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= Introduction =

These release notes for Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Ubuntu 12.10 and its flavors.

= Product Overview =

The overview of each of product included with this release, as well as the installation, upgrade, and known issues can be found by following these links:   
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop|Ubuntu]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuServer|Ubuntu Server]]
 * [[Core|Ubuntu Core]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Edubuntu|Edubuntu]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu|Kubuntu]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu|Lubuntu]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuStudio|Ubuntu Studio]]
 * [[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu|Xubuntu]]

##= Installation =
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##== Download  ==

##Ubuntu 12.10 images can be downloaded from a location near you:

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

## In addition they can also be found at the following locations:

##  * http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.10/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server)
##  * http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/ (Ubuntu Cloud Images)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.10/ (Ubuntu Core, preinstalled ARM images, source)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.10/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/12.10/ (Edubuntu)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/12.10/ (Kubuntu)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.10/ (Lubuntu) 
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/12.10/ (Ubuntu Studio)
##  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/12.10/ (Xubuntu) 



= Reporting bugs =

Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help fix bugs and improve the quality of future releases. Please [[http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs|report bugs using the tools provided]].

If you want to help out with bugs, the [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad|Bug Squad]] is always looking for help.

= Ubuntu Project Contributors =

Ubuntu 12.10 would not be possible without the contributions of our 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/Developers|developers]], 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/Testers|testers]], 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/ReleaseTeam|release team members]], 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/DocsTeam|documentation writers]], 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/Translators|translators]], 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/BugImprovers|bug analysts]] and our 
[[QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Credits/BugReporters| users who take the time to file bugs]].   
Ubuntu is based on [[http://www.debian.org|Debian]], [[http://www.kernel.org|the Linux Kernel]] and our many other excellent upstream projects.  Thank you!

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


= More information =

You can find out more about Ubuntu on the [[http://www.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu website]] and [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu wiki]].

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