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 09-Feb-2010 17:27 115
MD5SUMS-metalink 09-Feb-2010 17:28 125
MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg 09-Feb-2010 17:28 189
MD5SUMS.gpg 09-Feb-2010 17:27 189
SHA1SUMS 09-Feb-2010 17:28 131
SHA1SUMS.gpg 09-Feb-2010 17:28 189
SHA256SUMS 09-Feb-2010 17:28 179
SHA256SUMS.gpg 09-Feb-2010 17:28 189
lucid-desktop-amd64.iso 09-Feb-2010 17:26 699M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync 09-Feb-2010 17:27 1.4M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-amd64.list 09-Feb-2010 17:26 3.4K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)
lucid-desktop-amd64.manifest 09-Feb-2010 17:18 36K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem)
lucid-desktop-amd64.metalink 09-Feb-2010 17:28 1.0K
lucid-desktop-i386.iso 09-Feb-2010 17:27 696M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-i386.iso.zsync 09-Feb-2010 17:27 1.4M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
lucid-desktop-i386.list 09-Feb-2010 17:27 3.3K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)
lucid-desktop-i386.manifest 09-Feb-2010 17:10 36K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)
lucid-desktop-i386.metalink 09-Feb-2010 17:28 1.0K