Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for the next Ubuntu release (13.04): Raring Ringtail.

So Ubuntu 13.04 will be codenamed « Raring Ringtail« , but… what’s a « ringtail »? According to wikipedia, there are quite a few animals that fit the ‘description’, including a raccoon, a lemur, mongoose and there are even some birds and a fish that may be referred to as « Skype Not Working In Ubuntu 13.04 Unity Unity: Dash Gets A Cool New Previews Feature [Video] – Ubuntu 12.10 Development » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/unity-dash-gets-a-cool-new-previews-feature-video-ubuntu-12-10-development/ »>Gets New Quicklists Window Released With Primus Support [Nvidia Optimus GPU Switching] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/bumblebee-3-1-released-with-primus-support-nvidia-optimus-gpu-switching/ »>Switching Unity To Get New Shutdown Dialogs, Scroll To Switch Between Windows Feature [Video] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/unity-to-get-new-shutdown-dialogs-scroll-to-switch-between-windows-feature-video/ »>Feature [Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/unity-gets-new-quicklists-window-switching-feature-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail/ »>Unity Notification Area (Systray) Whitelist Is Obsolete [Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Changes] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/unity-notification-area-systray-whitelist-is-obsolete-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-changes/ »>Raring Ringtail [For Users With Proprietary Nvidia Drivers] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/fix-skype-not-working-in-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-for-users-with-proprietary-nvidia-drivers/ »>ringtail« . So it looks like the Ubuntu Tablet Time [Important Ubuntu Announcement Coming Tomorrow] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/tick-tock-tablet-time-important-ubuntu-announcement-coming-tomorrow/ »>Ubuntu 13.04 13.04 Available For Download – Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal [Quick Tip] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/how-to-reset-compiz-and-unity-in-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal-quick-tip/ »>Quick Overview [Screenshots, Video] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/xubuntu-13-04-available-for-download-quick-overview-screenshots-video/ »>Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/ubuntu-13-04-available-for-download-screenshot-tour-video/ »>13.04 mascot will remain a mystery for now.

In the announcement, Mark also mentions that by the time of the next LTS (14.04), the Ubuntu phone, Ubuntu Touch Tablet Games Now Available Natively For Linux [Steam] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/half-life-and-counter-strike-games-now-available-natively-for-linux-steam/ »>Available For Pre-Order, To Ship In October 2013 [Updated] » href= »http://www.adminreseau.fr/intermatrix-u7-the-first-ubuntu-touch-tablet-available-for-pre-order-to-ship-in-october-2013-updated/ »>tablet and TV should all be lined up and until then, some things will need special attention, « like battery life, number of running processes, memory footprint« .

Up Next: Ubuntu 13.10 S S. Will it be codenamed Sensual Sasquatch? Or maybe Super Salamander? Sexy Swordfish? We’ll find out in another 6 months!