Being cast away on a ship, away from internet connections and updates on your Linux software means that you get all excited and happy about all the new software versions released when you come home.
- Ubuntu Linux 6.10 “Edgy Eft” First and foremost, there is a new version of Ubuntu Linux, the Linux distribution I use for my machine. Ubuntu releases a new version of the operating system bi-anually, so even though this was not any surprise to me, it is always fun to get a new system on your computer.
- Firefox 2.0 This whopping new version of the web browser everybody should use, with a great new look and many new features. I remember back in 2003, when I first made the switch from the big, bloated Mozilla web browser to the then-called Firebird 0.6 web-browser. Great work, Firefox team! Oh, and if you still are using Internet Explorer 6, or even worse, version 7, switch to this web browser instead. Just click here!
- MPD (Music Player Daemon) 0.12 Being my favourite music player for the Linux platform, the developers of this trusty platform have finally put together a new release. Horray for the included icecast support, which means that putting up a private internet radio station will be very easy. Read about setting up an internet radion station in my article.
- MythTV 0.20 I use MythTV for my family’s TV computer setup. It is an almost complete system for watching and recording TV shows and easily managed from a remote control. The new version brings MythArchive, a program that I have high expectations on.
And for the more tragic release:
- Internet Explorer 7 Ugh. Use Firefox instead and make this world a better place!
That was all for tonight.