Download Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Alpha Flavors. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Alpha 1 Releases are now available for download. Ubuntu 16.04 Flavors: includes Lubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin and Ubuntu MATE. All the Ubuntu 16.04 Flavors comes with Linux kernel 4.3, the latest stable Linux kernel version. It is expected that the final Ubuntu 16.04 release will be shipped with Linux kernel 4.4 LTS.
Download Links:
- LUbuntu 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/xenial/
- Ubuntu MATE 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-mate/releases/xenial/
- UbuntuKylin 16.04: cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/xenial/
Ubuntu 16.04 Release Schedule
Important dates of Ubuntu 16.04 release schedule are:
29 October 2015 Toolchain Uploaded- 26 November 2015 Feature Definition Freeze
- 31 December 2015 Alpha 1 (for opt-in flavors)
- 28 January 2016 Alpha 2 (for opt-in flavors)
- 18 February 2016 Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze
- 25 February 2016 Beta 1 Freeze (Monday), Beta 1 (for opt-in flavors)
- 10 March 2016 User Interface Freeze
- 17 March 2016 Documentation String Freeze
- 24 March 2016 Final Beta Freeze, Final Beta
- 07 April 2016 Kernel Freeze, Non Language Pack Translation Deadline
- 14 April 2016 Final Freeze, Release Candidate, Language Pack Translation Deadline
- 21 April 2016 Final Release Ubuntu 16.04
Mark Shuttleworth announced on 21 October 2015, that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be called Xenial Xerus and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will have the combination of various cutting-edge technologies that will mark the beginning of a new era in Ubuntu computing. Of all the things that comprises Ubuntu 16.04 are LXD, MAAS, JuJu and Snappy.