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| Release announcements are posted on the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/|ubuntu-announce mailing list]]. | Release announcements are posted on the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/|ubuntu-announce mailing list]]. |
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| The content of these old releases has been archived and can be accessed from http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases. | The content of these old releases can be accessed at the [[http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases|old Ubuntu releases directory]]. |
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| Normal Ubuntu releases are supported for '''9 months'''. LTS releases are supported for '''5 years'''. Past releases may have different support schedules (for example, normal releases used to be supported for 18 months, while LTS releases used to be supported for 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server). |
* '''Regular''' releases are supported for 9 months. * '''Long term support''' (LTS) releases are for 5 years. * '''Older''' releases may have a different support length. |
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| Ubuntu releases every '''6 months''' (see TimeBasedReleases). * Release Schedules: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule |
* Releases are '''published''' in a [[TimeBasedReleases|time based fashion]], every 6 months, following a [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseSchedule|planned schedule]]. |
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| === Team === | === Release team === |
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| See ReleaseTeam ##StartReleaseTeamWikiPull |
* Visit the [[ReleaseTeam|release team]] page. |
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| * [[Ubuntu Kylin]] (optimized for Chinese users) | |
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| * [[UbuntuKylin]] (optimized for Chinese users) |
List of releases
Current
Version |
Code name |
Docs |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 13.10 |
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July 2014 |
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Ubuntu 13.04 |
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January 2014 |
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Ubuntu 12.10 |
April 2014 |
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Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS |
April 2017 |
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS |
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS |
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS |
May 9, 2013 (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS |
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Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS |
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Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS |
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS |
Release announcements are posted on the ubuntu-announce mailing list.
Future
Version |
Code name |
Docs |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 14.04 |
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April 2014 |
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End of life
Version |
Code name |
Docs |
Release date |
End of life date |
Ubuntu 11.10 |
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Ubuntu 11.04 |
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Ubuntu 10.10 |
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Ubuntu 10.04 |
Lucid Lynx (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 9.10 |
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Ubuntu 9.04 |
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Ubuntu 8.10 |
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Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS |
Hardy Heron (Server) |
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Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS |
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Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS |
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Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS |
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS |
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Ubuntu 8.04 |
Hardy Heron (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 7.10 |
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Ubuntu 7.04 |
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Ubuntu 6.10 |
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Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS |
Dapper Drake (Server) |
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Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS |
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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS |
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Ubuntu 6.06 |
Dapper Drake (Desktop) |
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Ubuntu 5.10 |
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Ubuntu 5.04 |
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Ubuntu 4.10 |
The content of these old releases can be accessed at the old Ubuntu releases directory.
Management of releases
Support length
Regular releases are supported for 9 months.
Long term support (LTS) releases are for 5 years.
Older releases may have a different support length.
Release cadence
Releases are published in a time based fashion, every 6 months, following a planned schedule.
Release team
Visit the release team page.
Other Ubuntu flavours
Ubuntu Kylin (optimized for Chinese users)
Kubuntu (with KDE Plasma desktop, instead of Unity)
Edubuntu (specially designed for educational purposes)
UbuntuStudio (specially designed for multimedia production)
Mythbuntu (Xubuntu-based desktop with MythTV installed by default)
Releases (last edited 2025-11-26 06:32:53 by jbicha)