Today, Canonical has released version 12.10 of its Ubuntu Linux distribution, codenamed “Quantal Quetzal” after a ridiculously awesome-looking bird. Quantal represents the start of a new two-year development cycle and lays the groundwork for what Ubuntu will evolve into by 2014. As such, the release is focused on figuring out what users are primarily doing on the desktop and in the enterprise and putting the right tools in front of them to help.

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