Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal released

Ubuntu 12.10 finally officially launched on October 18, 2012 and can be downloaded directly via the official website.

Interestingly, the initial display Ubuntu website are the words that could be considered somewhat provakatif the "Avoid the pain of Windows 8".

It seems Canonical as the Ubuntu developers to underline that Ubuntu is an alternative operating system that is right for the less satisfied with Windows 8.


Ubuntu 12.10 that uses the name of Quantal Quetzal is the 17th release of the Ubuntu operating system that will be supported for two years until April 2014. This support applies to desktop and server versions.

For the first time, does not present a version of the Ubuntu Live CD for the smallest size that can be downloaded exceeds the capacity of a CD which is only 700 MB, while the 32-bit desktop version that has the smallest size of 753 MB. Alternate version which is an upgraded version of Ubuntu earlier also eliminated.

Armed with Linux kernel 3.5 and GNOME 3.6 desktop environments with improved appearance Unity, Ubuntu 12.10 also brings a lot of changes, including updates to the application, and some new features.

In addition to Ubuntu Desktop and Server, Quantal Quetzal also present in some editions are officially released Ubuntu Cloud Server, Ubuntu ARM, Ubuntu Netboot, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Studio, Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and Mythbuntu.

You want to try it can download via his official website, Ubuntu.com. For those who have limited internet connection, can get Ubuntu Desktop 12.10 32-bit version InfoKomputer November issue of the magazine next month.

A few hours earlier, Canonical also announced the next version of the Ubuntu 13:04 as Ringtail Raring to be released on 25 April 2013.