Saturday, April 28, 2012
27th April Marked the release date of latest UBUNTU,12.04.Codenamed as Precise Pangolin,its an another LTS version of ubuntu.It brings Unity and its file searching tool HUD to enterprise users as a part of the long-term support.Canonical will offer security updates till 2017.
Diving into the the new os the screen which we see immediately after installation is a clear indicator that "There's a significant set of aesthetic changes for users, and ultimately beauty is a feature," says Steve George, head of communications at Canonical, told ZDNet. "Users enjoy their environments more when they look beautiful and modern." That said, it's also true that Unity continues to seriously divide loyal followers and this latest release is unlikely to be any different despite some major improvements.
It's an important change as well, since this being the first long-term release (LTS) to feature both the Unity interface now at version 5.10 as well as the heads-up display (HUD), the new context-sensitive searching tool which enables users to control programs by typing commands, as opposed to the more traditional method using a menu.
This release marks the first time Ubuntu has offered a uniform five year policy for all LTS releases.And those wanting a more leeching experience can opt to upgrade to the next release in October, codenamed Quantal Quetzal.
Users can now customize the icon size in the left-hand bar int the Appearance settings. The Workspace and Bin icons now exhibit a new 'Chamelonic Behaviour' which tints themselves to the background color, similar to the aero effect. Also making debut entry is the new video lense for the dash, which enables searching video content online with likes from YouTube as well as local video files also.
Other than the conclusive visual changes, the kernel has been upgraded to version 3.2 which offers better performance stability as well as the new Metal-as-a-Service(MaaS), a provisioning tool which according to Canonical "brings the cloud experience to traditional hardware", this automates the installation of scale-out software like OpenStack onto physical nodes.
For online tour of Ubuntu 12.04 click here.
