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CNR CNR (Click ‘N Run) client is a FREE and easy way to access over 43,719 desktop Linux products. It also known as the one-click installation software, for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS operating system. packages and libraries, all with a single mouse click. Finding, installing and managing software on your desktop Linux computer has never been easier! CNR makes the finding of the right piece of software easy to accomplish, with user reviews, screenshots, descriptions, charts, and so on. When you find the software you want, with only one click, it will be installed on your computer and icons will be added to your desktop and to the Start Menu. Also, CNR notifies you when updates are available for the installed applications via the CNR.com website, which you can easily install with one click. CNR also offers dozens of commercial Linux software titles for sale, such as popular games, Sun’s StarOffice, Win4Lin, CodeWeaver’s Crossover Office, Parallels Workstation, TransGaming’s Cedega, and many other commercial Linux products.

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Installed Ubuntu 8.04
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Ubuntu Linux V-8.04 Avail on April 24

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Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Available as beta versions since March 20, the new Ubuntu 8.04 versions, code-named Hardy Heron, are scheduled, when released on April 24.

The new server and desktop variants of Ubuntu Linux 8.04 will include features aimed at making the open source operating system easier to use and to deploy.

KVM virtualization, which is now integrated with Ubuntu 8.04, allowing easier guest creation and management of virtual machines by administrators.

A first-time Windows installation option called Wubi, which allows users to install Ubuntu 8.04 on a machine like they would install any Windows application, rather than requiring a separate hard drive partition for a full install. This option will allow Windows users to try Ubuntu on a Windows-equipped computer without changing their installed Windows operating system. Ubuntu 8.04 can then be uninstalled like any other Windows application, and users can decide to install it on a separate partition if they want.

* Inkscape 0.46, which brings native PDF support to Ubuntu.
* A world clock applet, which can display the time and weather in multiple locations at once.
* The Brasero CD and DVD burning application, which will complement the CD/DVD burning functions of Nautilus and replace the previously used Serpentine audio CD burning utility.
* A new easier to configure firewall application called ufw.
* Additional memory protection to help defend against rootkits and other malicious code introduced by hackers.

Ubuntu will stop providing updates and support for its 18-month old Ubuntu 6.10 Linux operating system on April 25, the day after the new 8.04 version release. Support and updates will continue for the 7.04 and 7.10 releases, which were released more recently.

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