The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop and Server editions and Ubuntu Netbook Remix, continuing Ubuntu’s tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
Read more about the features of Ubuntu 9.04 in the following press releases:
- Desktop edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
- Server edition http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-server
- Netbook Remix http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-unr
Ubuntu 9.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS rather than upgrading to or installing 9.04.
Ubuntu 9.04 is also the basis for new 9.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu:
- Kubuntu http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
- Xubuntu http://xubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
- Edubuntu http://edubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
- Mythbuntu http://mythbuntu.org/9.04/release
- Ubuntu Studio http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads
To Get Ubuntu 9.04
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To download Ubuntu 9.04, or obtain CDs, visit:
Users of Ubuntu 8.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 9.04 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see:
As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.
We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:
Find out what’s new in this release with a graphical overview:
If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren’t sure, try asking on the #ubuntu IRC channel, on the Ubuntu Users mailing list, or on the Ubuntu forums:
- #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
- http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
- http://www.ubuntuforums.org/
Helping Shape Ubuntu
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate at: