Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Final Beta released

[Max Manjit Mohan]

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On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 6:26 AM Iain Lane <laney at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Beta release of the Ubuntu
> 20.04 LTS Desktop, Server, and Cloud products.
>
> 20.04 LTS, codenamed "Focal Fossa", continues Ubuntu's proud tradition
> of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
> high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.  The team has been hard at
> work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
>
> This Beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop,
> Server, and Cloud products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu
> Budgie, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu flavours.
>
> The Beta images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper image
> build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of
> 20.04 LTS that should be representative of the features intended to ship
> with the final release expected on April 23rd, 2020.
>
> Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Cloud Images:
>   Focal Beta includes updated versions of most of our core set of
>   packages, including a current 5.4 kernel, and much more.
>
>   To upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Beta from Ubuntu 19.10, follow these
>   instructions:
>
>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FocalUpgrades
>
>   The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Beta images can be downloaded at:
>
>   http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server on x86)
>
>   This Ubuntu Server image features the next generation Subiquity server
>   installer, bringing the comfortable live session and speedy install of
>   the Ubuntu Desktop to server users at last.
>
>   Additional images can be found at the following links:
>
>   http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/daily/server/focal/current/ (Cloud
> Images)
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/20.04/beta/ (Non-x86, and d-i Server)
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/20.04/ (Netboot)
>
>   As fixes will be included in new images between now and release, any
>   daily cloud image from today or later (i.e. a serial of 20200401 or
>   higher) should be considered a Beta image.  Bugs found should be filed
>   against the appropriate packages or, failing that, the cloud-images
>   project in Launchpad.
>
>   The full release notes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Beta can be found at:
>
>   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes
>
> Kubuntu:
>   Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop
>   and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Lubuntu:
>   Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu which uses the Lightweight Qt Desktop
>   Environment (LXQt).  The project’s goal is to provide a lightweight
>   yet functional Linux distribution based on a rock-solid Ubuntu base.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Ubuntu Budgie:
>   Ubuntu Budgie is community developed desktop, integrating Budgie
>   Desktop Environment with Ubuntu at its core.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> UbuntuKylin:
>   UbuntuKylin is a flavor of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese
>   users.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Ubuntu MATE:
>   Ubuntu MATE is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the MATE desktop
>   environment.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Ubuntu Studio:
>   Ubuntu Studio is a flavor of Ubuntu that provides a full range of
>   multimedia content creation applications for each key workflow: audio,
>   graphics, video, photography and publishing.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Xubuntu:
>   Xubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu that comes with Xfce, which is a stable,
>   light and configurable desktop environment.
>
>   The Beta images can be downloaded at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/20.04/beta/
>
> Regular daily images for Ubuntu, and all flavours, can be found at:
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
>
> Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for clients, servers and
> clouds, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases.  A
> tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and
> an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
>
> Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and
> hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more information
> about support, visit https://ubuntu.com/support
>
> If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
> you can participate at:
> https://ubuntu.com/community/participate
>
> Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to
> improve this and future releases of Ubuntu.  Instructions can be found
> at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
>
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>
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> On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,
>
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> Iain Lane                                  [ iain at orangesquash.org.uk ]
> Debian Developer                                   [ laney at debian.org ]
> Ubuntu Developer                                   [ laney at ubuntu.com ]
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Max M Mohan
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