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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1.    

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of
integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at
work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu
12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, Netboot and
Core products
.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition
of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard
at
work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
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The CD image size has been adjusted to 703MB to squeeze on every
bit of goodness we can.
The technology that allows GPUs to go into a very low power consumption
state when the GPU is idle (RC6) is now enabled by default for
Sandy Bridge systems, which should result in considerable power savings
when this stage is activated.

The CD image size has been adjusted to 703MB to squeeze in every
bit of package goodness we can on the installation CD images.
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 * A new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's
   and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the
   Alt key and entering characters.

 * Unity setting can now be configured by the System Setting panel, and
   Nautilus support has been added to the Unity launcher.

 * Support for ClickPad devices has been enhanced an now when a button
   is pressed on the trackpad surface, a second finger may be used to
   drag the cursor.

 * The default music player has been switched to Rhythmbox, which again
   includes the UbuntuOne music store.

 * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5 beta 2. Please report any
   regressions that you notice.

 * When installing packages through the software center, the corresponding
   language support packages are now installed automatically as well.
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 * Improvements to OpenStack, LXC, and server provisioning have been
   included.

 * Keystone updated to Keystone-light (redux branch).

 * Juju-jitsu, a project to gather external tools for working with Juju,
   is now availble for testing with Juju.
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Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 sports the latest KDE software including KDE 4.7
Plasma Workspaces and Applications.

Along with KDE 4.7, 11.10 also introduces the new KDEPIM suite, which
includes the new Kmail 2.

The new Amarok 2.4.3 music player has several improvements to make it
easier to use.

Kubuntu has switched to providing the Muon Software Center and Muon
Package manager by default.
Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 changes include:

 * KDE's plasma and applications has been updated to 4.8.

 * Telepathy-KDE brings improved instant messaging to Kubuntu, offering
   easy chat capabilities on Facebook, MSN, GMail and many other services.

 * Amarok 2.5 has added an MP3 shop and integration with GPodder, an
   online personal podcast archive.

 * The Calligra office and creativity suite is now available,
   featuring Krita the world's best painting app and top MS Office file
   importers.

 * OwnCloud 3.0 self-hosting cloud solution has also had a major upgrade.
 
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 * Xubuntu now uses the new Ubiquity installer.

 * Alacarte is available by default, and will show all Xfce-related menu
   items on Xubuntu as well.

 * New wallpaper and other tweaks and improvements to the
   looks of Xubuntu are in, including lots of GTK3 fixes for the
   Greybird theme.
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Precise Pangolin Beta 1 is the first release of Edubuntu 12.04  * Edubuntu now ships the newest upstream version of LTSP 5.3,
   offering improved support for fat clients and other improvements.
 
 * Epoptes, the new classroom management software, has an updated
   user interface.
 
 * The Ubiquity slideshow has been updated.

 * pastebinit and vim are now both installed by default.
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Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/oneiric/beta for more details
Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta for more details

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The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu
12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, Netboot and
Core products.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition 
of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.  The team has been hard 
at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.

This release introduces a new set images for ARM hard float, denoted
as armhf.  There are still some armel images around, as we finish
the migration, but 12.04 for ARM will be based on armhf.

The technology that allows GPUs to go into a very low power consumption 
state when the GPU is idle (RC6) is now enabled by default for 
Sandy Bridge systems, which should result in considerable power savings 
when this stage is activated.

The CD image size has been adjusted to 703MB to squeeze in every
bit of package goodness we can on the installation CD images.

With Ubuntu 12.04,  Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and 
Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today.



Ubuntu Changes
--------------

Some of the new features now available are:

 * A new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's 
   and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the 
   Alt key and entering characters.

 * Unity setting can now be configured by the System Setting panel, and 
   Nautilus support has been added to the Unity launcher.

 * Support for ClickPad devices has been enhanced an now when a button 
   is pressed on the trackpad surface, a second finger may be used to 
   drag the cursor.

 * The default music player has been switched to Rhythmbox, which again 
   includes the UbuntuOne music store.

 * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5 beta 2. Please report any 
   regressions that you notice.

 * When installing packages through the software center, the corresponding 
   language support packages are now installed automatically as well. 

Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details.


Ubuntu Server
-------------

 * Improvements to OpenStack, LXC, and server provisioning have been 
   included.

 * Keystone updated to Keystone-light (redux branch).

 * Juju-jitsu, a project to gather external tools for working with Juju, 
   is now availble for testing with Juju.


Ubuntu Core
-----------

Ubuntu Core is a minimal rootfs for use in the creation of custom images, 
and now includes ARM hard float (armhf) images.   Developers can use 
Ubuntu Core as the basis for their application demonstrations, constrained 
environment deployments, device support packages, and other goals.


Kubuntu
-------

Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 changes include:

 * KDE's plasma and applications has been updated to 4.8.

 * Telepathy-KDE brings improved instant messaging to Kubuntu, offering 
   easy chat capabilities on Facebook, MSN, GMail and many other services.

 * Amarok 2.5 has added an MP3 shop and integration with GPodder, an 
   online personal podcast archive.

 * The Calligra office and creativity suite is now available, 
   featuring Krita the world's best painting app and top MS Office file 
   importers.

 * OwnCloud 3.0 self-hosting cloud solution has also had a major upgrade.
 
Please see  https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta1/Kubuntu for
details. 

        
Xubuntu
-------

 * Xubuntu now uses the new Ubiquity installer.

 * Alacarte is available by default, and will show all Xfce-related menu 
   items on Xubuntu as well.

 * New wallpaper and other tweaks and improvements to the 
   looks of Xubuntu are in, including lots of GTK3 fixes for the 
   Greybird theme. 



Edubuntu
--------

 * Edubuntu now ships the newest upstream version of LTSP 5.3, 
   offering improved support for fat clients and other improvements.
 
 * Epoptes, the new classroom management software, has an updated 
   user interface.
 
 * The Ubiquity slideshow has been updated.

 * pastebinit and vim are now both installed by default.

For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.04, please refer to
http://www.edubuntu.org . 


Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta for more details
on the above products.


About Ubuntu
------------

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and
servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases.  A
tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and
an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.

Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and
hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more information
about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support .

If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
you can participate at:  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate .

Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to
improve this and future releases of Ubuntu.   Instructions can be 
found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs .


To Get Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1
--------------------------

To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 11.10, follow 
these instructions:

  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades

Or, download Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 images from a location near you: 

  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server) . 

In addition they can be found at the following links:

  http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server)
  http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Ubuntu Cloud Images)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Ubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM images, source)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.04/beta-1/
  (Ubuntu Core)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Kubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Xubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Edubuntu)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Ubuntu Studio)
  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ 
  (Lubuntu) 


The final version of Ubuntu 11.10 is expected to be released on 
April 26, 2012.


More Information
----------------

You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this beta release on our
website, IRC channel and wiki. 

To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's
very low volume announcement list at:

  http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-announce

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