Ubuntu 11.04 alpha 2 has been released today

[madokie]

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/alpha-2/

I plan to download it tonight and install it first thing tomorrow morning.
I've got 10.10 on another partition where I have my AutoCad install where I do my design work but for my everyday web browsing I've been using 11.04 alpha 1 and have been eagerly awaiting this alpha 2 release as alpha 1 was pretty buggy. Nothing I couldn't handle but if you live on the edge you have to be prepared to get your hands a little dirty from time to time.
Anyways I thought I'd let anyone who may be interested that the alpha 2 is out and ready to download. I went to download it earlier but it was running too slow for me so I'll wait until I turn in for the night to download it. Trouble is I'm like a kid on Christmas eve when it comes to these ubuntu distro releases and will be up early eagerly wanting to burn and install this.

[struggle4progress]

1. 11.04 alpha 3 is out

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/alpha-3/

Haven't tried it yet

[struggle4progress]

2. Latest alpha looks pretty good. Not everything works yet.

I don't like unity and wasn't excited by the prospect of selecting "ubuntu classic desktop" from the basement menu bar on login -- but System >> Administration >> Login Screen allows you to select "ubuntu classic desktop" (ie: gnome) as default. The gnome panel has been cleaned up: but everything you expect is available by clicking at the tiny black triangle under the ubuntu icon in the attic menu bar -- which leaves plenty of space to customize the menu bar with launchers for your most-used apps