Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the second beta release of Ubuntu 11.10, code name "Oneiric Ocelot": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2. Some of the new features now available are: a new set of community-supported ARM architecture images will be available between now and the release; GNOME got updated to current unstable version (3.1.92) on its way to GNOME 3.2; OneConf has now been integrated into the Ubuntu Software Center to help keep your installed applications in sync between computers; Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 improves support for installing 32-bit library and application packages on 64-bit systems; a new Linux kernel based on version 3.0.4." Much more information can be found in the release announcement as well as the detailed release notes. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-11.10-beta2-desktop-i386.iso (699MB, torrent), ubuntu-11.10-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso (691MB, torrent). Beta 2 CD/DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, announcement), Lubuntu (download), Ubuntu Studio (download), Edubuntu (download) and Mythbuntu (download) are also available.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Development Release: Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2
Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the second beta release of Ubuntu 11.10, code name "Oneiric Ocelot": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2. Some of the new features now available are: a new set of community-supported ARM architecture images will be available between now and the release; GNOME got updated to current unstable version (3.1.92) on its way to GNOME 3.2; OneConf has now been integrated into the Ubuntu Software Center to help keep your installed applications in sync between computers; Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 improves support for installing 32-bit library and application packages on 64-bit systems; a new Linux kernel based on version 3.0.4." Much more information can be found in the release announcement as well as the detailed release notes. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-11.10-beta2-desktop-i386.iso (699MB, torrent), ubuntu-11.10-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso (691MB, torrent). Beta 2 CD/DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, announcement), Lubuntu (download), Ubuntu Studio (download), Edubuntu (download) and Mythbuntu (download) are also available.
