Ubuntu 14.04 final beta download: A much-needed upgrade for LTS users. 1 Video.

Javvee

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Trusty Tahr is the first long-term support (LTS) build of buntu
in two years and is thus contains a lot of exciting features
that thousands (millions?) of Ubuntu 12.04 users can’t wait
to get their hands on.

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So, what is new in Ubuntu 14.04?. There is finally the
option for locally integrated menus (LIM) in an app’s title
bar instead of forcing the app’s menu to appear at the top
of the screen (enable it in the new Unity Control Center)
There’s a new Unity lock screen.

You now have the option of minimizing apps from the
launcher (and launcher icons can be made much smaller, too).

Windows are now completely borderless, rather than bounded
by a one-pixel black line.

The shift from Compiz to GTK3 means window corners
are now antialiased — oh, and resizing windows in
Ubuntu 14.04 now occurs in real time.

Moving down the list of importance: Ubuntu 14.04 also
improves support for high-resolution displays, TRIM is
enabled by default for Intel and Samsung SSDs, Nvidia
Optimus support is improved, and you can pump the
system volume up above 100%.

All of the default applications have been updated
to their latest stable versions.
(Firefox 28, LibreOffice 4.2.3, Nautilus 3.10.1, etc.)
and it rocks Linux kernel 3.13.

This video from WepUpd8 shows most of
Ubuntu 14.04′s new features but ......


Be sure to turn your sound
down before pressing play !!!


The sound of the guitars ... no good.


Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Final Beta - Quick Overview (Unity)


" It's pretty and highly configurable to individual taste "


Overall, Ubuntu 14.04 is a surprisingly
pleasant operating system !!!.


It feels very polished
especially for a Linux distro.

If you’ve been using 12.04 for the last
couple of years, 14.04 will feel like a
sizable step up.

The question, though, is whether Canonical should
even be putting much time into desktop builds
of Ubuntu — the desktop PC is undoubtedly on
its way out, and I’m not entirely sure what
role Canonical can play on other form factors.

It might be able to gain some traction on TVs
but, I’m fairly certain that mobile has already
been sewn up tight by Android (also a Linux distro)
and iOS.


Sources: Ubuntu.com | ExtremeTech.com | www.webupd8.org
 
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pity it didnt dump libre office
 
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One of these days .... they will
LibreOffice is very accomplished, and also looks bigger and more clear than the original ( Windows ) ... LOL.

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the db in my libre office kept failing, and when I read up about it, it is a default problem

so looking for a new o/s
 
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.... I have two versions of Ubuntu on two PCs, the 12 and now the 14.
One of the PCs is small, and I have version 12.

I've never had problems doing anything with Libreoffice on both PCs
At the moment I have both versions and are good.

What if it happens, is that version 14 is thicker, use more processor ....
not going in the small PC .... the rest is fine.

I Use Ubuntu to browse the Internet, and do administrative stuff.

For P2P downloads, watch TV or streaming radio channels and other
things ... I use the modified Windows XP, with some fine tuning ...... LOL.

Regards Kevin ....
 
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