The application, often listed amongst the best free applications available on Windows and OS X, launched on Linux last month. The installation procedure left more than a little to be desired, so the availability of the app in the Software Centre will be welcomed by a great many.
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that the codename for Ubuntu 12.04 will be ‘Precise Pangolin‘.
Bad luck Paranoid Pigeons of the world.
So why “Precise” and why a “Pangolin”? Mark writes: -
“12.04 is an LTS. So we want it to be tough and long-lasting, reliable, solid as a rock and well defended. It’s also going to be the face of Ubuntu for large deployments for a long time, so we want it to have no loose ends, we want it to be coherent, neat.
“We’ve told the story of the cloud in previous releases, and that comes to fruition in 12.04 with the first LTS that supports both the cloud guest, and cloud infrastructure, across ARM and x86 architectures. We’ve also told the story of Unity in previous releases, and that comes to fruition in a fast, lean interface that works well across clients both thick and thin. 12.04 is going to be a lot more than all that, but for the full reveal, you’ll need to wait till UDS! Nevertheless, we can take reliability, precision, and polish as a given.
Balancing all of those options, I think we have just the right mix in our designated mascot for 12.04 LTS. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Precise Pangolin.”
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is due for release in April 2012.
A pangolin is a scaly, nocturnal, insect-eating mammal with a long snout and a very cute face: -
There are many common ways to install and run Ubuntu. You can run Ubuntu:
in addition to another operating system (dual booting).
within your existing operating system (virtualization). See VirtualMachines for installation options in a virtual environment.
from your USB drive (on computers from 2004 and younger, roughly).
in addition to Windows, using Window's Boot Manager, via the Wubi installation
NOTE: Prior to installing Ubuntu in a dual boot, it is recommended that you back up your computer. If things go wrong there are a number of options to get help listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/support
Ubuntu can be installed with the graphical CD. Make sure that your computer is set to boot from a CD before a hard drive.
Start or restart your computer. The Language screen appears. If you reboot your computer and do not see the language selection screen (seen below without the option to try without installing), please refer to BootFromCD.
Select your desired language and click Install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The Where are you? window appears.
Select the location closest to your location and click Forward. The Keyboard layout window appears.
If the Suggested option is not correct, select the correct keyboard layout. Click Forward. The Allocate drive space window appears.
If you want to install Ubuntu over your entire hard drive, then Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu and select the hard drive that you want to install Ubuntu.
Click Forward.
WARNING: Installing Ubuntu on your entire hard disk will erase all data that is currently on the drive.
OR
If you want to install Ubuntu on a single partition Dual Booting, Select Guided – resize. In the New partition size area, drag the area between the two partitions to create your desired partition sizes. Click Forward.
The Who are you? window appears.
Enter the requested information, and click Forward. The Ready to install window appears.
Verify that the language, layout, location, and personal information are correct and click Install. The installation wizard begins.
When the installation wizard finishes, the Installation complete window appears.
Click Restart now to restart your computer. Ubuntu is now installed.
Troubleshooting
If the install process fails, trying the alternate (text-based) installer is recommended. The screens during installation are in old-school graphics, but the system installed is similar.
The alternate ISO (as well as the regular ones) can be downloaded here.Whether or not you’re a fan of GNOME 3′s default ‘stripy blue’ wallpaper there’s no denying that it is striking.
If you plan on using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 11.10 (it’s just a click away) – or if you’ve made the ultimate sacrifice and have it installed it in 11.04 – the following Ubuntu-flavoured variant of GNOME’s default wallpaper can add some Ubuntu-flavoured purple warmth back to your desktop.
The modded-drape comes courtesy of Felipe Cabargas, who provides four distinct versions in three varying purple hues.
You can grab all of the wallpapers in all their 1920×1200 glory from Felipe’s blog.
Latest in Ubuntu is provided by www.omgubuntu.co.uk
