Final Beta Release Of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Announced

The Ubuntu team has announced the second and final beta of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The developers have updated the kernel to a version based on the Linux 3.2.12 kernel in the second beta. Beta 2 also includes LibreOffice 3.5.1 and the final version of Firefox 11.0. The final version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or "Precise Pangolin" is due for release in April 2012. It will include extended support: three years for desktops and five years for the server version. As a long-term support release, 12.04 is planned to be "tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well defended", said Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. Click here to read the full story