Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope has been released and is available for download. With a new version, ubuntu has got a lot of new features.

Ubuntu 9.04 has got latest GNome 2.26 environment, includes Open Office suite version 3 which was missing in last version.

It also boasts of faster boot up, support for latest ext4 file system and support for wider range of hardware.

Keeping in view the popularity of Netbooks, Ubuntu has got a special version especially for netbooks called Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Though Ubuntu is available as a direct download from Ubuntu’s official website and from number of worldwide locations, but we recommend that you use BitTorrent to download Ubuntu’s latest version as Ubuntu servers will be overloaded today and your download experience might be bad if you use normal browser download.

And if you would like to know how to install Ubuntu 9.04, then check out this Installation Guide for ubuntu from Make Tech Easier.

If you have already downloaded and started using Ubuntu, you might also like to know 25 useful keyboard shortcuts for Ubuntu.