Lucid Lynx, which has the distinction of being an LTS (Long Term Support) release, has reached its first milestone with the first of four point releases, 10.04.1, on August 17 with plenty of bug fixes.

This shouldn’t be confused with Ubuntu’s regular cycle of releases which will continue with 10.10 Maverick Meerkat this October 10, 2010. The point release isn’t a new version of 10.04 as much as it’s an updated release. Since the LTS versions benefit from a much longer support cycle, three years for the desktop and five years for the server, they will inherently receive more bug and security fixes during its life time. Each point release takes advantage of these fixes by providing up-to-date install images making new installations more stable and secure.

Anyone currently using Lucid Lynx will automatically reach this same level of point release through the regular use of the update system. You can check the installed distribution’s description at the command line with lsb_release.

adam@dauntless:~$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

Subsequent point releases are scheduled for:

  • 10.04.2 on January 27, 2011
  • 10.04.3 on July 29, 2011
  • 10.04.4 on January 22, 2012.

You can download the newly updated ISOs from the Lucid Lynx release page. Hop on a torrent and grab yours today.

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