Lucid Alpha 1 released

news · December 10, 2009

I know where the bobcat hunts, oh yes,

When the air hangs dark and the city sleeps,

When it moves about with stealth of breath;

Its form a shadow to make you guess

If you see a cat or just nighttime creeps;

But a hunter could be there nearby

For I know where the bobcat lies!

-- Jason Hogle

Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Pre-releases of Lucid 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 developers and

those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs.

Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be

released throughout the Lucid development cycle. The Alpha images are

known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while

representing a very recent snapshot of Lucid. You can download it here:

Alpha 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider

information on changes in Ubuntu.

This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. For a

list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please

see:

If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop

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