The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
(Long-Term Support)
on desktop and server, continuing Ubuntu's 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 8.04 LTS in the
following press
releases:
Desktop edition ht
tp://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop
Server edition htt
p://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-server
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will be maintained and supported for three
years on the
desktop and five years on the server.
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is also the basis for the new 8.04 release
of Kubuntu:
http://kubuntu.o
rg/news/8.04-release
8.04 brings a restructuring of Edubuntu as the Ubuntu
Education Edition.
The education desktop and application bundle now installs as
an add-on to a
standard Ubuntu desktop.
http://www.
edubuntu.org/news/8.04-release
The Ubuntu 8.04 family of variants, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio,
and Mythbuntu,
are also released today:
http://www.
xubuntu.org/news/hardy/release
http://ubuntustudio.org/
http://www.mythbuntu.org/
To Get Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
----------------------
To download Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com
/getubuntu
Users of Ubuntu 7.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to
8.04 via
Update Manager. As always, upgrades to the latest version
of Ubuntu are
entirely free of charge. For further information about
upgrading, see
http://www.
ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
Users of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS may wish to wait for the first
point release
of 8.04 LTS, due in July 2008, before upgrading.
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/804
Find out what's new in this release with a graphical
overview:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/804overview
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
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the
list of ways
you can participate at
http://w
ww.ubuntu.com/community/participate/
About Ubuntu
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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/s
upport
More Information
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our website:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
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