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:
A full list of available files can be found below.
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the CD Burning Guide.
Name Last modified Size Description
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MD5SUMS 26-Nov-2009 08:15 115
MD5SUMS-metalink 26-Nov-2009 08:16 125
MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg 26-Nov-2009 08:16 189
MD5SUMS.gpg 26-Nov-2009 08:15 189
SHA1SUMS 26-Nov-2009 08:16 131
SHA1SUMS.gpg 26-Nov-2009 08:16 189
SHA256SUMS 26-Nov-2009 08:16 179
SHA256SUMS.gpg 26-Nov-2009 08:16 189
lucid-desktop-amd64.OVERSIZED 26-Nov-2009 08:15 0
lucid-desktop-amd64.iso 26-Nov-2009 08:14 700M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync 26-Nov-2009 08:15 1.4M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-amd64.list 26-Nov-2009 08:14 3.4K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)
lucid-desktop-amd64.manifest 24-Nov-2009 07:55 36K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem)
lucid-desktop-amd64.metalink 26-Nov-2009 08:16 1.0K
lucid-desktop-i386.iso 26-Nov-2009 08:15 698M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-i386.iso.zsync 26-Nov-2009 08:15 1.4M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-i386.list 26-Nov-2009 08:15 3.3K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)
lucid-desktop-i386.manifest 26-Nov-2009 08:00 36K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)
lucid-desktop-i386.metalink 26-Nov-2009 08:16 1.0K