Download Ubuntu 8.10

The developers of Ubuntu Linux have released Ubuntu Linux 8.10 . via the Ubuntu mailing list announced. This branch of the Linux distribution is codenamed ‘Intrepid Ibex’ and includes Gnome 2.24, X.org 7.4 and Linux kernel 2.6.27. At the same time, of course, the other members of the Ubuntu family have also been updated such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio and Mythbuntu. For a preview of this latest addition to the Ubuntu family, we refer you to this document. The abbreviated announcement of this release is as follows:

Ubuntu 8.10 released

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:

desktop edition
Server edition

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:

http://kubuntu.org/news/8.10-release
http://xubuntu.org/news/intrepid/release
http://ubuntustudio.org/8-10_release_note

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:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

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:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810overview

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 mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:

#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/