This directory contains the most frequently downloaded Ubuntu images. Other images, including DVDs and source CDs, may be available on the cdimage server. See also the list of download mirrors.
Select an image
Ubuntu is distributed on four types of images described below.
Desktop CD
The desktop CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 256MB of RAM to install from this CD.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
- PC (Intel x86) desktop CD
- For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
- 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop CD
- Choose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.
Server install CD
The server install CD allows you to install Ubuntu permanently on a computer for use as a server. It will not install a graphical user interface.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
- PC (Intel x86) server install CD
- For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
- 64-bit PC (AMD64) server install CD
- Choose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.
Alternate install CD
The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
- setting up automated deployments;
- upgrading from older installations without network access;
- LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
- installs on systems with less than about 256MB of RAM (although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably).
In the event that you encounter a bug using the alternate installer, please file a bug on the debian-installer package.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
- PC (Intel x86) alternate install CD
- For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
- 64-bit PC (AMD64) alternate install CD
- Choose this to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2). If you have a non-64-bit processor made by AMD, or if you need full support for 32-bit code, use the Intel x86 images instead.
Netbook live CD
The live CD allows you to try Ubuntu Netbook Edition without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This live CD is optimized for netbooks with screens up to 10". You will need at least 256MB of RAM to install from this CD.
There is one image available:
- PC (Intel x86) netbook live CD
- For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type processors and almost all computers that run Microsoft Windows, as well as newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors. Choose this if you are at all unsure.
A full list of available files, including BitTorrent files, can be found below.
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the CD Burning Guide.
Name Last modified Size DescriptionParent Directory -MD5SUMS 10-Oct-2010 09:25 496MD5SUMS-metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 488MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg 10-Oct-2010 09:25 198MD5SUMS.gpg 10-Oct-2010 09:25 198SHA1SUMS 10-Oct-2010 09:25 560SHA1SUMS.gpg 10-Oct-2010 09:25 198SHA256SUMS 10-Oct-2010 09:25 752SHA256SUMS.gpg 10-Oct-2010 09:25 198ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.iso 07-Oct-2010 15:47 694M Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:22 27K Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:21 1.4M Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.jigdo 10-Oct-2010 09:21 141K Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (jigdo download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.list 07-Oct-2010 15:47 101K Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 9.0K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.template 07-Oct-2010 15:47 12M Alternate install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (jigdo template)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso 07-Oct-2010 15:49 693M Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:22 27K Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:22 1.4M Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.jigdo 10-Oct-2010 09:21 145K Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (jigdo download)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.list 07-Oct-2010 15:49 103K Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 9.0K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.template 07-Oct-2010 15:49 2.8M Alternate install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (jigdo template)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso 07-Oct-2010 16:24 695M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:25 27K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:24 1.4M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.list 07-Oct-2010 16:24 4.5K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.manifest 07-Oct-2010 16:20 37K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 8.9K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso 07-Oct-2010 16:25 693M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:25 27K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:25 1.4M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.list 07-Oct-2010 16:25 4.2K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.manifest 07-Oct-2010 16:19 38K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 8.9K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.iso 07-Oct-2010 17:50 696M Netbook live CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:23 28K Netbook live CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:23 1.4M Netbook live CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.list 07-Oct-2010 17:50 4.8K Netbook live CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.manifest 07-Oct-2010 17:44 37K Netbook live CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)ubuntu-10.10-netbook-i386.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 8.9K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.iso 07-Oct-2010 16:18 642M Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:23 25K Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:23 1.3M Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.jigdo 10-Oct-2010 09:23 109K Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (jigdo download)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.list 07-Oct-2010 16:18 78K Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 8.9K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.template 07-Oct-2010 16:18 12M Server install CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (jigdo template)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.iso 07-Oct-2010 16:20 627M Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.iso.torrent 10-Oct-2010 09:24 25K Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (BitTorrent download)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.iso.zsync 10-Oct-2010 09:23 1.2M Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (zsync metafile)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.jigdo 10-Oct-2010 09:23 112K Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (jigdo download)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.list 07-Oct-2010 16:20 79K Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.metalink 10-Oct-2010 09:25 8.8K Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.template 07-Oct-2010 16:20 2.6M Server install CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (jigdo template)wubi.exe 07-Oct-2010 10:59 1.4M
