Ubuntu 10.04 Release Candidate

The final pre release version of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, the Release Candidate is now available for download.

How to download:

Upgrading (if you already have Ubuntu installed):

If you want to upgrade from your current installation to Ubuntu 9.10 beta1, press Alt+F2 and type the following:

update-manager -d

Update Manager will show you the following: New distribution release ‘10.04′ is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

Downloading (if you want a fresh install or want to use the beta release as a Live CD) :

http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Netbook and Server)
http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04/rc/(Ubuntu Server for UEC and EC2)
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/ (Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook Remix)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/lucid/rc/(Xubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/lucid/rc/ (Edubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/lucid/rc/ (Mythbuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/lucid/rc/ (Ubuntu Studio)

Local mirrors are also available:

Africa

• http://bw.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Botswana)
• http://ls.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Lesotho)
• http://mz.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Mozambique)
• http://na.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Namibia)
• http://sz.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Swaziland)
• http://ubuntu.mirror.ac.za/ubuntu-release/ (South Africa)

Asia

• http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/ubuntu/releases/ (Russian Federation)
• http://mirror.yandex.ru/ubuntu-releases/ (Russian Federation)
• http://ubuntu.mirrors.isu.net.sa/releases/ (Saudi Arabia)
• http://ubuntutym2.u-toyama.ac.jp/ubuntu/ (Japan)
• http://ftp.linux.org.tr/ubuntu-releases/ (Turkey)
• http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/ubuntu/releases/ (Japan)

Europe

• http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (Ireland)
• http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/ubuntu-cdimage/ (Switzerland)
• http://ubuntu.mirror.tudos.de/ubuntu-releases/ (Germany)
• http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/ (Sweden)
• http://ubuntu.ipacct.com/releases/ (Bulgaria)
• http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ (Netherlands)

North America

• http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/CDs/ (United States)
• http://archaea.its.sfu.ca/mirror/ubuntu-releases/ (Canada)
• http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu-releases/ (Canada)
• http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/ (United States)
• http://ubuntu-releases.cs.umn.edu/ (United States)
• http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (United States)

Oceania/Australia

• http://ftp.citylink.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
• http://mirror.ihug.co.nz/ubuntu-releases/ (New Zealand)
• http://ubuntu-releases.optus.net/ (Australia)

South America

• http://ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br/releases/ (Brazil)
• http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br/ubuntu-releases/ (Brazil)
• http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (Brazil)

The official stable release of Ubuntu 10.04 will be available from 29th April, 2010.