Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” Alpha 2 Is Released

Welcome to Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 2, which will in time become Ubuntu 11.10. 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 2 is the second in a series of milestone images that will be released throughout the Oneiric development cycle.

You can download Alpha 2 images here:

Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-2/

Additional images (Ubuntu Server Cloud) are also available at:
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-2/

Xubuntu
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-2/

Edubuntu
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-2/

New packages showing up for the first time include:
* Linux Kernel 3.0-rc5
* gcc 4.6.1 compiler
* Firefox 5.0
* Thunderbird 5.0
* A Mesa 7.11 snapshot.

Alpha 2 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 2 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