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| ## page was copied from QuantalQuetzal/Announcement/Beta1 | |
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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, and Core products. |
DRAFT |
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| Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition | The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Quantal Quetzal", 12.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition |
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| This release introduces a new set of images for the ARMv7 "hard float" ABI, 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. |
With Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 2 status today. These images will continue to have daily updates for the remainder of the release. |
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| Some of the new features now available are: | Some of the new features available since Beta 1 are: |
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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. |
* Quantal Beta-2 includes the 3.5.0-15.23 Ubuntu Linux kernel which is based on the v3.5.4 upstream Linux kernel. |
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| * Unity setting can now be configured by the System Setting panel, and Nautilus support has been added to the Unity launcher. |
* Unity has been updated to version 6.6 which contains the new default web application in the launcher, a new shopping lens, improvements to the dash and multiple bug fixes. |
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| * 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. |
* GNOME has been updated to 3.5.92 for most components (some to 3.6.0) |
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| * 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. |
* Accessibility is turned on by default. |
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| * Improvements to OpenStack, LXC, and server provisioning have been included. |
* Cloud Images now have Quick Start buttons to enable Quick Start like function for Amazon AWS images. They also no longer have a five second boot time out. |
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| * The identity service (Keystone) used by OpenStack for authentication (authN) and high-level authorization (authZ)The Keystone updated to Keystone-light (redux branch). |
* Ubuntu now has native packaging for Amazon AWS RDS (rdscli), Identity Management(iamcli), Elastic LoadBalancing (elbcli), ElastiCache (elasticache), and CloudWatch (moncli). |
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| * 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. |
Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details. |
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| Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 has updated KDE's plasma and applications to 4.8. In addition other significant changes include: |
* The addition of encrypted and LVM partitioning options in the Kubuntu desktop images removes the need for alternate images, which will no longer be shipped for 12.10. |
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| * Telepathy-KDE brings improved instant messaging to Kubuntu, offering easy chat capabilities on Facebook, MSN, GMail and many other services. |
* Calligra's Krita adds a world class painting application while Kexi provides a full featured database application. |
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| * 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. Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta1/Kubuntu for details. |
Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/QuantalQuetzal/Beta2/Kubuntu for details. |
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| Edubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now ships the newest upstream version of LTSP 5.3, offering improved support for fat clients and other improvements. Other significant changes include: * Epoptes, the new classroom management software, has an updated user interface. * The Ubiquity slideshow has been updated. |
* The Gnome Fallback session (also known as the "Ubuntu Classic") will now be made default when LTSP is selected, since Unity 2D is no longer available in the archives. |
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| * pastebinit and vim are now both installed by default. | * Changes from the Ubuntu defaults for certain packages. |
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| For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.04, please refer to | For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.10, please refer to |
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| Xubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now uses the new Ubiquity installer. Other significant changes include: |
New features in Xubuntu Beta 2 include: |
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| * Alacarte is available by default, and will show all Xfce-related menu items on Xubuntu as well. |
* Updated artwork, including new wallpaper, documentation looks and updates to LightDM, Greybird and Ubiquity slideshow. |
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| * New wallpaper and other tweaks and improvements to the looks of Xubuntu are in, including lots of GTK3 fixes for the Greybird theme. |
* New versions of Catfish and Parole |
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| For more information about the changes in Xubuntu 12.04, please go to http://xubuntu.org/. |
For more details on what has changed in Xubuntu 12.10, please refer to http://xubuntu.org/news/quantalbeta2/ |
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| Lubuntu 12.04 now uses Lightdm as the display manager with the default gtk greeter. A new software-center optimized for Lubuntu is now available by default as well. |
Lubuntu has seen many bug fixes applied since Beta 1. There are some known issues with PowerPC ports that are being worked through so they aren't part of Beta 2. |
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| For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.04, | For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.10, |
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| Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Beta 1 ships a live DVD for the first time, and is properly configured for the lightdm greeter. The XFCE transition is now almost complete, and there is an updated application set for typical desktop tasks (i.e. text editor, movie player, etc) |
Ubuntu Studio has had many bug fixes applied since Beta 1. |
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| Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta1 for more details | Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/quantal/beta2 for more details |
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| Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A |
Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for clients, servers and clouds, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A |
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| To Get Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 | To Get Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 |
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| To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 11.10, follow | To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 from Ubuntu 12.04, follow |
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| https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/QuantalUpgrades |
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| Or, download Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 images from a location near you: | Or, download Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 images from a location near you: |
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| http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/ |
http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.10/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/beta-2/ |
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| 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/ |
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/beta-2/ (Ubuntu community supported images, source) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.10/beta-2/ |
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| http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ |
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.10/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/ |
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| http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ |
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/ |
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| http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/beta-1/ | http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/12.10/beta-2/ |
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| http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/ (Lubuntu) |
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/ (Lubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/ (Xubuntu) |
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| The final version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is expected to be released on April 26, 2012. |
The final version of Ubuntu 12.10 is expected to be released on October 18, 2012. |
DRAFT
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu
12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.
Codenamed "Quantal Quetzal", 12.10 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.
With Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Studio
also reached Beta 2 status today. These images will
continue to have daily updates for the remainder of the release.
Ubuntu Changes
--------------
Some of the new features available since Beta 1 are:
* Quantal Beta-2 includes the 3.5.0-15.23 Ubuntu Linux kernel which
is based on the v3.5.4 upstream Linux kernel.
* Unity has been updated to version 6.6 which contains the new
default web application in the launcher, a new shopping lens,
improvements to the dash and multiple bug fixes.
* GNOME has been updated to 3.5.92 for most components (some to 3.6.0)
* Accessibility is turned on by default.
Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details.
Ubuntu Server and Cloud Images
------------------------------
* Cloud Images now have Quick Start buttons to enable Quick Start like
function for Amazon AWS images. They also no longer have a five
second boot time out.
* Ubuntu now has native packaging for Amazon AWS RDS (rdscli),
Identity Management(iamcli), Elastic LoadBalancing (elbcli),
ElastiCache (elasticache), and CloudWatch (moncli).
Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details.
Kubuntu
-------
* The addition of encrypted and LVM partitioning options in the
Kubuntu desktop images removes the need for alternate images,
which will no longer be shipped for 12.10.
* Calligra's Krita adds a world class painting application while
Kexi provides a full featured database application.
Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/QuantalQuetzal/Beta2/Kubuntu for details.
Edubuntu
--------
* The Gnome Fallback session (also known as the "Ubuntu Classic") will
now be made default when LTSP is selected, since Unity 2D is no
longer available in the archives.
* Changes from the Ubuntu defaults for certain packages.
For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.10, please refer to
http://www.edubuntu.org
Xubuntu
-------
New features in Xubuntu Beta 2 include:
* Updated artwork, including new wallpaper, documentation looks and
updates to LightDM, Greybird and Ubiquity slideshow.
* New versions of Catfish and Parole
For more details on what has changed in Xubuntu 12.10, please refer to
http://xubuntu.org/news/quantalbeta2/
Lubuntu
-------
Lubuntu has seen many bug fixes applied since Beta 1. There
are some known issues with PowerPC ports that are being worked through
so they aren't part of Beta 2.
For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.10,
please go to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu.
Ubuntu Studio
-------------
Ubuntu Studio has had many bug fixes applied since Beta 1.
Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/quantal/beta2 for more details
on the above products.
About Ubuntu
------------
Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for clients, servers and
clouds, 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 12.10 Beta 2
--------------------------
To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 from Ubuntu 12.04, follow
these instructions:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/QuantalUpgrades
Or, download Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 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/12.10/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server)
http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Ubuntu Cloud Images)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Ubuntu community supported images, source)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Ubuntu Core)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.10/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Kubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Edubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Ubuntu Studio)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Lubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/12.10/beta-2/
(Xubuntu)
The final version of Ubuntu 12.10 is expected to be released
on October 18, 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:
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