Download Ubuntu for your desktop
You can choose between two options when you download Ubuntu for a desktop PC. Ubuntu 12.10 gives you all the latest features, while Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS comes with extended support.
Have a new PC with the Windows 8 logo or using UEFI firmware?
Please use a 64-bit flavour of Ubuntu desktop.
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For the latest features,
choose Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.10 will be supported for 18 months and includes cutting-edge new features that make your music, videos, documents and apps much easier to access.
Read the full installation instructions
For long-term support,
choose Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS is a long-term support release. While it lacks some new features, it will receive guaranteed support for five years from April 2012.
Read the full installation instructions
Other ways to get Ubuntu
Windows installer
With Wubi, our officially supported Windows installer for Ubuntu Desktop, you can install and uninstall Ubuntu easily and safely.
Buy DVDs
If you’d rather order an official Ubuntu DVD and install Ubuntu that way, they are available from the Ubuntu shop, at just £4.71 each, plus postage and packing.
Buy Ubuntu DVDs from the shop
Do you want to upgrade? Follow our simple guide
Alternative options
Want to download via BitTorrent links, get DVD images with more language packs, use the text-based alternate installer or find previous versions of Ubuntu?
Take a look at a full list of our previous versions and alternative downloads
Try Ubuntu before you install it
If you’re not yet sure about installing Ubuntu, you can try it out without affecting your current system.
How to run Ubuntu from a DVD or USB stick
Help with installing Ubuntu
Choose the right step-by-step guide, based on your current operating system.
Windows
- How to burn a DVD on Windows
- How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows
- Installing Ubuntu with the Windows installer
OS X
- How to burn a DVD on OS X
- How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X
Ubuntu
- How to burn a DVD on Ubuntu
- How to create a bootable USB stick on Ubuntu
Release notes
- 12.10 release notes
- 12.04.2 LTS release notes
- 12.10 images and checksums
- 12.04.2 LTS images and checksums