Sabily 9.04

Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 9.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution containing a selection of Islamic software, including prayer times, a Quran study tool, Arabic learning software and a web content filtering utility: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of Sabily 9.04, code name 'Taibah'. Sabily is the new name of Ubuntu Muslim Edition. New in this release: hijra, a Hijri Islamic calendar tray applet; mus-haf Othman, Othman Quran browser which displays Quran text in Othmani script style; updated artwork; Thwab can now open Shamela books. Main features: WebStrict parental control tool; Zekr 0.7.2 (Quran study tool), able to play Quran recitations; prayer times applications - Minbar and Firefox Pray Times add-on; Thwab (encyclopaedia); full support for Arabic...." Read the remainder of the release announcement for further details. Download: sabily-9.04-desktop-i386-full.iso (1,394MB, torrent).

Ubuntu Studio 9.04

Luis de Bethencourt has announced the release of Ubuntu Studio 9.04, a multimedia variant of Ubuntu built for the GNU/Linux audio, video, and graphics enthusiast: "The Ubuntu Studio team is proud to announce its fifth release - Ubuntu Studio 9.04. With this release, Ubuntu Studio offers a pre-made selection of packages, targeted at audio, video and graphics users. Ubuntu Studio greatly simplifies the creation of Linux-based multimedia workstations. For Ubuntu Studio 9.04 we have continued to update packages and fix critical bugs to improve the Ubuntu Studio user experience. Features, fixes and improvements: heavily-tested 2.6.28 real-time kernel for low-latency audio work; Jack Connection Kit upgraded to 0.116.1 (a major improvement); Ardour upgraded to 2.7.1; fresh Ubuntu Studio looks improvements; addition to Ubuntu Studio Controls to allow users to maintain Ctr+Alt+Backspace behavior." Read the rest of the release notes for additional details. DownloadMD5): ubuntustudio-9.04-alternate-i386.iso (1,313MB, torrent), ubuntustudio-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso (1,330MB, torrent). (

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) - Final

Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. Ubuntu is free software. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.

Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing. We issue a new desktop and server release every six months. That means you'll always have the the latest and greatest applications that the open source world has to offer. Everything you need on one CD, which provides a complete working environment. Additional software is available online.

Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies around the world. Ubuntu includes the very best translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer. Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications; we encourage you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on.

With Ubuntu Desktop Edition you can surf the web, read email, create documents and spreadsheets, edit images and much more. Ubuntu has a fast and easy graphical installer right on the Desktop CD. On a typical computer the installation should take you less than 25 minutes. The graphical installer enables you to get up and running quickly and easily. On the desktop you have a full set of productivity, internet, drawing and graphics applications, and games.

The Server Edition - built on the solid foundation of Debian which is known for its robust server installations — has a strong heritage for reliable performance and predictable evolution. As your business grows, so does your network. More applications need to be deployed and more servers are required. Ubuntu Server Edition offers support for several common configurations, and simplifies common Linux server deployment processes. It provides a well-integrated platform enabling you to quickly and easily deploy a new server with any of the standard internet services: mail, web, DNS, file serving or database management. A key lesson from its Debian heritage is that of security by default. The Ubuntu Server has no open ports after the installation and contains only the essential software needed to build a secure server.

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Ubuntu 9.04 RC

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the release candidate for Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop edition brings faster boot speeds and a new notification system to your everyday computing experience. Ubuntu 9.04 Server edition makes it easy to experiment with cloud computing using Eucalyptus on your own servers, and sports an improved mail server integration stack based on Postfix and Dovecot. Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix brings a new, easy-to-use interface that is designed to be used on the smaller screens of netbook devices." Read the release announcement and release notes for a detailed list of changes and new features. Download (MD5): ubuntu-9.04-rc-desktop-i386.iso (699MB, torrent), ubuntu-9.04-rc-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent). Also released today: Kubuntu 9.04 RC (release notes), Xubuntu 9.04 RC (release notes), Ubuntu Studio 9.04 RC and Mythbuntu 9.04 RC.

Ubuntu 9.04 Beta

Steve Langasek has announced the beta release of Ubuntu 9.04, code name "Jaunty Jackalope": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and server editions. Ubuntu 9.04 desktop edition brings faster boot speeds and a new notification system to your everyday computing experience. Ubuntu 9.04 server edition makes it easy to experiment with cloud computing using Eucalyptus on your own servers, and sports an improved mail server integration stack based on Postfix and Dovecot. The Ubuntu 9.04 family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and Mythbuntu, also reach beta status today." See the release announcement and release notes for a detailed listing of all features and upgrade instructions. Download (MD5): ubuntu-9.04-beta-desktop-i386.iso (697MB, torrent), ubuntu-9.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (696MB, torrent). The other Ubuntu subprojects have also announced their respective beta releases: Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntudownload, release notes), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download). (

Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the sixth and final alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04: "Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 6, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04." Not much information is available on this release; in fact, both the release announcement and release notes are almost exactly the same as for alpha 5. The only difference is the number of known issues - with alpha 6, two of the seven known issues have been resolved, including the bug where the installer fails to tell the kernel to reload the partition table during partitioning and the OEM configuration failure. But the "encrypted home directory" feature in the installer is still disabled and the new X.Org Server 1.6 still doesn't support the proprietary ATI driver. If you are still interested in testing the new release, download (MD5) the live CD images from here: jaunty-desktop-i386.iso (698MB, torrent), jaunty-desktop-amd64.iso (693MB, torrent). The other members of the Ubuntu family have also entered alpha 6: Kubuntu (release notes, download), Xubuntu (download), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download).

Development Release: Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 4

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the fourth alpha build of Ubuntu 9.04, code name "Jaunty Jackalope": "Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 4, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04. It includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale testing." New features: "Updated packages; the latest X.Org server, version 1.6; font dot-per-inch settings are now optimized based on your monitor's capabilities; new style for notifications and notification preferences; Linux kernel 2.6.28; option of installing on the new ext4 file system, ext3 remains the default." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details and known issues. Download (MD5): jaunty-desktop-i386.iso (690MB, torrent), jaunty-desktop-amd64.iso (695MB, torrent). Most other Ubuntu sub-projects have also released new alpha images; these include Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).

Distribution Release: Ubuntu 8.04.2

An updated set of CD and DVD images of Ubuntu 8.04, a distribution with long-term security support (5 years on servers, 3 years on desktops), was released today: "The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS, the second maintenance update to Ubuntu's 8.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. In all, over 200 updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS." Read the release announcement and summary of changes for a detailed list of all updates. Download (MD5): ubuntu-8.04.2-desktop-i386.iso (698MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (696MB, torrent).

Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 3

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the third alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope": "Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04. New features: updated packages; X.Org server 1.6 - in the short term, this will again cause increased instability for some users while the video drivers catch up; new style for notifications and notification preferences - a simple menu which can be used to set preferences for notification icons, such as where they pop up on the taskbar; includes the 2.6.28 kernel based on 2.6.28-rc8; ext4 installation support - supports the option of installing on the new ext4 file system, ext3 is likely to remain the default for Jaunty." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (MD5): jaunty-desktop-i386.iso (691MB, torrent), jaunty-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent). Also available are alpha 3 CD/DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download).