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Kate Stewart | 26 Apr 14:04
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Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) released!

"Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and 
precision are essential for starting points."   - Percival Lowell

The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 
(Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 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 a few new features and improving 
quality control.

To be a bit more precise about what we're releasing today...
There are 54 product images and 2 cloud images being shipped with 
this 12.04 LTS release,  with translations available in 41 languages.  
The Ubuntu project's 12.04 archive currently has 39,226 binary packages 
in it, built from 19,179 source packages, so lots of good starting points 
for your imagination!   

For PC users, Ubuntu 12.04 supports laptops, desktops, and netbooks  
with a unified look and feel based on an updated version of the desktop 
shell called "Unity", which introduces "Head-Up Display" search capabilities.  
Finding and installing software using the Ubuntu Software Centre is 
now easier thanks to improvements in speed, search and usability. 

Ubuntu Server 12.04 has made it much easier to provision, deploy, 
host, manage, and orchestrate enterprise data centre infrastructure
services with the introduction of new technologies such as "Metal as
a Service" (MAAS), the Juju Charm Store, and the latest OpenStack version, 
codenamed Essex.  These technologies further position Ubuntu Server
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Kate Stewart | 10 Apr 17:39
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Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) end-of-life reached on April 10, 2012

This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 10.10
(Maverick Meerkat) formally ends on April 10, 2012 and Ubuntu Security Notices
no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 10.10.  

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 10.10 is via Ubuntu 11.04
(Natty Narwhal).  Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NattyUpgrades.  Note that upgrades
to version 11.04 and beyond are only supported in multiple steps, via
an upgrade first to 11.04, then to 11.10. Both Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10
continue to be actively supported with security updates and select
high-impact bug fixes. All announcements of official security
updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce
mailing list, information about which may be found at
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce. 

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most
highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,
schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open
Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to
customize or alter their software in order to meet their needs. 

Kate Stewart
Ubuntu Release Manager
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Kate Stewart | 29 Mar 23:02
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 2 Released.

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu
12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 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 a few new features but mostly
fixing bugs.

With Ubuntu 12.04,  Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Mythbuntu and 
Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 2 status today.

Ubuntu Changes
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Some of the key new features available since Beta 1 are:

 * A new Ubuntu kernel (3.2.0-20.33) which is base on the v3.2.12
   upstream Linux kernel.  Changes to the default kernel flavours 
   have been made for 12.04 LTS.

 * Updates to our new way to quickly search and access any desktop 
   application's and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be 
   accessed by taping the Alt key and entering characters.

 * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5.1. 

 * Ubuntu One has a new control panel to provides an installer, 
   setup wizard, ability to add/remove folders to sync, and more
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Kate Stewart | 1 Mar 23:21
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 1 Released.

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu
12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Precise Pangolin", 12.04 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 throughout this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.

This release introduces a new set of images for the ARMv7 "hard float"
ABI, denoted as armhf.  There are still some armel images around, as
we finish the migration, but 12.04 for ARM will be based on armhf.

The technology that allows GPUs to go into a very low power consumption 
state when the GPU is idle (RC6) is now enabled by default for 
Sandy Bridge systems, which should result in considerable power savings 
when this stage is activated.

The CD image size has been adjusted to 703MB to squeeze in every
bit of package goodness we can on the installation CD images.

With Ubuntu 12.04,  Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and 
Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today.

Ubuntu Changes
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Some of the new features now available are:

 * A new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's 
   and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the
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Kate Stewart | 16 Feb 23:23
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Ubuntu 10.04.4 (Lucid Lynx) LTS released!

"Dear Lucid, Our Time Is Right Now"  - Evans Blue

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS,
the fourth maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release.  This
release includes updated server, desktop, alternate installation CDs 
and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.

The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 10.04.4.
This release includes updated images for the desktop and alternate
installation CDs and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.    

This is the last planned maintenance release for the 10.04 LTS series.  
Future security updates and bug fixes will be individually downloadable 
from the Ubuntu archive in the same way as before, but no further 
updates to installation media will be provided for 10.04 LTS.  The next 
LTS release, 12.04 LTS, will be released in April 2012.  We recommend 
that users installing Ubuntu after April install the latest LTS release.

To Get Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
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To download Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS visit:

desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
server:  http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/download

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004
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Kate Stewart | 28 Oct 23:31
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End of support for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Netbook and ARM - 2011/10/29

Ubuntu announced the 10.04 Netbook Edition and Ubuntu for ARM products
18 months ago, on April 29, 2010.   At that time, Ubuntu committed to
ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months for these
specific products. 

This support period is now ending, and on October 29, 2011 the 10.04
Netbook Edition and Ubuntu for ARM products will no longer be supported.
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop and Server products continue to be supported.

The upgrade path from Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook and ARM is to Ubuntu 10.10.
Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MaverickUpgrades.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for Desktop and Server products continues to be
actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug
fixes. All announcements of official security updates for Ubuntu
releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list,
information about which may be found at
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce.

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most
highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,
schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open
Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to
customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.

Kate Stewart,
Ubuntu Release Manager
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Kate Stewart | 13 Oct 15:15
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Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) released!!


"There is nothing like a dream to create the future." - Victor Hugo

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10, code-named
"Oneiric Ocelot". 11.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of
integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies 
into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

For PC users, Ubuntu 11.10 supports laptops, desktops and netbooks 
with a unified look and feel based on an updated version of the 
desktop shell called "Unity", which introduces specialized "Lenses".
Finding and installing software using the Ubuntu Software Centre is 
now easier thanks to improvements in speed, search functionality
enhancements, and usability improvements. Aside from updates 
on the performance side, it's also more aesthetically appealing.

Ubuntu Server 11.10 has made it much easier to provision, deploy, 
host, manage, and orchestrate enterprise data centre infrastructure
services with the introduction of "Orchestra".  The Juju technical
preview allows service developers to describe the deployment and 
scaling requirements of their applications, in order to simplify 
and enhance the dialogue between developers and operations teams.
For those working on the ARM architecture, a technical preview is 
also provided for the ARM server.

Read more about the new features of Ubuntu 11.10 in the following 
press releases:

   http://www.canonical.com/content/transforming-home-pc-ubuntu-1110 
   http://www.canonical.com/content/client-cloud-ubuntu-1110-sets-pace-business-it
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Kate Stewart | 23 Sep 00:50
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Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released.


The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2.   

Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", 11.10 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 fixing bugs and introducing a couple of new
features as we polish up for the release.

Ubuntu Changes since Beta 1
---------------------------

Some of the new features now available are:

A new set of community supported ARM architecture images will be
available between now and the release.   The armel+ac100 for the Toshiba
ac100 netbook is available for download now, and armel+mx5 targeted at
the Freescale i.MX53 Quick Start development board will be available in
one of the upcoming dailies.

GNOME got updated to current unstable version (3.1.92) on its way to
GNOME 3.2 

OneConf has now been integrated into the Ubuntu Software Center to help
keep your installed applications in sync between computers. 

And we continue to improve the underlying infrastructure: 

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 improves support for installing 32-bit library and
application packages on 64-bit systems
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Kate Stewart | 1 Sep 23:29
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Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 (Oneiric Ocelot) Released.


The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1.   

Codenamed "Oneiric Ocelot", 11.10 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.

This release introduces a new set images called Ubuntu Core. These
include a minimal software and are can be used as the basis for
customized Ubuntu distributions and products.

The DVD images have been slimmed down to 1.5GB, retaining a complete
set of language packs, for faster downloading and use on USB drives.

With Ubuntu 11.10, we also welcome a new Ubuntu family member, Lubuntu!
Lubuntu, together with Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, 
and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today.

Ubuntu Changes
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Some of the new features now available are:

DVD images have been revised into extended desktop images with
additional language support and a few extra applications, and thereby
reduced to a more manageable size of around 1.5 GB.

"Lenses" (formerly "Places") now integrate multiple sources and advanced
filtering like ratings, range, categories.
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Kate Stewart | 21 Jul 21:31
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Ubuntu 10.04.3 (Lucid Lynx) LTS released!

"Be brief, be pointed, let your matter stand lucid in order, solid and
at hand; spend not your words on trifles but condense; strike with the 
mass of thought, not drops of sense;  press to the close with vigor, 
once begun, and leave - how hard the task" - Joseph Story

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS,
the third maintenance update to Ubuntu's 10.04 LTS release.  This
release includes updated server, desktop, alternate installation CDs 
and DVDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.

The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 10.04.3.
This release includes updated images for the desktop and alternate
installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures.    

Numerous updates have been integrated, and updated installation
media have been provided so that fewer updates will need to be
downloaded after installation. These include security updates 
and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on 
maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

To Get Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
-------------------------

To download Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS visit:

desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
server:  http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/download

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:
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Matt Zimmerman | 1 Jun 22:12
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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) End of Life

"Time brings all things to pass." - Aeschylus 

Ubuntu announced its 6.06 Server release 5 years ago, on June 1,
2006.  For the LTS Server releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing
security and critical fixes for a period of 5 years. The maintenance
period has now ended for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server.  

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS was a major milestone for the Ubuntu project, being the
first long-term release.  Its retirement evokes memories of Ubuntu as a
younger project, and reminds us of all that we've accomplished together in
the five years since we released the "Dapper Drake".

Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

= Upgrade instructions for users of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS =

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server is via 
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server.  Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may 
be found at  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades. 
For further Ubuntu support, including commercial support options, see
http://www.ubuntu.com/support.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server continues to be actively supported with 
security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. All announcements 
of official security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to 
the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which 
may be found at
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce.

= About Ubuntu =
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