The Ubuntu 13.04 Final Beta Release to give you a preview of the next version of Ubuntu.




Henceforth available, the server upgrade will use GNU screen and automatically re-attach in case of e.g. dropped connection problems and offline upgrade options via alternate CDs are no longer offered for Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server. Now the Upgrading from Ubuntu 12.10, requires
  • Open Software Sources.
  • Switch to the Updates tab and set Notify me of a new Ubuntu version to For any new version.
  • Press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box.
  • Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '13.04' is available.
  • Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 on a server system:
  • Ensure that /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades includes Prompt=Normal.
  • Install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed.
  • Launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: Users of other Ubuntu releases need to upgrade first to 12.10, and then to 13.04.
In addition Ubuntu downloader for Windows is discontinued due to various bugs in Wubi that have not been addressed in time for this Final Beta; the Ubuntu team will not be releasing the Wubi installer with 13.04.  However Users who wish to try out Ubuntu without repartitioning a Windows system are encouraged to use a live system instead, booted from either a DVD or a USB disque.  The full release is available here!.

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