Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop is continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. New Features since Ubuntu 8.04 LTS from Ubuntu 8.10 i386 Live CD GNOME 2.24, X.Org 7.4, Linux kernel 2.6.27, encrypted private directory, guest session, Network Manager 0.7, Samba 3.2, PAM authentication framework, Totem BBC plugin, server virtualization, Ubuntu as a Xen guest, JeOS is now an option in the server installer, notable inclusion in the main repository - Sun's Java OpenJDK 1.6, Apache's Tomcat 6, ClamAV, SpamAssassin; boot degraded RAID setting etc..

About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. It is named after the Southern African ethical ideology Ubuntu ("humanity towards others")and is distributed as free and open source software with additional proprietary software available. Ubuntu provides an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease of installation. Web statistics from late 2009 suggest that Ubuntu's share of Linux desktop usage is between 40 and 50%.