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The first beta of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is available. Here the announcement:



The first Beta of Trusty Tahr (to become 14.04 LTS) has now been
released for testers and early adopters.

This beta features images for Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME,
Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu and the Ubuntu Cloud images.

These are not to be used as stable systems but please do test for bugs to
report. Always ensure your system is up to date before reporting bugs.


Edubuntu:
Edubuntu is the educational flavour of Ubuntu. It's very similar to stock
Ubuntu but integrates a lot of educational software, supports thin clients
(LTSP) and offers an optional GNOME Flashback desktop as an alternative to
Unity.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/trusty/beta-1/

More information on Edubuntu beta 1 is published here:
http://www.edubuntu.org


Kubuntu:
Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop
and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project. In this LTS
cycle
the Kubuntu team are working on stabalising and bug fixing.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/trusty/beta-1/

More information on Kubuntu Beta 1 can be found here:
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/TrustyTahr/Beta1/Kubuntu


Lubuntu:
Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu based on LXDE and focused on providing a
very lightweight distribution.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/trusty/beta-1/

More information on Lubuntu Beta 1 can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/Beta1/Lubuntu


Ubuntu GNOME:
Ubuntu GNOME is a flavour of Ubuntu featuring the GNOME desktop
environment.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/trusty/beta-1/

More information on Ubuntu GNOME Beta 1 can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/Beta1/UbuntuGNOME


UbuntuKylin:
UbuntuKylin is a flavour of Ubuntu that is more suitable for
Chinese users.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/trusty/beta-1/

More information on UbuntuKylin Beta 1 will be published here:
http://www.ubuntukylin.com/


Ubuntu Studio:
Ubuntu Studio is a flavor of Ubuntu focused on multimedia
content creation.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/trusty/beta-1/

The release announcement can be found at:
http://ubuntustudio.org/2014/02/14-04-beta-1-release/

Xubuntu:
Xubuntu is the Ubuntu flavour with Xfce, a stable, light and
configurable desktop environment.

The Beta 1 images can be downloaded at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/trusty/beta-1/

The release announcement can be found at:
http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-14-04-beta-1/
The complete release notes are at:
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/Beta1/Xubuntu


Ubuntu Cloud:
Ubuntu Cloud images can be run on Amazon EC2, Openstack, SmartOS and
many other clouds.
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/trusty/beta-1/


Regular daily images for Ubuntu (Unity) can be found at:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/