Lubuntu 12.04 is released

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

>
> PLEASE remember that if you already have Lubuntu 12.04 beta or RC
> installed, then you don't really have to download the new ISO and go
> through the long process yet again (download, check MD5SUM, etc etc) ...
> you can just:
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> Enjoy :D
>
> P.S.
> The ubuntu-server is already buckling under the strain. Can I ask that
> anyone who can torrent to please do? thank you!
>

I have posted the above note on ALL the 4 links (official places) that I
mentioned before.

If there is anything you need me to do, let me know as I'm free now!

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> the ubuntu-server is already buckling under the strain. Can I ask that
> anyone who can torrent to please do. If you need a full iso from the server
> because you cannot use torrent, you may well be better off using the
> secondary server. I'm not sure what the hit rate is on it at the moment,
> I'll go see how it is bearing up shortly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 26 April 2012 17:56, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/Lubuntu.Official.Page - updated
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106362800741775815583/ - updated
>>
>>  Ubuntu Forum - Lost -
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11875060&postcount=470 - Updated
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/lubuntu.official/* *- Updated by Phill
>>
>> Thank you for the GREAT and AMAZING Job everyone and Congratulation :)
>>
>> Phill is working on the Wiki right now so no interruption, please :)
>>
>>
>> HOOHAA!
>> Lubuntu ROCKS!
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Julien Lavergne <gilir at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Lubuntu 12.04 is now available :
>>>
>>>  * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.04/release/
>>>
>>> == What is Lubuntu ? ==
>>>
>>> Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu based on the Lightweight X11 Desktop
>>> Environment (LXDE), as its default GUI.  The goal is to provide a very
>>> lightweight distribution, with all the advantages of the Ubuntu world
>>> (repositories, support, etc.). Lubuntu is targeted at "normal" PC and
>>> laptop users running on low-spec hardware. Such users may not know how
>>> to use command line tools, and in most cases they just don't have enough
>>> resources for all the bells and whistles of the "full-featured"
>>> mainstream distributions.
>>>
>>> With many LXDE components, Lubuntu also uses well-known applications,
>>> such as Chromium, Openbox, Pidgin, to name a few. The Lubuntu project
>>> wiki contains more information on the project and the applications used
>>> available.
>>>
>>> Unlike Ubuntu, Lubuntu 12.04 is not a LTS, this version will be
>>> supported for 18 months. However, a lot of work has been done to improve
>>> the stability of the system.
>>>
>>> == Features ==
>>>
>>>  * Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment.
>>>  * Pcmanfm 0.9.10, a fast and lightweight files manager using gio/gvfs.
>>>  * Openbox, the fast and extensible, default windows-manager of LXDE.
>>>  * Lightdm, using the simple GTK greeter
>>>  * Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome.
>>>  * ... and, of course, based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
>>>
>>> See the complete list of applications on
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Applications
>>>
>>>
>>> == Improvements since Lubuntu 11.10 ==
>>>  * A new software-center, optimized to be lightweight, for easy
>>> installation and removal of applications from your system.
>>>  * New theme is used, and each previous themes are available in the
>>> repositories.
>>>  * Lightdm is used as the display manager with the default gtk greeter.
>>>  * Blueman is now used instead of gnome-bluetooth for managing bluetooth
>>> devices.
>>>  * A lot of bug fixes, especially on the panel and the file manager.
>>>
>>> == Releases notes and known issues ==
>>> The release notes, with a list of known problems are available on
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu
>>>
>>>
>>> == Reporting bugs ==
>>> You can find information on how to report a bug on this wiki page :
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs
>>>
>>> == Thanks ==
>>>
>>> A big thank to everyone involving in the development of this new great
>>> release : LXDE developers, Ubuntu developers, ISO testers, artwork and
>>> design people, social-network & blog writers, support & IRC keepers ...
>>> It's another success of a great team work :-)
>>>
>>> == Links ==
>>>
>>>  * Website : http://lubuntu.net/
>>>  * Documentation : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu
>>>  * LXDE website : http://lxde.org/
>>>  * Announcement: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Announcement/12.04
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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