Later today the Ubuntu team will release the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04, the latest release of the popular linux distribution. With a final release planned for April there is still much speculation as to what users can expect. More her

The most obvious changes in Ubuntu 9.04 are likely to be cosmetic. Among these will be a new system notification system as well as a new login screen design. Already Shuttleworth has said on his personal blog that the new notification system was to be included in this release.