the beta release of the Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" distribution, which marked the transition to the first stage of freezing the package base and the shift in the development vector from developing new features to testing and fixing bugs. Ready test images are created for , , , , Ubuntu
Budgie, , and UbuntuKylin (China edition). Ubuntu 19.10 release on 17 October.
All :
- GNOME desktop updated for release with support for grouping application icons into folders and a new desktop wallpaper selection panel. Instead of the previously proposed theme with dark default titles light theme, close to the standard appearance of GNOME.
As an option, a completely dark theme is offered, which uses a dark background inside the windows;
- Linux kernel updated to release . To compress the Linux kernel and boot image initramf LZ4 algorithm, which will reduce loading time due to faster data decompression;
- Toolkit updated to glibc 2.30, GCC 8.3 (optional GCC 9), OpenJDK 11, rustc 1.37, Python 3.7.3, ruby 2.5.5, php 7.2.15, perl 5.28.1, go 1.10.4;
- LibreOffice office suite updated to release ;
- Improved cross-compilation support - toolkit for POWER and AArch64 architectures now supports cross-compilation for ARM, S390X and RISCV64 platforms;
- For systems with Intel GPUs, a seamless boot mode is provided (no flicker when switching video modes);
- As part of the installation iso-images in agreement with NVIDIA NVIDIA proprietary driver packages. For systems with NVIDIA graphics chips, free "Nouveau" drivers continue to be offered by default, and proprietary drivers are available as an option for quick installation after installation is complete;
- delivery of deb-packages with the Chromium browser, instead of which only self-sufficient snap images are now offered;
- In the repository package distribution for 32-bit x86 architecture. To run 32-bit applications in a 64-bit environment, a separate set of 32-bit packages will be built and shipped that includes components necessary to continue running legacy programs that remain only in 32-bit form or require 32-bit libraries;
- В suggested desktop , application set and the Qt 5.12.4 framework. Updated versions of latte-dock 0.9.2,
Elisa 0.4.2, Kdenlive 19.08.1, Yakuake 19.08.1, Krita 4.2.6,
Kdevelop 5.4.2, Ktorrent. Testing of the session based on Wayland continues (after installing the plasma-workspace-wayland package, an optional item "Plasma (Wayland)" appears on the login screen); - В proposed new desktop release . Instead of Light Locker, Xfce Screensaver is used to lock the screen, providing integration with Xfce Power Manager and improved support for sleep and standby modes;
- В new applets added Window Previews (task manager replacement (Alt+Tab)), QuickChar (character table preview), FuzzyClock, Workspace Stopwatch (stopwatch), and Budgie Brightness Controller (screen brightness control). Improved integration with GNOME 3.34.
- В work has been done to eliminate bugs and improve the quality of the interface. MATE desktop updated to release . Added a new indicator for displaying notifications that supports the "do not disturb" function. Instead of Thunderbird, the Evolution mail client is used by default, and instead of VLC - (former GNOME MPV). Removed Qt4 and CD/DVD burner Brasero from the base distribution. The installation image includes proprietary NVIDIA drivers and a localization kit for the Russian language;
- В added a package for organizing streaming video broadcasting and session manager to control sound processing programs.
Ubuntu Studio Controls added several layers for PulseAudio, implemented a Jack launch indicator, and added the ability to select a backend for Jack (Firewire, ALSA or Dummy).
Component versions updated: Blender 2.80,
KDEnlive 19.08,
Crita 4.2.6,
GIMP 2.10.8
qJackCtl 0.5.0,
Ardor 5.12.0,
Scribus 1.4.8
dark table 2.6.0,
Pitivi 0.999,
inkscape 0.92.4,
carla 2.0.0,
Ubuntu Studio Controls 1.11.3, - В Only bug fixes are noted.
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