The word “Viable” in this case is relative. For hardcore Ubuntu and other Linux distro users, it is not beyond reach to envision a viable desktop in use with occasional visits to Google or the Ubuntu help pages. For Windows and Mac users, that will not make the cut. One thing for sure you have to admit Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS is a step up from Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10.

We all know what Ubuntu is. At least theoretically anyway. Again maybe not. Anyway “Karmic Koala” is the code name for Canonical’s Ubuntu 9.10, scheduled for release on 29th October 2009. This is the Linux version that has been hyped to take on Microsoft’s Windows 7. I guess that still doesn’t answer the question as [...]

If the recent release of Ubuntu’s Jaunty Jackalope is anything to go by then Karmic Koala is definitely going to live up to its name. Speaking of Names, where do these guys come up with these names? Anyway Ubuntu has announced that its next release is expected in October later this year. Mark Shuttleworth Ubuntu’s [...]