Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2 Release

Softpedia is once again the first to announce today, March 29th, that the second and last Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now available for download. As usual, we've grabbed a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS development.

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What's new in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2? Well, the second Beta release, and the last development version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, is now powered by Linux kernel 3.2.12.

There aren't many changes since the first Beta release, which was made available at the beginning of March, only a few updated apps like LibreOffice 3.5.1, Unity 5.8, which brings lots of improvements, and various GNOME 3.3.x components (no GNOME 3.4 packages, yet).

Ubuntu One has been updated once again and it now features a nice Control Panel with fully functional proxy support and Ubuntu One music store added in Rhythmbox. The Nautilus ribbon with "Enable Sync" check box was removed, as well as the syncing contacts functionality.

As a last addition, there's now a new entry in the System Setting panel, called "Management Service". When clicked it will install Canonical's Landscape client, to help system administrators to easily manage and monitor multiple machines.

Last but not least, Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS Beta 2 incorporates the OpenStack Essex RC1 release and the maas package, used for better machine deployment orchestration.

What's new in Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2? Well, the second Beta version of Kubuntu 12.04 LTS is build on top of the newly released KDE Software Compilation 4.8.1. Also, the first tech previews of Kubuntu Active were made available for download (see download links at the end of the article).

Kubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1

What's new in Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2? Well, the second Beta version of Xubuntu 12.04 LTS is still built on top of the lightweight Xfce 4.8 desktop environment, and the i386 ISO image uses a non-PAE kernel to support even more low-end machines. Moreover, xfce4-mixer has been replaced with Pavucontrol.

Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2

What's new in Lubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2? No changes were reported for the second Beta release of Lubuntu 12.04 LTS since the first Beta version, except minor fixes and some updated packages.

Lubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2

On April 26th, 2012, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) will become the sixteenth release of the Ubuntu operating system. See you again in one month, on April 26th, to celebrate the final release of the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system!

The Precise Pangolin Release Schedule:

December 1st, 2011 - Alpha 1 release February 2nd, 2012 - Alpha 2 release March 1st, 2012 - Beta 1 release March 29th, 2012 - Beta 2 release April 26th, 2012 - Final release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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Remember that this is a beta release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only. Please report bugs to the Ubuntu Bug Tracker.

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Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 2 Release

Second Beta of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is available for download!