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.
Schedule
Ubuntu releases every six months, one month after each Gnome release (see TimeBasedReleases).
Development (future) release
Version |
Code name |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 9.04 |
Planned for April 2009 |
October 2010 |
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Ubuntu 8.10 |
Planned for October 2008 |
April 2010 |
Stable
Version |
Code name |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS |
April 2011 (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 7.10 |
Gutsy Gibbon |
April 2009 |
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Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS |
Dapper Drake |
June 2009 (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS |
August 10 2006 |
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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
June 1 2006 |
Release announcements are posted on the ubuntu-announce mailing list.
End of Life (EOL)
Version |
Code name |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 7.04 |
Feisty Fawn |
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Ubuntu 6.10 |
Edgy Eft |
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Ubuntu 5.10 |
Breezy Badger |
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Ubuntu 5.04 |
Hoary Hedgehog |
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Ubuntu 4.10 |
Warty Warthog |
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)