Matthias Klose has announced that Ubuntu Linux 21.04 Hirsute Hippo is now open for development.

Hirsute Hippo is now open for development

Hirsute Hippo is now open for development, with the uploads collected in the queue now approved, and syncs from unstable enabled.

The development version starts with one change:

- Python 3.9 is now added as a supported Python3 version, with the goal to ship Python 3.9 as the only Python3 version in hirsute. Please check your uploads in a hirsute chroot, don't just test in a focal or groovy environment. See [1] or [2] how to setup such a development chroot. Some major changes planned for this cycle are mentioned in the Hirsute release schedule [3].



[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SimpleSbuild
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebootstrapChroot
[3] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/hirsute-hippo-release-schedule/18539