ubuntu linux, ubuntu 7.10, ubuntu 8.04, ubuntu 9.04

Ubuntu previous Releases are

Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS (Dapper Drake)
Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft)
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

I have started working with Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), It was released on 18 October 2007. Click here for Download Gutsy ISO. Main futures of Ubuntu 7.10 is given below.

Ubuntu 7.10 Futures

Ubuntu gutsy steps forward by two versions of the Linux kernel, from 2.6.20 on to 2.6.22.

OpenOffice Version 2.2 to 2.3

Gimp 2.4 Version Released

Firefox 3

Free Flash Plyaer

Cups Services Changed

Desktop Search

Desktop Effect - Compiz Fusion etc.

Ubuntu 7.10 Technical Documentation

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS code name is the Hardy Heron. It was released on 2008-04-24.

Ubuntu 8.04 Futures

Linux Kernel 2.6.24-12.23 and GNOME 2.22

Screen control is much improve:

Canonical hasn't quite got rid of the demonic xorg.conf configuration file which controls screens, keyboards.

Compiz wobbly window/3D interface is fully integrated and enabled.

OpenOffice.org 2.4.0

GIMP image editor (2.4.5)

Mixture of multimedia players

New to this release are F-Spot (photo manager), Vinagre (multi-session VNC viewer) and Brasero (CD/DVD burner) There's a nifty multi-timezone clock and a security policy manager. Also with 24,865 packages currently listed in the Synoptics applications manager.

Firefox 3 beta 5

Windows/SMB/CIFS share

Ubuntu 8.04 Technical Documentation

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), released on 30 October 2008 was Canonical's ninth release of Ubuntu.

Futures

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 8.10 included, among other programs,

GIMP 2.6,

GNOME 2.24,

Mozilla Firefox 3.0,

OpenOffice.org 2.4,and Pidgin 2.5.The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2 and Python 2.5. Ubuntu 8.10 uses Linux 2.6.27 and X.Org 7.4. The fast-user-switch-applet underwent major changes and replaced the logout button. It can be used to change Pidgin or Empathy status.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), released on 23 April 2009is Canonical's tenth and latest release of the distribution. It will be supported until October 2010.

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 9.04 includes, among other programs, GIMP 2.6, GNOME 2.26,Mozilla Firefox 3.0, OpenOffice.org 3.0, and Pidgin 2.5. Ubuntu 9.04 uses Linux 2.6.28 and X.Org 7.4. The default file system is ext3with ext4 available at installation as an option.