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The final release date of Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf is October 22nd 2015.

May 28th       – FeatureDefinitionFreeze
June 25th      – 1 (opt-in for flavours)
July 30th      – Alpha 2 (for opt-in flavors)
August 20th    – FeatureFreeze,DebianImportFreeze
August 27th    – Beta 1 Freeze, Beta 1 (for opt-in flavors)
September 10th – UserInterfaceFreeze
September 17th – DocumentationStringFreeze
September 24th – Final Beta Freeze,Final Beta
October 8th    – KernelFreeze, Non Language Pack Translation Deadline
October 15th   – FinalFreeze, ReleaseCandidate,Language Pack Translation Deadline
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Ubuntu 14.04 Beta 2 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this beta?

New Application Menu Options.
Minimise on Click.
Integrated Lock Screen.
HiDPI screen will notice a crisper looking.
Antialiased corners.
borderless windows.
warning prompt for guest sessions.
brand new Unity Control Centre.
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Official survey from Canonical’s Ubuntu is organised by Ubuntu community member Nathan Heafner and run annually since 2011.
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Canonical has announced that more than 1.3 million copies of Ubuntu Kylin were downloaded in China last year.

Main features of Ubuntu Kylin for Chinese users:

Full Chinese user interface
bespoke Chinese applications
Chinese music search from Baidu in the dash
Chinese lunar calendar
Chinese weather plugins
Kingsoft WPS office software
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