Ubuntu 12.04 Review

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, after the release in April 2012, now it ready to be downloaded and try it in our desktop. With several features it not forgot to be added on it, for this LTS version, ubuntu give warranty in the term of support for next 5 years, this warranty given either for desktop version and server version

SEVERAL EDITION OF UBUNTU 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04 comes in several edition, such ubuntu server, ubuntu desktop, ubuntu netboot, ubuntu cloud server, ubuntu studio, ubuntu core, edubuntu, xubuntu, kubuntu, mythbuntu and lubuntu.

Using Linux kernel 3.2 and GNOME 3.4 desktop, Precise Pangoling is still using Unity for it interface. However, with the several features which getting developed, ubuntu 12.04 hopes that it will be able to produce a better performance than it predecessor.

• The enhanced of desktop. Though still using unity but this time the interface has been added with several improvementntuk
  
• For customizing unity will be more facilitated in launcher setting by the interface which feel more user friendly
  
• Rhytmbox was brought in ubuntu 12.04 in order to enhanced Banshee as default musik player.
  
• There are new wallpaper with 14 wallpapers designed by popular photographer.
  
• Ubuntu 12.04 using browser and e-mail client from newest Mozilla version, Firefox 11 and Thunderbird 11.0
  
• Head-Up Display will try to offers new feel in searching and accessing application on desktop more faster
• Login screen now is supported by LightDM engine so the interface of login page now available to using image from wallpaper gallery
• Ubuntu one now is already integrated with Proxy feature and new Control Panel
• The HUD, this feature has a simple function, just by press and hold "Alt" and then looking for anything that we've found inside "File, Edit, View" bar. But the deficiency is we have to know the name of previous function. That's why there is still "Global Menu". "File, Edit etc" bar in top of the screen will still be there when we swing our cursor on it
• The Software Center, as we know that Ubuntu Linux has its own system where the developer can upload and maintain software from many channels. We can add or remove channels in order to install new software which it is not available in default, or just to keep application up to date. When we run update system, whole system and all application in this channel will be automatically updated.

Canonical as the official developer presents OS package which has a small size and can be burn in a CD, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS of desktop version and server ( either 32 bit or 64 bit) has only 700MB of size. Beside those applications above used in Ubuntu 12.04. generally is same with Ubuntu 11.10

If you want to try it, you can visit this link:

PC (Intel x86) desktop CD (for all PC based on Microsoft Windows)
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64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop CD
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64-bit Mac (AMD64) desktop CD
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Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) desktop CD
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