my FreeBSD servers to Ubuntu 8.1 Hardy Heron and so far I have no regrets. Managing updates and software packages is a cinch. My servers run lean and mean now. No extra fluff. Packages are installed on an as-needed basis and the general structure of the Ubuntu system seems to make alot more logical sense.

The only question I have over the long term is “will Ubuntu to continue to grow and stay relevant”? Many Linux distro’s have come and gone. I’ve taken a gamble in the hopes that Ubuntu will be a long term solution and I hope many others will. I think the more people use it they will see that it is just as scalable as any other distro out there and spins like a top.

Good luck to Ubuntu and to me! Support Ubuntu by downloading it here!