Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was officialy released for download today. You won't notice much of a difference probably when you compare it with 8.04, but it should have improved Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities.

Ubuntu 8.10 includes a simple, working tool that puts a bootable Ubuntu system on a memory stick and lets you use persistent space on it to store settings and documents—in other words, keep a real Home folder there. I really wish, however, that you didn't have to download an Ubuntu ISO to make the disk, or that it could at least point you to a list of mirrors to find one on. In a perfect world, it would just create your USB disk from your current system, removing any specific hardware references and the like. As it is, though, it's a pretty handy tool for any spare thumb drives you've got.

 
It would be nice to create your USB disk right from your current system installation but maybe that's too much to ask for at the moment. Maybe a future Linux distro will have that option but for now, this way will do. If you are interested in giving Linux, or specifically Ubuntu a shot, check out our step by step tutorial here.

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