The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. This is the Ubuntu 9.10 beta release, which brings a host of exciting new features.
Note: This is a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on October 29th, 2009.
Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04
To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '9.10′ is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions. Download
Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook Remix)
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2)
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/9.10/ (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/9.10/beta/ (Xubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/9.10/beta/ (UbuntuStudio)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/9.10/beta/ (Mythbuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/9.10/beta/ (Edubuntu)
Local mirrors are also available:
Europe
- http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Ireland)
- http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Sweden)
- http://ubuntu.ipacct.com/releases/ (Bulgaria)
- http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ (Netherlands)
- http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu.iso/ (Germany)
- http://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/mirrors/ftp.ubuntu.com/releases/ (Germany)
North America
- http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/ubuntu-releases/ (United States)
- http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/ (United States)
Oceania/Australia
- http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
- http://nz2.releases.ubuntu.com/ (New Zealand)
Get more details like new features and bugs from here
If I install the Beta of Karmic Koala, will it upgrade to the non-beta version when it is available ?
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Yes (but AFAIK, YMMV)!
I have always installed Ubuntu BETAs since 7.10, they all were rather stable and I never failed to get the upgrade/install to the final releases, in several computers (Pentium II, PIII, PIV, dual and quad-cores and an EEEPC). Once the final version was available, all my systems upgraded without an itch.
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i don’t know, the Jaunty alpha gave my wireless a nasty itch… think i was a bit rash
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tx UG .. another good read.
bit early to go the upgrade route quite yet though, at least from ext3 to 4, looking at the forums.
regular install works a charm tho’, other than a harmless hang at the very end.
tell me .. are you the same UG as on ubuntuforums?
love your site .. refer to it often, thank you.
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