The beta has now been superseded by the release candidate, links on this page will not work.
The beta of Xubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has arrived. This is a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. If you would like to see what is new in the beta release, please see the Release Notes.
Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker, Bugs can be reported in Launchpad.
If you are looking for support), please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net.
It is now possible to order free Xubuntu CDs (see the Get Xubuntu-page). These CDs are generously provided free of charge by On-Disk.com as part of their Quick Ship free disc service, providing an alternative to Ubuntu’s ShipIt service which does not provide Xubuntu. This means potential users only have to pay shipping costs, avoiding having to download Xubuntu over a slow internet connection.
This entails an independent third party service, not run by Canonical nor the Xubuntu developers.
Xubuntu 9.04, codenamed the “Jaunty Jackalope”, is the latest and greatest version of Xubuntu, released on April 23, 2009. It integrates the latest Xfce-desktop releases with the high-quality and feature-rich core of Ubuntu, resulting in a light-weight and easy-to-use Linux distribution.
For Ubuntu see http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop For Kubuntu see http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
Release Notes
To learn about all the great enhancements and improvements that can be found in Xubuntu 9.04, please see the release notes.
Download
Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
- http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/9.04/release/ (Xubuntu)
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.04 (Ubuntu)
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/edubuntu/9.04 (Edubuntu add-on)
- http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/kubuntu/9.04 (Kubuntu)
- http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/9.04/ (UbuntuStudio)
- http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/9.04/ (Mythbuntu)
More instructions are available on the download page.
Upgrading from Xubuntu 8.10
To upgrade to Xubuntu 9.04 from Xubuntu 8.10, follow these instructions.
As we are approaching the release of Xubuntu 9.04 (code name “Jaunty Jackalope”), the Xubuntu Team is providing a countdown banner for anyone who wants to get the word spread.
If you manage a website, blog or any other place of your own on the internet, you can help! Just copy the HTML code below to your website to include a countdown graphic.
<a href="http://xubuntu.org/" title="Learn more about Xubuntu..."><img src="http://xubuntu.org/xubuntu-static/jaunty-countdown/" alt="Countdown to Xubuntu (xubuntu.org) 9.04, by Pasi Lallinaho"></a>
The Release Candidate of Xubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” has arrived. This is a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. If you would like to see what is new in the beta release, please see the Release Announcement.
Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker, Bugs can be reported in Launchpad.
If you are looking for support), please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net.
