Ubuntu Linux programmers have released a beta version that includes 3D desktop visual effects and an open-source version of Adobe Systems' Flash. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

So far there have been six alpha releases of the forthcoming Ubuntu 9.04, due for final release next month, and late yesterday the one and only beta release was made available for download. From this ...

Just a few weeks following the official feature freeze on Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot,” the first beta version of Canonical’s free and open source Linux distribution was released on Sept. 1. That ...

The first beta for the next major version of Ubuntu Linux is now available for download and testing. While it isn't finished yet, the beta version of "Intrepid Ibex," as this release is known, ...

The developers behind the increasingly popular Ubuntu and Fedora Linux distributions announced the availability of new beta releases last week. These betas, which offer users an opportunity to get an ...

Canonical has announced the availability of the first Ubuntu 10.04 beta release. The new version of Ubuntu, codenamed Lucid Lynx, is scheduled to arrive in April. It will be a long-term support (LTS) ...

Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" has just entered the beta phase of development - and that means another 650+MB download and some good hands-on time with my favorite Linux distro! I first took a look at ...

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We're less than three weeks away from the release of Ubuntu 18.10, codenamed "Cosmic Cuttlefish," so the team at Canonical is unleashing the final beta of its Desktop, Cloud and Server versions.

In today's open source roundup: Canonical has released the final beta of Ubuntu 14.10 and its spins. Plus: How does Shellshock work? And how to see if your Linux computer is in danger from Shellshock ...