Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) Beta 1 Released
Written for Ubuntu by Kees Cook on 2011-03-31
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 11.04
beta.
Codenamed "Natty Narwhal", 11.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of
integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
Ubuntu 11.04 now combines Ubuntu Desktop Edition and Ubuntu Netbook
Edition. This edition introduces the Unity environment as the default
desktop.
Ubuntu 11.04 Netbook edition will still be produced for the ARM
platform, and the team is proud to introduce a Headless edition with
11.04 for ARM.
Ubuntu 11.04 Server has made it easier to provision servers, and reduce
power consumption.
Ubuntu 11.04 Server for EC2 is available as well, with a new kernel and
improved initialization and configuration options.
The Ubuntu 11.04 family of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and
Ubuntu Studio, also reach beta status today.
