The Ubuntu Kylin team announced on Thursday that the 20.04 beta version of the Ubuntu Kylin open source operating system has been released, and the new version of research and development has entered the final stage of improvement.
Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 is the fourth long-term support (LTS) release after 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04. Officially, it will provide 5 years of technical support.
This release of Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 Beta is equipped with the latest Linux 5.4 system kernel by default, and a new preview version of the UKUI 3.0 desktop environment. It also supports x86 and ARM64 CPU architectures, providing wider hardware support and a more beautiful UI interface. Cross-platform unified interactive experience.
The official version is planned to be released on April 23. More new functions and new features of the system will be revealed at that time.
Prior to this, the Ubuntu Kylin team has released the redesigned start menu, taskbar, and file manager in the UKUI 3.0 desktop environment. It has many similarities with Windows, but the interface is more beautiful, and the details are more easy to ues.
Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 LTS Beta release: 5 years technical support
Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 LTS Beta official download:
x86_64 Universal Edition:
http://www.ubuntukylin.com/downloads/download.php?id=73
ARM64 Universal Edition:
http://www.ubuntukylin.com/downloads/download.php?id=74
ARM Raspberry Pi Edition:
http://www.ubuntukylin.com/downloads/download.php?id=75
Users who have installed the 20.04 daily version can update to the 20.04 beta version by running a command through the terminal:
$ sudo apt-get install curl
$ curl -sL 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?&op=get&search=0x73BC8FBCF5DE40C6ADFCFFFA9C949F2093F565FF' | sudo apt-key add
$ sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntukylin.com/ukui focal main'
$ sudo apt upgrade