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| The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 1 Release of Ubuntu 11.10 is a '''developer snapshot''' to give you an early glance at the next version of Ubuntu. | The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Quantal Quetzal Alpha 1 Release of Ubuntu 12.10 is a '''developer snapshot''' to give you a very early glance at the next version of Ubuntu. = Get Ubuntu 12.10 = == Upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 == |
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| One of the requests received during the last Ubuntu Developer Summit was to provide a bit more information about the release process, and what's happening there. With this in mind, the release team will be adding a section about "what's happening in the background", to each of the milestones for those who are interested as part of this Technical Overview. = Get Ubuntu 11.10 = == Upgrading from Ubuntu 11.04 == To upgrade from Ubuntu 11.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '11.10' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions. To upgrade from Ubuntu 11.04 on a server system: install the {{{update-manager-core}}} package if it is not already installed; launch the upgrade tool with the command {{{sudo do-release-upgrade -d}}}; and follow the on-screen instructions. Note that the server upgrade is now more robust and will utilize GNU screen and automatically re-attach in case of e.g. dropped connection problems. |
To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '12.10' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions. To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on a server system: install the {{{update-manager-core}}} package if it is not already installed; launch the upgrade tool with the command {{{sudo do-release-upgrade -d}}}; and follow the on-screen instructions. Note that the server upgrade will utilize GNU screen and automatically re-attach in case of e.g. dropped connection problems. |
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| This release is for '''developers only'''. Most of these images are oversize; you can use either a DVD or USB for installation instead of a CD. | This release is for '''developers only'''. The Ubuntu Desktop images are now bigger than a standard CD, and you should us a USB for installation. |
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| http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server) <<BR>> http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Server) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Edubuntu DVD) <<BR>> ## Mythbuntu and Ubuntu Studio not providing Alpha 1 images this time. ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) <<BR>> ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Mythbuntu) <<BR>> ## image now under main one. ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/releases/oneiric/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Netbook ARM) <<BR>> ##In addition, the following link will direct you to a download location near you: ## ## http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu Desktop and Server) <<BR>> = New features in Oneiric = Please see the [[https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+specs|Oneiric blueprint list]] for details. |
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server) <<BR>> http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Server) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/quantal/ (Ubuntu Netboot) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Lubuntu) <<BR>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Edubuntu DVD) <<BR>> ## Not releasing Alpha1 images ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) <<BR>> ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Mythbuntu) <<BR>> ## http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu) <<BR>> = New features in Quantal = Please see the [[https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+specs|Quantal blueprint list]] for details. |
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| As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages came from an automatic sync from [[http://www.debian.org|Debian's]] Unstable branch, others have been explicitly pulled in for 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. For a list of all packages being accepted for 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, please subscribe to oneiric-changes: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/oneiric-changes Some of the key packages making their first appearance with this Alpha 1 release are: * [[http://kernel.org|Linux]] Kernel 2.6.39 * [[http://gcc.gnu.org/|gcc]] 4.6 compiler * [[http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/|network-manager]] 0.9 ## * gnome-orca 3.0 === Linux kernel 2.6.39 === Alpha 1 includes the 2.6.39 kernel which is based on the latest mainline release candidate kernel at kernel milestone freeze [[http://kernel.org|kernel]]. This is an update from the v2.6.38 in Natty. === Gcc 4.6 === The default compiler in Oneiric Alpha 1 has been bumped from gcc 4.5 to gcc 4.6. === network-manager 0.9 === The network-manager API has also broken compatibility, and if you use the DBus API directly here as well, will also be another pain point. It at least provides an introspectable Version property, so you can do the right thing for both versions. == Ubuntu Desktop Edition == === GNOME 3 has landed === [[More information on GNOME 3|http://www.gnome3.org]] * Components changes: * '''gnome-panel''' Since the 2d session on the CD in oneiric will be unity-2d we dropped some of "default ubuntu experience" patches from gnome-panel and got back closer from the upstream layout and experience. Note that currently indicators are not working because they need to be ported to GTK3 (see transitions below) * '''gnome-screensaver''' Upstream did a lot of cleaning in the screensaver code and the current version doesn't handle "hacks" (the graphics you could select to be rendered on the locked screen). We do plan to bring those back in some way this cycle, see: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-screensaver for details. The locked screen also has a gnome-shell look, we might want to look at getting it closed from the unity experience * '''gnome-keyring''' The Freedesktop Secret Service API has changed incompatibly, and the new gnome-keyring implements the new version of the API, without keeping backward compat for older incarnations of the API. If you're using the DBus API directly, this will be a pain point, especially if you need to maintain compat in the app, for older versions of Ubuntu. There also does not appear to be an introspectable way to get the API version here, which makes this that much more painful. * Transitions: * '''GTK2 to GTK3''' GNOME3 is using GTK3, we are working on migrating other softwares and wewould like to get GTK2 out of the CD for the lts next cycle. You can find documentation on how to work to GTK3 on: http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-migrating-2-to-3.html * '''gconf to gsettings (dconf)''' Gconf has been deprecated in favor of gsettings, we would like to get gconf out of the CD for the LTS as well, you can find porting documentation on: http://developer.gnome.org/gio/unstable/ch28.html * '''libpanel-applet, bonobo,gtk2 to dbus,gtk3''' The gnome-panel has been ported to use GTK3 now and dbus, the applets need to be ported to those technologies to work with the oneiric version. You can find instruction on how to port on: http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/AppletsDbusMigration * '''libnotify''' The libnotify in oneiric has an abi,api break, basically upstream deprecated the possibility to position the notification next to widget or systray icons (notify_notification_(attach_to_widget|set_geometry_hints() got dropped), the Gtk``Widget argument from notify_notification_new() as well. * '''static bindings to gobject-introspection''' Static bindings (like pygtk) are deprecated in favor of gobject-introspection, see http://live.gnome.org/GObjectIntrospection for details. * '''dbus-glib to GDbus''' That one is less of a goal than other transitions listed before but if you do want to port code from dbus-glib to gdbus see http://developer.gnome.org/gio/unstable/ch29.html == Ubuntu ARM == Due to kernel misconfiguration, omap3 images are non-functional for Alpha 1 ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/791552|791552]]). They will return as normal for Alpha 2. === Ubuntu Netbook === unity-2d has been updated to 3.8.6 Upcoming work: With unity-2d being shipped as part of the desktop image this cycle, it is expected that the ubuntu-netbook image for ARM will be retired in favor of an ubuntu-desktop image with unity-2d as the default environment. === Ubuntu Headless === There are no significant changes. ##== Software Center == ## ##. |
As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages came from an automatic sync from [[http://www.debian.org|Debian's]] unstable branch, others have been explicitly pulled in for 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. For a list of all packages being accepted for 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, please subscribe to quantal-changes: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/quantal-changes === Linux kernel 3.4 === Quantal Alpha-1 includes the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.4.0-5.11|3.4.0-5.11 Ubuntu kernel]] which was based on the final [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2|v3.4 upstream Linux kernel]]. This is an update from the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.2.0-23.36|3.2.0-23.36 Ubuntu kernel]] which shipped in Precise Pangolin 12.04 and was based on the [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.2.tar.bz2|v3.2 upstream Linux kernel]]. Other notable changes with the Quantal Alpha-1 kernel include the transitioning of the i386 generic-pae flavor to become the generic flavor offering, collapsing of the virtual flavor back into the generic flavor, and homogenizing the entire linux-meta package. We also see the arrival of a new highbank arm server kernel flavor. == General == Until Ubuntu 11.10, the Unix group for administrators with `root` privileges through sudo had been `admin`. Starting with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, it is now `sudo`, for compatibility with Debian and sudo itself. However, for backwards compatibility, `admin` group members are still recognized as administrators. Automatic Apport crash reporting has been enabled by default again to catch problems early on. It now [[http://www.piware.de/2011/11/apport-1-90-client-side-duplicate-checking/|checks for duplicates on the client side]], which will avoid uploading debug data and creating Launchpad bug reports unnecessarily in many cases now. == Ubuntu == In 12.10, the CD and DVD Ubuntu Desktop images are being consolidated into a single 800MB image usable on a USB disk or a DVD. The remainder of GNOME 3.4 is now in the Ubuntu archives including Disks, Evolution, Seahorse/GNOME Keyring, and Totem. Some parts of GNOME 3.5.1/3.5.2 have already arrived with more to follow as we target GNOME 3.6 for Ubuntu 12.10. udisks2 was uploaded to quantal and is used as the default backend for Unity and GNOME. firefox and thunderbird have been updated to the new 13 version Update Manager got a slightly new look, more to come in the future. The "launchpad integration" menu items (report a bug, ask for help, translate) have been deprecated |
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| Most significant change is that the delta with Debian reduced in many areas. [[http://www.openstack.org/|Openstack]] components mostly at 'diablo-1' development snapshot. Orchestra elements have been been refreshed. |
Starting with this milestone, we are trialling the removal of i386 Ubuntu Server CD image. This means that the primary supported installation method is AMD64, the 64-bit release (X86_64). However, other supported installations mechanisms for i386, such as mini.iso and netboot are still supported, which are an initial minimal download; and install directly from the network. i386 images for Alpha is also available, but is not declared as part of the Alpha 1 release. Feedback is most appreciated, if this causes issues for particular hardware. Unlike the Desktop flavour, we are currently targeting the 12.10 Server image to fit onto a standard cd image (703MB). However, some structural changes are expected for Alpha 2, which will allow us to re-review this sizing requirement. |
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There are no significant changes. |
The Ubuntu Server Cloud images have not undergone significant change prior to alpha 1 that is not represented by package upgrades or other notes. The most notable change is that images now should boot without a 5 second delay at the grub prompt. |
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| Kubuntu now uses the Muon Software Center and related packages for package management | * Lots of merges and syncs from Debian * KDE 4.8.3 * Amarok 2.6 beta ## == Xubuntu == ## Not releasing with A1 per Janne 6/1 ubuntu-release == Edubuntu == ''' TODO stgraber/highvoltage: Summarize key changes from 12.04 and any key application changes ''' == Lubuntu == ''' TODO gilir: Summarize list of key applications that have been changed/updated ''' ## == Ubuntu Studio == ## Not releasing in Alpha 1 per Scott L 6/1 email ## == Mythbuntu == ## Not releasing in Alpha 1 per Mario - pending outcome of participating in 12.10 vs. staying in 12.04.# releases this cycle. = Known issues = As is to be expected, at this '''very early''' stage of the release process, there are some significant known bugs that developers may run into with the Quantal Alpha 1 Release. The ones we know about at this point (and some of the workarounds), are documented here so you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again: |
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| The core Plasma workspace and related applications have been updated to the latest maintenance release (KDE SC 4.6.3/KDE PIM 4.4.11). The beta of the next major release (4.7 beta 1) is not in Oneiric yet. Users interested in this release should try out [[http://quintasan.blogspot.com/2011/03/project-neon-is-back.html|Project Neon]]. Kubuntu installer status: * The alternate installer has been tested and works on both i386 and amd64. * The live session in the normal Kubuntu image works and is useful if you want to try out Kubuntu Oneiric without changing your computer. Installations with this image will fail. In order to install Kubuntu Oneiric Alpha 1 the alternate image must be used. * No armel or powerpc images are provided as they are known not to be working. == Xubuntu == There are no significant changes to Xubuntu for Alpha1. == Edubuntu == Edubuntu 11.10 Alpha-1 ships gobby-infinote instead of the older gobby client. When installing LTSP from the installer, LTSP users now get the same session as the server's. The custom Edubuntu installer steps are now translatable (though only English is present for this alpha). To learn more on Edubuntu and download a stable version of it, go to: http://www.edubuntu.org ## == Ubuntu Studio == ## No image planned and tested for Oneiric Alpha 1 ## == Mythbuntu == ## No image planned and tested for Oneiric Alpha 1 = What's happening in the background = The time around Alpha 1 is when most of the system wide changes happen for the release. Toolchain versions are one obvious case, but there are also other transitions that are happening. To give provide a bit of perspective on this, Iain Lane, one of our new release team members, has provided the following overview of what we mean when we refer to '''Transitions'''. The Ubuntu archive contains many different libraries and applications, most of which see updates from time-to-time. Sometimes these updates are incompatible with the previous version, and in these cases software which uses this old version must be updated to work with the new. Ubuntu developers usually refer to this process as transitioning. Typically transitions require touching several different packages. Changes may range from simple no-change rebuilds to porting to new API versions. The Ubuntu release team is now running a tracker at http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/transitions/ which is being used to keep track of ongoing transitions that are taking place in the archive. The tracker has already been used in the Oneiric cycle to monitor Perl, OCaml and OpenSSL transitions. Currently we are tracking, amongst others, transitions involving Libav, Hal and GHC. If you wish to have a transition monitored by the tracker (they can be added in advance), please propose a merge against this branch: https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-transition-trackers/+junk/transition-tracker following the brief documentation at http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/transitions/readme.txt Help with completing existing transitions is welcome; please visit #ubuntu-devel on irc.freenode.net to get involved. = Known issues = As is to be expected, at this '''very early''' stage of the release process, there are some significant known bugs that users may run into with the Oneiric Alpha 1 Release. The ones we know about at this point (and some of the workarounds), are documented here so you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again: |
== Boot, installation and post-install == * CJK Installation fails with error: poppler-data : Breaks: cmap-adobe-gb1 (<= 0+20090930-2) (Bug:1009052) * WUBI fails in second step of installation. Kernel error and segfault in sysctl, python and stty. (Bug:1009564) * System doesn't turn off if "sudo halt" is given. (Bug:880240) * Ubiquity displays scrollbars inside of slideshow. (Bug:1008717) * Ubuntu Desktop Netboot install failed: unmet dependency - poppler-data Breaks cmap-adobe-japan1 (<= 0+20090930-2) (Bug:1009928) == Migration == * Upgrade from Precise Desktop with update-manager fails with "can't load DistUpgradeViewGtk (No module named vte)" (Bug:1009226) The command line version of the upgrader works correctly (do-release-upgrade -d) * In some instances, update-manager crashed with "AttributeError in tag_link(): 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'set_data'" (Bug:1001917) |
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| * In GTK3: * there is no GTK3 theme yet (you can install gnome-theme-standard from universe to get the upstream theme) * there is no indicator-appmenu or scrollbar integration yet for GTK3 * On unity-2d, clicking on the bfb or a launcher crashes unity with the following error: * unity-2d-places crashed with SIGSEGV in QTJSC::Structure::materializePropertyMap() ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791127|791127]]) * unity-2d-places crashed with SIGSEGV in QMetaObject::metacall() ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791213|791213]]) * On Unity: * the windows buttons are missing from the title bar ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791081|791081]]) * With Nautilus default plain blue background or another plain color the background fails to redraw ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/784209|784209]]) * Nautilus doesn't display the background by default (you can change it in dconf-editor org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop icons) * to test LightDM, you can install the sample greeter: sudo apt-get install lightdm-greeter-example-gtk and select LightDM when prompted. It is currently un-themed * The session live persistent with USB don't start with some graphics card, error in the prompt initramfs [WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.38/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c] ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/557261|557261]]) * With some ATI graphics card, error de Video - [DRM: radeon_ttm_backend_bind] * * ERROR no pudo enlazar 1.772 páginas ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/557261|656486]]) * the user background image is not migrated on upgrade <<BR>> Since Unity is in active development right now, please check the [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/|unity bug reports]] before filing new bugs. |
* On systems with an ATI Radeon 9200 graphics card the system will boot to a black screen. As a work around edit the kernel command line in the boot loader and add "nomodeset". (Bug:725580) * On some systems, gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in xft_settings_set_xsettings(). (Bug:948347) |
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| * On login gnome-user-share crashes with the error: "gnome-user-share crashed with SIGABRT in g_option_context_parse()" ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/788714|788714]]) ## == Common Desktop applications == ## ## ## == Boot, installation and post-install == * booting under KVM is not working for Unity 2D on some systems. * Unity-2D is not working on KVM with xen and cirrus video devices ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/759803|759803]]) * OEM Install: No launcher or desktop shortcut to prepare for shipping ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791159|791159]]) * sound muted on live cd and first boot of fresh installation with many sound cards ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/770349|770349]]) ##== Migration == ## ## ## |
* Nautilus is missing the Preferences menu item. (Bug:999827) * On Power architecture systems the Firefox browser is not available. (Bug:1008975, Bug:987421) |
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| * omap3 images are non-functional for Alpha 1 due to misconfiguration, this should be fixed shortly after Alpha 1. ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/791552|791552]]) ##== Software Center == ##. ## ## == Ubuntu server edition == |
* Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M 7400 and Maxdata 7000DX wireless RF kill handling triggers a kernel panic preventing wireless from operating correctly. This may be worked around by editing your kernel command line and adding "noexec=off". (Bug:979253) * Some EFI systems fail to boot in EFI mode, BIOS mode is advised in these situations. (Bug:721576) == Ubuntu Server == * The server image is currently oversized for minimal configuration. (Bug:1009553) |
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* Eucalyptus fails to start up ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791607|791607]]) * Oneiric cluster compute instances do not boot ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791850|791850]]) * udevd dies, loses events, network doesn't come up ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791868|791868]]) * /mnt not mounted, swap not used, disk is xvde ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/784937|784937]]) |
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| * The network management widget doesn't work as it is not yet compatible with Network``Manager 0.9. DHCP ethernet connections still work however. * Some packages from the KDE Software Compilation (none included in the default install) are not installable due to library transitions in progress. This will be corrected shortly after Alpha 1 release. |
* krunner crashed with SIGABRT in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() (Bug:1009602) |
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| * LTSP Live won't work because of some changes in Network Manager. A rewrite of it is in progress which will address the issue. Installing LTSP will work fine though. ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/791611|791611]]) * Edubuntu currently ships with the "fallback" gnome3 session by default until we decide what we want our default session to be. As this session is still quite new, some major bugs are present like the Applications menu being empty. We did this choice to make sure everyone would be able to start this Live DVD, but we recommend the user to choose Unity at installation time if not installing in a virtual machine. * Starting the installation from the live environment can be done by: * Clicking on the "Places" menu * Choosing Desktop * Double-Clicking on the Installer icon in the file browser * Then in the installer, choose Unity if your hardware can run either unity-3d or unity-2d. ## == Xubuntu == ## . ## ##== Mythbuntu == ##. '''For a listing of more known issues, please refer to the Oneiric Ocelot [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+bugs|bug tracker]] in Launchpad.''' |
* ... ##== Xubuntu == == Lubuntu == * Some iso's for A1 are over sized for CD use. ## == Ubuntu Studio == ## == Mythbuntu == ---- '''For a listing of more known issues, please refer to the Quantal Quetzal [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+bugs|bug tracker]] in Launchpad.''' |
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| It should come as no surprise that this Alpha 1 release of Oneiric Ocelot contains other 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]]. | It should come as no surprise that this Alpha 1 release of Quantal Quetzal contains other 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]]. |
Table of Contents |
Introduction
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source community has to offer. The Quantal Quetzal Alpha 1 Release of Ubuntu 12.10 is a developer snapshot to give you a very early glance at the next version of Ubuntu.
Get Ubuntu 12.10
Upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04
To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '12.10' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.
To upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d; and follow the on-screen instructions. Note that the server upgrade will utilize GNU screen and automatically re-attach in case of e.g. dropped connection problems.
Download the Alpha 1
This release is for developers only. The Ubuntu Desktop images are now bigger than a standard CD, and you should us a USB for installation.
You can download Alpha 1 ISOs from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server)
http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Server)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/quantal/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/quantal/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Lubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/alpha-1/ (Edubuntu DVD)
New features in Quantal
Please see the Quantal blueprint list for details.
Please test and report any bugs you find:
Updated Packages
As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages came from an automatic sync from Debian's unstable branch, others have been explicitly pulled in for 12.10 Quantal Quetzal.
For a list of all packages being accepted for 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, please subscribe to quantal-changes: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/quantal-changes
Linux kernel 3.4
Quantal Alpha-1 includes the 3.4.0-5.11 Ubuntu kernel which was based on the final v3.4 upstream Linux kernel. This is an update from the 3.2.0-23.36 Ubuntu kernel which shipped in Precise Pangolin 12.04 and was based on the v3.2 upstream Linux kernel. Other notable changes with the Quantal Alpha-1 kernel include the transitioning of the i386 generic-pae flavor to become the generic flavor offering, collapsing of the virtual flavor back into the generic flavor, and homogenizing the entire linux-meta package. We also see the arrival of a new highbank arm server kernel flavor.
General
Until Ubuntu 11.10, the Unix group for administrators with root privileges through sudo had been admin. Starting with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, it is now sudo, for compatibility with Debian and sudo itself. However, for backwards compatibility, admin group members are still recognized as administrators.
Automatic Apport crash reporting has been enabled by default again to catch problems early on. It now checks for duplicates on the client side, which will avoid uploading debug data and creating Launchpad bug reports unnecessarily in many cases now.
Ubuntu
In 12.10, the CD and DVD Ubuntu Desktop images are being consolidated into a single 800MB image usable on a USB disk or a DVD.
The remainder of GNOME 3.4 is now in the Ubuntu archives including Disks, Evolution, Seahorse/GNOME Keyring, and Totem. Some parts of GNOME 3.5.1/3.5.2 have already arrived with more to follow as we target GNOME 3.6 for Ubuntu 12.10.
udisks2 was uploaded to quantal and is used as the default backend for Unity and GNOME.
firefox and thunderbird have been updated to the new 13 version
Update Manager got a slightly new look, more to come in the future.
The "launchpad integration" menu items (report a bug, ask for help, translate) have been deprecated
Ubuntu Server
Starting with this milestone, we are trialling the removal of i386 Ubuntu Server CD image. This means that the primary supported installation method is AMD64, the 64-bit release (X86_64).
However, other supported installations mechanisms for i386, such as mini.iso and netboot are still supported, which are an initial minimal download; and install directly from the network.
i386 images for Alpha is also available, but is not declared as part of the Alpha 1 release.
Feedback is most appreciated, if this causes issues for particular hardware.
Unlike the Desktop flavour, we are currently targeting the 12.10 Server image to fit onto a standard cd image (703MB). However, some structural changes are expected for Alpha 2, which will allow us to re-review this sizing requirement.
Ubuntu Server Cloud images
The Ubuntu Server Cloud images have not undergone significant change prior to alpha 1 that is not represented by package upgrades or other notes. The most notable change is that images now should boot without a 5 second delay at the grub prompt.
Kubuntu
- Lots of merges and syncs from Debian
- KDE 4.8.3
- Amarok 2.6 beta
Edubuntu
TODO stgraber/highvoltage: Summarize key changes from 12.04 and any key application changes
Lubuntu
TODO gilir: Summarize list of key applications that have been changed/updated
Known issues
As is to be expected, at this very early stage of the release process, there are some significant known bugs that developers may run into with the Quantal Alpha 1 Release. The ones we know about at this point (and some of the workarounds), are documented here so you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again:
Boot, installation and post-install
CJK Installation fails with error: poppler-data : Breaks: cmap-adobe-gb1 (<= 0+20090930-2) (1009052)
WUBI fails in second step of installation. Kernel error and segfault in sysctl, python and stty. (1009564)
System doesn't turn off if "sudo halt" is given. (880240)
Ubiquity displays scrollbars inside of slideshow. (1008717)
Ubuntu Desktop Netboot install failed: unmet dependency - poppler-data Breaks cmap-adobe-japan1 (<= 0+20090930-2) (1009928)
Migration
Upgrade from Precise Desktop with update-manager fails with "can't load DistUpgradeViewGtk (No module named vte)" (1009226) The command line version of the upgrader works correctly (do-release-upgrade -d)
In some instances, update-manager crashed with "AttributeError in tag_link(): 'TextTag' object has no attribute 'set_data'" (1001917)
Graphics and Display
On systems with an ATI Radeon 9200 graphics card the system will boot to a black screen. As a work around edit the kernel command line in the boot loader and add "nomodeset". (725580)
On some systems, gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in xft_settings_set_xsettings(). (948347)
Desktop
Nautilus is missing the Preferences menu item. (999827)
On Power architecture systems the Firefox browser is not available. (1008975, 987421)
Kernel
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M 7400 and Maxdata 7000DX wireless RF kill handling triggers a kernel panic preventing wireless from operating correctly. This may be worked around by editing your kernel command line and adding "noexec=off". (979253)
Some EFI systems fail to boot in EFI mode, BIOS mode is advised in these situations. (721576)
Ubuntu Server
The server image is currently oversized for minimal configuration. (1009553)
Ubuntu Cloud
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Ubuntu Core
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Kubuntu
krunner crashed with SIGABRT in gnu_cxx::verbose_terminate_handler() (1009602)
Edubuntu
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Lubuntu
- Some iso's for A1 are over sized for CD use.
For a listing of more known issues, please refer to the Quantal Quetzal bug tracker in Launchpad.
Reporting bugs
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QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta2 (last edited 2012-10-03 12:18:37 by 82-69-40-219)