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Ubuntu 16.10 Codename Revealed: Yakkety Yak

Author: Andrew | Date: April 22, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: codename, ubuntu, Yakkety Yak

Ubuntu 16.10 will be codenamed "Yakkety Yak". The announcement was made by Mark Shuttleworth on his blog, which I'll quote in its entirety below:

Ubuntu 15.04 Codename Announced: Vivid Vervet

Author: Andrew | Date: October 20, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: codename, ubuntu, Vivid Vervet

The development codename of an Ubuntu release takes the form "Adjective Animal". Initially these weren't in alphabetic order - until Dapper DRAKE (6.06).

Vivid Vervet

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the next Ubuntu release (15.04): Vivid Vervet:

Ubuntu 14.10 Codename Revealed: Utopic Unicorn

Author: Andrew | Date: April 23, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: codename, linux, ubuntu, Utopic Unicorn

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the upcoming Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 14.10 will be codenamed "Utopic Unicorn".

Utopic Unicorn

Ubuntu 13.10 Codename Announced: Saucy Salamander

Author: Andrew | Date: April 25, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: codename, Saucy Salamander, ubuntu

Saucy Salamander

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the upcoming Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander:

Ubuntu 13.04 Codename Announced: Raring Ringtail

Author: Andrew | Date: October 18, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: 13.04, codename, linux, raring ringtail, ubuntu

raring ringtail

Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the next Ubuntu release (13.04): Raring Ringtail.

From Warty WARTHOG To Quantal QUETZAL [Ubuntu Mascots In Pictures]

Author: Andrew | Date: April 23, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: codename, ubuntu

As you probably know by now, each Ubuntu version has a code name in the form of "Adjective Animal" and initially, they weren't in alphabetical, until Ubuntu 6.06 Drapper DRAKE.

Let's take a look at all the Ubuntu mascots, from the warthog to the latest quetzal:

Ubuntu Warty WARTHOG (4.10):

Ubuntu Warty WARTHOG (4.10)

Ubuntu Hoary HEDGEHOG (5.04):

Ubuntu Hoary HEDGEHOG (5.04)