Review of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Beta 1 showing new features in Unity 3D. Theres certainly has been some really good improvements since my last review. Main changes since Alpha 3: Kernel Updated to 2.6.38-7 Firefox 4 Fully released LibreOffice updated to 3.3.2 Split Screen resizing added to Unity New Wallpapers New Styling on Network Icon More Keyboard Shortcuts Mapped to Windows Key. New Centralised Control Centre (similar to Control Panel in Windows) Application Ratings and user reviews added to Software Centre "Try before you Install" added to Software Centre (install QTNX) "Apps Available for Download" added to Application Menus Ubuntu One far more stable GRUB colours changed to Purple & White Alternate (Text based) Installer now has Purple background Jockey offers a choice of Proprietary or FOSS Nouveau for nVidia cards Review done on a Full system install. I've been using it on my desktop and netbook computers for the past couple of weeks. Ubuntu 11.04 is scheduled to be Fully Released on 28th April 2011 Beta 1 Info: www.ubuntu.com Beta 1 Download: releases.ubuntu.com
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