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<title>Release Notes</title>
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<subtitle>Ubuntu &distro-version; &distro-rev;</subtitle>
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<para>This document contains the release notes for Ubuntu &distro-version;
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<authorgroup> &author-nick-loeve; &author-sean-wheller; </authorgroup>
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<revnumber>0.1</revnumber>
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<date>18 Jan 05</date>
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<revremark>Initial document</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.2</revnumber>
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<date>18 Jan 05</date>
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<revremark>Document structure</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.3</revnumber>
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<date>21 Jan 05</date>
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<revremark>Document structure, imported release goals</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.4</revnumber>
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<date>19 Feb 05</date>
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<revremark>What's new section created</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.5</revnumber>
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<date>25 Feb 05</date>
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<revremark>Contributors, Upgrade Notes and Introduction added.</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.6</revnumber>
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<date>1 March 05</date>
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<revremark>Added feedback from development team.</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.7</revnumber>
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<date>5 March 05</date>
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<revremark>Added additional feedback from development team. Added screenshots where
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appropriate.</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.8</revnumber>
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<date>15 March 05</date>
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<revremark>Added Kubuntu.</revremark>
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<revnumber>0.9</revnumber>
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<date>11 August 05</date>
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<revremark>Updated for Breezy</revremark>
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<sect1 id="release-notes-introduction" status="review">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>Welcome to Ubuntu &distro-rev; &distro-version;! This article explains some of
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the new features and improvements that this new release provides, as well as the primary
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contributors. Included are any specific notes for upgrading from the previous Ubuntu
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<sect1 id="release-notes-whatsnew" status="review">
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<title>What's New</title>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; &distro-version; offers the following new features and
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<title>Ubuntu on the Desktop</title>
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<term>GNOME 2.12</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; includes the 2.12 release of the GNOME desktop.
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For more information see the <ulink url="&gnome;">GNOME</ulink> website. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-gnome"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-gnome"/>
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<para>K Desktop Environment for Ubuntu (Kubuntu) is now available. The
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developers of kubuntu have created an extremely well integrated KDE desktop
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environment with the stability and reliability of the Ubuntu core. This
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speedy, well presented desktop, is not only easy to manage but packed full
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of useful applications and lots of great eye candy.</para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-kde"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-kde"/>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; includes the X server from X.org. Video cards from
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most major video vendors are now supported. Improved auto-detection allows
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for almost universal video card detection. There are also major performance
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enhancements for standard and proprietary ATI drivers, and proprietary
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NVidia drivers. For more information see the <ulink url="&xorg;"
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>X.org</ulink> website. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-xorg"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-xorg"/>
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<term>Package Management</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; includes two new packages to help you keep your
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computer up to date: update-manager and upgrade-notifier. The Synaptic
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package manager also now includes support to upgrade your Ubuntu
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Distribution. </para>
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<para>update-manager is a package that allows you to quickly and efficiently
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upgrade your software in the background. The process is simple but without
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the fine-grained choices offered with the Synaptic package manager. The
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package is good for people who like the simplicity of a one-click upgrade,
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similar to that available in other operating systems. </para>
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<imagedata fileref="../../images/&language;/updatemanager.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Ubuntu Update Manager Main Window</phrase>
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<para>upgrade-notifier allows users to receive notifications that updates are
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available, and also to remind them to keep their system current. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-packagemanagement"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-packagemanagement"/>
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<term>Ubuntu Documentation</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; saw the Ubuntu Documentation Team generate the
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Ubuntu FAQ Guide, Ubuntu Quick Guide, and other documentation explaining
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what Ubuntu is and features/functionality that are available in the current
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<para>The Ubuntu FAQ Guide aims to answer the most frequently asked questions by
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users. The Ubuntu Quick Guide is an introduction to the Ubuntu Desktop,
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explaining the GNOME Desktop and functions/programs available in a standard
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-ubuntudoc"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-ubuntudoc"/>
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<title>System Performance</title>
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<term>Readahead</term>
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<para>Readahead speeds up the boot process by loading information from disk into
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memory before it is needed, taking advantage of the predictable nature of
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the boot sequence. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-readahead"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-readahead"/>
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<term>Faster Boot Process</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; has a faster boot process. Improvements have been
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made to the startup of the X server, the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) and the
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CUPS printing system. The hotplug system, which allows users to
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"hot-swap" USB, IEEE 1394/Firewire devices, other
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removable devices, and non-removable devices such as PCI cards, now uses
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grepmap to make the boot process faster. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-fasterbootprocess"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-fasterbootprocess"/>
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<para>grepmap has been used to improve the speed of the hotplug system, which
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allows you to 'hot-swap' devices such as USB devices and IEEE 1394/firewire
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-grepmap"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-grepmap"/>
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<title>Hardware Support</title>
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<term>Laptop Suspend</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; provides support for suspending laptops to RAM
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(standby mode) and suspending to disk (hibernate mode). This feature maybe
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disabled by default depending on architecture of the computer.</para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-laptopsuspend"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-laptopsuspend"/>
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<term>Suspend To Disk</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; provides support for suspending to disk. This
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feature is enabled if available by the installer. If you are upgrading from
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Ubuntu 5.04, then please consult the Upgrade Notes for further information. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-suspendtodisk"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-suspendtodisk"/>
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<term>Processor Frequency Scaling</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; supports Processor Frequency Scaling, a feature
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that adjusts the CPU's speed to meet current demand. The result is reduced
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load on the laptop battery and less heat output. Automatic driver support is
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now in place for a wider variety of hardware. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-cpufreq"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-cpufreq"/>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; includes the X server from X.org. For more
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information see the <ulink url="&xorg;">X.org</ulink> website. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-xorg"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-xorg"/>
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<term>Hardware Database</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; includes support for cataloging hardware
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information in relation to setup/install options and tracking the extent of
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Ubuntu support for hardware. The key feature of the hardware database is the
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ability for the community to contribute information which will assist the
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development team in improving Ubuntu's support for their hardware. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-hardwaredatabase"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-hardwaredatabase"/>
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<title>Installing Ubuntu</title>
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<term>Kickstart Compatibility</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; introduces Kickstart compatibility so that a
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system administrator can define install parameters once, and then install
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Ubuntu on a number of machines via CD-ROM, local hard drive, NFS, FTP, or
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-kickstart"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-kickstart"/>
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<term>Unified Hardware Detection</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; now has a unified hardware detection process. The
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Live CD, the system installer, and the installed system all use
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<application>hotplug</application>. If the Live CD correctly detects and
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configures hardware, then the installer will too. The Live CD can now be
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used for a hardware compatibility test before installing Ubuntu. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-unifiedhardwaredetection"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-unifiedhardwaredetection"/>
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<term>Keyboard Layout Selector</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; has an improved keyboard layout selection process.
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During installation, users will not need to know anything about the keyboard
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layout, the correct default settings, the appropriate xkb layout, or what
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architecture they are using (PS/2, USB). Keyboard layout is selected when
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the user presses certain keys. </para>
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<imagedata fileref="../../images/&language;/keyboardlayout.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Interactive Keyboard Layout Installer</phrase>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-keyboardlayoutselector"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-keyboardlayoutselector"/>
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<term>Installation from USB</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; now supports installation from USB devices. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-installationfromusb"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-installationfromusb"/>
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<term>DVD Install Images</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; now provides images for installation from DVD. The
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DVD install image includes all supported packages, including those Not
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installed by default. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-dvdinstallimages"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-dvdinstallimages"/>
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<term>All Installer Questions in First Stage</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; now captures all user input and decisions in the
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first stage of the install process. Once the install medium is ejected, and
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the system rebooted, all subsequent stages of installation can happen
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-installerquestionsfirst"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-installerquestionsfirst"/>
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<term>Rescue Mode</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; now includes Rescue Mode in the install process to
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allow for system repairs and rebuilding. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-rescuemode"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-rescuemode"/>
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<title>Live CD</title>
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<term>New Live CD Infrastructure</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; introduces the new Live CD infrastructure that
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allows for a Live CD for all officially supported Ubuntu architectures, a
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simpler more maintainable design and build, and a unified hardware detection
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and configuration process. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-livecd"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-livecd"/>
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<title>Internationalization and Localization</title>
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<term>Language Packs</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; introduces language packs. They allow users to
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install Localization information from a centralized database as a single
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pack, instead of per application or package. This improves maintainability
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of languages/locales and saves on disk space. It also allows for
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translations to be directly imported from <ulink url="&ubuntu-rosetta;"
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-languagepacks"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-languagepacks"/>
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<term>Default UTF-8 Support</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; uses UTF-8 as the default encoding and locale, and
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includes migration compatibilities for upgrades. UTF-8 allows support for
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international character sets throughout the filesystem and applications. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-defaultutf8support"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-defaultutf8support"/>
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<title>Ubuntu for the Developer/Administrator</title>
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<term>Apt Authentication</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; allows for APT to cryptographically authenticate
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package repositories. Authentication management is also available through
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<imagedata fileref="../../images/&language;/authenticatedpackages.png"
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<phrase>Synaptic Apt Authentication</phrase>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-aptauthentication"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-aptauthentication"/>
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<term>Bzip2 Compression for Packages</term>
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; supports Bzip2 compressed Debian packages. This
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allows for significant space saving in text heavy packages, and smaller
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package indexes. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-bzip2packages"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-bzip2packages"/>
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<term>Program/Process UID</term>
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<para>In Ubuntu &distro-rev; many processes that run as root (or equivalent)
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on other platforms/distributions run as less privileged users. Included in
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this list at the time of release is klogd, syslogd, cupsd, hald, ntpd,
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procmail, smbmount/smbumount, jackd, login, gpg/gnupg, hpoj, and at. This
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ensures that security vulnerabilities in these programs cannot affect the
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whole system any more, but are confined to the program itself. </para>
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<xref linkend="release-notes-credits-programprocessuid"
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endterm="release-notes-credits-programprocessuid"/>
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<sect1 id="release-notes-upgradenotes" status="review">
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<title>Upgrade Notes</title>
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The following are notes/instructions for upgrading from Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty the Warthog):
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<title>Pre-Upgrade</title>
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<title>Using the Synaptic Package Manager</title>
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<para>Open up <application>Synaptic Package Manager</application>
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<para>Change your repositories to look for Breezy via the menu: <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Repositories</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice>. </para>
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URI: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
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Sections: main restricted
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http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
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Sections: main restricted
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<para>Reload your source listings via the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> button.
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<para>Click the <guibutton>Mark All Upgrades</guibutton> button followed by the
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<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button. </para>
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<title>Using Apt</title>
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<para>Start a <application>Shell</application> session. </para>
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<para>Edit your sources list: <screen>sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list</screen>
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<para>Change your repositories to Hoary. </para>
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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted
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deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted
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<para>Update your sources list: <screen>
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<para>Upgrade all packages <screen>
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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<title>Post Upgrade</title>
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<para>If you are Not running NFS (Network File System) as a client or a server
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then remove the portmap package:
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<screen>sudo apt-get --purge remove portmap</screen>
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<para>It is recommended that you install the meta packages
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<filename>ubuntu-base</filename> and <filename>ubuntu-desktop</filename> to
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ensure that you have the full set of default packages installed. Not doing
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this could result in a broken system.
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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-base ubuntu-desktop
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<para>Ubuntu &distro-rev; will support suspend to disk, and during
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installation will configure your system to suspend to the swap partition. If
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you are upgrading, then you must manually set up the configuration for
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suspend to disk. To do so you must edit the file (using the
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<command>sudo</command> command) <filename class="devicefile"
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>/etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf</filename>. </para>
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<para>Replace the line <varname>#RESUME=</varname> with
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<varname>RESUME=/dev/SWAP</varname> where SWAP is replaced with the swap
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partition. To find out where the swap partition is the command <command>sudo
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fdisk -l</command> will print to the screen the partition table of your
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hard disk(s). Look for the device labeled as 'swap.'
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<para>If you are without some localizations, you may find that it is necessary
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to install <filename>language-pack-xx</filename>,
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<filename>language-pack-xx-base</filename> and
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<filename>language-support-xx</filename> (where xx is your language
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<para>Start <application>update-notifier</application> and save your
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<application>gnome-session</application> if you want update notification
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automatically.</para>
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<para>Reboot in order to effect all changes (Xserver changes, Kernel upgrades
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<para>Upgrading from older releases or other distributions is not supported, but other
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user experiences while upgrading from older Ubuntu releases and Debian GNU/Linux are
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currently documented in the <ulink url="&ubuntu-wiki;">Ubuntu Wiki</ulink>.
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<sect1 id="release-notes-credits" status="review">
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<title>Credits</title>
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<term>GNOME 2.12</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-gnome">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Sebastien Bacher</para>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-kde">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>The Kubuntu Team</para>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-xorg">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Fabio Massimo Di Nitto, Daniel Stone</para>
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<term>Package Management</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-packagemanagement">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Ross Burton, Jeff Waugh, Michael Vogt</para>
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<term>Ubuntu Documentation</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-ubuntudoc">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Sean Wheller, Enrico Zini, Nick Loeve, Alan Hood, Alexander Poslavsky, Ari
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Torhamo, Christoph Haas, Gordon Ingram, Jonathon Hornbeck, Kevin Muligan,
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Jeff Schering, Matt Galvin</para>
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<term>Read Ahead</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-readahead">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Thom May</para>
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<term>Faster Boot Process</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-fasterbootprocess">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Thom May, Daniel Stone</para>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-grepmap">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Scott James Remnant</para>
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<term>Laptop Suspend</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-laptopsuspend">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Matthew Garrett</para>
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<term>Suspend To Disk</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-suspendtodisk">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Jeff Bailey, Colin Watson, Matthew Garrett</para>
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<term>Processor Frequency Scaling</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-cpufreq">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Paul Sladen</para>
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<term>Hardware Database</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-hardwaredatabase">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Oliver Grawert</para>
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<term>Kickstart Compatibility</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-kickstart">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Colin Watson, Fabio Massimo Di Nitto</para>
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<term>Unified Hardware Detection</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-unifiedhardwaredetection">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Colin Watson, Andreas Mueller, Daniel Stone</para>
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<term>Keyboard Layout Selector</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-keyboardlayoutselector">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Matthias Urlichs</para>
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<term>Installation from USB</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-installationfromusb">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Colin Watson</para>
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<term>DVD Install Images</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-dvdinstallimages">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>LaMont James, Colin Watson</para>
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<term>All Installer Questions in First Stage</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-installerquestionsfirst">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Colin Watson</para>
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<term>Rescue Mode</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-rescuemode">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Colin Watson</para>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-livecd">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Matt Zimmerman, Andreas Mueller</para>
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<term>Language Packs</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-languagepacks">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Martin Pitt</para>
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<term>Default UTF-8 Support</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-defaultutf8support">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Martin Pitt</para>
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<term>Apt Authentication</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-aptauthentication">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Matt Zimmerman, Michael Vogt, Colin Watson</para>
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<term>Bzip2 Compression for Packages</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-bzip2packages">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Scott James Remnant</para>
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<term>Program/Process UID</term>
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<para id="release-notes-credits-programprocessuid">
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<emphasis>Contributors</emphasis>
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<para>Martin Pitt</para>
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