Ubuntu 10.04

[Jonny87]

Just wondering if any one knows what day 10.04 will be released? Has there been a date set?

Also, if I installed the beta version, will that matter once the full release is released?

[Endomancer]

Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Release Schedule

April 2010
April 1st - Beta 2 Freeze (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Beta2Freeze)
April 8th - Beta 2 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Beta2Release)
April 15th - FinalFreeze (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FinalFreeze) / Non-Language-Pack Translation Deadline (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NonLanguagePackTranslationDeadline)
April 22nd - ReleaseCandidate (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseCandidate) / Language Pack Translation Deadline (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LanguagePackTranslationDeadline)
April 29th - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Final Release (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FinalRelease) __________________

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[tica vun]

Any pre-release version can be seamlessly upgraded to the release version.

[MichealH]

29th April- I have it on my Cork board. lol

[RabbitWho]

Wow it's that time again already. Time really does fly!

[3rdalbum]

Also, if I installed the beta version, will that matter once the full release is released?

If you install the beta now and keep it up-to-date, and you update it on the day of release, then you will be running the release version. I'd highly recommend using a development release of Ubuntu if you can afford to - it gives you a chance to get familiar with the new system in preparation for all the new people who will use it and ask for help with it; and it also gives you the chance to report bugs when something can be done about them.

Reporting bugs after the release date is, IMHO, too late.

[Jonny87]

If you install the beta now and keep it up-to-date, and you update it on the day of release, then you will be running the release version. I'd highly recommend using a development release of Ubuntu if you can afford to - it gives you a chance to get familiar with the new system in preparation for all the new people who will use it and ask for help with it; and it also gives you the chance to report bugs when something can be done about them.

Reporting bugs after the release date is, IMHO, too late.

Thanks, that's what I was wanting to know. However I have another couple of question now that I was wondering. I've looked around but only found bits of information on it.



Can I install all the extra programs that I'm currently using, on to the current 10.04 Beta?
Are there many major bugs in the current 10.04 Beta and what sort of bugs are there?

I don't mind the odd minor bug for the next few weeks until the release comes out. As long as the bugs aren't too major. By major I mean nothing that will prevent use of the computer or will require a reinstall etc. So can someone let me know what sort of bugs I'm likely to encounter? or point me to a list.

[Paqman]

Can I install all the extra programs that I'm currently using, on to the current 10.04 Beta?


If they're from the repos, then definitely yes. If they're from outside the repos, then probably yes, but it's not guaranteed.

Are there many major bugs in the current 10.04 Beta and what sort of bugs are there?
Yes, there are still bugs. I'm still getting crashes every session, but no real show-stoppers.