Can desktop virtualization save desktop Linux?
See InfoWorld Editor Eric Knorr’s June column. | Keep up with the latest open source trends and news in InfoWorld’s Technology: Open Source newsletter. ] On Sunday, which happens to be October 10, or 10.10, the company will offer for download Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop, Netbook, and Server editions. Canonical views its desktop Linux as a competitor to Microsoft Windows; the company cites 12 million desktops using Ubuntu Linux. “We’re the market-leading Linux desktop,” said Steve George, Canonical vice president of business development. The Netbook variant features a desktop interface called “Unity” that is tuned for smaller screens. Unity includes buttons on the interface for launching of applications and finding files and folders. “Basically, [version 10.10] is optimized to make using Ubuntu on a netbook much easier and cleaner,” George said. Also, version 10.10 of the Desktop and Netbook editions supports basic multi-touch capabilities, covering main windows interactions. The company plans
