Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 1

Steve Langasek has announced the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, code name "Hardy Heron": "The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. The Hardy Heron Tribe 1 is the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features. The feature list for 8.04 has been slowly taking shape since Heron opened late last month. While much is yet to be decided for 8.04, here are some of the new things that have already arrived, as well as a good look at the approved specifications for Hardy Heron." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (MD5): hardy-desktop-i386.iso (697MB), hardy-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB). Also available are 8.04 alpha 1 CD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Edubuntu (download), Xubuntu (download) and other Ubuntu subprojects.