Ubuntu's "Gutsy Gibbon" features finalized, coming to a handheld near you

by Thomas Ricker posted Jun 20th 2007 at 3:30AM

Those of you disappointed by the "top secret" features of Leopard might want to cast your hopeful, wayward glances in the direction of Ubuntu. Here comes "Gutsy Gibbon," otherwise known as Ubuntu 7.10 whose feature-set now appears finalized with a planned October release just like Apple's big cat. Pumping the 2.6.22 Linux kernel at its core, Gutsy G will be the first Ubuntu release to include new Mobile and Embedded editions "targeted at hand-held devices and other mobile/embedded form factors." It will integrate the Hildon UI components developed by Nokia and already on display in their N800 tablet. In other words, that Sony Ericsson P990i we saw running Ubuntu likely wasn't a hoax after all. We also expect this to be the first distribution to feature the recently merged, Compiz/Beryl windows manager for desktop users. Mmmm, eye candy. So prepare your houses and disk allocations -- October 18th is the scheduled release.

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Tags: gutsy gibbon, GutsyGibbon, linux, ubuntu, ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu7.10

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Dustin @ Jun 20th 2007 4:42AM

Hmm, a fast, stable mobile-ubuntu could be a fantastic contender for the iPhone platform.

And if they were to incorporate some mobile-beryl functions they could make it look as sexy as well.

After using Windows Mobile, I am insanely aggravated at how archaic it seems. I always feel like I'm back using windows 95. I'm ready for a breath of fresh air!

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gquaglia @ Jun 20th 2007 7:48AM

Now we just need to break Win Mobile's grip on the US phone market and get this mainstream.

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Neil @ Jun 20th 2007 9:15AM

Hax0r my Blackjack for some hot Ubuntu action please.

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SuperChuck @ Jun 20th 2007 10:14AM

'Here comes "Gutsy Gibbon," otherwise known as Ubuntu 7.10 whose feature-set now appears finalized with a planned October release just like Apple's big cat.'

It's important to note that Ubuntu always releases in October and April. Aplpe's choice to release Leopard in October doesn't have any bearing on the Ubuntu release cycle.