Ubuntu has decided to remove the Mono framework from their default install for their next version. With this, the default CD will also drop Tomboy and Banshee.

But Banshee is not the only removal: note-taking application Tomboy is also to be removed from the default application set on the CD. Tomboy and Banshee both relied on the ‘mono’ framework. As this is no longer needed “out of the box”, it too will be removed form the default CD.

This is a bit of a weird move as Ubuntu just recently switched from Rythmbox to Banshee as their default media player and now they are apparently switching back.

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Ubuntu has decided to remove the Mono framework from their default install for their next version. With this, the default CD will also drop Tomboy and Banshee. But Banshee is not the only removal: note-taking application Tomboy is also to be removed from the default application set on the CD. Tomboy and Banshee both relied on ...