Ubuntu 17.04 Opt-In Flavors Finally Get Their Alpha Release, Here's What's New

Canonical today released the second Alpha of the upcoming Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) operating system, which, in fact, is the first Alpha of the new series.

What happened to the first Alpha? Well, it was scheduled to land last year on December 29, but because most of the developers were busy with the Christmas and New Year's holidays, they decided it's best to cancel it and focus on the next Alpha.

So you can call today's development builds "Alpha 2," but, in fact, this is the first and only Alpha that will be released for the Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) series. As usual, only opt-in flavors participate in these early development versions, so no Ubuntu here.

This Alpha release will offer users an early taste of the upcoming Ubuntu Budgie 17.04, Ubuntu GNOME 17.04, Ubuntu MATE 17.04, Ubuntu Kylin 17.04, Kubuntu 17... (read more)

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