Ubuntu Release Blog

Enjoy the first testing milestone of the Karmic Koala, which will become Ubuntu 9.10 in time. Please see the announcement for details and download links.

With another six months of hard work behind us, the Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope”. Read more about exciting new features in the press releases for the Desktop edition, Server edition, and Netbook Remix.

At the same time, the 9.04 versions of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio were released.

Please also see the Release Notes for things to watch out on upgrade, and for a list of known problems.

The beta for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) is now available for download. See http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta for a list of mirrors, and for suggestions on how to help us use this beta to make Ubuntu 9.04 even better

The sixth jaunty alpha, jaunty alpha-6, is released. Download from the mirrors to help testing in preparation for the jaunty release.

The main component of jaunty is frozen in preparation for the next milestone, alpha 6.  Please mind the freeze guidelines when uploading!

Full details can be found in the mailing list archive.

The fifth jaunty alpha, jaunty alpha-5, is released. Download from the mirrors to help testing in preparation for the jaunty release.

The fourth jaunty alpha, jaunty alpha-4, is released. Download from the mirrors to help testing in preparation for the jaunty release.

The third alpha for jaunty, jaunty alpha-3, is released. Download from the mirrors to enjoy the developer-y goodness and help in preparation for the jaunty release.

Not sure what to get this Christmas for the Ubuntu developer who loves the bleeding edge? The Ubuntu release team has the answer – the second alpha for jaunty, jaunty alpha-2, is released! Download your stocking spare partition-stuffer here.