Thread to discuss Ubuntu 12.04, its derivatives and binary compatible (app and repository comptible) distros based on 12.04
http://distrowatch.com/search.php?os...&status=Active
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...il/000159.html
Technical Overview
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePango...Overview/Beta2
Direct Downloads:
32bit Unity/Gnome3
http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releas...sktop-i386.iso
64 bit Unity/Gnome3
http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrents:
32bit Unity/Gnome3
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/re...86.iso.torrent
64 bit Unity/Gnome3
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/re...64.iso.torrent
Xubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/news/12-04-release/
Xubuntu 32 bit Download
Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...sktop-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...86.iso.torrent
Xubuntu 64 bit Download
Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...64.iso.torrent
Mythbuntu (Xubuntu + MythTV preinstalled)
Easy to install MythTV liveCD
Mythbuntu distro ISO's to be LTS only moving forward
http://www.mythbuntu.org/lts
Mythbuntu 12.04 downloads
32 bit
Direct
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mythbuntu/m...sktop-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/...86.iso.torrent
64 bit
Direct
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mythbuntu/m...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/...64.iso.torrent
Ubuntu Studio
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/12.04release_notes
32Bit Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...4-dvd-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...86.iso.torrent
64 bit direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...-dvd-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...64.iso.torrent
XFCE References
http://www.xfce.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce
Commentary on the Unity/Gnome3 desktop UI Controversy
If you've been using the Gnome 2.x desktop up to now (used by default in many common distros prior to mid 2011), I highly recommend switching to the XFCE desktop, used by Xubuntu , Mythbuntu , and now Ubuntu Studio distros. XFCE is built from the same GTK GUI "widget" libraries as Gnome and Lubuntu, so app compatibility and functionality is not an issue. Gnome/XFCE/LXDE are essentially a compatible "family" of desktops due to GTK and associated library commonalities, from most resource intensive to least.
Xubuntu is simply Ubuntu with the Unity desktop and underlying Gnome3 infrastructure replaced by the XFCE desktop. The kernel (low level OS), drivers and app compatibility (.deb software package installers, repositories, UbuntuSoftware Center "App Store" ) are the same, as well as systray apps, annunciators and tweaks similarities to Gnome 2.x.
Later this year (probably Fall timeframe), as Gnome3 and Unity mature, stabilize (debugged) and add more plugins/tweaks, I may play with them to determine their media PC/HTPC suitability for my purposes. Gnome3/Unity may be options for Moms/WAF/noobs and a 10' UI, but time will tell. I may experiment with them on my own (non-technical) family members before I use them on a "production" HTPC.
Just as other distros like Fedora, OpenSuse, Mint and others package their releases with each desktop (Gnome3, KDE4, XFCE, and maybe LXDE and others), so does Ubuntu. The only difference is that the Ubuntu variants give themselves new names Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, etc, whereas the others just keep the same name and call them "XFCE edition", KDE edition", etc. Another difference may be the level of support the distro provider lends the other desktop variants in terms of financial and infrastructure resources.
I may be nitpicking, but issues like this confuse non-technical users, noobs, and affect branding, an important aspect of marketing. IMO, all Ubuntu variants should be branded "Ubuntu" and just call themselves "Ubuntu- XFCE Edition", "KDE Edition", etc. Canonical should be enforcing GUI layout and style/theme conventions across Unity/XFCE/KDE/LXDE editions to reinforce the brand- simple things like using the orange circular Ubuntu logo for the "main"/"start" menu in all editions, and similar layout/design cues to unify all the desktop editions, similar to how Mint's desktops are laid out among its Mate/KDE/XFCE/Mate/Cinnamon editions. If the variant doesn't comply, it doesn't get the "Ubuntu" branding. Driver/app/repository/packaging compatibilty are bare minimums across desktop editions, of course.
My $0.02 anyways.
Thread to discuss Ubuntu 12.04, its derivatives and binary compatible (app and repository comptible) distros based on 12.04
http://distrowatch.com/search.php?os...&status=Active
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...il/000159.html
Technical Overview
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePango...Overview/Beta2
Direct Downloads:
32bit Unity/Gnome3
http://nl.releases.ubuntu.com/releas...sktop-i386.iso
64 bit Unity/Gnome3
http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrents:
32bit Unity/Gnome3
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/re...86.iso.torrent
64 bit Unity/Gnome3
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/re...64.iso.torrent
Xubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/news/12-04-release/
Xubuntu 32 bit Download
Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...sktop-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...86.iso.torrent
Xubuntu 64 bit Download
Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re...64.iso.torrent
Mythbuntu (Xubuntu + MythTV preinstalled)
Easy to install MythTV liveCD
Mythbuntu distro ISO's to be LTS only moving forward
http://www.mythbuntu.org/lts
Mythbuntu 12.04 downloads
32 bit
Direct
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mythbuntu/m...sktop-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/...86.iso.torrent
64 bit
Direct
ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mythbuntu/m...ktop-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/mythbuntu/...64.iso.torrent
Ubuntu Studio
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/12.04release_notes
32Bit Direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...4-dvd-i386.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...86.iso.torrent
64 bit direct
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...-dvd-amd64.iso
Torrent
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustud...64.iso.torrent
XFCE References
http://www.xfce.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce
Commentary on the Unity/Gnome3 desktop UI Controversy
If you've been using the Gnome 2.x desktop up to now (used by default in many common distros prior to mid 2011), I highly recommend switching to the XFCE desktop, used by Xubuntu , Mythbuntu , and now Ubuntu Studio distros. XFCE is built from the same GTK GUI "widget" libraries as Gnome and Lubuntu, so app compatibility and functionality is not an issue. Gnome/XFCE/LXDE are essentially a compatible "family" of desktops due to GTK and associated library commonalities, from most resource intensive to least.
Xubuntu is simply Ubuntu with the Unity desktop and underlying Gnome3 infrastructure replaced by the XFCE desktop. The kernel (low level OS), drivers and app compatibility (.deb software package installers, repositories, UbuntuSoftware Center "App Store" ) are the same, as well as systray apps, annunciators and tweaks similarities to Gnome 2.x.
Later this year (probably Fall timeframe), as Gnome3 and Unity mature, stabilize (debugged) and add more plugins/tweaks, I may play with them to determine their media PC/HTPC suitability for my purposes. Gnome3/Unity may be options for Moms/WAF/noobs and a 10' UI, but time will tell. I may experiment with them on my own (non-technical) family members before I use them on a "production" HTPC.
Just as other distros like Fedora, OpenSuse, Mint and others package their releases with each desktop (Gnome3, KDE4, XFCE, and maybe LXDE and others), so does Ubuntu. The only difference is that the Ubuntu variants give themselves new names Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, etc, whereas the others just keep the same name and call them "XFCE edition", KDE edition", etc. Another difference may be the level of support the distro provider lends the other desktop variants in terms of financial and infrastructure resources.
I may be nitpicking, but issues like this confuse non-technical users, noobs, and affect branding, an important aspect of marketing. IMO, all Ubuntu variants should be branded "Ubuntu" and just call themselves "Ubuntu- XFCE Edition", "KDE Edition", etc. Canonical should be enforcing GUI layout and style/theme conventions across Unity/XFCE/KDE/LXDE editions to reinforce the brand- simple things like using the orange circular Ubuntu logo for the "main"/"start" menu in all editions, and similar layout/design cues to unify all the desktop editions, similar to how Mint's desktops are laid out among its Mate/KDE/XFCE/Mate/Cinnamon editions. If the variant doesn't comply, it doesn't get the "Ubuntu" branding. Driver/app/repository/packaging compatibilty are bare minimums across desktop editions, of course.
My $0.02 anyways.