Releases

Revision 112 as of 2011-05-26 13:08:09

Clear message

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 (Last release on 28 April 2011)(see TimeBasedReleases).

Development (future) releases

Version

Code name

Docs

Release date

End of life date

Ubuntu 11.10

Oneiric Ocelot

October 2011

April 2013

Stable

Version

Code name

Docs

Release date

End of life date

Ubuntu 11.04

Natty Narwhal

Tech / Rel

April 28, 2011

October 2012
(for details)

Ubuntu 10.10

Maverick Meerkat

Tech / Rel

October 10, 2010

April 2012
(for details)

Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS

Lucid Lynx

Changes

February 18, 2011

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

Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

Changes

August 17, 2010

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Tech / Rel

April 29, 2010

Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS

Hardy Heron

Changes

January 28, 2010

April 2013 (Server)

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS

Changes

July 16, 2009

Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS

Changes

January 22, 2009

Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS

July 3, 2008

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Rel

April 24, 2008

Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS

Dapper Drake

January 21, 2008

June 2011 (Server)

Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS

August 10, 2006

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

Rel

June 1, 2006

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)

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

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

  • Cobuntu (Ubuntu-based OS, optimized for Korean users (Unofficial))

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

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

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