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The Ubuntu team is happy to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. This is their latest result, the Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 1, which brings a host of exciting new features. The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 is the first alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of Ubuntu.
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= Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.10 = '''This is an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on April 29, 2010.'''
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If you are upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04, we have easy-to-follow [[http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading|upgrade instructions]]. = Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.10 or Ubuntu 8.04 LTS =
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= New features since Ubuntu 9.10 = To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '10.04' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a server system: install the {{{update-manager-core}}} package if it is not already installed; edit {{{/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades}}} and set {{{Prompt=normal}}}; launch the upgrade tool with the command {{{sudo do-release-upgrade -d}}}; and follow the on-screen instructions.

= New features in Lucid =

Feature development for Lucid is happening with full speed. Please see the [[https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+specs|Lucid blueprint list]] for details.

Please test and report any bugs you find:

  http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

== Updated Packages ==

As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages come from an automatic sync from Debian's Testing branch. For a list of all packages being accepted for 10.04 Lucid Lynx, please subscribe to lucid-changes:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lucid-changes
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Alpha 1 includes the latest [[http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointTwentynine/|GNOME 2.30 (3.0.0)]] desktop environment with a number of great new features. Ubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 includes the latest GNOME desktop environment with a number of great new features.
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== Ubuntu 9.10 translation status == == Linux kernel 2.6.32 ==
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Thanks to the efforts of the broad translations community around the globe, Ubuntu is available in the following 25 languages: Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Swedish, German, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, English, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Finnish, Danish, Catalan, Czech, Polish, Korean, Bulgarian, Greek, Slovenian, Traditional Chinese, Basque and Galician. Alpha 1 includes the 2.6.32-7.10 [[http://kernel.org|kernel]] based on 2.6.32.
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This list represents the languages which have achieved the target of what we consider a translated operating system. However, Ubuntu is also available in many other languages with varying degrees of support, a big number of which are close to what we consider complete: Asturian, Serbian, Vietnamese, Estonian, Norwegian Bokmål, Bengali, Hebrew, Gujarati and Hindi. You can see the full list of languages, along with their statistics at [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/ReleaseLanguages/9.10]]. == KDE SC 4.4 beta 1 ==
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== Kubuntu == Alpha 1 of Kubuntu features the new KDE SC 4.4 beta 1. For more information about new features in Kubuntu, see [[https://wiki.kubuntu.org/LucidLynx/Alpha1/Kubuntu]].
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Kubuntu 9.10 includes the latest [[http://www.kde.org|KDE]] packages. KDE 4.4 comes with a number of great features. See the KDE release schedule [[http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.4_Release_Schedule|here]] for more information. == Hal removal ==
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== Linux kernel 2.6.XX == Lucid Alpha 1 sports full removal of the {{{hal}}} package, making Ubuntu faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend.
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Ubuntu 9.10 RC includes the 2.6.XX [[http://kernel.org|kernel]] based on 2.6.XX. = Download Alpha 1 =

Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server) <<BR>>
 http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2) <<BR>>
 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu ARM) <<BR>>
 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook Remix) <<BR>>
 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu) <<BR>>
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For a full list of errata for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, please see the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release notes. As is to be expected at this stage of the release process, there are several known bugs that users are likely to run into with Lucid Alpha 1. We have documented them here for your convenience along with any known workarounds, so that you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again:

 * The {{{nv}}} driver used by default for nvidia video chipsets on the LiveCD is reported to lead to X server crashes. Investigation of this issue is ongoing and should be resolved for Lucid Alpha 2. As a workaround, users can boot with safe graphics mode" to use the {{{vesa}}} driver. (Bug:494627)

 * The firmware for the {{{bnx2}}} driver is not available on the alternate and server installer images at install time. This bug will be resolved immediately after alpha 1. As a workaround, users can install using the desktop images; or install using the alternate or server CD and enable the network after installation. (Bug:494052)

 * Manual partitioning in the graphical installer is reported to cause the installer to crash. Investigation of this issue is ongoing. (Bug:494608)

 * Clicking on the installer icon on the Kubuntu desktop CD fails to launch ubiquity. As a workaround, the installer can be launched from the commandline by running {{{kdesudo ubiquity}}}. (Bug:494997)

 * The Kubuntu alpha 1 desktop ISOs are too large to fit on a CD. They can be burned to a DVD or USB stick, or you can install using the alternate ISOs.

 * The {{{notify-osd}}} notification system has "debug mode" turned on to help people find erroneously urgent notifications. The bubbles appears [[http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36658755/notify.png|like this]]. This is expected behavior.



= Reporting bugs =

It should come as no surprise that this alpha release of Lucid Lynx contains other bugs. Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please [[http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs|report bugs using the tools provided]].

If you want to help out with bugs, the [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad|Bug Squad]] is always looking for help.

= Participate in 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/

= More information =

You can find out more about Ubuntu on the [[http://www.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu website]] and [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu wiki]].

To sign up for future Ubuntu development announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's development announcement list at:

 http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce

Introduction

The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 is the first alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of Ubuntu.

This is an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on April 29, 2010.

Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.10 or Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '10.04' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions.

New features in Lucid

Feature development for Lucid is happening with full speed. Please see the Lucid blueprint list for details.

Please test and report any bugs you find:

Updated Packages

As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages come from an automatic sync from Debian's Testing branch. For a list of all packages being accepted for 10.04 Lucid Lynx, please subscribe to lucid-changes:

GNOME

Ubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 includes the latest GNOME desktop environment with a number of great new features.

Linux kernel 2.6.32

Alpha 1 includes the 2.6.32-7.10 kernel based on 2.6.32.

KDE SC 4.4 beta 1

Alpha 1 of Kubuntu features the new KDE SC 4.4 beta 1. For more information about new features in Kubuntu, see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/LucidLynx/Alpha1/Kubuntu.

Hal removal

Lucid Alpha 1 sports full removal of the hal package, making Ubuntu faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend.

Download Alpha 1

Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

Known issues

As is to be expected at this stage of the release process, there are several known bugs that users are likely to run into with Lucid Alpha 1. We have documented them here for your convenience along with any known workarounds, so that you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again:

  • The nv driver used by default for nvidia video chipsets on the LiveCD is reported to lead to X server crashes. Investigation of this issue is ongoing and should be resolved for Lucid Alpha 2. As a workaround, users can boot with safe graphics mode" to use the vesa driver. (494627)

  • The firmware for the bnx2 driver is not available on the alternate and server installer images at install time. This bug will be resolved immediately after alpha 1. As a workaround, users can install using the desktop images; or install using the alternate or server CD and enable the network after installation. (494052)

  • Manual partitioning in the graphical installer is reported to cause the installer to crash. Investigation of this issue is ongoing. (494608)

  • Clicking on the installer icon on the Kubuntu desktop CD fails to launch ubiquity. As a workaround, the installer can be launched from the commandline by running kdesudo ubiquity. (494997)

  • The Kubuntu alpha 1 desktop ISOs are too large to fit on a CD. They can be burned to a DVD or USB stick, or you can install using the alternate ISOs.

  • The notify-osd notification system has "debug mode" turned on to help people find erroneously urgent notifications. The bubbles appears like this. This is expected behavior.

Reporting bugs

It should come as no surprise that this alpha release of Lucid Lynx contains other bugs. Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve future releases. Please report bugs using the tools provided.

If you want to help out with bugs, the Bug Squad is always looking for help.

Participate in Ubuntu

If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at

More information

You can find out more about Ubuntu on the Ubuntu website and Ubuntu wiki.

To sign up for future Ubuntu development announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's development announcement list at:

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