The first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04

On December 1, the first alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin became available.
The release is not recommended for installation, as it is at the initial stage of development. The final release is expected on April 26th.

Changes made:

• Removed Banshee player, Tomboy notes manager and gbrainy puzzle.
  
• As a music player, Rhythmbox is now used by default, but so far without a plug-in for the Ubuntu One Music Store.
• Firefox and Thunderbird updated to the ninth beta version.
• Kernel version updated to 3.2.0-2.
• Ubuntu Software Center received support for a review with several screenshots.

Download Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1
You can download the first alpha version from the download page.

Release schedule
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December 1, 2011 - the first alpha
February 2, 2012 - the second alpha
March 1, 2012 - first beta
March 29, 2012 - second beta
April 26, 2012 - the final release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS