Ubuntu 12.10 Codenamed "Quantal Quetzal" Beta 1 Released !!

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After the release of two Alpha version (Alpha1 & Alpha 2), now its time for beta; and as expected bothCanonical and the Ubuntu developer team has released the first beta of version 12.10 of their Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, code named "Quantal Quetzal". Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 uses a Linux kernel which is based on the recent 3.5.3 Linux kernel, the current stable version of Linux 3.5.

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. For the client, this release now has a consolidated Ubuntu image.  There is no longer a traditional CD sized image, DVD or alternate image, but rather a single 800MB Ubuntu image that can be used from USB or DVD.  This change does not affect Ubuntu Server, which remains a traditional CD sized image.  With Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today.   These images, along with Xubuntu will continue to have daily updates for the remainder of the release. The final version of Ubuntu 12.10 is expected to be released on October 18, 2012. 

Key Features at a Glance:- 

• The consolidated client images now support the logical volume manager (LVM) as well as full disk encryption.
• Update Manager has been renamed Software Updater and now checks for updates when launched.
• A new X.org stack has been introduced which includes xserver 1.13 candidate versions, mesa 9.0, and updated X libs and drivers. 
• Unity has been updated to version 6.4 including support for dash previews and coverflow view.  Now that compiz with GLES support has  landed, unity-3d works again on the pandaboard.
• The Ubuntu desktop has begun migrating from Python 2 to Python 3. Most Python applications included in the desktop is now using Python 3, and most Python modules that are included by default are available for both Python 2 and Python 3.

Changes in Ubuntu Server and Cloud Images:-

• ARM hard float (armhf) cloud images are now available.
• OpenStack folsom testing packages are available.  Openstack instance architecture testing support has been added, as has a heterogenous scheduler for ARM.
• Apache Tomcat 7 is now the default supported version. Ceph has updated to 0.48.1 (upstream argonaut stable release), and includes RADOS Gateway (S3 and Swift Compatible), as well as performance improvements.
• Floodlight (Openflow Network Controller) and mininet (Network Simulation) packages are now available.

According to the project's release schedule, the beta release will be followed by a second beta on 27 September. The current stable release is Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, the first point update to the Long Term Support (LTS) edition of the distribution.

To Download Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 (Both Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server) Click Here

Download the Beta 1

Beta 1 images can be downloaded from a location near you.
Note: The Ubuntu Desktop images are now bigger than a standard CD, and you should use a USB or DVD for installation. Some image consolidation has occurred as well.

You can download Beta 1 ISOs from:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/quantal/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server)
http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Cloud Server)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/quantal/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Core)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Kubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu-active/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Kubuntu Active)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Lubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Edubuntu DVD)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/quantal/beta-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) 

Visit website for more information -
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta1 

For downloading -

http://releases.ubuntu.com/quantal/

Ubuntu Testing

In addition to our six-monthly stable releases and our daily development builds, we also make regular testing releases during the development cycle. With just a few spare minutes, you can provide valuable feedback on a test release and help polish and stabilise. Please see the testing wiki page for more information on how to test and report back. Links to the test release downloads can be found on the pages listed below.

Please test the latest available edition. Thank you!

Ubuntu "Quantal Quetzal" Development Releases

Ubuntu "Quantal Quetzal" is the current development release of Ubuntu.

• Alpha 1 - Released June 7th, 2012
• Alpha 2 - Released June 28th, 2012
• Alpha 3 - Released July 26th, 2012
• Beta 1 - Released September 6th, 2012

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