Ubuntu 9.10 Lucid Lynx download
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. This is the first Ubuntu 10.04 beta release, which brings a host of exciting new features.Note: This is a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on April 29, 2010.
Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.10 or Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '10.04' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on a server system: follow the same instructions as for Ubuntu 9.10, but set Prompt=lts instead of Prompt=normal.
Download
Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
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http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server)
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2)
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04 (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook Remix)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/beta-1/ (Xubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/lucid/beta-1/ (Edubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/lucid/beta-1/ (Mythbuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/lucid/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Studio)
Local mirrors are also available:
Africa
* http://ubuntu.saix.net/ubuntu-releases/ (South Africa)
* http://bw.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Botswana)
* ftp://ftp.wa.co.za/pub/ubuntu/ (South Africa)
* http://ls.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Lesotho)
* http://mz.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Mozambique)
* http://na.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Namibia)
Asia
* http://ftp.riken.jp/Linux/ubuntu-iso/CDs/ (Japan)
* http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ubuntu-releases/ (Japan)
* ftp://ftp.chu.edu.tw/Linux/Ubuntu/releases/ (Taiwan)
* http://ftp.cs.pu.edu.tw/Linux/Ubuntu/ubuntu-cd/ (Taiwan)
* http://ftp.daum.net/ubuntu-releases/ (Korea, Republic of)
* http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/ubuntu/releases/ (Russian Federation)
Europe
* http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (Ireland)
* http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/ubuntu-cdimage/ (Switzerland)
* http://ubuntu.mirror.tudos.de/ubuntu-releases/ (Germany)
* http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Sweden)
* http://ubuntu.ipacct.com/releases/ (Bulgaria)
* http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ (Netherlands)
North America
* http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/CDs/ (United States)
* http://mirror.pnl.gov/releases/ (United States)
* http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu-releases/ (Canada)
* http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/ubuntu/ (United States)
* http://mirrors.ccs.neu.edu/releases.ubuntu.com/ (United States)
* http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/ubuntu-releases/ (United States)
Oceania/Australia
* http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
* http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (Australia)
* http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/ (Australia)
* http://mirror.netspace.net.au/pub/ubuntu/releases/ (Australia)
* http://mirror.ihug.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
* http://ubuntu-releases.optus.net/ (Australia)
South America
* http://mirror.globo.com/ubuntu/releases/ (Brazil)
* http://mirror.pop-sc.rnp.br/mirror/ubuntu/ (Brazil)
* http://mirror.pop-sc.rnp.br/mirror/ubuntu-releases/ (Brazil)
* http://ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br/releases/ (Brazil)
* http://cl.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Chile)
* http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br/ubuntu-releases/ (Brazil)
