<div dir="ltr"><div class="" id="magicdomid4"><span class="">The second Alpha of the Saucy Salamander (to become 13.10) has now been</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid5"><span class="">released for testers and early adopters.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid6"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid182"><span class="">This alpha features images for Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, </span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid191"><span class="">UbuntuKylin, and </span><span class="">Xubuntu.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid9"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid10"><span class="">Pre-releases of Saucy Salamander are *not* encouraged for anyone</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid11"><span class="">needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid175"><span class="">into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however,</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid13"><span class="">recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid14"><span class="">testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid15"><span class="">this release ready.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid16">
<br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid17"><span class="">Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid18"><span class="">testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid19"><span class="">bugs.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid20"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid21"><span class="">While these Alpha 2 images have been tested and work, except as noted</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid22"><span class="">in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve Saucy</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid173"><span class="">Salamander. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid24"><span class="">installation bugs identified in the Alpha 2 installer should be verified</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid25"><span class="">against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid26"><span class="">Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid27"><span class="">wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid174"><span class="">13.10 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid29"><span class="">date before reporting bugs.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid30">
<br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid31"><span class="">Kubuntu:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid32"><span class="">  Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid33">
<span class="">  and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid34"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid157"><span class="">  The Alpha</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">2 images can be downloaded at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid36"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-2/</a></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid37">
<br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid160"><span class="">  More information on Kubuntu Alpha</span><span class=""> 2</span><span class=""> can be found here:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid39"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Kubuntu">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Kubuntu</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid40"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid41"><span class="">Lubuntu:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid42"><span class="">  Lubuntu is a flavour of Ubuntu that targets to be lighter, less</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid43"><span class="">  resource hungry and more energy-efficient by using lightweight</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid44"><span class="">  applications and LXDE, The Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment,</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid45"><span class="">  as its default GUI.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid46"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid199"><span class="">  The Alpha</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">2</span><span class=""> images can be downloaded at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid48"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">/</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid49"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid151"><span class="">  More information on Lubuntu Alpha</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">2</span><span class=""> can be found here:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid220"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Lubuntu">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Lubuntu">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Lubuntu">/Lubuntu</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid52"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid53"><span class="">Ubuntu GNOME:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid233"><span class="">  Ubuntu GNOME is a flavo</span><span class="">u</span><span class="">r of Ubuntu featuring the</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid55"><span class="">  GNOME desktop environment.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid56"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid195"><span class="">  The Alpha</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">2</span><span class=""> images can be downloaded at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid58"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/alpha-</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">/</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid59"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid222"><span class="">  More information on Ubuntu</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">GNOME Alpha</span><span class=""> 2</span><span class=""> can be found here:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid61"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/UbuntuGNOME">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/UbuntuGNOME">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/UbuntuGNOME">/UbuntuGNOME</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid62"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid63"><span class="">Xubuntu:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid236"><span class="">  Xubuntu </span><span class="">is Ubuntu flavo</span><span class="">u</span><span class="">r with Xfce, which is a stable, light and</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid237"><span class="">  configurable desktop environment</span><span class="">.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid65"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid197"><span class="">  The Alpha</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">2</span><span class=""> images can be downloaded at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid67"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu;/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu;/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">xubuntu;</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu;/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">/releases/saucy/alpha-</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu;/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu;/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">/</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid68"><span class="">  </span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid155"><span class="">  </span><span class="">More information on </span><span class="">Xubuntu</span><span class=""> Alpha</span><span class=""> 2</span><span class=""> can be found here:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid219"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Xubuntu">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Xubuntu">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Xubuntu">/</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Alpha2/Xubuntu">Xubuntu</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid88"><span class="">  </span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid95"><span class="">UbuntuKylin:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid234"><span class="">  UbuntuKylin is a flavour of Ubuntu that is more suitable for</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid97"><span class="">  Chinese users.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid98"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid179"><span class="">  The Alpha</span><span class=""> 2</span><span class=""> images can be downloaded at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid169"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/saucy/alpha-</a></span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/saucy/alpha-2/">2/</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid101"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid163"><span class="">  More information on UbuntuKylin Alpha</span><span class=""> 2</span><span class=""> can be found here:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid165">
<span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-alpha-2-ReleaseNote">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-alpha-</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-alpha-2-ReleaseNote">2</a></span><span class=""><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-alpha-2-ReleaseNote">-ReleaseNote</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid93"><span class="">  </span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid112"><span class="">Regular daily images for Ubuntu </span><span class="">(Unity) </span><span class="">can be found at:</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid116"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/</a></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid74">
<br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid75"><span class="">If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid76"><span class="">Saucy, we suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list.</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid77"><span class="">This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid78"><span class="">of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases and other</span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid79"><span class="">interesting events.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid80"><span class="">  </span><span class=""><a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce</a></span></div>
<div class="" id="magicdomid85"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid171"><span class="">Jonathan Riddell</span><span class="">, on behalf of the Ubuntu release team.</span></div></div>