Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 1 Released

Posted by Michael Larabel on December 02, 2011

The first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" is now available.

To download this first development release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or to find out about the early changes implemented thus far, see the Ubuntu mailing list announcement.

See the many Ubuntu 12.04 LTS articles for information on the upcoming features for this next major Ubuntu Linux release that's set to be introduced in April of 2012.

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