Call for Beta Testing Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu Flavours

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#1

Hi folks, Today the Ubuntu 20.10 Beta is now available for testing that means were just 3 weeks away from the Final release.

Note: This is Beta software and there will be bugs so do not run this on any production/daily driver machines of yours. If you have any spare hardware you could install this on would be best.

Groovy Gorilla Release Notes

How to be a Tester

Ubuntu ISO Testing Tracker

Ubuntu 20.10 Beta

Kubuntu 20.10 Beta

Ubuntu MATE 20.10 Beta

Xubuntu 20.10 Beta

Lubuntu 20.10 Beta

Ubuntu Budgie 20.10 Beta

Ubuntu Studio 20.10 Beta

Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 Beta

Though, the Ubuntu Flavors below are not official flavours yet. I provided links to each Project’s website where folks can download and test the Beta’s.

Ubuntu Cinnamon 20.10 Remix Beta

Ubuntu Unity 20.10 Remix Beta

UbuntuDDE AKA Deepin 20.10 Remix Beta

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#2

UCR’s 20.10 Beta has been released, here’s more:
https://ubuntucinnamon.org/ubuntu-cinnamon-remix-20-10-groovy-gorilla-beta-released/

#3

Ubuntu Unity 20.10 Beta has also been released. Find details at: https://ubuntuunity.org/2020/10/02/ubuntu-unity-20-10-groovy-gorilla-beta-released/

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#4

OEM installation is completely broken:

  • https://pad.lv/1900319 - The “Prepare for shipping to end user” icon is not shown on desktop on legacy install (at least Ubuntu, UbuntuKylin and Kubuntu are affected)
  • https://pad.lv/1900304 - The “Prepare for shipping to end user” icon is not shown on desktop on EFI installs (at least Ubuntu, Kubuntu, MATE, UbuntuKylin and Xubuntu are affected)
  • https://pad.lv/1900307 - oem-config package is not installed for legacy systems (at least MATE and Budgie are affected)
  • https://pad.lv/1900332 - oem-config package is not installed for EFI systems (at least Budgie is affected)
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#5

Thanks for reporting this. I commented on your bug report. They are all the same issue and should be fixed with a rebuild of the images.

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