Ubuntu 8.04 available to download

Ubuntu 8.04 available to downloads, today.

Written on February 25, 2008 – 3:42 am | by Ali Sabki |

Canonical just bring the new Ubuntu 8.40 with the codename, Hardy Heron Alpha 5. Now, its available to downloads. If you are planning to use it on your main system, I not recommend it because its still an alpha version and contains many bugs. Well, they are working on it.

This version come with the new features that i think is great. I decide to cover it here. First, the way to install and i think this will be the easiest way ever for OS installation - WUBI. Wubi was born as an independent project, as such 7.04 and 7.10 are unoffical releases. But since 8.04 the code has been merged within Ubuntu and since 8.04-alpha5, Wubi can also be found in the Ubuntu Live CD. Thats cool.

The second one is umenu. WinFOSS and the Windows open source software have been replaced by umenu, a simple launcher that lets the user install Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi (see below), install Ubuntu to a partition without having to make their CD-ROM the first boot device.

Find out more about Ubuntu here.

There is a new installation option for Windows users. Wubi allows users to install and uninstall Ubuntu like any other Windows application. It does not require a dedicated partition, nor does it affect the existing bootloader, yet users can experience a dual-boot setup almost identical to a full installation. Wubi works with a physical CD or in stand-alone mode, by downloading an appropriate ISO to install from. It can be found on the root of the CD as Wubi.exe. A full installation within a dedicated partition is still recommended, but Wubi is a great way to try Ubuntu for a few days and weeks before committing dedicated disk resources.

Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at: :arrow: