5 reasons why the Ubuntu-Yahoo deal is a win-win affair.

interesting article here on the Google to Yahoo switch. I have to agree that Canonical should pursue any lucrative income streams. These are the avenues that will keep Ubuntu in production and free to us end users. I used to be a long time Yahoo fan but gave the the nod some time ago when all my searches always fell on a product of some type to sell me. Not always relevant to the search even. That was some time ago and I'm willing to see if they have changed. I'll most likely still going to use the term Google it even if I do the search on Yahoo.

I am writing this post using Lucid Lynx on a live USB install. It is running perfectly on a Toshiba laptop running an Intel Centrino Duo. It failed to finish the boot on the oder HP laptop. We'll try again later.

5 reasons why the Ubuntu-Yahoo deal is a win-win affair.

Beta One Lucid Lynx Released

Ubuntu Lucid Lynx is fast approaching the final release. But for now the official beta one has been released and is ready for download. You can see the official announcement here or visit Distrowatch for a complete synopsis and breakdown. Read Canonical's technical release notes for the key differences between version 10.04 and earlier versions. You will also find download links on that page as well as bug reports. Well worth the visit if you plan on installing now or when the stable version is released. One of the more interesting changes I noticed was the change from Google to Yahoo as the default search in Mozilla Firefox. Does anyone know why?

The kernel gets pushed to 2.6.32 which is something I like. Running with the latest kernel is not something everyone likes to do until it is proven a bit longer. In my opinion why not, since Grub will give you the options of rolling back to earlier versions (providing you haven't uninstalled them).

Everything is not all a bed of roses and bugs are known to exists and more to be found. After all it is still a beta release. I plan on waiting to install when stable or later but it will be fun to take a live version for a spin. Let's hear what you think.
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Lucid Lynx Alpha 3 Has Been Released

If anyone is following the Ubuntu path, yesterday the release of Alpha 3 Lucid Lynx might get you excited. I'll admit to not trying it yet but may give it a go on a thumb drive soon. I am pretty happy with my current setup of Karmic Koala and not ready to introduce an alpha version to my laptop. Click here to read the offical press release from Canonical. For those so inclined to run Alpha images, remember that Alpha is still in testing phase and if bugs are encountered to report them in the bug tracker. Let's hear of your experiences in the comments.