So, on October 26, 2006, the next
Ubuntu release was released for version 6.10 and codenamed Edgy Eft. The release is another step towards Linux perfection, includes Gnome 2.16, Firefox 2, Xorg 7.1.
The most notable innovation is the replacement of sysinit with a new initialization system called
Upstart . The process of initializing the OS becomes event-oriented, obeys the dependency system and significantly reduces the OS boot time.
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Upstart is not the first attempt to replace the standard initialization system (system V init). For example, the
InitNG project, which was considered as a candidate, was well known; however, it was rejected by developers due to lack of functionality.
Well, sudo aptitude dist-upgrade! :)