Ubuntu Linux 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) Beta 1 now available for download (don't talk back)
Linux celebrated a 25th birthday yesterday -- a spectacular open source milestone. For some folks, rather than eat cake, they reflected on how the kernel impacted their lives. For many, Ubuntu would be a big part of the picture -- the desktop OS is wildly popular in the Linux community.
Today, the first beta of Ubuntu Linux 16.10 sees release. Once again, a silly animal name is assigned, this time being the letter "Y" for the horned mammal, "Yakkety Yak". This is obviously a play on the classic song "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters. Please be sure not to "talk back" while testing this beta operating system!
"Pre-releases of the Yakkety Yak 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 flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this bos grunniens ready. Beta 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. These images are still under development, so you should expect some bugs", says Set Hallström, Ubuntu Studio project lead.
Hallström further says, "while these Beta 1 images have been tested and work, except as noted in the release notes, Ubuntu developers are continuing to improve the Yakkety Yak. In particular, once newer daily images are available, system installation bugs identified in the Beta 1 installer should be verified against the current daily image before being reported in Launchpad. Using an obsolete image to re-report bugs that have already been fixed wastes your time and the time of developers who are busy trying to make 16.10 the best Ubuntu release yet. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs".
As is typical, there is no Unity release of the beta. Plus, while a Kubuntu variant is promised, it seems the KDE version is missing in action for now. As of this moment, the following Yakkety Yak versions are the only available.
- Lubuntu (Download)
- Ubuntu GNOME (Download)
- Ubuntu Kylin (Download)
- Ubuntu MATE (Download)
- Ubuntu Studio (Download)
My recommendation for those wanting to test it is Ubuntu GNOME, but overall, it is more of a personal preference. With that said, which ISO will you download? Please tell me in the comments.
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