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[James Gifford <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been rocking Precise for the past month or so, its pretty slick
overall. The HUD is *really* nice, but the way they broke a lot of the
window management keyboard shortcuts i've been used to for years made
me sad.

Cheers,
James Gifford



On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 20:20, Stephen Michael Kellat
<skellat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Has anybody across the state gotten their feet wet with Precise
> Pangolin?  We just got the BeagleBoard-xM running under Xubuntu Oneiric
> and will be talking about that in the next Burning Circle.  It took me a
> while to get it running Oneiric so I am not quite ready to try Pangolin
> with it.  Then again, purchasing another microSD card would let me
> preserve my Oneiric install and try Pangolin... :-)
>
> Beyond that, what else is happening across the LoCo?
>
> SMK
>
>
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Kate Stewart" <kate.stewart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ubuntu-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ubuntu-devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> ubuntu-release@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:21:43 -0600
> Subject: 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
> --------------
>
> 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
>   Alt key and entering characters.
>
>  * Unity setting can now be configured by the System Setting panel, and
>   Nautilus support has been added to the Unity launcher.
>
>  * Support for ClickPad devices has been enhanced an now when a button
>   is pressed on the trackpad surface, a second finger may be used to
>   drag the cursor.
>
>  * The default music player has been switched to Rhythmbox, which again
>   includes the UbuntuOne music store.
>
>  * LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5 beta 2. Please report any
>   regressions that you notice.
>
>  * When installing packages through the software center, the
>  corresponding
>   language support packages are now installed automatically as well.
>
> Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ for details.
>
>
> Ubuntu Server and Cloud Images
> ------------------------------
>
>  * Improvements to OpenStack, LXC, and server provisioning have been
>   included.
>
>  * The identity service (Keystone) used by OpenStack for authentication
>  (authN)
>   and high-level authorization (authZ) was updated to Keystone-light
>   (redux branch).
>
>
> Ubuntu Core
> -----------
>
> Ubuntu Core is a minimal rootfs for use in the creation of custom
> images,
> and now includes ARM hard float (armhf) images.   Developers can use
> Ubuntu Core as the basis for their application demonstrations,
> constrained
> environment deployments, device support packages, and other goals.
>
>
> Kubuntu
> -------
>
> Kubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 has updated KDE's plasma and applications to 4.8.
> In
> addition other significant changes include:
>
>  * Telepathy-KDE brings improved instant messaging to Kubuntu, offering
>   easy chat capabilities on Facebook, MSN, GMail and many other
>   services.
>
>  * Amarok 2.5 has added an MP3 shop and integration with GPodder, an
>   online personal podcast archive.
>
>  * The Calligra office and creativity suite is now available,
>   featuring Krita the world's best painting app and top MS Office file
>   importers.
>
> Please see https://wiki.kubuntu.org/PrecisePangolin/Beta1/Kubuntu for
> details.
>
>
> Edubuntu
> --------
>
> Edubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now ships the newest upstream version of LTSP 5.3,
> offering improved support for fat clients and other improvements.  Other
> significant changes include:
>
>  * Epoptes, the new classroom management software, has an updated
>   user interface.
>
>  * The Ubiquity slideshow has been updated.
>
>  * pastebinit and vim are now both installed by default.
>
> For more details on what has changed in Edubuntu 12.04, please refer to
> http://www.edubuntu.org.
>
>
> Xubuntu
> -------
>
> Xubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 now uses the new Ubiquity installer.
> Other significant changes include:
>
>  * Alacarte is available by default, and will show all Xfce-related menu
>   items on Xubuntu as well.
>
>  * New wallpaper and other tweaks and improvements to the
>   looks of Xubuntu are in, including lots of GTK3 fixes for the
>   Greybird theme.
>
> For more information about the changes in Xubuntu 12.04, please
> go to http://xubuntu.org/.
>
> Lubuntu
> -------
>
> Lubuntu 12.04 now uses Lightdm as the display manager with the
> default gtk greeter.  A new software-center optimized for
> Lubuntu is now available by default as well.
>
> For more information about the changes in Lubuntu 12.04,
> please go to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu.
>
>
> Ubuntu Studio
> -------------
>
> Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Beta 1 ships a live DVD for the first time,
> and is properly configured for the lightdm greeter.  The XFCE
> transition is now almost complete, and there is an updated
> application set for typical desktop tasks (i.e. text editor,
> movie player, etc)
>
>
> Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/precise/beta1 for more details
> on the above products.
>
>
> About Ubuntu
> ------------
>
> Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and
> servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases.  A
> tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and
> an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
>
> Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and
> hundreds of other companies around the world.  For more information
> about support, visit http://www.ubuntu.com/support.
>
> If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
> you can participate at:  http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate.
>
> Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to
> improve this and future releases of Ubuntu.   Instructions can be
> found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.
>
>
> To Get Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1
> --------------------------
>
> To upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 from Ubuntu 11.10, follow
> these instructions:
>
>  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades
>
> Or, download Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 images from a location near you:
>
>  http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/download (Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server).
>
> In addition they can be found at the following links:
>
>  http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server)
>  http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Ubuntu Cloud Images)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Ubuntu DVD, preinstalled ARM images, source)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/12.04/beta-1/
>  (Ubuntu Core)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Kubuntu)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Xubuntu)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Edubuntu)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Ubuntu Studio)
>  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/precise/beta-1/
>  (Lubuntu)
>
>
> The final version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is expected to be released
> on April 26, 2012.
>
>
> More Information
> ----------------
>
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