Upgrading Kubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 Beta 1 "Quantal Quetzal"

Softpedia screenshot of the Kubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 default desktop

As noted on the official Kubuntu site http://www.kubuntu.org/news/12.10-beta-1) site, Kubuntu 12.10 beta 1 has been released. Here's how I upgraded my Ubuntu 12.04 system with KDE desktop to 12.10:

Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty" release

The new Ubuntu 11.04, codenamed "Natty" has been released today! You can get it via Update Manager if you're already running Ubuntu 10.10. If you're new to Ubuntu, you'll want to visit the download page and get your Ubuntu installer CD image. You can also visit the main Ubuntu site to learn more about this release.

Upgrading Ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10 with a local mirror

I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.04 to Ubuntu 10.10 on my desktop today, using Update Manager. Since 10.04 is a Long Term Support release which features a long period of stability (bug fixes and security fixes only), 10.10 is not automatically offered. I had to hit the Settings button in Update Manager to bring up the Software Sources dialog, then the Updates tab and select "Normal releases" from the Show new distribution releases: drop-down menu in order to get the 10.10 upgrade to show up.

Introduction

Welcome to Sectio Aurea, a blog devoted to Linux related articles and news with a focus on the Ubuntu platform.

Sectio Aurea is Latin for "Golden Section". In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller.