Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 4

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of a new development build of Ubuntu 8.04, code name "Hardy Heron": "Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-4, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04." What's new? "X.Org 7.3, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration with a minimal configuration file; Linux kernel 2.6.24 brings in significant enhancements and fixes that have been merged in the last few months into the mainline kernel; PulseAudio enabled by default; PolicyKit integration is visible in the administrative user interfaces; Firefox 3 beta 2 bringing much better system integration including icon and colour theming; the GTK+ version of the popular Transmission BitTorrent client; the new Vinagre VNC client; the Brasero CD/DVD burning application; World Clock Applet..." See the release announcement and release notes for further details and screenshots. Download (MD5): hardy-desktop-i386.iso (684MB, torrent), hardy-desktop-amd64.iso (688MB, torrent). Also released - Alpha 4 CD images for Kubuntu (release notes, download), Edubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).