Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 3
I only had a little time today to play with Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 3, so here are a few of the new features and some thoughts:
- The PulseAudio sound server is enabled by default.
- PolicyKit is beginning to be integrated into the administrative tools. This
allows programs such as Sevices settings to be run as the normal user, and
be “unlocked” only when needed.
- Firefox 3 Beta 2 is supposed to be included in Alpha 3, but I couldn’t find
it anywhere. Firefox 2.0.0.10 was installed.
Anyone know why this is?Thanks everyone, Firefox 3 is not installed by default, and the Universe repository needs to be enabled to install it. - Tracker search has a notification bubble to show that it is indexing files. This is a good improvement for users who complain that Ubuntu is slow because they don’t know that Tracker is working in the background.
Read the release notes, then download Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 3.
Archived Comments
problemdog
firefox 3b2 is not the default browser - its just a package you can install beside your stable ff version and then run as “firefox-3.0”
Andrew Conkling
I believe the package is ‘firefox3’. I think it’s just not the default Firefox, probably until it’s released?
Manwe
i don’t know why you can’t find firefox3 on your Hardy ,
i just have upgraded from ubuntu 7.10 Server from hardy heron and i found
something great in it , which is Firefox 3b3pre . i don’t have any idea why
couldn’t you find it though :)
dexae
You activate universe & multiverse? I use firefox 3 on alpha 3