Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) is a long term support release, available from 21st of April 2016. Questions should be related to writing or running programs under Ubuntu. General Ubuntu questions should be asked on https://askubuntu.com
New features include the following
- 5 year support term
- Linux 4.4 LTS kernel
- Unity online search disabled by default
- Unity launcher can be repositioned
- ZFS (file system)
- Ubuntu Software Center replaced with GNOME Software
It is available for download as an ISO image.