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The beta release is a significant release in the development cycle; marking the end of 'alpha' dailies, with a specific snapshot release that is deemed "reasonably free of showstopper image build or installer bugs". A few days later dailies will resume, but please note this system is not yet stable, and off-topic on this site until finally released.

The beta release is a significant release in the development cycle; marking the end of 'alpha' dailies, with a specific snapshot release that is deemed "reasonably free of showstopper image build or installer bugs". A few days later dailies will resume, but please note this system is not yet stable, and off-topic on this site until finally released.

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Is it ok to enable proposed updates during Ubuntu's development cycle?

I like to run the development releases of Ubuntu (alpha, beta, whatever). Is there any reason why I shouldn't enable proposed updates for Ubuntu before Ubuntu is released as stable? Are proposed updates different after a stable Ubuntu release?
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glxspheres not found. How to install?

I installed kubuntu 13.10 beta 1 yesterday. Today, I installed bumblebee and I was tried to check my fps on video card. When I ran glxspheres an error command not found appeared. How can I install glxspheres? I tried sudo apt-get install virtualgl…
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How can I update the Ubuntu SDK preview from the Qt 5 Beta PPA to the Qt 5 Release PPA

When the Ubuntu SDK preview was announced on the 2nd of January, it was based on the Qt 5 Beta release (as Qt 5 had not yet been released and packaged for Ubuntu). At some point, the Qt 5 release was packaged on a separate PPA and the Ubuntu SDK…
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Laggy graphics in Gnome Desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

Right now I am running the release version of Ubuntu 18.04 but for some reason gnome desktop seems to remain ever so lagging and unusable. It is so bad that even the scrolling lags. This thing fortunately/Unfortunately (depends on how you see it)…
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Upgrading 12.04 to 14.04 beta directly (without the intermediate 12.10 release)

I was trying to upgrade from 12.04 LT to 14.04 beta using update manager and using this command. sudo do-release-upgrade --check-dist-upgrade-only --devel-release But it is showing Checking for a new Ubuntu release New release '12.10'…
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How to update to the 18.10 beta?

I found CD images for the 18.10 beta, but I'm wondering if there is a way to upgrade OTA. I have the bionic-proposed box checked, but there is still nothing.
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Will the alpha/beta ISO become official after Release?

I am moving to use a Alpha/Beta ISO and I am wondering will it become stable after official release or will I need a new iso?
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How can I tell if I am no longer using beta?

Is there a way to tell if I am still using beta after upgrading? I've been constantly upgrading my beta and I am, as far as I know, completely up to date. But, I can't really tell if I am up to date in terms of beta or 12.04 as a whole. Is there a…
Ryan McClure
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Switching Firefox snap package from beta to stable channel

I'm on Firefox beta channel (which is 60.0b10). How can I switch back to the stable channel? I've already searched, but I found nothing about it.
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Where can I download Ubuntu 13.04 Beta release?

I've heard that the Ubuntu 13.04 Beta release is out. If that's correct, where can I download it? When I look for it, all I find is the daily build, which is different from the Beta release, right? Thanks!
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Black screen at boot for Ubuntu MATE 20.04 beta 1 on Raspberry Pi 4

. Hello, I have tried running Ubuntu MATE 20.04 beta 1, on my Raspberry Pi 4. During boot up, it only shows a black screen. And although the light shows activity, nothing seems to display on this black screen. Is this a known issue? Cheers, Eddie.
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Can I install a beta/alpha/development version using Wubi?

How do you install the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1) using Wubi? When clicking the download button for the latest beta, will Wubi show up as an option?
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How do I get rid of frequent error messages?

I am sometimes getting error messages like the ones below. As I understand they are from some kind of debugging mode in the beta which I sometimes install. I have no problem with them in the beta. If I install it I do because I want to report…
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How to downgrade from 19.10 beta to mainstream 19.10?

I upgraded to Ubuntu 19.10 beta before the stable branch released using sudo do-release-upgrade -d now that the stable version of 19.10 has released, how do I downgrade to 19.10 stable without re-installing the entire os?
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How often should I update my beta installation?

I just installed the 12.04 beta1. When I start the update manager it detects more than 500 packages to be updated, 25 to be added and 6 to be removed. I wonder if I will get a more stable system with these in "beta development" updates or if I…
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