The second alpha of the Zesty Zapus (to become 17.04) has now been released!
Ubuntu 17.04, code named Zesty Zapus, is the future release that will succeed Ubuntu 16.10, and even though it’s End of life date has been scheduled for January 2018, the development team aims to bring a lot of upgrades, fixes, and additions in this release.
This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu GNOME, and Ubuntu Budgie.
Pre-releases of the Zesty Zapus 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 flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready.
Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is still an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs.
While these Alpha 2 images have been tested and work, except as noted in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Zesty Zapus. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system installation bugs identified in the Alpha 2 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 17.04 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs.
Ubuntu 17.04 Release Schedule
Key dates during the Ubuntu 17.04 milestone are as follows, as listed in the official Ubuntu 17.04 release schedule:
Alpha 1 – 29 December (for flavours)
Alpha 2 – 26 January (for flavours)
Feature Freeze — 16 February
Beta 1 – 23 February (for flavours)
UI Freeze — 9 March
Final Beta – 23 March
Kernel Freeze — 30 March
Release Candidate — 9 April
Stable Release – 13 April
Be sure to mark the Ubuntu 17.04 release date in your diaries folks!
The Zesty Zapus will be supported for 9 months after release with select app updates, bug fixes and critical security patches, including new releases of Mozilla Firefox.
Lubuntu
Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu based on LXDE and focused on providing a very lightweight distribution.
The Lubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Lubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
Ubuntu MATE
Ubuntu MATE is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the MATE desktop environment for people who just want to get stuff done.
The Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
Ubuntu Kylin
Ubuntu Kylin is a flavor of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users.
The Ubuntu Kylin 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Ubuntu Kylin 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
Kubuntu
Kubuntu is the KDE based flavor of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project.
The Kubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Kubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
Ubuntu GNOME
Ubuntu GNOME is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the GNOME desktop environment.
The Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
Ubuntu Budgie
Ubuntu Budgie is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the Budgie desktop environment.
The Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 Alpha 2 images can be downloaded from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/zesty/alpha-2/
More information about Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 Alpha 2 can be found here:
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