Ubuntu 12.10 operating system Schedule

For Ubuntu 12.10, the Ubuntu developers decided to modify the release schedule, again, to three alpha versions and two Beta releases. Without further introduction, here is the official release schedule for Ubuntu 12.10:

June 7th, 2012 - Alpha 1 release
June 28th, 2012 - Alpha 2 release
July 26th, 2012 - Alpha 3 release
September 6th, 2012 - Beta 1 release
September 27th, 2012 - Beta 2 release
October 18th, 2012 - Final release of Ubuntu 12.10

New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 12.04

Canonical announced a few hours ago, June 13th, in a security notice, that a new Linux kernel update for its Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now available, fixing six security vulnerabilities discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various developers.

These are the six kernel vulnerabilities found in the kernel packages for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: CVE-2012-2121, CVE-2012-2133, CVE-2012-2313, CVE-2012-2319, CVE-2012-2383, and CVE-2012-2384.

As usual, you can click on each one to see how it affects your system, or go here for in-depth descriptions, as it affects other Linux operating systems as well.

The security flaws can be fixed if you upgrade your system(s) to the linux-image-3.2.0-25 (3.2.0-25.40) package(s). To apply the update, run the Update Manager application.

Don't forget to reboot your computer after the upgrade!

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change, the kernel packages have a new version number, which will force you to reinstall and recompile all third-party kernel modules you might have installed. Moreover, if you use the linux-restricted-modules package, you have to update it as well to get modules which work with the new Linux kernel version.

Tweak 0.7.1 for Ubuntu

Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier for everyone. It provides many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment doesn't provide. With its help, you will enjoy with the experience of Ubuntu.

Features:

• · View of Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
• · GNOME Session Control
• · Auto Start Program Control
• · Quick install popular applications
• · A lot of third-party sources to keep applications up-to-date
• · Clean unneeded packages or cache to free disk space
• · Tweak Metacity Window Manager's style and behavior
• · Numerous other settings  

Download and Install

  You can download the deb of tweak file from http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads/

If you have downloaded one of the .deb packages, just follow the usual steps, starting by opening a terminal and typing:

sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-tweak_0.7.1-1~precise1_all.deb
or 
 sudo dpkg -i ubuntu-tweak_0.7.1-1~oneiric1_all.deb

Depending on your version of Ubuntu, there is also an easier way to keep up with the latest updates and that means you will have to add the PPA and update the system. Enter the following commands in a terminal near you.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak