14 DAY TRIAL // Kubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 has been announced on September 27th, along with the other distributions from Canonical. Probably the biggest change to Kubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 is the addition of encrypted and LVM partitioning options.
[admark=1]Kubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal) benefits from KDE Software Compilation 4.9 which adds many new features and fixes.
Also, Kubuntu has received a lot of new applications such as Skanlite for scanning, Kamoso for webcam images, tablet config, GTK config and Print Manager.
Users can now synchronize the Facebook accounts and the Google accounts with Kontact, including appointment, birthdays, and so on.
You can check out the official announcement if you want to get more details. If you want to get a glimpse at the new operating system, check out the gallery below.
The Quantal Quetzal Release Schedule:
June 7th, 2012 - Alpha 1 release
June 28th, 2012 - Alpha 2 release
July 26th, 2012 - Alpha 3 release
September 6th, 2012 - Beta 1 release
September 27th, 2012 - Beta 2 release
October 18th, 2012 - Final release of Kubuntu 12.10
Download Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal).
Download Ubuntu Server 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal). Download Ubuntu Netboot 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal). Download Ubuntu Cloud Server 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal). Download Kubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal). Download Edubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal). Download Lubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal).
Download Ubuntu Studio 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal).
Remember that this is a beta release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only. Please report bugs to the Ubuntu Bug Tracker.
