Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released!

Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) beta-1 released!

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

The first beta of the Utopic Unicorn (to become 14.10) has now been released!

This beta features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin, Xubuntu and the Ubuntu Cloud images. 

 Pre-releases of the Utopic Unicorn are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready.

Beta 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. 

While these Beta 1 images have been tested and work, except as noted in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Utopic Unicorn. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system installation bugs identified in the Beta 1 installer should be verified against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad. Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make 14.10 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs.

Stéphane Graber has announced the availability of the first beta release of Ubuntu 14.10, code-named "Utopic Unicorn". Besides Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME and Ubuntu Kylin, who all took part in alpha testing, Xubuntu has now also joined the list of sub-projects that provide official CD/DVD images for beta testing. From the release announcement: "The first beta of the Utopic Unicorn (to become 14.10) has now been released. This beta features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, UbuntuKylin, Xubuntu and the Ubuntu Cloud images. Beta 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs." Download links: kubuntu-14.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,053MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-14.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (727MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-gnome-14.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (988MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-14.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (1,228MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-14.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (969MB, SHA256, torrent, torrent, pkglist)