phoronix.com - 10/28/2008
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With the release of Ubuntu 8.10 coming out later this week we decided to use this opportunity to explore how the performance of this desktop Linux operating system has evolved over the past few releases. We performed clean installations of Ubuntu 7.04 , Ubuntu 7.10 , Ubuntu 8.04 , and Ubuntu ...
ubuntu.com - 10/30/2008
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ubuntu.com —
What do I need to create and use
my Ubuntu CD? A blank CD and the ability...
to “burn” blank CDs A modern Intel or AMD compatible computer At least 256MB of RAM Installation requirements » Choose a version Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop (the latest version): ...
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Ubuntu 8.10 available for download
phoronix.com - 11/1/2008
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Earlier this week we published benchmarks of all
Ubuntu releases from 7.04 to the release candidate and...
had found the performance degraded with time , at least with the test system we used. As part of our testing to explore this issue, we had repeated ...
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[Phoronix] Fedora 7 to 10 Benchmarks
ubuntu.com - 10/27/2008
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ubuntu.com —
Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu®
8.10 Desktop Edition for free download on 30 October....
In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition. Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition is ...
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Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition enables mobile, flexible ...
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Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 Benchmarks: Is Ubuntu Getting Slower?
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... of this
desktop Linux operating system has evolved over the past few releases.
We performed clean installations of Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu
8.04, and Ubuntu 8.10 on a Lenovo ThinkPad T60 notebook and used the
Phoronix Test Suite to run 35 tests on each release that covered nine
different areas of the system. After spending well more than 100 hours
running these tests, the results are now available and our findings may
very well surprise you. Check it out at Phoronix. Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 Benchmarks: Is Ubuntu Getting Slower? - ...
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