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= Summary =
We’re preparing UbuntuKylin 13.04 for final release in late April 2013. With this beta pre-release, which is now available for download and testing, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our first ever release.

'''NOTE:''' This is an Beta pre-release. 
UbuntuKylin Pre-releases are NOT recommended for:
 * Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
 * Anyone who needs a stable system
 * Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
 * Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

UbuntuKylin Pre-releases ARE recommended for:
 * Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
 * UbuntuKylin developers

If you have any questions, you are welcome to talk to us at 
<<MailTo(ubuntukylin-members AT lists DOT launchpad DOT net)>> or [[http://www.ubuntukylin.com|our forum]].

= Getting UbuntuKylin 13.04 Beta 2 =
This has finally landed:
 * [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases/raring/beta-2 | Download UbuntuKylin-13.04-Beta2]]

= UbuntuKylin Features =

Besides the default UbuntuKylin theme, it comes with the following features:

== Unity Music Scope for China ==

A very convenient music search in the dash to help you find the latest, hottest Chinese songs. 

{{attachment:UbuntuKylin/1304-beta-1-ReleaseNote/music.jpg}}

== China Weather Indicator ==

More accurate weather information for China cities, with PM2.5 data (air pollution index) that's crucial to every Chinese citizen and detailed weather forecast.

{{attachment:UbuntuKylin/1304-beta-1-ReleaseNote/weather.jpg}}

== Chinese Calendar ==

Easy to use, authoritative Chinese calendar, contains the traditional lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar, facilitates inquiries of public holidays, familiar to Chinese citizens.

{{attachment:UbuntuKylin/1304-beta-1-ReleaseNote/calendar.jpg}}

== Fcitx Input Method ==

Fcitx is used as the default input method, support cloud Pinyin input and more intelligent word association.

{{attachment:UbuntuKylin/1304-beta-1-ReleaseNote/inputmethod.jpg}}

= Changes since Beta 1 =

 * indicator-china-weather
   * change PM2.5 api (LP: #1152853, #1160662).
 * chinese-calendar
   * fix bug for saving note (LP: #1159732, #1160149).
 * fcitx
   * set as default, and remove ibus.
 * theme
   * update some layouts and slideshow (LP: #1160384, #1160721).