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 01-Sep-2010 15:31 121
MD5SUMS-metalink 01-Sep-2010 15:31 131
MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg 01-Sep-2010 15:31 189
MD5SUMS.gpg 01-Sep-2010 15:31 189
SHA1SUMS 01-Sep-2010 15:31 137
SHA1SUMS.gpg 01-Sep-2010 15:31 189
SHA256SUMS 01-Sep-2010 15:31 185
SHA256SUMS.gpg 01-Sep-2010 15:31 189
maverick-desktop-amd64.iso 01-Sep-2010 15:30 695M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
maverick-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync 01-Sep-2010 15:31 1.4M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (zsync metafile)
maverick-desktop-amd64.list 01-Sep-2010 15:30 4.5K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)
maverick-desktop-amd64.manifest 01-Sep-2010 15:26 37K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem)
maverick-desktop-amd64.metalink 01-Sep-2010 15:31 1.0K
maverick-desktop-i386.iso 01-Sep-2010 15:30 694M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
maverick-desktop-i386.iso.zsync 01-Sep-2010 15:31 1.4M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (zsync metafile)
maverick-desktop-i386.list 01-Sep-2010 15:31 4.1K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)
maverick-desktop-i386.manifest 01-Sep-2010 15:26 37K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)
maverick-desktop-i386.metalink 01-Sep-2010 15:31 1.0K