Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS released delivering on long term support commitment
Second maintenance release enhances support for server hardware
London, January 21: Canonical, the commercial sponsors of the Ubuntu project announced today the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until June 2009 on desktops and June 2011 on servers.
Over 600 post-release updates have been integrated, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation, and the installation system has been improved. These include security updates and corrections, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 6.06 LTS.
"This maintenance release is a clear demonstration of our long-term commitment to users and businesses who want to use Ubuntu as a core platform," said Jane Silber, Chief Operating Officer of Canonical UK. "Coming as it does shortly before the next long-term release, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, it is a clear signal to ISVs, manufacturers, businesses and users that Ubuntu is the Linux platform on which to build a strategy."
Some particularly notable updates in Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS include:
Hardware-independent installer fixes:
Users can configure LVM using RAID partitions as physical volumes
Installation on HP ProLiant DL3xx server platforms:
Detection of the DAC960 RAID controller
Detection of HP Virtual Keyboard
Detection of Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708
Installation of Lilo with the HP/Compaq SmartArray RAID controller
Installation on Dell PowerEdge server platforms:
Detection of I2O-based hardware RAID controllers, such as the Adaptec 2xxx series
Detection and handling of PERC/MegaRaid controllers
Other improvements:
Handling of proxy disabling
NFS mounts on 64 bit platforms
Printing of documents with certain international characters in the title
This release includes updated server installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.
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