Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” Alpha 1 Is Released

Pre-releases of Oneiric Ocelot 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.


Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Oneiric development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Oneiric. You can download them here:

Ubuntu Desktop, Server, ARM
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/

Additional images are also available at:

Ubuntu Server Cloud and EC2
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/

Kubuntu
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/

Xubuntu
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/

Edubuntu
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/

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. For a more detailed description of the changes in the Alpha
1 release and the known bugs (which can save you the effort of reporting
a duplicate bug, or help you find proven workarounds), please see:

http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/

If you’re interested in following the changes as we further develop
Oneiric, we suggest that you subscribe initially 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