Ubuntu 23.04 Codename Revealed – And It’s a Lucently Likeable Label (UPDATED)
The codename for next year’s Ubuntu 23.04 release has been revealed.
According to Launchpad, home of Ubuntu development, and a cryptic tweet from the official Ubuntu Twitter account, it appears that Ubuntu 23.04 will be labelled “Lunar Lobster”.
Rather a lively combination with which to liken the next interim release of the much-loved desktop Linux distribution, isn’t it — but what does it mean?
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Ubuntu 23.04 Code Name Announced - it’s Delicious!
Canonical announced the code name of the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 short-term release.
Following the alphabet-based code name convention, the code name for the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 is – “Lunar Lobster”. We are at “L”, followed by the predecessor “Kinetic Kudu” with “K”.
In a cryptic tweet with only emojis, Ubuntu announced the name on Twitter. Since every Ubuntu release code name is actually the repo name, it’s already been updated in the official Ubuntu version control system “launchpad”.
The branch named “lunar” is created, and structures are ready to accept the changes of this release.