The next version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu 17.10 gets a codename Artful Aardvark. According to wikipedia an aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa and artful is an adjective which means skillful, clever, adept, adroit, skilled, expert. Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark final stable is scheduled for release on October 19, 2017.
Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark complete released schedule
Alpha 1 – June 29th, 2017 (for flavours)
Alpha 2 – July 27th 2017 (for flavours)
Feature Freeze and Debian Import Freeze — August 24th, 2017
Beta 1 – August 31th, 2017 (for flavours)
User Iinterface Freeze — September 14th, 2017
Final Beta – September 28nd, 2017
Release Candidate and final freeze – October 12th, 2017
Final Release – October 19th, 2017
