"The most important rule is to formulate, clearly and precisely, the goal to be reached, and then to retain it unswervingly in mind throughout all the stages of the execution, which are often long and complex." – Roberto Assagioli
The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Long-Term Support) for Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. The Ubuntu LTS flavors are also being released today.
In the 12.04.1 release, we’ve added support for the Calxeda ECX-1000 SoC family, so businesses can prepare for a datacentre dominated by low-energy, hyperscale servers by testing their workloads on the new hardware now.
The Ubuntu Cloud Archive also makes its debut – essentially an online software repository from which administrators can download the latest versions of OpenStack for use with the latest long-term support (LTS) release of Ubuntu.
Certified 12.04.1 Ubuntu Cloud images are now available on Amazon Web Services and will soon be posted to Windows Azure as well.
This point release has numerous updates integrated, 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 12.04.1 LTS, Edubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS, Mythbuntu 12.04.1 LTS, and Ubuntu Studio 12.04.1 LTS are now available as well. More details can be found in their announcements:
To get Ubuntu 12.04.1
In order to download Ubuntu 12.04.1, visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download
Users of Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 12.04.1 via Update Manager. For further information about upgrading, see:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/upgrade
As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of charge.
We recommend that all users read the 12.04.1 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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes
Find out what’s new in this release with a graphical overview:
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:
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 24 01:09:23 UTC 2012 by Kate Stewart
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