Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 Screenshot Tour

Canonical has launched on September 27th the second and final beta for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) operating system.

Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 (Quantal Quetzal) integrates a number of bold updates done by Canonical. We're gotten used to receive stable versions and older kernels, but this time there are some major differences.

The most important change is the addition of 3.5.0-15.23 Ubuntu Linux kernel that is based version 3.5.4 upstream Linux kernel.

Other changes include a new Unity version, 6.6, which brings new default applications in the launcher (the infamous Amazon), a new shopping lens, improvements to dash, and a few others.

You can check out the official announcement if you want to get more details. If you want to get a glimpse of 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 Ubuntu 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.