Releases

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= Ubuntu Releases = = Stable =
 * FeistyFawn (7.04; Released April 19, 2007)
 * EdgyEft (6.10; Released October 26, 2006)
 * DapperDrake (6.06 LTS; Released June 1, 2006)
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 * WartyWarthog (4.10; Released October 20, 2004)
 * HoaryHedgehog (5.04; Released April 08, 2005)
 * BreezyBadger (5.10; Planned for October 13, 2005)
 * "Breezy+1" (6.04; No name yet; Planned for April 2006)		 = End of Life (EOL) =

Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server.

 * BreezyBadger (5.10; Released October 13, 2005; EOL April 13, 2007)
  [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2007-March/000504.html]
 * HoaryHedgehog (5.04; Released April 8, 2005; EOL October 31, 2006)
  [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2006-October/000418.html]
 * WartyWarthog (4.10; Released October 20, 2004; EOL April 30, 2006)
  [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-March/000061.html]

= Future Release =

 * GutsyGibbon (7.10; Planned for October 2007)
 * HardyHeron (8.04 LTS; Planned for April 2008)
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A new release every 6 months.
The schedule is based on GNOME's every six month release schedule.		 Ubuntu releases every six months, one month after each Gnome release (see TimeBasedReleases)
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= Crack-of-the-day = = Variants of Ubuntu =
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 * GrumpyGroundhog (an Ubuntu-derived distribution containing a crack-of-the-day set of packages)  * ["Kubuntu"] (Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome)
 * ["Edubuntu"] (Ubuntu focused on education)
 * ["Xubuntu"] (Ubuntu with XFCE instead of Gnome)

And perhaps in the future:

 * GrumpyGroundhog (an Ubuntu-derived distribution containing a "crack-of-the-day" set of packages)

Stable

End of Life (EOL)

Ubuntu releases are supported for 18 months. Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server.

Future Release

Release Schedule

Ubuntu releases every six months, one month after each Gnome release (see TimeBasedReleases)

Variants of Ubuntu

  • ["Kubuntu"] (Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome)
  • ["Edubuntu"] (Ubuntu focused on education)
  • ["Xubuntu"] (Ubuntu with XFCE instead of Gnome)

And perhaps in the future:

  • GrumpyGroundhog (an Ubuntu-derived distribution containing a "crack-of-the-day" set of packages)

Releases (last edited 2025-11-26 06:32:53 by jbicha)