The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.

As with 12.04.4, 12.04.5 contains an updated kernel and X stack for new installations on x86 architectures.

As usual, this point release includes many updates, and updated installation media has 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 12.04 LTS.

Kubuntu 12.04.5 LTS, Edubuntu 12.04.5 LTS, and Ubuntu Studio 12.04.5 LTS are also now available. For some of these, more details can be found in their announcements:

Kubuntu: http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-12.04.5

Edubuntu: http://www.edubuntu.org/news/12.04.5-release

Ubuntu Studio:http://ubuntustudio.org/2014/08/ubuntu-studio-12-04-5-point-release

To get Ubuntu 12.04.5

In order to download Ubuntu 12.04.5, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/download

It may take a little while before the 12.04.5 images show up at the link above, if they aren’t there yet, you can also download them directly from the URL below or from a nearby mirror:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04.5/

Users of Ubuntu 10.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 12.04.5 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseUpgrades

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.

We recommend that all users read the 12.04.5 release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release itself. They are available at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren’t sure, you can try asking in any of the following places:

#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net

http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users

http://www.ubuntuforums.org

http://askubuntu.com

Help Shape Ubuntu

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/get-involved

About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, clouds 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 services including support are available from Canonical and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about support, visit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/support

More Information

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http://www.ubuntu.com/

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Originally posted to the ubuntu-announce mailing list on Fri Aug 8 00:06:15 UTC 2014 by Stéphane Graber