Questions about the release procedures for a release, including policies, stable release updates, and distribution upgrades.
Questions tagged [release-management]
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Why is "No new release found" when upgrading from a LTS to the next?
I'm following the upgrade instructions on Ubuntu's website, but on launching the upgrade tool I get this response:
Checking for a new ubuntu release
No new release found
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a workaround?
BDoran
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What's the meaning of version numbering of Ubuntu?
What's the meaning of the numbering for different versions? Do they signify something?
Mohit Jain
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What will happen when the Code Names of the Ubuntu releases get to Z
The last release was Natty Narwhal (Letter N) for the 11.04. Then it was Oneiric Ocelot (Letter O) for the 11.10. This time, the newest one will be Precise Pangolin (Letter P) for the 12.04.
At this pace, what will happen when Ubuntu gets to Z? Will…
Luis Alvarado
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What is the main differences between Ubuntu and Redhat?
Except for package management systems and environments, I would like to know what the main differences are between them .
Raja G
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At what time will the upcoming Ubuntu release be made available?
Every six months a new Ubuntu version will be released. Does anyone know at which time this will be?
RevenNL
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When will Ubuntu 18.04 release and at what time?
I heard that April 26 will be the day Ubuntu 18.04 is going to be releasing its stable version.
Is it possible to know in advance at what time?
Karhikg001
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Why is the life of Ubuntu 13.04 so short?
Looking at the release page, I noticed the short life of 13.04. It is only 8 months : April 2013 to January 2014.
Why is the life of 13.04 so short?
BЈовић
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What is on the DVD Edition of Ubuntu?
Just curious, because Google isn't coming up with anything and Ubuntu.com is hardly descriptive; but what is the difference between Ubuntu CD .iso and the DVD .iso? What's on the DVD that isn't on the CD?
Dante Ashton
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Why isnt there an Ubuntu release name starting with C (and A)
Its Breezy Badger then Dapper Drake. Where are Clumsy Chameleon and Awesome Antelope?
Midhat
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How will people upgrade from 12.10 to later releases after 13.04 is EOL?
Looking at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases
13.04 will reach EOL in January 2014, while 12.10 will reach EOL in April 2014, therefore if a 12.10 user hasn't upgraded to 13.04 and subsequently to 13.10, there will be a 3 month period where a 12.10…
Dave Jones
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If I upgrade my system will my desktop manager change to Unity?
I have an old Acer netbook which is running Lubuntu 14.10. I haven't used it in a while and after booting in it is prompting me to upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04.
If I go ahead with the update will it upgrade to the full version of Ubuntu, which I doubt…
Andreas
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Why did Canonical reduce Ubuntu's (non-LTS) support time to 9 months?
Is reducing support time the first step to having a rolling distribution?
Is there any other purpose?
user63253
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When will the next LTS version of Ubuntu be released?
I am a bit confused about the release schedule of Ubuntu. AFAIK, it releases a new version every 6 months right? How about the LTS version?
jilseego
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How safe is it to use the "ubuntu+1"?
How safe is it to have a system like that - always on "ubuntu+1" (or Debian sid, for that matter)?
Justinas
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Where can I find the status of the released versions of Ubuntu?
I want to know where I can find updated information about all the stable and in-development versions of Ubuntu, where I can find this information?
This question is meant to be a canonical question. It expects to answer the following questions:
Is…
Braiam
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