Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Beta Is Now Available for Download with GNOME 46, Linux 6.8 - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Beta Is Now Available for Download with GNOME 46, Linux 6.8 - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available for public beta testing with Linux kernel 6.8 and the latest GNOME 46 desktop environment.
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Long Term Support... beta?
e: dis a joke yall autistic
Yes, what's strange? This is the beta release or release candidate or pre-release snapshot for a version that will enjoy long-term support.
I'd say "release candidate" is a much better name but probably they're testing Ubuntu-specific features and those are in beta. Then it makes some sense
Those are different steps in the Ubuntu release process.
There’s also the issue of testing all the packages. They have to make sure all the versions frozen in the repository will work smoothly together.
Since the packages themselves are not beta, it's more appropriate to call it a release candidate
The 'release candidate' comes later, after the 'beta' release, see the official schedule.
I'm not talking about the current release cycle. I'm just saying that "beta" is a bad name and it probably should be changed
24.04 is an LTS release.
This is a beta of 24.04.
The “name” of the release is “24.04 LTS” ( a perfectly reasonable name that communicates its intent ).
Therefore, this is the “24.04 LTS” beta.
Pretty clear to anybody familiar with the Ubuntu product line.
Yes. Debian uses words like Milestone and freeze : https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html Ubuntu uses the word Beta.