Updates the Precise Pangolin with latest security patches and improvements

Aug 24, 2012 04:48 GMT  ·  By

Dear Ubuntu 12.04 LTS users, Canonical proudly announced a few hours ago, August 23rd, the first maintenance release for the long term supported Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system.

The Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS release brings to its dedicated users a lot of security updates and corrections, all with a single goal: to keep Ubuntu 12.04 LTS a stable and reliable Linux distribution.

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Precise Pangolin) adds support for the Calxeda ECX-1000 SoC family, GNOME 3.4.2, LibreOffice 3.5.4, Nautilus quicklist support in Unity launcher, Remmina replaced Vinagre, GCC 4.6.3, Upstart 1.5, Python 2.7.3/3.2.3, OpenJDK 6b24, and IcedTea Java plugin has been removed.

For more details about the changes incorporated in this release, you can check out the official changelog, where you'll find a complete list of security updates, bug fixes and improvements for the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system.

For those wondering, if your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installation is up-to-date, there's no need to download the ISO images and reinstall the distribution.

Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) is a Long Term Support (LTS) distribution, supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until 2017.

The next maintenance version for the Precise Pangolin operating system is Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS and it will be released on January 31st, 2013.

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