Right on schedule the Tux-loving Karmic Koala (aka Ubuntu 9.10) has made its debut, as expected in all shapes, sized and flavors. Being free as a bird and like most Linux distros, Ubuntu 9.10 features a redesigned, faster boot and login experience, a revamped audio framework, improved 3G broadband connectivity, a refreshed Software Center, the Ubuntu One online service suite that offers simplified backup, synchronisation and sharing of files, it comes with Firefox 3.5, OpenOffice.org 3.0, the F-Spot phone app, and is translated in 25 languages.

Ubuntu 9.10 is available in three versions - Desktop Edition, Netbook Remix and Server Edition, with derivatives like Kubuntu and Edubuntu also being updated to Koala status. To find out more about Ubuntu see this page, while for a download click here.