Precise Pangolin Beta 1 was released on 1st March. So whats new the first beta of the upcoming LTS release? If you have read my Ubuntu 12.04 updates
here and
here, then there are no new updates.
To sum up, beta 1 includes the new HUD or Heads Up Display, a new Qt based Ubuntu One launcher, new privacy options, added icons, video lens, new GUI for crash reporting, chameleon Dash qucklist and recommendations for Ubuntu Software Centre.
The LTS alpha and beta builds have been exceptionally stable and I have been using this as my main system since alpha 2.
I have included a screenshot tour to save you all some reading time. 🙂
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| The new chameleon Dash quicklist |
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| New Orange coloured volume indicator |
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| New power setting graph showing remaining battery power |
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| New power setting graph showing time for battery until charged |
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| New Privacy Option and icons for Personal, Hardware and System sections |
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| Options to autohide launcher and reveal location |
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| Privacy options |
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| Qt based Ubuntu One dashboard |
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| The controversial HUD menu where you can type to search menu items |
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| New GUI for informing crash and also a new GUI for Apport |
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| New Recommendations option for Ubuntu Software Centre |
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| The new video lens which searches videos from BBC, youtube and local folders |
You can download the beta 1 release from
here.
Please note: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Beta 1 is a pre-release build of Ubuntu and is not recommended for install on production systems.
Precise Pangolin Beta 1 was released on 1st March. So whats new the first beta of the upcoming LTS release? If you have read my Ubuntu 12.04 updates here and here, then there are no new updates. 
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