Even before the release of Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu has announced the release of the next version 12.10 which has not been named yet and is supposed to be identified as “Q” for the moment. Ubuntu lovers, time to update your calendar. According to its Wiki page, the release schedule for Ubuntu 12.10 is following:

• June 7th – Alpha 1
• June 28th – Alpha 2
• August 2nd – Alpha 3
• September 6th – Beta 1
• September 27th – Beta 2
• October 18th – Ubuntu 12.10 Final

Logic behind Ubuntu version numbers:

In case you did not know it previously, Ubuntu version numbers are based on year and month of release. It is released twice in a year: April and October, hence we have 04 and 10. The digit before decimal represents the year number. Now you understand why we have something like Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 etc.

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