Ubuntu 9.04 to be available for download Thursday - ZDNet

The platform –which includes a desktop, server and netbook edition — offers faster bootups (as fast as 25 seconds, its developers say), cloud support, OpenOffice 3.0, support for Skype and Adobe Flash, enhanced suspend and resume capabilities and faster switching between WiFi and 3G.

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The 9.04 edition was launched to the market on Monday but was promised to be available for download on April 23.  Unlike other Linux distros, Ubuntu rose to fame on the desktop. The new 9.04 desktop offers faster bootup times, enhanced suspend and resume features such as more time between charging and immediate access after hibernation. It also offers intelligent switching between WiFi and 3G networks, a new notification system and OpenOffice 3.0, the most advanced Microsoft Office compatible open source office suite. Ubuntu Server Edition enables businesses to deploy and manage their common workloads – web, print, file, database and mail servers – more efficiently. Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition integrates the latest, stable Open Source applications from across the community, packaged and ready for users to deploy. New enhancements include improved virtualization with the latest KVM features, clustering support in Samba file server and easier mail server setup with out-of-the-box Dovecot-Postfix integration.

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