Ubuntu 8.10, the latest version of a phenomenally popular and successful distro, is supposed to hit the world scene on October 30. Being a fervent fan and a loyal user of the Ubuntu family, especially the autumn releases, I have decided that I could not wait and that I had to test the Beta build and get the first impression of the newcomer.

Naturally, the first thing I did was check the live CD.

Live CD impressions

I popped in the CD into my Dell 420 laptop and let it boot. After about a minute or so, I was logged in a typical Ubuntu desktop.

Just like with Sabayon, which I have tested a couple of months ago, I decided to see how well Ubuntu interacted with my hardware, most importantly the wireless adapter and the Bluetooth.

There were no bad surprises. Everything worked out of the box.

More Here