Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Now Available

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release Schedule*

December 1st, 2011 - Alpha 1 release
February 2nd, 2012 - Alpha 2 release
March 1st, 2012 - Beta 1 release
March 22nd, 2012 - Beta 2 release
April 19th, 2012 - Release Candidate release
April 26th, 2012 - Final release of Ubuntu 12.04

* Dates subject to change

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS a.k.a. Precise Pangolin

Mark Shuttleworth, father of the popular Ubuntu operating system, proudly announced last evening (October 5th) the name and the goals for the next version of Ubuntu.

[likemindead]

Not going with P________ Penguin is a mistake.

[mccracken]

[Marty]

Not going with P________ Penguin is a mistake.

[mccracken]

Totally agree... what the heck Shuttleworth?

[The Doctor]

Warthog, Hedgehog, Badger, Drake, Eft, Fawn, Gibbon, Heron, Ibex, Jackalope, Koala, Lynx, Meerkat, Narwhal, Ocelot, Pangolin...

Yeah, they do seem to be moving in the direction of greater obscurity.

[The Doctor]

Canonical Announces Extended Support for LTS Releases for Desktop Users

A day after the world’s most popular desktop Linux distro turned seven, Canonical announced a new support policy for its LTS (long-term support) releases, which are released every two years. Beginning with the release of Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) in April, 2012, Canonical will support LTS releases for desktops users for five years instead of the current three years.

Sweet!  Bonus!

[The Doctor]

Users Want a Better Unity in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS the developers will make the Unity interface better, including lots of features and improvements. Among them, we can mention that Lenses could be added to the Launcher, Shotwell photo importing support from the Launcher, and new quick-lists.

Moreover, it appears that there's no place for applications that don't support indicator-applets and are available in the Ubuntu Software Center. These apps should be removed/banned until they get support for the new Unity notification area.

[likemindead]

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/11/expected-changes-in-ubuntu-1204-precise.html

Lots of info on the upcoming variuos *buntu distros.

[mccracken]

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 1 Precise Pangolin Released | What’s New | Download

Officially the first development release “Alpha 1″ of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has been released with code name Precise Pangolin. Alpha 1 release featuring many changes most of them mentioned on the last “UDS” Ubuntu Developer Summit. So, let’s check what’s new in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and download links.

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release Candidate Dropped

With the first Alpha of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS unleashed to testers worldwide, Canonical decided to change the official release schedule for the upcoming Precise Pangolin distribution and remove the Release Candidate version!

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Features Unity Configuration Tool MyUnity

MyUnity is an independent configurator for Unity, a small system utility for Ubuntu, that can handle the customization of the Unity Launcher, Dash and Panel.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Will Have a Unity Shortcuts Hint

Being part of the Ayatana project, a keyboard shortcut hint overlay will be displayed in the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system every time a user presses and holds the Super key (also known as the Windows key).

And just for the fun of it:

Ubuntu Boot Speed Tracker Available Now

Patrick Wright proudly announced a few days ago, on December 7th, that Canonical's Platform QA Team have started to execute boot speed tests using the daily ISO build of the Ubuntu operating systems.

[The Doctor]

Expect Longer Battery Life with Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'

Not only is there a Linux kernel patch on the way that promises to fix the power regression problems that have been plaguing the open source software over the past year or so, but now it looks like the next version of Ubuntu Linux--version 12.04 LTS, or “Precise Pangolin”--will be delivering some big improvements of its own in that area as well.

Advantage: Linux!

[The Doctor]

Ubuntu 12.04 Adds Launcher Customization

I started using Ubuntu 12.04 on my main PC a couple of days ago to keep an eye on the upcoming changes and today I noticed two major changes silently added to the 'User Interface' settings option. One of my grips with Unity was the lack of any customization of Launcher's size and position. I also wanted the launcher to stay visible all the time so that I don't have to wait for it to appear.

[The Doctor]

Canonical Adds Unity Settings in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

After the ability to access Unity's Lens directly from the "Ubuntu Button," the new "Show Desktop" button, and the replacement of the Application Menu with the HUD (Head-Up Display) feature, users will now be able to quickly and easily set the Unity Launcher's icon size, to enable or disable the auto-hide function of the Unity Launcher and set the releal spot to left side or in the top left corner.

These new Unity settings were implemented in the "User Interface" entry (also accessible via Change Desktop Background if you right click on the desktop) in the System Settings tool for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), along with the ability to restore Unity to the default settings. Click the image above for more details!

[The Doctor]

Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 Screenshot Tour

Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 is powered by Linux kernel 3.2.2 and is built on top of the Xfce 4.8 desktop environment. It features a new greeter and desktop theme, as well as minor changes to various packages and default settings (including the size of the Terminal font).