14 DAY TRIAL // Canonical released today the beta version of its upcoming Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) operating system, due for release later spring on April 18th.
Powered by the recently released Linux 5.0 kernel and the GNOME 3.32 desktop environment, the Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) operating system is now available for beta testing as users can download live and installable images to test drive the upcoming release on their personal computer and give feedback to Canonical.
Ubuntu 19.04 is also packed with up-to-date components, including GCC 8.3, Glibc 2.29, Boost 1.67, rustc 1.31, Python 3.7.2, Ruby 2.5.3, PHP 7.2.15, Perl 5.28.1, Golang 1.10.4, libvvirt 5.0, QEMU 3.1, and OpenJDK 11. It also features the latest Mozilla Firefox 66.0 web browser and LibreOffice 6.2.2 office suite installed by default.
Among other new features coming to Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo), we can mention support for managing Thunderbolt devices in Settings, smoother desktop zoom and window previews, Snap support to XDG Portals, support for unlocking Ubuntu with your fingerprint, and support for connecting Android devices via GS Connect app.
Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) Beta is now available to download
If you want to help Canonical fixing remaining bugs in the Ubuntu 19.04 release, you can download the beta for all official flavors right now through our free software portal by clicking on the links below. Keep in mind though that this is a pre-release version of Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo), so don't use it for any production work.
Without further ado, download Ubuntu 19.04 Desktop beta, Ubuntu 19.04 Server beta, Kubuntu 19.04 beta, Lubuntu 19.04 beta, Xubuntu 19.04 beta, Ubuntu MATE 19.04 beta, Ubuntu Budgie 19.04 beta, Ubuntu Studio 19.04 beta, and Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 beta. The final release of Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) will be available on April 18th.
