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Ubuntu 12 04 LTS Gets the Official Code Name!

Ubuntu 12 04 LTS Gets the Official Code Name!

As most knows, with almost all the other GNU/Linux distributions (or other major software projects in general), Ubuntu also assign a code name every time they release a new version of their operating system. The current version number is 11.04 has the code name of "Natty Narwhal" and the upcoming 11.10 is called "oneiric ocelot".

Im not a marketer thus have very little knowledge about how or why code names are used... but I guess it has something to do with branding. Anyhow, few hours ago, Mark Shuttleworth announced (the founder of Ubuntu OS) the official name for the upcoming 12.04 which will be released in 2012 April (if everything goes according to plan) and itll be called, Precise Pangolin!.

As always, Mark had something interesting to say about the name (or the creature behind the name actually)...

"Now, I�ve recently spent a few hours tracking a pangolin through the Kalahari. I can vouch for their precision � there wasn�t an ant hill in the valley that he missed. Their scales are a wonder of detail and quite the fashion statement. I can also vouch for their toughness; pangolin�s regularly survive encounters with lions..."

Anyway, the 12.04 release has another importance also since its the "Long Term Support" (a.k.a LTS) which is for those who just cant stand for having to update their OS once every 6 months. So, once every 2 years a LTS version is released which carries no particular differences in packages but will be supported by Ubuntu (updates, bug fixes, etc) up to 3 years for the desktop edition and 5 years for the Ubuntu Sever Edition.

And in somewhat a recent interview, Mark said that they "might" replace Firefox with Google Chrome which could have happened with the 12.04 version but since its the LTS version ... it wont. But it could be something thatll take place in the 12.10, perhaps.

Anyhow if youre wondering about the official code name for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 (both LTS and the standard versions)... then its Precise Pangolin and its all about surviving the "lion"!. 

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