Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Beta was just released and it is a routine event that precedes the fast approaching final release of the next major upgrade to Ubuntu Linux. A lot of hype has been generated over the last 6 months about what new features and changes would be included with Ibex.

One change that users have been hoping to see since before the release of 8.04 was a new appearance theme that would look a little glossier and polished. There are a couple reasons this hasn’t really happened yet. For one, it has met resistance from users who don’t think extra resources should be allocated to eye candy at the expense of system performance. Compiz is an exception to this, mostly because it can easily be shut off and even when it’s running it barely uses the CPU. The other reason a visual, thematic overhaul of the interface hasn’t occurred yet is because, simply put, there are more important things to worry about right now.

Here are some of the new features you can expect to find in Ubuntu 8.10 -

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