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EDLIU
March 9th, 2012, 05:44 AM
Hi,

When will Ubentu 12.04 be officially released?

I need to know to decide when I will be able to install Ubentu 12.04 on my computers.

Thanks.

Ed

critin
March 9th, 2012, 07:22 AM
Precise will be released in April 2012, Not sure which day.

jerrrys
March 9th, 2012, 02:01 PM
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseSchedule

pavi_elex
March 9th, 2012, 04:09 PM
12.04
12 means - 2012
04 means - 4th month - that is april
April-2012

cespinal
March 9th, 2012, 04:16 PM
28th oh april

haqking
March 9th, 2012, 04:17 PM
28th oh april

26th april https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseSchedule

AlmightyMokona
March 10th, 2012, 05:28 AM
also i think you can try out the beta release right now if you want

critin
March 10th, 2012, 06:05 AM
Yep, and it works good for me already. Easier than Oneiric.

EDLIU
March 10th, 2012, 09:15 AM
Hi,

What's a "beta release"?

Should I install ubuntu 11.10 or ubuntu 12.04 beta? What's the differences between the two?

Thanks.

Ed

haqking
March 10th, 2012, 09:21 AM
Hi,

What's a "beta release"?

Should I install ubuntu 11.04 or ubuntu 12.04 beta? What's the differences between the two?

Thanks.

Ed

A beta is software feature complete but often buggy and released for testing after the Alpha releases, it is fully functional but not perfect or stable (though may be depending on your experience) and it is released so they can get feedback on bugs before final release.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle

Mark Phelps
March 12th, 2012, 01:13 PM
The Release Notes for the current 12.04 Beta indicate that it has "issues" and should only be used by Developers and Testers. If you're not one of those, then you should avoid it until it reaches a more final state.

TBABill
March 12th, 2012, 02:09 PM
+1

Running a beta of anything means you are willing to accept the risk inherent in unfinished software. You'll find with ubuntu that even when a release is made, it is still normally pretty buggy and within a month or two a lot of the bugs are squashed, or at least the biggest hitters are. 10.04 was somewhat buggy when it released, but is now incredibly stable. 12.04 will be the same, especially with Unity in such heavy development. Unless you are skilled enough to handle issues as they arise, avoiding betas (or alphas) is probably best.

12.04 is fairly stable for many users, but that in no way implies it will be on your hardware.