Ubuntu 8.10 released

news · October 30, 2008

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 8.10 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 8.10 in the following press releases:

Ubuntu 8.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers.

Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS rather than upgrading to or installing 8.10.

Ubuntu 8.10 is also the basis for new 8.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and

UbuntuStudio:

To Get Ubuntu 8.10

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To download Ubuntu 8.10, or obtain CDs, visit:

Because Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is a long-term support release, users of that

release will not be offered an automatic upgrade to 8.10 via Update Manager.

For instructions on upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10, see:

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of

charge.

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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