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The latest version of Ubuntu, 12.04 Precise Pangolin, has just been released. This is a Long Term Support release, which will be supported for 5 years on both the desktop and the server. You can read the official release announcement here:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2012-April/000159.html


If you are used to using some Torrent client, it is recommended that you download Ubuntu 12.04 through a Torrent - particularly in the first days after the release! This would help decreasing the server load, your download might/will be faster than from a regular mirror and your download will be automatically checked for any possible corruption during download.

You'll find both the regular ISO files and the corresponding Torrent files for the various image versions here:

• http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/

You can try out Ubuntu from a Live CD/USB without making any changes to your running system before you decide to actually install it, just to make sure that all of your hardware works as expected with this new version. For instructions, please take a look here:

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

If you want to upgrade from a previous version of Ubuntu to 12.04, please take a look at this post:

• http://www.tuxgarage.com/2012/04/how-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-precise.html

Those who installed Ubuntu 12.04 during the development phase just need to install the available updates via the Update Manager and they would be automatically updated to the final release.

For an overview of Ubuntu 12.04 features, as well as several tips on how to tweak it to better suit your needs, please take a look at these recent posts:

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin Review
• Things to do after installing Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

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