Ubuntu 9.10基于X 的新启动画面
By Marius Nestor, Linux Editor
27th of August 2009, 06:28 GMT
亲爱的Ubuntu饭们，我们很荣幸地宣布，就在今天早上，Canonical 增加了全新的、基于X的启动画面，此画面将用于Ubuntu 9.10当中。管理此启动画面的软件包是xsplash。
我们已经在两个19英寸的三星、DELL显示器上进行了测试，新的启动界面看上去非常好，没有闪烁。新的界面运行在X.org服务器上，而不再是Usplash！一个新的操作系统切换器也将出现在启动过程中，方法是按ESC键。
在9.10的众多新特性中，我们注意到强大的GNOME2.28桌面环境，它带来非常多的改进，比如Empathy, Evolution, GNOME控制中心，GNOME Media，GNOME电源管理，等等。Karmic的内核将基于最新发布的2.6.31，将对摄像头和无线设备提供更好的支持，另外还有新的文件系统。而且，象OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, The GIMP 2.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 2, Transmission 1.7 or Pidgin 2.6 (不作为默认的即时消息客户端)也将出现在9.10中。
Dear Ubuntu fans, we are proud to announce that, as of this morning, Canonical added a brand-new X-based boot splash, which will be present in the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, due for release on October 29th. xplash is the package in charge of the new boot splash a userspace software that uses the X interface to draw a splash screen at boot. See the video below to see it in action! Softpedia is once again the first website to offer you a preview of the new artwork, which will probably be present in the final release of Ubuntu 9.10.
Well, we've tested it on two 19" Samsung LCDs and a 19" DELL one, and it looks and acts pretty good, without flickering. The idea is to completely replace the existing boot method with a flicker-free one. The graphical boot splash is designed to run on top of the X.Org Server and not Usplash! A graphical operating system switcher will also be present during the boot sequence, accessible by pressing the ESC key (see the second video for a mockup of this feature).
The new X-based boot splash in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 20090827 Daily Build
Ubuntu 9.10 boot animation test
On October 29th, Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) will become the 11th release of the Ubuntu operating system.
Among some of the interesting features that will be present in Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), we can mention the lightweight and powerful GNOME 2.28 desktop environment, which brings lots and lots of improvements in many areas, such as Empathy, Evolution, GNOME Control Center, GNOME Media, GNOME Power Manager, and many more. Karmic's kernel packages will be based on the latest version of the unreleased Linux kernel 2.6.31, which will offer improved support for webcam or wireless devices, and new filesystems. Moreover, applications such as OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, The GIMP 2.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 2, Transmission 1.7 or Pidgin 2.6 (not as default IM client) will also be present in the final version of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), due for release in late October this year!
Don't forget to visit our website next Thursday for a detailed report on the Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 5 release, where we will unveil more of Karmic's new features!
