Ubuntu 8.04 LTS released

news · April 24, 2008

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

on desktop and server, continuing Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the

latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality,

easy-to-use Linux distribution.

Read more about the features of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS in the following press

releases:

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will be maintained and supported for three years on the

desktop and five years on the server.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is also the basis for the new 8.04 release of Kubuntu:

8.04 brings a restructuring of Edubuntu as the Ubuntu Education Edition.

The education desktop and application bundle now installs as an add-on to a

standard Ubuntu desktop.

The Ubuntu 8.04 family of variants, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu,

are also released today:

To Get Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

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To download Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, or obtain CDs, visit:

Users of Ubuntu 7.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 8.04 via

Update Manager. As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are

entirely free of charge. For further information about upgrading, see

Users of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS may wish to wait for the first point release

of 8.04 LTS, due in July 2008, before upgrading.

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document

caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but

aren't sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users

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