Today the Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu Zesty Zapus (17.04) Beta 1 is released . With this Beta 1 pre-release, you can see and test what we are preparing for 17.04, which we will be releasing in April.

NOTE: This is Beta 1 Release. Kubuntu Beta Releases are NOT recommended for:

* Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues

* Anyone who needs a stable system

* Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system

* Anyone in a production environment with data or work-flows that need to be reliable

Getting Kubuntu 17.04 Beta 1:

* Upgrade from 16.10: run `do-release-upgrade -d` from a command line.

* Download a bootable image (ISO) and put it onto a DVD or USB Drive : http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/zesty/beta-1/

Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZestyZapus/Beta1/Kubuntu