Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" Preview
The Intrepid Ibex (alpha 3) cd image has been released today. Here a review of its status.
Grub Splash screen
There is a regression. The bars are everywhere on the screen.Resolution
If change the resolution probably, the settings daemon will crash.Audio
In the Ubuntu Hardware test it works, but it doesn't work for real (Polypaudio?). Anyway if you choose ALSA instead of autodetect it works.Nautilus
It has tab for real and you can open a new one with CTRL+T.The devices are mounted twice.
Image viewer
It has a plugin system ad some plugins, but even a simple action like "reload image" doesn't work.Bluetooth
It receive files from anybody by default, without any user interaction. Unfortunatly it can't send files for an unknown reason (probably missing pairing).Internet
network-admin is not installed by default, so you have to use "sudo ifconfig eth0 ..."Still "sudo pppoeconfig" but an improved Network Manager is planned
Third party and proprietary support
Flash plugin
Firefox inform you that Flash plugin is missing, if you decide to install it the needed repository is enabled and the installation proceed without any problem.Nvidia driver
There is a regression. The driver 71xx is suggested(instead of 96xx) and the 96xx doesn't work."sudo displayconfig-gtk" is still your friend