Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Released

Ubuntu 11.10 is available for download. Before downloading or upgrading you can take the official online demonstration of Ubuntu 11.10. This Linux distribution, based on Debian, is also known by the code name Oneiric Ocelot.

Yesterday Ubuntu offered an upgrade to 11.10 from the earlier version 11.04 via Ubuntu automatic update. You can also upgrade using the Ubuntu Update Manager. Some interesting changes are available in this new version. In Ubuntu 11.10, we find the Unity interface  for the GNOME 3.2 desktop environment. Of-course the Unity desktop was also available in 11.04 or ”Natty Narwhal” too and many Ubuntu users did not like the change at that time. We are sure you would like it this time.

Unity desktop: Unity has had a few noticeable improvements made to the Dashboard and the Launcher. You can find files quickly with the Unity search. Ubuntu software center is updated with new look and it contains more applications, new categories are added. The application management in Software Center looking very impressive. You can also easily drag and drop the applications to the launcher for easy access. The left side launcher width is increased little bit.

Some Default Apps: In terms of default applications, we find Firefox 7.0 and Thunderbird 7.0 from Mozilla, LibreOffice 3.4.3, and the Deja Dup automatic backup program is found in the system tools. It also has the cloud based Ubuntu One backup solution as earlier.

New Display Manager:  Ubuntu 11.10 welcomes the user with a new login screen which uses LigthDM instead of the GDM display manager. Under the hood, everything is powered by the Linux 3.0.3 kernel, which brings with it multiple architectures support. Also it enables you to login Ubuntu as Guest user without entering any password. Enabling this Guest session by default is a little bit concerning point for many users.

Overall this version of Ubuntu looks very good. Ubuntu 11.10 Update using Update Manager, or regular download.