The latest Ubuntu, and quite possibly the best till date, has been officially released by Canonical.  This release is available in three editions – desktop, server, and the newly introduced “netbook remix”. Jaunty ships with the latest open source tools available, boots much faster than previous versions, and brings you a thoroughly revamped notification system. Take the tour for an official insight into what’s hot in this release. Ubuntu ’s official forks – Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Edubuntu – have also been upgraded to version 9.04.

Get Ubuntu Jaunty

  • If you’re using Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), navigate to System > Administration > Update Manager. A notification stating about the latest version will appear; just click through and follow the instructions to upgrade. People with older versions of Ubuntu (8.04 or earlier) need to do a stepwise upgrade to get Jaunty. For example, Ubuntu 8.04 users will have to first upgrade to 8.10 through Update Manager and then to 9.04.
  • You can also grab the ISO file using this link, or via torrents.
  • Windows users can try Wubi, which’ll download the Ubuntu package and install it as an application within Windows! This can simply be uninstalled from Add / Remove Programs (in XP) or Programs and Features (in Vista) any time.