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Release Schedule of upcoming major distro

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Dark Star
Dark Star Original post #1
Dec 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Hi All
Development in Linux never stops , sometime it amaze me how devoted these guys are.. Just after their new release they plan for another release :p

So here is a thread which will list the release schedule of upcoming major Linux OS..

*www.imgx.org/files/3420_5yfx9/mandriva-logo_0.png Mandriva Spring 2009.1
  1. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Alpha 17/12/2008
  2. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Beta 1 16/01/2009
  3. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Beta 2 09/02/2009
  4. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 RC 1 03/03/2009
  5. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 RC 2 24/03/2009
  6. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Official Internal Release 07/04/2009
  7. Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Official Public Release 16/04/2009


*www.imgx.org/pfiles/848/ubuntu.png Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackapole


  1. November 20th, 2008 - Alpha 1 release
  2. December 18th, 2008 - Alpha 2 release
  3. January 15th, 2009 - Alpha 3 release
  4. February 5th, 2009 - Alpha 4 release
  5. February 26th, 2009 - Alpha 5 release
  6. March 12th, 2009 - Alpha 6 release
  7. March 26th, 2009 - Beta release
  8. April 16th, 2009 - Release Candidate
  9. April 23rd, 2009 - Final release of Ubuntu 9.04


*www.imgx.org/files/3414_2v3lx/Fedora_logo.png Fedora 11

  1. 2009-01-20 Alpha Freeze
  2. 2009-02-03 Alpha Release
  3. 2009-03-03 Feature Freeze--Planning & Development Ends
  4. 2009-03-10 Beta Freeze | Software String Freeze
  5. 2009-03-24 Beta Release
  6. 2009-04-07 Software Translation Deadline
  7. 2009-04-14 Final Development Freeze
  8. 2009-04-28 Preview Release
  9. 2009-05-12 Compose & Stage Release Candidate
  10. 2009-05-26 Fedora 11 Final Release


Open SUSE will release their new version 11.1 within 5 days so release schedule of 11.2 hasn't been decided.. Some other distro like Sabayon will release its new version i.e. Sabayon 4.0 by 25th of December , release date of Debian and Dreamlinux hasn't been cleared ..

Mandriva : 2009.1 Development - Mandriva Community Wiki | Development/Ideas/Mandriva 2009.1 - Mandriva Community Wiki
Ubuntu : *wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview | *wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule
Fedora : *fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/Schedule
Sabayon : Sabayon Linux Four Oh!
Dream Linux : dreamlinux

Will update the post with release schedule of newer distro soon...

Regards
Darky ;)
vamsi360
vamsi360 #2
Dec 13, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Dude i tried Mandriva 2009 but except KDE 4.1.2 there is nothing special.Even the partition manager also strange.
Fedora is good......got to learn it.......
Rahim
Rahim #3
Dec 13, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Been dissappointed on the Fedora front. Downloaded the DVD but it doesnt show install menus correctly(garbled). Tried the CD but it fails during the Live Mode at autologin :( It hangs after that.
J
j_h #4
Dec 13, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Debian has this policy of releasing things when it is ready :D . I have been waiting for lenny to go stable and I has been months. It was SUPPOSED :D to be released in September 2008.
Faun
Faun #5
Dec 13, 2008 at 6:14 PM
^^lol

only thing near is OpenSuSe 11.1 :p
Dark Star
Dark Star #6
Dec 13, 2008 at 6:25 PM
vamsi360 said:
Dude i tried Mandriva 2009 but except KDE 4.1.2 there is nothing special.Even the partition manager also strange.
Fedora is good......got to learn it.......
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I find MDV partitioner [installer ] better than Ubuntu. As far as uniqueness none distro has some killer features. The main features lies in the core software like package manager , GUI installer and tools..
QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #7
Dec 13, 2008 at 6:28 PM
It's Jackalope, not Jackpole (Which makes me roll on the floor laughing hard).
vamsi360
vamsi360 #8
Dec 13, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Dark Star said:
I find MDV partitioner [installer ] better than Ubuntu. As far as uniqueness none distro has some killer features. The main features lies in the core software like package manager , GUI installer and tools..
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lol....according to you then it is better to assemble everything (kernel, apps.......) and make our own distro or even customise arch.