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Please help test our initial Cosmic 18.10 RC ISOs

rikmills — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 08:44:55 +0000

The Ubuntu release team have announced a 1st test ISO RC build for all 18.10 flavours.

Please help us test these and subsequent RC builds, so that we can have an amazing and well tested release in the coming week.

As noted below, the initial builds will NOT be the final ones.

Over the next few hours, builds will start popping on the Cosmic Final
milestone page[1] on the ISO tracker.  These builds are not final.
We're still waiting on a few more fixes, a few things to migrate, etc.
I've intentionally not updated base-files or the ISO labels to reflect
the release status (so please don't file bugs about those).

What there are, however, are "close enough" for people to be testing in
anger, filing bugs, fixing bugs, iterating image builds, and testing
all over again.  So, please, don't wait until Wednesday night to test,
testing just before release is TOO LATE to get anything fixed.  Get out
there, grab your favourite ISO, beat it up, report bugs, escalate bugs,
get things fixed, respin (if you're a flavour lead with access), and
test, test... And test.  Did I mention testing?  Please[2] test.

Thanks,

... Adam

[1] http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/397/builds
[2] Please.

Downloads for RC builds can be found by following the link after clicking through to ‘Cosmic Final’ on the Ubuntu ISO tracker. Please report test case results if you have a Ubuntu SSO account (or are prepared to make one). Feedback can also be given via our normal email lists, IRC, forums etc.

Upgrade testing from 18.04 in installed systems (VM or otherwise) is also a very useful way to help prepare for the new release. Instructions for upgrade can be found on the Ubuntu help wiki.

Ubuntu ISO tracker: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/
Kubuntu-devel mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
Kubuntu IRC channels: #kubuntu & #kubuntu-devel on irc.freenode.net
Kubuntu 18.10 Upgrade instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CosmicUpgrades/Kubuntu

Updated Kubuntu 17.10 RC ISOs now available

rikmills — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:19:49 +0000

Following on from yesterday’s 1st spin of the 17.10 RC images by the ubuntu release team, today the RC images (marked Artful Final on the QA tracker) have been re-spun and updated.

Please update your ISOs if you downloaded previous images, and test as before.

Please help us by testing as much as you have time for. Remember, in particular we need i386 testers, on “bare metal” rather than VMs if possible.

Builds are available from:

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/383/builds

the CD image to left of the ISO names being a link to take you to download urls/options.

Take note of the Ubuntu Community ISO testing party on Monday 16th at 15:00 UTC:

https://community.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-17-10-community-iso-testing/458

Please attend and participate if you are able. The #ubuntu-on-air IRC channel on irc.freenode.net can be joined via a web client found beneath the live stream on ubuntuonair.com, or of course you can join in a normal IRC client.

Happy testing,

Rik Mills

Kubuntu Developer
Kubuntu Release team

Kubuntu 10.04 LTS Release Candidate Out

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:23:42 +0000

Kubuntu 10.04 LTS Release Candidate is out for one last round of testing. 10.04 will be the first LTS to feature version 4 of the KDE Software Compilation, so we need lots of eyeballs to find the remaining bugs. Find out what is new on our RC overview page or jump straight to the download or 9.10 upgrade pages.

Kubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:59:40 +0000

The release candidate for our forthcoming 9.10 is available for download and one final round of testing. It features better desktop and network integration. To see what’s new and how to download go to the RC information page. You can upgrade from 9.04 or 8.04. Let us know what you think on the feedback page and report bugs to Launchpad.

Kubuntu Jaunty KDE 3 Remix Release Candidate

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:04:59 +0000

A remix of our Jaunty Release Candidate has been made with KDE 3 packages. The main focus of this remix is to keep the mature, stable, and familiar KDE3.5 desktop environment available for easy installation and use. Along the way, various bugs have been fixed, and small enhancements added, see the release notes page for information and where to download.

Kubuntu 9.04 Release Candidate Available

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:30:35 +0000

The release candidate for our forthcoming 9.04 is available for download and one last round of testing. It features improved graphics and more slick applications. To see what’s new and how to download go to the release candidate information page. You can upgrade from 8.10 or from 8.04. Let us know what you think on the feedback page and report bugs to Launchpad.

Kubuntu 8.10 Release Candidate

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:06:10 +0000

The release candidate for Kubuntu 8.10 is now available for one last round of testing before the final release next week.

Kubuntu 8.04 RC Released

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:52:49 +0000

The release candidate of Kubuntu 8.04 is available for one last testing round before release. The supported version comes
with the rock solid KDE 3 while a remix features the cutting edge KDE 4. Download or upgrade.