14 DAY TRIAL // Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is not out yet and Canonical is already planning on the next major release of its popular Linux-based computer operating system, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will be Canonical's 32nd release of Ubuntu Linux, one of the most popular GNU/Linux distributions in the world, and the company has revealed today the codename as "Focal Fossa," along with the release schedule and the final release date of the upcoming operating system.
But before we go into any details about Ubuntu 20.04 LTS's development milestones, we'd like to inform the reader about the "Fossa" codename, which, according to Wikipedia, is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal regularly found in Madagascar, and it's related to the mongoose family.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to be released on April 23rd
According to the official release schedule, the development cycle of the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system will kick off next week on October 24th with the toolchain upload, of course based on the soon-to-be-released Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) operating system.
Even though it's a long-term supported (LTS) series, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will continue the same development cycle as before, which means that only a beta version will be released to the public for testing before the final release. The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Beta is expected next year on April 2nd.
The final release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) will see the light day of April 23rd, 2020. Until then, there's only a few hours left before the Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) release hits the streets, so stay tuned on our Linux/FOSS news section for the official release announcement with all the juicy details and, of course, the download links.