On October 18th, Ubuntu 12.10, the latest and greatest version of this popular Linux distribution arrives. On the eve of its arrival, it’s looking pretty good, but it’s far from flawless.
There’s been a lot of fussing over Ubuntu’s business-related changes. Some people are upset that Ubuntu is actively soliciting donations. Others aren’t happy with how Canonical, Ubuntu’s parent company, is dealing with Microsoft attempt to block other operating systems from Windows 8 PCs with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Secure Boot.. And, probably the most people were upset with Ubuntu’s attempt to add Amazon search results by default to Ubuntu searches.
Those are all noteworthy issues, but they are also beside the main point: This is a new release of Ubuntu. What’s new in it? How good it is? I’ve been using Ubuntu 12.10, aka “Quantal Quetzal, since its first beta and, hours before it’s official release, I can safely say that this is a newer, better Ubuntu… for most users.