release of the Ubuntu 19.04 distribution "Disco Dingo". Ready test images have been created for , , , , Ubuntu
Budgie, , and UbuntuKylin (China edition).
Key :
- The desktop has been updated to with a redesigned interface style, desktop, and icons, discontinuation of support for the global menu, and experimental support for fractional scaling. In the Wayland session, scaling is now allowed in the range between 100% and 200% with increments of 25%. To enable fractional scaling in the X.Org environment, one should use the x11-randr-fractional-scaling mode through gsettings. By default, the graphical environment still remains on the X.Org graphics stack. It is likely that in the next LTS release, Ubuntu 20.04 will also default to X.Org;
- to optimize performance and improve the responsiveness of the desktop, including smoother icon animations (FPS increased by 22%), added support for high refresh rate monitors (over 60.00Hz), increased smoothness of scaling operations, and eliminated blocking I/O operations that interrupted smooth graphic output;
- A new panel has been added for configuring sound settings, featuring a vertical layout and a more intuitive grouping of devices. The GNOME initial setup wizard has been modified to include more settings on the first screen, simplifying the activation of location-aware services (e.g. for automatic timezone selection);
- The Tracker service, which performs automatic file indexing and tracks recent file accesses, is enabled by default;
- The default right-click handler has been switched to "Area" mode, where a right-click can be simulated by touching the bottom right corner of the touchpad, in addition to the previously supported right-click using two-finger touch on the touchpad;
- The default Alt-Tab handler has been switched to "Windows" mode (switching between windows, not programs), while the combination Super-Tab should be used to switch between applications;
- The order of window thumbnails in the panel has been fixed, which now corresponds to the order in which these windows were opened;
- In Network Manager, the backend based on the Wi-Fi daemon has been activated , developed by Intel as an alternative to wpa_supplicant;
- When installed in a VMware environment, the open-vm-tools package is automatically installed to enhance integration with this virtualization system;
- The Yaru theme has been updated, and new icons have been added;
- A new mode 'Safe Graphics' has been added to the GRUB boot menu, which loads the system with the 'NOMODESET' option, allowing the system to boot and install proprietary drivers in case of graphics card support issues;
- The Linux kernel has been updated to version supporting AMD Radeon RX Vega and Intel Cannonlake GPUs, Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+ boards, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, expanded support for USB 3.2 and Type-C, and significant improvements in power consumption;
- The toolchain has been updated to GCC 8.3 (optionally GCC 9), Glibc 2.29, OpenJDK 11, boost 1.67, rustc 1.31, python 3.7.2 (default), ruby 2.5.5, php 7.2.15, perl 5.28.1, golang 1.10.4, openssl 1.1.1b, gnutls 3.6.5 (with support for TLS 1.3). Expanded cross-compilation tools. The toolchain for POWER and AArch64 has been updated to support cross-compilation for
ARM, S390X, and RISCV64; - The QEMU emulator has been updated to version , and libvirt to version 5.0. A component has been included, , allowing the use of virtio-gpu (virtual GPU Virgil3D) for 3D acceleration in virtual environments based on QEMU and KVM without exclusive passthrough of the graphics card to the guest system. 3D rendering is performed inside guest systems using the host system's GPU, but the virtual GPU operates independently of the physical GPU of the host system;
- User applications have been updated: LibreOffice 6.2.2,
kdenlive 8.12.3, GIMP 2.10.8, Krita 4.1.7, VLC 3.0.6, Blender v2.79beta, Ardour 5.12.0, Scribus 1.4.8, Darktable 2.6.0, Pitivi v0.999, Inkscape 0.92.4, Falkon 3.0.1, Thunderbird 60.6.1, Firefox 66. A panel has been added to the repository, ; - Bluetooth support has been added to the server build for Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+, and 3A+ boards pi-bluetooth (enabled by installing the pi-bluetooth package);
- In Xubuntu and Lubuntu, the preparation of 32-bit builds has been discontinued (previous releases discontinued 32-bit builds for Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Kylin, and Ubuntu Budgie). Now, only builds for the x86_64 architecture are offered for download. Support for repositories with packages for the i386 architecture has been maintained;
- In a desktop is proposed, and a set of applications, To simplify the transition from other operating systems, a double-click is now used by default to open files and folders (the first click activates the icon, and the second opens the file). The old behavior (opening with a single click) can be restored in the settings;
A kio-gdrive package has been added to access Google Drive from applications supporting KIO (Dolphin, Kate, Gwenview, etc.).The installer has added a minimal installation mode, where PIM applications (email client, planner) are not installed,
LibreOffice, Cantata, mpd, and some multimedia and networking applications remain (only the pure Plasma Desktop, Firefox, VLC, and some utilities are kept). Testing for the Wayland-based session continues (after installing the plasma-workspace-wayland package, an optional 'Plasma (Wayland)' option appears on the login screen); - In The desktop has been updated to Budgie 10.5 (). By default, the 'Noto Sans' font set is used and a new QogirBudgie theme is applied. The Budgie Welcome has added a section for quickly installing snap packages with browsers such as GNOME Web, Midori, Vivaldi, Firefox, Chrome, and Chromium. The Catfish file search interface has been added by default. Instead of the Nautilus file manager, its fork Nemo is now used. The component used for placing icons on the desktop is from the Elementary OS project. The Plank panel has been moved to the bottom of the screen. The clock applet (ShowTime) has been completely redesigned, and a Take-A-Break applet has been added for scheduling work breaks, as well as applets for managing CPU frequency and power modes;
- In continues shipping the previous version of the MATE desktop 1.20, which has some fixes and improvements transferred from . The decision to remain on version 1.20 was made to unify packages with Debian 10 and due to possible stability issues with third-party applications resulting from numerous internal changes in MATE 1.22. The MATE Dock Applet has been updated to release 0.88 with improved interface styling mode for Unity 7. Patches have been added for supporting Remote Desktop Awareness to enhance the MATE experience within remote desktop sessions. The installation of proprietary NVIDIA drivers has been simplified;
- In The base set now includes GIMP, AptURL, LibreOffice Impress, and Draw. The file manager Thunar 1.8.4 and components have been updated.
Thunar Volume Manager 0.9.1 (ported to GTK+ 3), Xfce Application Finder 4.13.2 (ported to GTK+ 3), Xfce Desktop 4.13.3, Xfce Dictionary 0.8.2, Xfce Notifications 0.4.3, Xfce Panel 4.13.4, Xfce Screenshooter 1.9.4, and Xfce Task Manager 1.2.2; - In The interface of the Ubuntu Studio Controls configuration tool has been enhanced, now serving as the primary method to activate the Jack sound system. Support for audio plugins has been added to the base package. .
The installer now includes support for installing additional metapackages, as well as the ability to install Ubuntu Studio-specific packages and settings on top of existing Ubuntu installations. The GTK theme has been activated.
GTK Materia and Papirus icon set.
Source: opennet.ru
