Releases

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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	Jaunty Jackalope	Planned for April 2009	October 2010

Stable

Version	Code name	Release date	End of life date
Ubuntu 8.10	Intrepid Ibex	October 30 2008	April 2010
Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS Maintenance release	Hardy Heron	July 3 2008	April 2011 (Desktop) April 2013 (Server)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS	Hardy Heron	April 24 2008	April 2011 (Desktop) April 2013 (Server)
Ubuntu 7.10	Gutsy Gibbon	October 18 2007	April 2009
Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS Maintenance release	Dapper Drake	January 21 2008	June 2009 (Desktop) June 2011 (Server)
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS Maintenance release		August 10 2006 August 16 2006 Sun UltraSPARC
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS		June 1 2006 June 16 2006 Sun SPARC64

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	April 19 2007	October 2008
Ubuntu 6.10	Edgy Eft	October 26 2006	April 2008
Ubuntu 5.10	Breezy Badger	October 12 2005	April 2007
Ubuntu 5.04	Hoary Hedgehog	April 8 2005	October 2006
Ubuntu 4.10	Warty Warthog	October 26 2004	April 2006

Variants of Ubuntu