UBLinux 4 Beta 1 available for download

[David Dudek]

For the UB Folks:

Note: THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE, and may not represent the final product.
It is strongly suggested that this software only be installed on
NON-PRODUCTION workstations.

ISO CD image files of Beta 1 of UBLinux 4 are available for download
from:

http://redhat.buffalo.edu/pub/testing/

YOU NEED TO BE ON THE CAMPUS NETWORK OR USING THE UB VPN CLIENT TO ACCESS
THIS SITE.

UBLinux is a distribution of GNU Linux that is customized to cater to
the desktop computing needs of most UB students, faculty, and
staff. Some of the main features of UBLinux include:

- Easy to install and maintain on personal workstations.

- Easy to keep up-to-date through use of the Red Hat Network (RHN).

- Configured with appropriate security settings for UB campus networks

- Documentation and support provides novice users a chance to learn
   how to use GNU Linux.

- Provides a suite of current stable versions of user applications
   that approximates, if not achieves, the same level of access to UBIT
   as an MS-Windows machine with TechTools software.


New features for UBLinux 4 include:

- Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 (RHEL WS 4), the
   latest Red Hat distribution intended for production machines.

- The first UBLinux based on the 2.6 kernel, offering increased
   hardware support and taking full advantage of the latest linux
   utilities.

- Contains many useful and up-to-date programs that are not included
   in a standard install of RHEL WS 4 including:

   * Real Player 10
   * Adobe Reader 7
   * Macromedia Flash Player 7
   * Grip - CD ripping program
   * GtkPod - Music library and iPod syncing program
   * Sun Java JRE and JDK
   * Java Development Emacs Environment (JDEE)
   * Mplayer - media player that works with DVDs, QuickTime, and
     Microsoft Windows media Formats
   * Mulberry email client
   * Pine email client
   * Scribus document authoring application
   * Microsoft core fonts
   * MP3 file support


- Better file association with programs than RHEL WS 4

- Easy to keep up-to-date through use of the Red Hat Network
   (RHN). Registration and updates will be conducted automatically,
   ensuring system security.

- GUI access to the UBFS network file storage.

- UB VPN is included. The UB VPN program will be pre-configured so that it can
   be used directly from the menu system.

- Increased documentation available upon installation. This will
   inform novice users how to conduct the most common tasks within the
   linux environment.


Please send your questions and feedback to
ublinux-support at buffalo.edu.


--
David Thomas Dudek     http://www.buffalo.edu/~dudek/