Ubuntu 8.04 Release Candidate Is Out

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is due out next week as the successor to Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" and the previous LTS release, Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake." In order to catch any last minute bugs, Canonical is today announcing the release of the Ubuntu 8.04 Release Candidate. This is the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 aside from any last-minute changes. The release announcement and download links for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and the rest of the *buntu family can be found in this mailing list message. For the changes incorporated into Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, check out our Ubuntu 8.04 articles.