= Support lifespan =
[[http://ubuntustudio.org|Ubuntu Studio]] 14.04 LTS will be supported for 3 years, like all the other official flavors of Ubuntu, while Ubuntu vanilla will be supported for 5 years.

= Get Ubuntu Studio 14.04 LTS =

You can download ISOs from:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/14.04/release/

== Upgrading from a previous release ==

Upgrading is not recommended because of various bugs. One of those bugs is Bug:1284635. But, if you still prefer to perform an upgrade, follow these instructions:

To upgrade from Ubuntu Studio 13.10 using GUI tools:
 * Open Software Sources.
 * Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager" (without the quotes) into the command box.
 * Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '14.04 LTS' is available.
 * Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.  

To upgrade from Ubuntu Studio 13.10 using CLI tools:
 * Install the {{{update-manager-core}}} package if it is not already installed.
 * Launch the upgrade tool with the command {{{sudo do-release-upgrade}}}.
 * Follow the on-screen instructions.

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= Feature Changes for 14.04 LTS =

 * New installer ubiquity plugin which allows you to select packages to install from our workflow metas, audio, video, graphics, photography and publishing.
 * linux-lowlatency is now merged with linux-generic master branch, which means the two are almost identical feature wise. linux-lowlatency continues to be configured for preemtiveness and irq threading and depends on the rtirq script.
 * EFI support
 * gtk3 indicator support in the panel
 * IBus was dropped (Bug:1284635)
 * Speech-dispatcher and espeak were added, in addition to Orca and brltty, to further improve accessibility with braille and speech support during installation.

== 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 came from an automatic sync from [[http://www.debian.org|Debian]]'s unstable branch; others have been explicitly pulled in for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

For a list of all packages being accepted for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, please subscribe to [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/trusty-changes|trusty-changes]].

== Known issues ==
 * Wrong default kb layout in login screen after installation.
 * Wrong default language in session after installation (Bug:1308936)
 * usb2/usb3 audio devices may perform badly (Bug:1308628)
 * Xfce4 Power Manager does not restore screen power (Bug:1259339). You can try running {{{xrandr}}}, which has worked as a problem-free workaround for some users. Alternatively, to restore a working desktop go to TTY1 (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and restart lightdm with {{{sudo service lightdm restart}}}. '''NOTE: You will lose all unsaved work in progress!'''  It appears that all instances of this bug so far are caused by suspending by closing the laptop lid - suspending from the logout dialog works to the best of our knowledge.
 * Window manager shortcut keys don't work after reboot (Bug:1292290)
 * IBus is dropped from the default installation due to a high-influencing bug (Bug:1284635); the team looks to get this bug fixed soon and to reintroduce IBus in a future point release. If you are upgrading to 14.04 from a current version in which IBus is still installed but unused - you will need to either set-up IBus for your keyboard layout after rebooting or purge it. Alternatively purge IBus '''before''' upgrading.

To see a list of known bugs in the common infrastructure, refer to the [[TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes#Known_issues|Ubuntu release notes]].


= More information =

=== Reporting bugs (common for all Ubuntu flavors) ===

Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve the quality of future releases. Please [[http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs|report bugs using the tools provided]].

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

=== Participate in Ubuntu Studio ===

If you would like to help shape Ubuntu Studio (no developing skills required), take a loot at [[http://ubuntustudio.org/contribute]]