gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Gmane http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released! http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/157 <pre>"Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points." - Percival Lowell The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing a few new features and improving quality control. To be a bit more precise about what we're releasing today... There are 54 product images and 2 cloud images being shipped with this 12.04 LTS release, with translations available in 41 languages. The Ubuntu project's 12.04 archive currently has 39,226 binary packages in it, built from 19,179 source packages, so lots of good starting points for your imagination! For PC users, Ubuntu 12.04 supports laptops, desktops, and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on an updated version of the desktop shell called "Unity", which introduces "Head-Up Display" search capabilities. Finding and installing software using the Ubuntu Software Centre is now easier thanks to improvements in speed, search and usability. Ubuntu Server 12.04 has made it much easier to provision, deploy, host, manage, and orchestrate enterprise data centre infrastructure services with the introduction of new technologies such as "Metal as a Service" (MAAS), the Juju Charm Store, and the latest OpenStack version, codenamed Essex. These technologies further position Ubuntu Server as the best OS for scale-out computing. Read more about the new features of Ubuntu 12.04 in the following press releases: http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-server-1204-lts-certified-available-and-ready-hyperscale-world http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-1204-lts-aims-conquer-enterprise-desktop Long term support maintenance updates will be provided for Ubuntu 12.04 for five years, through April 2017. For those working on the ARM architecture, an 18 month supported release is also provided for the ARM server using the ARM Hard Float (HF) architecture. Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is now available in 41 languages. For a list of available languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see: http://people.canonical.com/~dpm/stats/ubuntu-12.04-translation-stats.html The newest Kubuntu 12.04 (LTS), Edubuntu 12.04 (LTS), Xubuntu 12.04 (LTS), Mythbuntu 12.04, Lubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu Studio 12.04 are also being released today. More details can be found in their announcements: Kubuntu: http://kubuntu.org/news/12.04-release Xubuntu: http://xubuntu.org/news/12-04-release Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/12.04-release Mythbuntu: http://mythbuntu.org/12.04/release Lubuntu: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Announcement/12.04 Ubuntu Studio: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/12.04release_notes To get Ubuntu 12.04 ------------------- In order to download Ubuntu 12.04, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/download Users of Ubuntu 11.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 12.04 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/upgrade As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats, workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release itself. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/whats-new http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, you can try asking in any of the following places: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org http://askubuntu.com Help Shape Ubuntu ----------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/get-involved About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can learn more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website listed below: http://www.ubuntu.com To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, Kate Stewart </pre> Kate Stewart 2012-04-26T12:04:11 Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) end-of-life reached on April 10, 2012 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/156 <pre>This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) formally ends on April 10, 2012 and Ubuntu Security Notices no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 10.10. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 10.10 is via Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades. Note that upgrades to version 11.04 and beyond are only supported in multiple steps, via an upgrade first to 11.04, then to 11.10. Both Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 continue to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customize or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2012-04-10T15:39:12 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 2 Released. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/155 <pre>The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing a few new features but mostly fixing bugs. With Ubuntu 12.04, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Mythbuntu and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 2 status today. Ubuntu Changes -------------- Some of the key new features available since Beta 1 are: * A new Ubuntu kernel (3.2.0-20.33) which is base on the v3.2.12 upstream Linux kernel. Changes to the default kernel flavours have been made for 12.04 LTS. * Updates to our new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the Alt key and entering characters. * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5.1. * Ubuntu One has a new control panel to provides an installer, setup wizard, ability to add/remove folders to sync, and more Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details. Ubuntu Server and Cloud Images ------------------------------ * 12.04 Beta 2 is shipping the latest milestones of OpenStack Essex (RC1), and will be upgraded to final before release. * Zentyal as well as OpenMPI 1.5 for ARM are now available in Universe. * KVM 1.0 on x86, which enables nested KVM by default, now allows a virtualisation experience within cloud instances. Ubuntu Core ----------- Ubuntu Core is a minimal rootfs for use in the creation of custom images, and now includes ARM hard float (armhf) images. Developers can use Ubuntu Core as the basis for their application demonstrations, constrained environment deployments, device support packages, and other goals. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 introduces "Kubuntu Active" as a tech preview, which is a new Ubuntu flavour designed for tablet devices. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta2/Kubuntu for details. Edubuntu -------- Edubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 ships with improved translations, and updates to the new epoptes and LTSP 5.3 releases. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.04, please refer to http://www.edubuntu.org. Xubuntu ------- Xubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 now has new branding and further appearance tweaks have been made. On i386 hardware, the non-PAE kernel is used to support a wider variety of machines. Pavucontrol is now used over xfce4-mixer. For more information about the changes in Xubuntu 12.04, please go to http://xubuntu.org/. Lubuntu ------- Lubuntu 12.04 has had its artwork updated, and updates made to LightDM. For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.04, please go to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu. Ubuntu Studio ------------- Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Beta 2 live DVD now has a new low latency kernel installed by default. There is better Pulse Audio to JACK bridging, an improved ice1712 mixer and ... the XFCE transition has finished! Mythbuntu --------- Mythbuntu 12.04 Beta 2 contains a pre-release version of MythTV 0.25, which will be updated to final as soon as its available. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta2 for more details on the above products. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support . If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate . Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs . To Get Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 -------------------------- To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 from Ubuntu 11.10, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) . In addition they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Cloud Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Ubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM images, source) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.04/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Core) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-active/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Kubuntu Active) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Lubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/precise/beta-2/ (Mythbuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is expected to be released on April 26, 2012. More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2012-03-29T21:02:02 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 1 Released. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/154 <pre>The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work throughout this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. This release introduces a new set of images for the ARMv7 "hard float" ABI, denoted as armhf. There are still some armel images around, as we finish the migration, but 12.04 for ARM will be based on armhf. The technology that allows GPUs to go into a very low power consumption state when the GPU is idle (RC6) is now enabled by default for Sandy Bridge systems, which should result in considerable power savings when this stage is activated. The CD image size has been adjusted to 703MB to squeeze in every bit of package goodness we can on the installation CD images. With Ubuntu 12.04, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today. Ubuntu Changes -------------- Some of the new features now available are: * A new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the Alt key and entering characters. * Unity setting can now be configured by the System Setting panel, and Nautilus support has been added to the Unity launcher. * Support for ClickPad devices has been enhanced an now when a button is pressed on the trackpad surface, a second finger may be used to drag the cursor. * The default music player has been switched to Rhythmbox, which again includes the UbuntuOne music store. * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5 beta 2. Please report any regressions that you notice. * When installing packages through the software center, the corresponding language support packages are now installed automatically as well. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details. Ubuntu Server and Cloud Images ------------------------------ * Improvements to OpenStack, LXC, and server provisioning have been included. * The identity service (Keystone) used by OpenStack for authentication (authN) and high-level authorization (authZ) was updated to Keystone-light (redux branch). Ubuntu Core ----------- Ubuntu Core is a minimal rootfs for use in the creation of custom images, and now includes ARM hard float (armhf) images. Developers can use Ubuntu Core as the basis for their application demonstrations, constrained environment deployments, device support packages, and other goals. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 has updated KDE's plasma and applications to 4.8. In addition other significant changes include: * Telepathy-KDE brings improved instant messaging to Kubuntu, offering easy chat capabilities on Facebook, MSN, GMail and many other services. * Amarok 2.5 has added an MP3 shop and integration with GPodder, an online personal podcast archive. * The Calligra office and creativity suite is now available, featuring Krita the world's best painting app and top MS Office file importers. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta1/Kubuntu for details. Edubuntu -------- Edubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now ships the newest upstream version of LTSP 5.3, offering improved support for fat clients and other improvements. Other significant changes include: * Epoptes, the new classroom management software, has an updated user interface. * The Ubiquity slideshow has been updated. * pastebinit and vim are now both installed by default. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.04, please refer to http://www.edubuntu.org. Xubuntu ------- Xubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now uses the new Ubiquity installer. Other significant changes include: * Alacarte is available by default, and will show all Xfce-related menu items on Xubuntu as well. * New wallpaper and other tweaks and improvements to the looks of Xubuntu are in, including lots of GTK3 fixes for the Greybird theme. For more information about the changes in Xubuntu 12.04, please go to http://xubuntu.org/. Lubuntu ------- Lubuntu 12.04 now uses Lightdm as the display manager with the default gtk greeter. A new software-center optimized for Lubuntu is now available by default as well. For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.04, please go to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu. Ubuntu Studio ------------- Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Beta 1 ships a live DVD for the first time, and is properly configured for the lightdm greeter. The XFCE transition is now almost complete, and there is an updated application set for typical desktop tasks (i.e. text editor, movie player, etc) Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta1 for more details on the above products. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support. If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate. Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs. To Get Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 -------------------------- To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 11.10, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server). In addition they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Ubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM images, source) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.04/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Core) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Lubuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is expected to be released on April 26, 2012. More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2012-03-01T22:21:43 Ubuntu 10.04.4 (Lucid Lynx) LTS released! http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/153 <pre>"Dear Lucid, Our Time Is Right Now" - Evans Blue The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS, the fourth maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, alternate installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 10.04.4. This release includes updated images for the desktop and alternate installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. This is the last planned maintenance release for the 10.04 LTS series. Future security updates and bug fixes will be individually downloadable from the Ubuntu archive in the same way as before, but no further updates to installation media will be provided for 10.04 LTS. The next LTS release, 12.04 LTS, will be released in April 2012. We recommend that users installing Ubuntu after April install the latest LTS release. To Get Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ------------------------- To download Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS visit: desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download server: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/download We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004 To get Kubuntu 10.04.4 visit: http://www.kubuntu.org About Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ------------------------ This is the fourth and last planned maintenance release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers. For the first time, this point release includes backported updated hardware support. In addition, numerous post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/lucid for a full list of Ubuntu security updates that have been applied to 10.04.4 See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu for specific information about a particular bug number. A complete list of post-release updates since 10.04.3 is available at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.4 Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2012-02-16T22:23:38 End of support for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Netbook and ARM -2011/10/29 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/152 <pre>Ubuntu announced the 10.04 Netbook Edition and Ubuntu for ARM products 18 months ago, on April 29, 2010. At that time, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months for these specific products. This support period is now ending, and on October 29, 2011 the 10.04 Netbook Edition and Ubuntu for ARM products will no longer be supported. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop and Server products continue to be supported. The upgrade path from Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook and ARM is to Ubuntu 10.10. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MaverickUpgrades. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for Desktop and Server products continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart, Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-10-28T21:31:53 Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) released!! http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/151 <pre> "There is nothing like a dream to create the future." - Victor Hugo The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10, code-named "Oneiric Ocelot". 11.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. For PC users, Ubuntu 11.10 supports laptops, desktops and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on an updated version of the desktop shell called "Unity", which introduces specialized "Lenses". Finding and installing software using the Ubuntu Software Centre is now easier thanks to improvements in speed, search functionality enhancements, and usability improvements. Aside from updates on the performance side, it's also more aesthetically appealing. Ubuntu Server 11.10 has made it much easier to provision, deploy, host, manage, and orchestrate enterprise data centre infrastructure services with the introduction of "Orchestra". The Juju technical preview allows service developers to describe the deployment and scaling requirements of their applications, in order to simplify and enhance the dialogue between developers and operations teams. For those working on the ARM architecture, a technical preview is also provided for the ARM server. Read more about the new features of Ubuntu 11.10 in the following press releases: http://www.canonical.com/content/transforming-home-pc-ubuntu-1110 http://www.canonical.com/content/client-cloud-ubuntu-1110-sets-pace-business-it Standard maintenance updates will be provided for Ubuntu 11.10 for 18 months, through April 2013. Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is now available in 38 languages. For a list of available languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see: http://people.canonical.com/~dpm/stats/ubuntu-11.10-translation-stats.html Ubuntu 11.10 is the base for the newest 11.10 iterations of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and our newest addition to this release cycle, Lubuntu! Kubuntu: http://kubuntu.org/news/11.10-release Xubuntu: http://xubuntu.org/news/11.10-release Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/11.10-release Mythbuntu: http://mythbuntu.org/11.10/release Ubuntu Studio: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/11.10release_notes Lubuntu: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Announcement/11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 is also now available on two new ARM community-supported ports. AC100 (Toshiba Tegra 2 Netbook): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/TEGRA/AC100 MX5 (Freescale i.MX53 QuickStart): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/MX5 To get Ubuntu 11.10 ------------------- In order to download Ubuntu 11.10, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download Users of Ubuntu 11.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 11.10 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/upgrade As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats, workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release itself. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/whats-new http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, you can try asking in any of the following places: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ http://askubuntu.com/ Help Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can learn more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website listed below: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce/ Kate Stewart, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-10-13T13:15:29 Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/150 <pre> The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2. Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", 11.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle fixing bugs and introducing a couple of new features as we polish up for the release. Ubuntu Changes since Beta 1 --------------------------- Some of the new features now available are: A new set of community supported ARM architecture images will be available between now and the release. The armel+ac100 for the Toshiba ac100 netbook is available for download now, and armel+mx5 targeted at the Freescale i.MX53 Quick Start development board will be available in one of the upcoming dailies. GNOME got updated to current unstable version (3.1.92) on its way to GNOME 3.2 OneConf has now been integrated into the Ubuntu Software Center to help keep your installed applications in sync between computers. And we continue to improve the underlying infrastructure: Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 improves support for installing 32-bit library and application packages on 64-bit systems Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 has a new kernel based on v3.0.4. Ubuntu Server ------------- Beta 2 includes Orchestra which is a collection of the best free software services for provisioning, deploying, hosting, managing, and orchestrating enterprise data center infrastructure services, by, with, and for the Ubuntu Server. Juju (formerly codenamed Ensemble) is now available as a part of Ubuntu Server to handle service deployment and orchestration for both cloud and bare metal. Juju has many Charms available, including OpenStack deployment. Xen hypervisor has been re-introduced to Ubuntu Server. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 has the latest KDE software including KDE 4.7.1 Plasma Workspaces and Applications. Along with KDE 4.7.1, the new KDE Personal Information Management (KDEPIM) suite 4.7 is included, which includes the new Kmail 2. The Muon Suite 1.2 which includes Muon Software Center and Muon Package manager is now available. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/OneiricOcelot/Beta2/Kubuntu for details. Edubuntu -------- Edubuntu's Oneiric Ocelot Beta 2 has updates to gobby-0.5 and gbrainy version 2. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 11.10, please refer to http://www.edubuntu.org. Mythbuntu --------- Mythbuntu Oneiric Ocelot Beta 2 has adapted Chromium to replace Firefox by default. It now ships with Ubuntu Software Center. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for further details. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support . If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate . Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs. To Get Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 -------------------------- To upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 from Ubuntu 11.04, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OneiricUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) In addition, they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/oneiric/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Cloud Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Ubuntu DVD, Alternates, pre-installed ARM Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/11.10/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/oneiric/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Kubuntu DVD) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Mythbuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-2/ (Lubuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 11.10 is expected to be released on October 13 2011. More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-09-22T22:50:21 Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/149 <pre> The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1. Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", 11.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. This release introduces a new set images called Ubuntu Core. These include a minimal software and are can be used as the basis for customized Ubuntu distributions and products. The DVD images have been slimmed down to 1.5GB, retaining a complete set of language packs, for faster downloading and use on USB drives. With Ubuntu 11.10, we also welcome a new Ubuntu family member, Lubuntu! Lubuntu, together with Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today. Ubuntu Changes -------------- Some of the new features now available are: DVD images have been revised into extended desktop images with additional language support and a few extra applications, and thereby reduced to a more manageable size of around 1.5 GB. "Lenses" (formerly "Places") now integrate multiple sources and advanced filtering like ratings, range, categories. Thunderbird is included as default email client including menu and launcher integration. Déjà Dup is included as the default backup tool, making it easy to create backups and upload them to Ubuntu One. The new gwibber landed in Oneiric bringing improved performance and a new interface using the most recent GNOME technologies. GNOME got updated to current unstable version (3.1.5) on its way to GNOME 3.2 LightDM now uses the new Unity greeter by default. The indicators have been visually refreshed, including a refactoring of the session indicator and a new power indicator. The Ubuntu Software Center adds new "top rated" views to the main category page and all subcategory pages, it allows you to edit or delete your own reviews, and has had a significant speedup for standalone deb file installation. And we continue to improve the underlying infrastructure: Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 enables support for installing 32-bit library and application packages on 64-bit systems Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 has a new kernel based on v3.0.3. GNU toolchain has transitioned to be based off of gcc 4.6 for i386, amd64, and ARM omap3/omap4 architectures. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details. Ubuntu Server ------------- Ubuntu Server now includes Orchestra, a collection of the best free software services for provisioning, deploying, hosting, managing, and orchestrating enterprise data center infrastructure services. Ensemble is now available as well, it is a critical part of Ubuntu Server designed to handle service deployment and orchestration for both cloud and bare metal. OpenStack has been updated to the latest Diablo-4 development release. Ubuntu Core ----------- Ubuntu Core is a new minimal rootfs for use in the creation of custom images. Developers will be able to use Ubuntu Core as the basis for their application demonstrations, constrained environment deployments, device support packages, and other goals. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 sports the latest KDE software including KDE 4.7 Plasma Workspaces and Applications. Along with KDE 4.7, 11.10 also introduces the new KDEPIM suite, which includes the new Kmail 2. The new Amarok 2.4.3 music player has several improvements to make it easier to use. Kubuntu has switched to providing the Muon Software Center and Muon Package manager by default. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/OneiricOcelot/Beta1/Kubuntu for details. Xubuntu ------- Xubuntu has changed several default applications: Pastebinit is now included to make it easier to share information. Leafpad is now the default text editor. gThumb has been added to assist with digital The onscreen keyboard, Onboard, is now included in the default Xubuntu menus, under Accessories. For those who require an onscreen keyboard, this will be much easier to access using only a mouse or touchpad. Edubuntu -------- Oneiric Ocelot Beta 1 is the first release of Edubuntu to feature a fully translated installer. LTSP Live has been re-written and is now fully translatable and network-manager aware. This beta also offers a refreshed look and feel with a new wallpaper and login screen. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 11.10, please refer to http://www.edubuntu.org . Mythbuntu --------- Mythbuntu Oneiric Ocelot Beta 1 has transitioned over to the quicker lightdm desktop manager and brings updated builds of MythTV. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/oneiric/beta for more details on the above products. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support . If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate . Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs . To Get Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 -------------------------- To upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 11.04, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OneiricUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) In addition, they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/oneiric/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Ubuntu DVD, Alternates, pre-installed ARM Images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/11.10/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/oneiric/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Kubuntu DVD) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Mythbuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/oneiric/beta-1/ (Lubuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 11.10 is expected to be released on October 13 2011. More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-09-01T21:29:32 Ubuntu 10.04.3 (Lucid Lynx) LTS released! http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/148 <pre>"Be brief, be pointed, let your matter stand lucid in order, solid and at hand; spend not your words on trifles but condense; strike with the mass of thought, not drops of sense; press to the close with vigor, once begun, and leave - how hard the task" - Joseph Story The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS, the third maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, alternate installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 10.04.3. This release includes updated images for the desktop and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. Numerous updates have been integrated, and updated installation media have been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. To Get Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS ------------------------- To download Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS visit: desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download server: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/download We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004 To get Kubuntu 10.04.3 visit: http://www.kubuntu.org About Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS ------------------------ This is the third maintenance release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers. Numerous post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn for a full list of Ubuntu security updates. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu for specific information about a particular bug number. A complete list of post-release updates since 10.04.2 is available at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.3 Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-07-21T19:31:51 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) End of Life http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/147 <pre>"Time brings all things to pass." - Aeschylus Ubuntu announced its 6.06 Server release 5 years ago, on June 1, 2006. For the LTS Server releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The maintenance period has now ended for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server. Ubuntu 6.06 LTS was a major milestone for the Ubuntu project, being the first long-term release. Its retirement evokes memories of Ubuntu as a younger project, and reminds us of all that we've accomplished together in the five years since we released the "Dapper Drake". Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! = Upgrade instructions for users of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS = The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server is via Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. For further Ubuntu support, including commercial support options, see http://www.ubuntu.com/support. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. = About Ubuntu = Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. </pre> Matt Zimmerman 2011-06-01T20:12:04 Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) end-of-life reached on April 30, 2011. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/146 <pre>This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) formally ended on May 1, 2011 and Ubuntu Security Notices no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 9.10. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 9.10 is via Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customize or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-05-26T21:40:11 Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" Available http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/145 <pre>"Form and function are a unity, two sides of one coin. In order to enhance function, appropriate form must exist or be created." -Ida P. Rolf The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.04, code-named "Natty Narwhal". 11.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. For PC users, Ubuntu 11.04 supports laptops, desktops and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on a new desktop shell called "Unity". This version supersedes Ubuntu Netbook Edition for all PC netbooks. Developer reference images are provided for select Texas Instruments (TI) ARM platforms, specifically the "PandaBoard" and "BeagleBoard". Ubuntu Server 11.04 has made it easier to provision servers, and reduce power consumption. Ubuntu Server 11.04 for UEC and EC2 has a new kernel and improved initialization and configuration options. Read more about the features of Ubuntu 11.04 in the following press releases: http://www.canonical.com/content/ubuntu-transforms-your-pc-experience http://www.canonical.com/content/latest-ubuntu-offers-business-added-cloud-features-and-sleek-new-desktop-interface Standard maintenance updates will be provided for Ubuntu 11.04 for 18 months, through October 2012. Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is available in 43 languages. For a list of available languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see: http://people.canonical.com/~dpm/stats/ubuntu-11.04-translation-stats.html Ubuntu 11.04 is also the basis for new 11.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu: Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/11.04-release Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/11.04-release Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/11.04-release Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/11.04/release Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/11.04release_notes To Get Ubuntu 11.04 ------------------- To download Ubuntu 11.04, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download Users of Ubuntu 10.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 11.04 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/upgrade As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/whats-new http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, you can try asking in any of the following places: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ http://askubuntu.com/ Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce/ Kate Stewart, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-04-28T11:36:14 Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) reaches end-of-life on June 1 2011 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/144 <pre>Ubuntu announced its 6.06 Server release almost 5 years ago, on June 1, 2006. For the LTS Server releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server will reach end of life on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 6.06. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server is via Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. For further Ubuntu support, including commercial support options, see http://www.ubuntu.com/support. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-04-19T21:23:20 Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Beta 2 Released http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/143 <pre>The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2. Codenamed "Natty Narwhal", 11.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work since Beta 1, fixing bugs and getting things all nice and natty. For PC users, Ubuntu 11.04 now supports laptops, desktops and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on Unity. A special Ubuntu Netbook version is provided for platforms based on ARM technology, such as the Panda and Beagle boards. Ubuntu Server 11.04 has made it easier to provision servers, and reduce power consumption. Ubuntu Server 11.04 for UEC and EC2 is available as well, with a new kernel and improved initialization and configuration options. The Ubuntu 11.04 family of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio, also reach Beta 2 status today. Ubuntu Changes -------------- Some of the new features now available are: Unity is now the default Ubuntu desktop session. The Unity launcher has many new features, including drag and drop re-ordering of launcher icons, full keyboard navigation support, launcher activation through keyboard shortcuts, right-click context menu quick-list and switching between running applications. The Ubuntu One control panel now allows selective syncing, and the launcher icon now displays sync progress. File syncing speed has been improved as well. The Ubuntu Software Center now allows users to "rate &amp; review" installed applications, share reviews via integration with social networking services added into Gwibber, and has other usability improvements. Key applications have been updated to newer versions: Ubuntu 11.04 comes with the latest Firefox 4.0 as standard web browser. LibreOffice 3.3.2 has been included in 11.04 as the default office package. Banshee 2.0 is the standard music player now and has been integrated into the sound menu. And we continue to improve the underlying infrastructure: 11.04 Beta 2 has a kernel based on 2.6.38. X.org 1.10.0 and Mesa 7.10.1 are the new versions included with 11.04. GNU toolchain has transitioned to be based off of gcc 4.5 for i386, amd64, and ARM omap3/omap4 architectures. All main packages have now been built and and are installable with Python 2.7. dpkg 1.16.0-pre brings us up-to-date with staged changes for the upcoming Debian 1.16.0 dpkg release, as well as pulling in the current version of the in-progress multiarch work Upstart has been updated to 0.9.4-1. There are a lot of new features: its now "chroot-aware", there is support for basic job/event visualization, there are two new initctrl commands (show-config, check-config), a socket bridge is now provided, the latest D-Bus version now allows D-Bus services to be activated via Upstart, a manual job configuration stanza, and override file support is now available Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/natty/beta for details. Ubuntu Netbook on ARM -------------------- The ARM version is the first one to ship with our new Unity 2D interface by default. The 2.6.38 kernel for OMAP4 has had many driver improvements, most notably the display driver was switched to use the HDMI port by default and auto detect the monitor resolution. For developers, an Ubuntu Headless image is available for omap3 and omap4 hardware. Headless is fully set up for the serial port and contains a minimal command line install. Ubuntu Server ------------- cobbler and mcollective have been included, which will make provisioning servers easier. Powernap 2.0 uses a new method to reduce power consumption and can now monitor user activity (Console, Mouse, Keyboard), system activity (load, processors, process IO), and network activity (wake-on-lan, udp ports tcp ports) Default dhcpd server updated from dhcp3 to isc-dhcp (version 4). Eucalyptus is now the latest stable point release (2.0.2) with security and efficiency fixes. (Known bug against the dhcpd server) OpenStack (nova) in Universe is a technology preview, with a recent snapshot of 2011.2 (Cactus) release. libvirt is updated to 0.8.8 with new features and bug fixes (see upstream change log for full information 0.8.3-&gt;0.8.8) Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2 ----------------------------- cloud-init has been updated to 0.60. This feature includes support resizing of the root file system at first boot, adds minimal OVF transport (iso) support and allow setting of hostname when first booting. Rightscale support has been added to cloud-config and cloud-init. Some of the supporting technologies that have been packaged and included are, Cassandra 0.7.0, ZeroMQ, Membase, and XtraBackup. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 sports the latest KDE software including KDE Platform 4.6.1. Kubuntu now provides a working Samba file sharing module that lets you add and manage shares from the folder's Properties dialogs. The new Language Selector module allows you to add, remove, and manage system languages directly from System Settings. An updated system-config-printer-kde brings a number of bug fixes to Kubuntu's printer management tool. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/NattyNarwhal/Beta2/Kubuntu for details. Xubuntu ------- Xubuntu wallpaper has been updated for this release. The wallpaper is designed to integrate well with the new graybird theme. The installation slide show has been updated for Natty Narwhal, and really displays the best of Xubuntu. The Elementary Xubuntu icon theme has been updated. Xubuntu is using the Droid font by default, since it is a lightweight, good visibility font. The newly released Xfce 4.8 is included. The menus in Xfce 4.8 are now editable with any menu editor that meets the freedesktop.org standards. The suggested editor is alacarte. Edubuntu -------- You can test Edubuntu 11.04 directly from your web browser by going at http://www.edubuntu.org/weblive . WebLive is also directly integrated in the Ubuntu Software Center letting you test the most popular apps without installing them on your machine. Just click the "Test drive" button. Ubiquity now has an additional step allowing users to fine-tune which applications should be installed on the final system. Edubuntu now ships with Arkose, which provides application sandboxing for downloaded apps. New software packages in Edubuntu include Pencil, Geogebra, Calibre, LibreCAD, Freemind and Stellarium. Theming improvements include a new LDM theme when installing LTSP from the Edubuntu installer. The text-mode boot mode now displays "Edubuntu" instead of "Ubuntu". Our ongoing menu refinements include new icons where they were missing, and more consistent case use in menu entries. Edubuntu 11.04 ships with the classical Gnome desktop by default but Unity is available as an option in the installer. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 11.04, please refer to http://www.edubuntu.org . Ubuntu Studio ------------- The task selections during installation have been updated. The audio tasks have been parsed into two groups: generation and recording. Currently, Ubuntu Studio is shipping the -generic kernel. We are working with the Ubuntu Kernel Team to get a -low latency kernel into the archives. An interim -lowlatency kernel is available in Allesio Bogani's PPA. network-manager has replaced gnome-network-admin. The packages shipped in Ubuntu Studio are now more focused to support identified tasks and their derived work flows. Ubuntu Studio does not currently use Unity. As the user logs in it will default to Gnome Classic Desktop (i.e. Gnome2). Mythbuntu --------- The Mythbuntu-bare (Backup and Restore for the database and configuration files) Mythbuntu Control Center plugin now has the ability to schedule backups on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Android and iOS devices can now be used as remote controls. MythTV 0.24 is now integrated into the builds. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/natty/beta for more details on the above products. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support . If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate . Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs . To Get Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 -------------------------- To upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 from Ubuntu 10.10, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) In addition, they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/natty/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Ubuntu DVD, 64-Bit for Mac, source) http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Server EC2) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Netbook ARM) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/11.04/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/natty/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Kubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM image, 64-Bit for Mac) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/natty/beta-2/ (Mythbuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 11.04 is expected to be released on April 28 2011. More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-04-14T20:25:50 Ubuntu 8.04 reaches end-of-life on May 12 2011 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/142 <pre>Ubuntu announced its 8.04 Desktop release almost 36 months ago, on April 24, 2008. For the LTS Desktop releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 36 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop will reach end of life on Thursday, May 12, 2011. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop is via Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades. Ubuntu 8.04 Server continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-04-11T17:13:13 Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 (Natty Narwhal) Released. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/141 <pre>The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 11.04 beta. Codenamed "Natty Narwhal", 11.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Ubuntu 11.04 now combines Ubuntu Desktop Edition and Ubuntu Netbook Edition. This edition introduces the Unity environment as the default desktop. Ubuntu 11.04 Netbook edition will still be produced for the ARM platform, and the team is proud to introduce a Headless edition with 11.04 for ARM. Ubuntu 11.04 Server has made it easier to provision servers, and reduce power consumption. Ubuntu 11.04 Server for EC2 is available as well, with a new kernel and improved initialization and configuration options. The Ubuntu 11.04 family of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio, also reach beta status today. Ubuntu features --------------- Unity is now the default Ubuntu desktop session. The Unity launcher has many new features, including drag and drop re-ordering of launcher icons, full keyboard navigation support, launcher activation through keyboard shortcuts, right-click context menu quick-list and switching between running applications. Ubuntu 11.04 comes with the latest Firefox 4.0 as standard web browser. LibreOffice 3.3.2 has been included in 11.04 as the default office package. Banshee 1.9.5 is the standard music player now and has been integrated into the sound menu. X.org 1.10.0 and Mesa 7.10.1 are the new versions included with 11.04. 11.04 Beta 1 includes the 2.6.38-7.39 kernel which is based on the latest mainline kernel, 2.6.38. GNU toolchain has transitioned to be based off of gcc 4.5 for i386, amd64, ARM omap3/omap4 and PowerPC architecture All main packages have now been built and and are installable with Python 2.7 dpkg 1.16.0-pre brings us up-to-date with staged changes for the upcoming Debian 1.16.0 dpkg release, as well as pulling in the current version of the in-progress multiarch work Upstart has been updated to 0.9.4-1. There are a lot of new features: its now "chroot-aware", there is support for basic job/event visualization, there are two new initctrl commands (show-config, check-config), a socket bridge is now provided, the latest D-Bus version now allows D-Bus services to be activated via Upstart, a manual job configuration stanza, and override file support is now available. The Ubuntu One control panel now allows selective syncing, and the launcher icon now displays sync progress. File syncing speed has been improved as well. The Ubuntu Software Center now allows users to "rate &amp; review" installed applications, share reviews via integration with social networking services added into Gwibber, and has other usability improvements. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/natty/beta for details. Ubuntu Netbook on ARM -------------------- The ARM version is the first one to ship with our new Unity 2D interface by default. The 2.6.38 kernel for OMAP4 has had many driver improvements, most notably the display driver was switched to use the HDMI port by default and auto detect the monitor resolution. Ubuntu Headless developer image is being introduced for omap3 and omap4 hardware. Headless is fully set up for the serial port and contains a minimal command line install. Ubuntu Server ------------- cobbler and mcollective have been included, which will make provisioning servers a bit easier. Powernap 2.0 uses a new method to reduce power consumption and can now monitor user activity (Console, Mouse, Keyboard), system activity (load, processors, process IO), and network activity (wake-on-lan, udp ports tcp ports) Default dhcpd server updated from dhcp3 to isc-dhcp (version 4). Eucalyptus is now the latest stable point release (2.0.2) with security and efficiency fixes. (Known bug against the dhcpd server) OpenStack (nova) in Universe is a technology preview, with a recent snapshot of 2011.2 (Cactus) release. libvirt is updated to 0.8.8 with new features and bug fixes (see upstream change log for full information 0.8.3-&gt;0.8.8) Ubuntu Cloud ------------ cloud-init has been updated to 0.60. This feature includes support resizing of / at first boot, adds minimal OVF transport (iso) support and allow setting of hostname when first booting. Rightscale support has been added to cloud-config and cloud-init. Webscale technologies have been packaged and included, Cassandra 0.7.0, ZeroMQ, Membase, and XtraBackup. Running images in EC2, t1.micro is currently limited to arch amd64. Kubuntu ------- Kubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 sports the latest KDE software including KDE Platform 4.6.1. Kubuntu now provides a working Samba file sharing module that lets you add and manage shares from the folder's Properties dialogs. The new Language Selector module allows you to add, remove, and manage system languages directly from System Settings. An updated system-config-printer-kde brings a number of bug fixes to Kubuntu's printer management tool. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/NattyNarwhal/Beta1/Kubuntu for details. Xubuntu ------- Xubuntu wallpaper has been updated for this release. The wallpaper is designed to integrate well with the new graybird theme. The installation slide show has been updated for Natty Narwhal, and really displays the best of Xubuntu. The Elementary Xubuntu icon theme has been updated. Xubuntu is using the Droid font by default, since it is a lightweight, good visibility font. The newly released Xfce 4.8 is included. The menus in Xfce 4.8 are now editable with any menu editor that meets the freedesktop.org standards. The suggested editor is alacarte. Edubuntu -------- You can test Edubuntu 11.04 directly from your web browser by going at http://www.edubuntu.org/weblive WebLive is also directly integrated in the Ubuntu Software Center letting you test the most popular apps without installing them on your machine. Just click the "Test drive" button. Ubiquity now has an additional step allowing users to fine-tune which applications should be installed on the final system. Edubuntu now ships with Arkose, which provides application sandboxing for downloaded apps. New software packages in Edubuntu include Pencil, Geogebra, Calibre, LibreCAD, Freemind and Stellarium. Theming improvements include a new LDM theme when installing LTSP from the Edubuntu installer. The text-mode boot mode now displays "Edubuntu" instead of "Ubuntu". Our ongoing menu refinements include new icons where they were missing, and more consistent case use in menu entries. Edubuntu 11.04 ships with the classical Gnome desktop by default but Unity is available as an option in the installer. For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 11.04, please refer to http://edubuntu.org/2011-03-03/edubuntu-1104-beta-1-released Ubuntu Studio ------------- The task selections during installation have been updated. The audio tasks have been parsed into two groups: generation and recording. Currently, Ubuntu Studio is shipping the -generic kernel. We are working with the Ubuntu Kernel Team to get a -low latency kernel into the archives. An interim -lowlatency kernel is available in Allesio Bogani's PPA. network-manager has replaced gnome-network-admin. The packages shipped in Ubuntu Studio are now more focused to support identified tasks and their derived work flows. Ubuntu Studio does not currently use Unity. As the user logs in it will default to Gnome Classic Desktop (i.e. Gnome2). Mythbuntu --------- The Mythbuntu-bare (Backup and Restore for the database and configuration files) Mythbuntu Control Center plugin now has the ability to schedule backups on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Android and iOS devices can now be used as remote controls. MythTV 0.24 is now integrated into the builds. Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/natty/beta for more details on the above products. About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support . To Get Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 ------------------------ To upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 10.10, follow these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades Or, download Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 images from a location near you: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) In addition, they can be found at the following links: http://releases.ubuntu.com/natty/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Ubuntu DVD, source) http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Server EC2) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Netbook ARM) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/11.04/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/natty/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Kubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM images) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/natty/beta-1/ (Mythbuntu) The final version of Ubuntu 11.04 is expected to be released in April 2011. Feedback and Participation -------------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this Beta into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please note that, where possible, we prefer that bugs be reported using the tools provided, rather than by visiting Launchpad directly. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but are not sure, first try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel on freenode, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this preview release on our website, IRC channel and wiki. If you are new to Ubuntu, please visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-03-31T21:56:38 Ubuntu 9.10 reaches end-of-life on April 30 2011 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/140 <pre>Ubuntu announced its 9.10 release almost 18 months ago, on October 29, 2009. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 9.10 will reach end of life on Friday, April 29, 2011. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 9.10. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 9.10 is via Ubuntu 10.04. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. Kate Stewart Ubuntu Release Manager </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-03-29T02:55:03 Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS released http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/139 <pre>“I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve, and I serve it in all lucidity.” - Igor Stravinsky The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, the second maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, alternate installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 10.04.2. This release includes updated images for the desktop, alternate installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. The Xubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Xubuntu 10.04.2. This release includes the desktop and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. Numerous updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. To Get Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS ------------------------- To download Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS visit: desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download server: http://www.ubuntu.com/server/get-ubuntu/download We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004 To get Kubuntu 10.04.2 visit: http://www.kubuntu.org To get Xubuntu 10.04.2 visit: http://www.xubuntu.org/getubuntu About Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS ------------------------ This is the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers. Numerous post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. See http://www.ubuntu.com/usn for a full list of Ubuntu security updates. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu for specific information about a particular bug number. A complete list of post-release updates since 10.04.2 is available at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.2 Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Kate Stewart 2011-02-18T02:52:05 Ubuntu 9.04 end-of-life reached on October 23, 2010. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/138 <pre> This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 9.04 formally ended on Friday, October 23, 2010, and Ubuntu Security Notices no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 9.04. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 9.04 is via Ubuntu 9.10. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KarmicUpgrades. Note that upgrades to version 10.04 LTS and beyond are only supported in multiple steps, via an upgrade first to 9.10, then to 10.04 LTS. Both Ubuntu 9.10 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS continue to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs. </pre> Kate Stewart 2010-11-10T20:48:42 Ubuntu 10.10 is Released http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce/137 <pre>Some time ago a group of hyper-intelligent pan dimensional beings decided to finally answer the great question of Life, The Universe and Everything. To this end, a small band of these Debians built an incredibly powerful distribution, Ubuntu. After this great computer programme had run (a very quick 3 million minutes...or 6 years) the answer was announced. The Ultimate answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is...42, and in its' purest form 101010. Which suggests that what you really need to know is 'What was the Question?'. The great distribution kindly pointed out that what the problem really was that no-one knew the question. Accordingly, the distribution designed a set of successors, marked by a circle of friends...to ultimately bring Unity to all things living...Ubuntu 10.10, to find the question to the ultimate answer. And with that, the Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 10.10. Codenamed "Maverick Meerkat", 10.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Read more about the features of Ubuntu 10.10 in the following press releases: Desktop and Netbook editions http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-10.10-desktop-edition Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-10.10-server-edition Canonical has also launched the ‘Ubuntu Server on Cloud 10’ program. Anyone will be able to try out Ubuntu 10.10 Server Edition on Amazon EC2 for free for one hour. Visitors to the download pages will now be able to choose to experience the ease and speed of public cloud computing and Ubuntu. For a direct link to the trial, please go to http://10.cloud.ubuntu.com Ubuntu 10.10 will be supported for 18 months on desktops, netbooks, and servers. Thanks to the efforts of the global translation community, Ubuntu is available in 37 languages. For a list of supported languages and detailed translation statistics for these and other languages, see: http://people.ubuntu.com/~dpm/ubuntu-10.10-translation-stats.html Ubuntu 10.10 is also the basis for new 10.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu: Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/10.10-release Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/10.10-release Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/10.10-release Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/10.10/release Ubuntu Studio https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/10.10release_notes To Get Ubuntu 10.10 ------------------- To download Ubuntu 10.10, or obtain CDs, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Users of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be offered an automatic upgrade to 10.10 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge. We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1010 Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1010overview If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums: #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ Helping Shape Ubuntu -------------------- If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate/ About Ubuntu ------------ Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, netbooks and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away. Professional services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/support More Information ---------------- You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this release on our website: http://www.ubuntu.com/ To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's very low volume announcement list at: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce </pre> Robbie Williamson 2010-10-10T10:10:10 Search Engine Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.linux.ubuntu.announce