Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate. Code-named 'Maverick Meerkat', 10.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution." The release includes new Ubuntu font family, the just-released GNOME 2.32, Shotwell as the default photo manager, the brand-new Unity interface for the netbook edition, KDE 4.5.1 in Kubuntu, Linux kernel 2.6.35, and many other new features.
Releases are big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely,
mind-bogglingly big they are. I mean, you may think it’s a long haul to
release a single Linux package or application, but that’s just peanuts
to a Linux distribution release. Because of this, we must work our way
up to it, incrementally…bit by bit…milestone by milestone...it takes a
lot of Deep Thought. So with that, we formally announce Ubuntu 10.10
Release Candidate. Codenamed "Maverick Meerkat", 10.10 continues
Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open
source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Read the release announcement and release notes for a detailed list of improvements as well as known issues.
Download (SHA256): ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-i386.iso (696MB, torrent), ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent).
Other members of the Ubuntu family were also updated to RC status today: Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntudownload), Edubuntu (download, release announcement), Mythbuntu (download, release announcement) and Ubuntu Studio (download).
Download (SHA256): ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-i386.iso (696MB, torrent), ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent).
Other members of the Ubuntu family were also updated to RC status today: Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntudownload), Edubuntu (download, release announcement), Mythbuntu (download, release announcement) and Ubuntu Studio (download).
