I'm down.loading the Kubuntu alpha as I write this. I've been waiting to do a fresh install until the alpha, and now it's here. :)
On Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:00:59 Stephen Michael Kellat wrote: > **NOTE** > > There are still daily images being built. If you feel adventurous, > you'll need to seek one of those out unless you use Kubuntu or Edubuntu. > > Stephen Michael Kellat > Ashtabula > > > ----- Original message ----- > From: Stéphane Graber <stgra...@ubuntu.com> > To: ubuntu-devel-annou...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Alpha 1 Released! > Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:02:48 -0500 > > "I am a ring-tailed roarer. I can draw faster, shoot straighter, ride > harder, and drink longer than any man alive. I'm the rip-snortinest > cowboy that ever rode North, South, East or West of the Rio Grande." > - Pecos Bill, Tall Tale 1995 > > The first Alpha of the Raring Ringtail (to become 13.04) has now been > released! > > This alpha features images for Edubuntu and Kubuntu. > > At the end of the 12.10 development cycle, the Ubuntu flavour decided > that it would reduce the number of milestone images going forward and > the focus would concentrate on daily quality and fortnightly testing > rounds known as cadence testing. Based on that change, The Ubuntu > product itself will not have an Alpha-1 release. Its first milestone > release will be the FinalBetaRelease on the 28th of March 2013. > Other Ubuntu flavours have the option to release using the usual > milestone schedule. > > Pre-releases of Raring Ringtail are *not* encouraged for anyone > needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running > into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, > recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in > testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting > this release ready. > > Alpha 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider > testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some > bugs. > > While these Alpha 1 images have been tested and work, except as noted in > the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve Raring > Ringtail. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system > installation bugs identified in the Alpha 1 installer should be verified > against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad. > Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed > wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make > 13.04 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to > date before reporting bugs. > > Edubuntu: > Edubuntu is the educational flavour of Ubuntu. Based on the standard > Ubuntu desktop, it features educational tools and content for schools > and at home. > > The Alpha-1 images can be downloaded at: > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/raring/alpha-1/ > > More information on Edubuntu Alpha-1 can be found here: > http://www.edubuntu.org/news/13.04-alpha1 > > Kubuntu: > Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop > and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project. > > The Alpha-1 images can be downloaded at: > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/raring/alpha-1/ > > More information on Kubuntu Alpha-1 can be found here: > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/RaringRingtail/Alpha1/Kubuntu > > Regular daily images for Ubuntu can be found at: > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com > > If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop > Raring, we suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list. > This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements > of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases and other > interesting events. > > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce > > Stéphane Graber, on behalf of the Ubuntu release team. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : ubuntu-us-ohio@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp