
- #CANONICAL SHIPIT UPDATE#
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Ubuntu 6.06's support ended on 14 July 2009 for desktops and ended in June 2011 for servers. Development was not complete in April 2006 and Mark Shuttleworth approved slipping the release date to June, making it 6.06 instead. Ubuntu 6.06 was released behind schedule, having been intended as 6.04. Ubuntu 6.06 ( Dapper Drake), released on 1 June 2006, was Canonical's fourth release, and the first Long Term Support (LTS) release. Release history Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
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see Jackalope and Koala reference Ubuntu releases are often referred to using only the adjective portion of the code name (e.g. Names are occasionally chosen so that animal appearance or habits reflects some new feature ( Koala's favourite leaf is Eucalyptus). With the exception of the first two releases, code names are in alphabetical order, allowing a quick determination of which release is newer. Ubuntu releases are also given code names, using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter (e.g.
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Therefore, users who have a non-LTS release can still safely set the Update Manager to notify about "LTS releases only" if they wish. Non-LTS releases have typically been supported for 18 months, and to date have always been supported until at least the date of the next LTS release. However the desktop version of LTS releases before 12.04 were supported for only three years.

Įvery fourth release, in the second quarter of even-numbered years, has been designated as a Long Term Support (LTS) release, indicating that they are supported and receive updates for five years, with paid technical support also available from Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu releases are timed to be approximately one month after GNOME releases, which are in turn about one month after releases of X.Org, resulting in each Ubuntu release including a newer version of GNOME and X. Consequently, version numbers for future versions are provisional if the release is delayed until a different month to that planned, the version number changes accordingly. The first Ubuntu release, for example, was Ubuntu 4.10 and was released on 20 October 2004.
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Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network, and professional technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world.Ubuntu releases are made semiannually by Canonical Ltd, the developers of the Ubuntu operating system, using the year and month of the release as a version number.
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Don't forget to visit our website on April 14h, for an in-depth article about the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Beta 2 release, when we will unveil more features, and the download links! About Ubuntu Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) will be the 14th release of the Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) will be powered by Linux kernel 2.6.38, and it will include applications such as LibreOffice 3.3.2, Mozilla Firefox 4.0, Banshee 1.9.5, Transmission 2.13, Shotwell 0.9.1, Gwibber 3.0.0, Evolution 3.0.0, and much more.
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But for Ubuntu 11.04 you will no longer be able to go to our website and apply for a free CD." - said Gerry Carr in the announcement.įor those of you who don't know yet, Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) will ship with the latest stable version of the GNOME desktop environment (hopefully GNOME 3.0), which brings many improvements in various areas, such as Nautilus, Empathy, Evolution, Tomboy, Totem, Brasero, and much more. "We have been slowly easing back the programme over the last two years to limit the number of CDs per person and the number of times a person could apply for a CD. "Technology moves on and as we look at ways to spread Ubuntu further, a CD distribution programme, especially one of that size and delivered in that way, makes less sense." With regret we inform you that the ShipIt Programme has been closed! Users will not be able to order free CDs of Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) or any future version.

The ShipIt service was created back in 2005 to distribute free CDs with the Ubuntu OS, to millions of people around the world. Canonical, through Gerry Carr, announced last evening (April 5th) that it will no longer distribute free CDs with the Ubuntu operating system, via the ShipIt Programme.
