LXer: Ubuntu 12.10 Released, attacking Windows 8

LXer · 10-19-2012, 02:10 AM

Published at LXer:

Above the download button, a slogan appears urging the users to install Ubuntu 12.10 instead of Microsoft Windows 8, not because of Ubuntu’s superiority but just to avoid the drama of Metro UI. In a matter of fact, it says “Avoid the pain of Windows 8. The all-new Ubuntu 12.10 is out now“.

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cascade9 · 10-19-2012, 03:30 AM

Avoid the pain of canoncial OSes with unity.

BTW, canonical is, as usual, making stupid mistakes.

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Ubuntu 12.10 will be supported for two years and includes cutting-edge new features that make your music, videos, documents and apps much easier to access.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

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Version
Ubuntu 12.10

Code name
Quantal Quetzal

Release date
October 2012

End of life date
April 2014

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Poor communication between the marketoids and the wiki maintainers?