Tag Archives: Edubuntu

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot […]

A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledge of the system. This particularly […]

Ubuntu 8.04 (sometimes known to its friends as Hardy Heron) has been released. 8.04 is a Long Term Support release and will be supported for 3 years on the desktop and five years on servers. And, as usual, Ubuntu 8.04 is also the basis for new 8.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu. Kubuntu 8.04 […]

The next version of the Official Ubuntu Book is coming out in time for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and we're looking for contributions to give the book a community “touch.” As with previous releases, the book will contain a “recipes” chapter of community submitted how-tos and other content. Topics in the 2nd edition include: My […]