As part of preparing for a new release the Ubuntu Release Team issue pre-releases in line with a Release Schedule. For Ubuntu 18.04 codenamed Bionic Beaver the Release Schedule looks like this.
Not all Ubuntu flavours participate in the Alpha and Beta pre-releases however last week those that did issued their Beta 1 pre-releases.
Ubuntu Mate is a participant so I've respun their ISO using my 'isorespin.sh' script and created ISOs suitable for Intel Atom and Intel Apollo Lake devices:
- Atom (-i ubuntu-mate-18.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso --atom)
- Apollo (-i ubuntu-mate-18.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso --apollo)
Don't forget to try out the 'Mutiny' panel layout if you want a similar look and feel to Unity by selecting it using 'MATE Tweak':
Please donate if you find the ISOs or script useful using the following link http://goo.gl/nXWSGf.