<div dir="ltr"><pre>Welcome to the Saucy Salamander Beta 1 release, which will in time
<span></span>become the 13.10 release.
<span></span>
<span></span>This alpha features images for Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME,
<span></span>Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu.
<span></span>
<span></span>Pre-releases of Saucy Salamander are *not* encouraged for anyone needing
<span></span>a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into
<span></span>occasional, even frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for
<span></span>Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and
<span></span>fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready.
<span></span>
<span></span>At the end of the 12.10 development cycle, the Ubuntu desktop and server
<span></span>flavours decided that they would reduce the number of milestone images
<span></span>going forward and the focus would concentrate on daily quality and
<span></span>fortnightly testing rounds known as cadence testing.  Based on that
<span></span>change, the Ubuntu products themselves will not have a Beta 1 release.
<span></span>Their first milestone release will be the  beta release on the 26th of
<span></span>September 2013. Other Ubuntu flavours have the option to release using
<span></span>the usual milestone schedule.  Further schedule details can be found:
<span></span><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/ReleaseSchedule" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/ReleaseSchedule</a>.
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<span></span>The Beta images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build
<span></span>or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Saucy.
<span></span>You can download them here:
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<span></span>Edubuntu:
<span></span>  Edubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu designed as a free education oriented
<span></span>  operating system for kids of all ages.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
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<span></span>  More information on the Edubuntu Beta-1 cand be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="http://www.edubuntu.org/news/13.10-beta1" target="_blank">http://www.edubuntu.org/news/13.10-beta1</a>
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<span></span>Kubuntu:
<span></span>  Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop
<span></span>  and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on Kubuntu Beta-1 can be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Kubuntu" target="_blank">https://wiki.kubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Kubuntu</a>
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<span></span>Lubuntu:
<span></span>  Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu that targets to be lighter, less 
<span></span>  resource hungry and more energy-efficient by using lightweight 
<span></span>  applications and LXDE, The Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment, 
<span></span>  as its default GUI.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on Lubuntu Beta-1 can be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Lubuntu" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Lubuntu</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>Ubuntu GNOME:
<span></span>  Ubuntu GNOME is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the GNOME desktop
<span></span>  environment.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on Ubuntu-GNOME Beta-1 can be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/UbuntuGNOME" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/UbuntuGNOME</a><br><br><span></span>UbuntuKylin:
<span></span>  UbuntuKylin is a flavor of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese
<span></span>  users.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on UbuntuKylin Beta-1 can be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-beta-1-ReleaseNote" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuKylin/1310-beta-1-ReleaseNote</a> 
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<span></span>Ubuntu Studio:
<span></span>  Ubuntu Studio is a flavor of Ubuntu that provides a full range of
<span></span>  multimedia content creation applications for each key workflows:
<span></span>  audio, graphics, video, photography and publishing.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at:
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on Ubuntu Studio Beta-1 can be found here: 
<span></span>  <a href="http://ubuntustudio.org/2013/09/ubuntu-studio-13-10-saucy-salamander-beta-1-released/" target="_blank">http://ubuntustudio.org/2013/09/ubuntu-studio-13-10-saucy-salamander-beta-1-released/</a> 
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/UbuntuStudio" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/UbuntuStudio</a>  
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<span></span>Xubuntu: 
<span></span>  Xubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu that comes with Xfce, which is a stable,
<span></span>  light and configurable desktop environment.
<span></span>
<span></span>  The Beta-1 images can be downloaded at: 
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-1/</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>  More information on Xubuntu Beta-1 can be found here:
<span></span>  <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Xubuntu" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/Beta1/Xubuntu</a>
<span></span>
<span></span>Regular daily images for Ubuntu can be found at: 
<span></span>  <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com</a>
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<span></span>If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop
<span></span>Saucy, we suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list.
<span></span>This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements
<span></span>of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases and other
<span></span>interesting events.  
<span></span>
<span></span>  <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce" target="_blank">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce</a>
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<span></span>A big thank you to the developers and testers for their efforts to 
<span></span>pull together this Beta release!
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<span></span>Kate Stewart and Iain Lane, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team.</pre></div>