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= Ubuntu Releases = Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server.
= Team =
See ReleaseTeam
##StartReleaseTeamWikiPull
= Schedule =
Ubuntu releases every six months (see TimeBasedReleases).
 * Release Schedules: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule
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 * WartyWarthog (4.10; Released October 20, 2004)
 * HoaryHedgehog (5.04; Released April 08, 2005)
 * BreezyBadger (5.10; Planned for October 13, 2005)
 * "Breezy+1" (6.04; No name yet; Planned for April 2006)		 = Development (future) releases =
||'''Version'''||'''Code name'''||'''Release date'''||'''End of life date'''||
||Ubuntu 10.10||[[MaverickMeerkat|Maverick Meerkat]]|| October 10 2010 ||April 2012||
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= Release Schedule = ## **** IMPORTANT ****
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A new release every 6 months.
The schedule is based on GNOME's every six month release schedule.		 = Stable =
||'''Version'''||'''Code name'''||'''Release date'''||'''End of life date'''||
||Ubuntu '''10.04''' LTS||[[LucidLynx|Lucid Lynx]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2010-April/000133.html|April 29 2010]]||April 2013 (Desktop)<<BR>>April 2015 (Server)<<BR>> [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseManifest|(for details)]]||
||Ubuntu '''9.10'''||[[KarmicKoala|Karmic Koala]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-October/000127.html|October 29 2009]]||April 2011||
||Ubuntu '''9.04'''||[[JauntyJackalope|Jaunty Jackalope]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-April/000122.html|April 23 2009]]||October 2010||
||Ubuntu '''8.04.4''' LTS||<|5>[[HardyHeron|Hardy Heron]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2010-January/000128.html|January 28 2010]]||<|5>April 2011 (Desktop)<<BR>>April 2013 (Server)||
||Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-July/000124.html|July 16 2009]]||
||Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-January/000117.html|January 22 2009]]||
||Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-July/000112.html|July 3 2008]]||
||Ubuntu 8.04 LTS||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-April/000111.html|April 24 2008]]||
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= Crack-of-the-day =
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 * GrumpyGroundhog (an Ubuntu-derived distribution containing a crack-of-the-day set of packages) Release announcements are posted on the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/|ubuntu-announce mailing list]].

= End of Life (EOL) =

||'''Version'''||'''Code name'''||'''Release date'''||'''End of life date'''||
||Ubuntu 8.10||[[IntrepidIbex|Intrepid Ibex]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-October/000116.html|October 30 2008]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2010-March/000130.html|April 30 2010]]||
||Ubuntu 7.10||[[GutsyGibbon|Gutsy Gibbon]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-October/000105.html|October 18 2007]]||[[http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-7.10-eol|April 18th, 2009]]||
||Ubuntu 7.04||[[FeistyFawn|Feisty Fawn]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-April/000102.html|April 19 2007]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-September/000113.html|October 2008]]||
||Ubuntu 6.10||[[EdgyEft|Edgy Eft]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-October/000093.html|October 26 2006]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2008-March/000680.html|April 2008]]||
||Ubuntu 6.06||[[DapperDrake|Dapper Drake]] (Both Edition(s)||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-June/000083.html|June 1 2006]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-July/000123.html|July 14 2009]]||
||Ubuntu 5.10||[[BreezyBadger|Breezy Badger]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2005-October/000038.html|October 12 2005]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2007-March/000504.html|April 2007]]||
||Ubuntu 5.04||[[HoaryHedgehog|Hoary Hedgehog]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2005-April/000023.html|April 8 2005]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2006-October/000418.html|October 2006]]||
||Ubuntu 4.10||[[WartyWarthog|Warty Warthog]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2004-October/000003.html|October 26 2004]]||[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-March/000061.html|April 2006]]||

= Variants of Ubuntu =

 * [[Kubuntu]] (Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome)
 * [[Edubuntu]] (Ubuntu focused on education)
 * [[Xubuntu]] (Ubuntu with XFCE instead of Gnome)
 * [[UbuntuStudio]] (Ubuntu focused on multimedia production)
 * [[Gobuntu]] (Ubuntu-base for other free software platforms)
 * [[Mythbuntu]] (Xubuntu-based XFCE4 desktop OS with MythTV installed (Unofficial))
 * [[Lubuntu]] (Ubuntu with LXDE instead of Gnome (Unofficial))
 * [[Runtu]] (Ubuntu-based OS, optimized for russian users (Unofficial))
 * [[http://www.sabily.org|Sabily]] (Ubuntu-based OS, customized for Muslim users (Unofficial))
##EndReleaseTeamWikiPull

Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server.

Team

See ReleaseTeam

Schedule

Ubuntu releases every six months (see TimeBasedReleases).

Development (future) releases

Version

Code name

Release date

End of life date

Ubuntu 10.10

Maverick Meerkat

October 10 2010

April 2012

Stable

Version

Code name

Release date

End of life date

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Lucid Lynx

April 29 2010

April 2013 (Desktop)
April 2015 (Server)
(for details)

Ubuntu 9.10

Karmic Koala

October 29 2009

April 2011

Ubuntu 9.04

Jaunty Jackalope

April 23 2009

October 2010

Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS

Hardy Heron

January 28 2010

April 2011 (Desktop)
April 2013 (Server)

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS

July 16 2009

Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS

January 22 2009

Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS

July 3 2008

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

April 24 2008

Release announcements are posted on the ubuntu-announce mailing list.

End of Life (EOL)

Variants of Ubuntu

  • Kubuntu (Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome)

  • Edubuntu (Ubuntu focused on education)

  • Xubuntu (Ubuntu with XFCE instead of Gnome)

  • UbuntuStudio (Ubuntu focused on multimedia production)

  • Gobuntu (Ubuntu-base for other free software platforms)

  • Mythbuntu (Xubuntu-based XFCE4 desktop OS with MythTV installed (Unofficial))

  • Lubuntu (Ubuntu with LXDE instead of Gnome (Unofficial))

  • Runtu (Ubuntu-based OS, optimized for russian users (Unofficial))

  • Sabily (Ubuntu-based OS, customized for Muslim users (Unofficial))

Releases (last edited 2024-02-28 22:29:30 by brian-murray)