The development of Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster,’ the next interim version of Ubuntu, has begun.
Developers have made the first daily versions of Ubuntu 23.04 available for download after revealing the codename, configuring the repositories, and priming the fundamental foundations.
Daily builds are (as the name implies) snapshot images that are created on a daily basis. While meant for testing and development, there is nothing stopping users from using daily builds as their primary operating system (I do, but ssh).
And, because these are live, bootable images, they give a low-risk option for interested parties to check in on the progress of work during the 23.04 development cycle.
This post was created on November 24, thus development is still in its early stages. As a result, there are no “new features” to poke, explore, or experiment with in these daily versions – at least not yet. This early stage of development is spent synchronizing imports, upgrading tooling, and plumbing in the necessary technology to support the bright new things.
The daily builds for Ubuntu 23.04 are in flux and do not reflect the final, completed, or bug-free experience. Install Ubuntu 23.04 daily builds as your primary operating system only if you have a separate partition, a dedicated development device, or (preferably) a virtual machine. While using it, make periodic backups of crucial files and settings.
If you have a technical mind (and can handle minor glitches like a pro), you may install the daily build and continue to apply updates as they become available. The final, stable release will be available in April 2023.
Daily build quality changes from day to day, thus always make sure you download the most recent “current” build and not a “pending” version when downloading a daily build.
With that out of the way, you can go to the Ubuntu image server and download a copy of Ubuntu 23.04.iso to get started!
Download : Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Linar Lobster’
