Ubuntu 11.10 Release Schedule Changed

The release schedule for the upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system has been modified last week by Canonical. The second Alpha version was supposed to arrive for testing last Thursday, June 30th, but it was rescheduled for July 7th.

For Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), Canonical decided to change the release schedule again, rescheduling Alpha 2 for July 7th. The rest of the dates remain the same. Here is the new release schedule for Ubuntu 11.10:
June 2nd, 2011 - Alpha 1 release

July 7th, 2011 - Alpha 2 release

August 4th, 2011 - Alpha 3 release

September 1st, 2011 - Beta 1 release

September 22nd, 2011 - Beta 2 release

October 13th, 2011 - Final release of Ubuntu 11.10

As you can see, the one week delay of the second Alpha release will not affect the rest of the development cycle for Ubuntu 11.10. The final release will be available, as supposed, on October 13th, 2011.

See you again this Thursday, June 7th, for an in-depth article of the Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 2 development release. But, until then, here's what to expect from this version:

· Linux kernel 3.0;
· The desktop is accessible again;
· Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0 as default mail client;
· Mozilla Firefox 5.0 as default web browser;
· Deja Dup backup tool;
· Synaptic Package Manager.
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) will be the 15th release of the Ubuntu operating system.

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