Ubuntu Release Blog

We’ve come to the end of another exciting release cycle, friends – and we have a great release to show for it. Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” is released! Read more about its great new features in the press releases for the Desktop edition and Server edition, and browse the technical overview.

At the same time, the 9.10 versions of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio were released.

Please also see the Release Notes for a list of known problems to watch out for on upgrade or install.

The Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) beta is ready for your downloads! See http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/beta for a list of mirrors, and for suggestions on how to participate in testing for the Ubuntu 9.10 final release.

One week away from the Ubuntu 9.10 Beta release, the archive is now in hard freeze for preparation of that Beta.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the
release team, so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please get in touch as soon as possible (and preferably, get your packages uploaded in parallel!). Uploads to universe require a manual push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval.

Full details can be found in the mailing list archive.

Karmic alpha 6 is coming out this week, and to get us there, the soft freeze is now in effect for main. Please be considerate with your uploads, and watch for any release blocker bugs.

Karmic alpha 5 is due this Thursday, so the soft freeze is now in effect for main. Please be considerate with your uploads, and watch for any release blocker bugs.

Karmic Alpha 4 is here, introducing many new features and technologies. Please see the announcements for Ubuntu and Kubuntu for details and download links.

Karmic alpha 4 is due this Thursday, so the soft freeze is now in effect for main. Please be considerate with your uploads, and watch for any release blocker bugs.

Karmic Alpha 3 is hot off the press, introducing many new features and technologies. Please see the announcements for Ubuntu and Kubuntu for details and download links.

Enjoy!

Alpha-3 is due this Thursday, so we impose the usual soft freeze until then. Please be considerate with your uploads, and help out with fixing the release blocker bugs. (Full details)

The second alpha for karmic is released. Download from the mirrors to enjoy the developer-y goodness and help in preparation for the karmic release.