Ubuntu11.04Beta1 officially released and downloaded

According to the official plan, the first Beta of Ubuntu11.04, codenamed NattyNarwhal, was released today. Here is the official announcement. The next plan is to release Beta2 (to replace the RC candidate edition scheduled to be released in December April 14) in December April 21, and the final official version will be released in December April 28. ISO download: Ubuntu11.04Beta1 said before, Ubuntu11.04Natty should be regarded as the development process of Ubuntu

According to the official plan, the first Beta of Ubuntu 11.04, codenamed Natty Narwhal, was released today. Here is the official announcement. The next plan is to release Beta 2 (to replace the RC candidate edition scheduled to be released in December April 14) in December April 21, and the final official version will be released in December April 28.

ISO download: Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1

As mentioned before, Ubuntu 11.04 Natty should be a revolutionary version in the development process of Ubuntu. It carries a brand new Unity interface, it also provides a 2D Unity interface for users who do not support 3D special effects hardware. This version uses the latest Linux kernel 2.6.38, and all major software packages are compatible with Python 2.7.

For more information about the development process of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty, see some of our previous reports:

● Ubuntu 11.04 Development Status: Launcher can be resized.
● LibreOffice has been integrated into the Ubuntu 11.04 desktop of Unity
● Ubuntu 11.04 release plan changes and Unity details
● Ubuntu 11.04 Software Center added trial functions
● Ubuntu 11.04 Natty official wallpaper update
● Experience Ubuntu 11.04 Natty
● Ubuntu 11.04 will not distinguish between Netbook and other branch versions
● Ubuntu 11.04 Software Center added trial functions
● The Ubuntu 11.04 Installation Tool adds the upgrade function.
● Ubuntu 11.04 Unity shortcut keys

In addition, we didn't mention that Ubuntu 11.04 already supports Multiarch library (Multi-architecture library). That is to say, you can install 32 software directly from the official source on 64-bit machines, for example, if you install a 32-bit flash player on a 64-bit machine, you only need to specify the architecture parameters:

Sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer: major software packages included in isung Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 include: Linux Kernel 2.6.38, Xserver 1.10, Gnome 2.32.1, Shotwell 0.9, Firefox 4.0, LibreOffice 3.3.2, banshee 1.9.5, Evolution 2.32.2, and Nautilus 2.32.2.1.

For more details, see the official announcement.