Ubuntu 10.04 triumphs over GRUB bug
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Updated Canonical has overcome a late-breaking bug in Lucid Lynx to deliver the next installment of Ubuntu Linux.
Ubuntu 10.04 was released to the web mid morning Pacific time on Thursday, the day originally scheduled. Final code can now be downloaded for Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop, Server and Netbook editions.
The release came after company chief executive Jane Silber had told The Reg via email the release was not delayed as engineers raced to fix a bug.
"There was a late respin to improve the performance of Ubuntu under a dual boot scenario, but that will not cause a delay in the release," she said.
The bug affected dual-boot users and would not let the other operating system appear in the GRUB menu. It was decided a respin was preferable to having users try to implement their own work-around.
"Installing the available updates and rebooting will fix this issue. However, it was determined the day of the release that this is not an optimal solution for new users or those not connected to the Internet," the Ubuntu Wiki said.
Earlier, it had been had reported that the respin had delayed Thursday's delivery.
The GRUB bug was the second problem found in Ubuntu 10.04 this week. A "major" X-Server memory leakage bug that "causes the computer to get slower and slower over time" was identified Monday and fixed. ®
This article has been updated to announce the delivery of Ubuntu 10.04.
COMMENTS
err, isn't this bug still in windows?
dunno about the latest versions, but whenever i installed XP on a machine with linux already on there it would not only remove the linux grub entry, but replace the entire bootloader with its own...
This is why I put Open Sauce on my chips
They find a bug, they fix it, sorted.
None of this behind closed doors crap with vulnerabilities in the wild for months before they are caught with their pants down.
One rule for one...
The difference is that the Ubuntu crowd fix these issues instead of sitting on their A$$es.
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