5. Updated Packages

Last but not least, other updates in Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 include 3.5.3, a new X.org stack, Python 3, , and 3.5.90 for most components. is apparently still in the works.

Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio have also now reached Beta 1 status, as has Ubuntu Server. Still to come is one more beta version later this month before the operating system's planned October 18 release.

Want to check out this new beta software? It's not intended for production purposes, of course, but you can find it as a free on the Ubuntu site.