The beta release of the distribution has been released Ubuntu On October 22, "Kinetic Kudu" was released, after which a complete freeze of the package base was performed, and the developers moved on to final testing and bug fixing. The release, which is considered an interim release, updates for which are generated over a nine-month period, is scheduled for October 20. Finished test images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, UbuntuKylin (China edition) and Ubuntu Unity.
Major changes:
- The desktop has been updated to the release of GNOME 43, which has a block with buttons for quickly changing the most commonly used settings, continued transition of applications to use GTK 4 and the libadwaita library, updated the Nautilus file manager, added hardware and firmware security settings, returned support for self-contained web PWA (Progressive Web Apps) applications.
- Assembly Ubuntu Unity is included among the official editions Ubuntu. Ubuntu Unity offers a desktop experience based on the Unity 7 shell, which is based on the GTK library and optimized for efficient use of vertical space on laptops with widescreen displays. The Unity shell has been the default since Ubuntu 11.04 and ending Ubuntu 17.04, after which it was replaced by the Unity 8 shell, which was replaced in 2017 by the standard GNOME with a panel Ubuntu Though.
- The transition to using multimedia by default has been made Server PipeWire for audio processing. To ensure compatibility, a layer called pipewire-pulse has been added on top of PipeWire, allowing all existing PulseAudio clients to continue working. PipeWire was previously used in Ubuntu For video processing during screencast recording and screen sharing. The implementation of PipeWire will provide professional audio processing capabilities, eliminate fragmentation, and unify the audio infrastructure for various applications.
- By default, a new text editor "GNOME Text Editor" is offered, implemented using GTK 4 and the libadwaita library. The previously proposed GEdit editor remains available for installation from the universe repository. GNOME Text Editor is similar in functionality and interface to GEdit, the new editor also offers a set of basic text file editing features, syntax highlighting, a document mini-map, and a tabbed interface. Of the features, support for a dark theme and the ability to automatically save changes to protect against loss of work as a result of a crash stand out.
- The To Do application is excluded from the base distribution, which can be installed from the repository under the name endeavor. Removed the app and GNOME Books, suggesting Foliate as a replacement.
- Core Linux Updated to release 5.19. Updated versions: Mesa 22, BlueZ 5.65, CUPS 2.4, NetworkManager 1.40, Pipewire 0.3.57, Poppler 22.08, PulseAudio 16, xdg-desktop-portal 1.15, Firefox 104, LibreOffice 7.4, Thunderbird 102.
- To run openssh, a systemd service is enabled for socket activation (starting sshd when trying to establish a network connection).
- SSSD client libraries (nss, pam, etc.) have been switched to multi-threaded request processing instead of sequential parsing of the queue by one process. Added support for authentication using the OAuth2 protocol, implemented using the krb5 plugin and the oidc_child executable.
- Verification support has been added to the BIND DNS server and the dig utility. TLS certificates and authentication using TLS.
- Imaging applications support the WEBP format.
- Added support for Sipeed LicheeRV, Allwinner Nezha, and StarFive VisionFive 64-bit RISC-V based boards available for $17, $112, and $179.
- Added debuginfod service.ubuntu.com, which allows debugging programs included in the distribution without installing separate packages with debug information from the debuginfo repository. With the new service, users can dynamically download debug symbols from an external server directly during debugging. Debugging information is provided for packages from the main, universe, restricted, and multiverse repositories of all supported releases. Ubuntu.
- In Kubuntu KDE Plasma 5.24.4 desktop and KDE Gear 21.12 application suite are available.
- В Ubuntu Studio has been updated to Darktable 4.0.0, OBS Studio 28.0.1, Audacity 3.1.3, digiKam 8.0.0, Kdenlive 22.08.1, Krita 5.1.1, Q Light Controller Plus 4.12.5, Freeshow 0.5.6, and openLP 2.9.5. The installer now features the ability to remove unnecessary components from the system.
- В Ubuntu MATE continues to ship with MATE Desktop 1.26.1, but the MATE Panel has been updated to version 1.27 and includes patches that allow centered applets. Centered alignment can be enabled in the MATE Tweak configurator. A separate screen for configuring the quick search pop-up interface, the Heads-Up Display (HUD), has been added. The User Manager account management utility is now included.
- В Ubuntu Budgie is powered by the new Budgie 10.6.2 desktop release. Applets have been updated. The budgie-menu menu has been implemented, featuring a traditional layout, a quick navigation area, and buttons for quick access to settings. Fractional zoom support has been improved. Color profile management has been redesigned in the configurator. The default set of applications has been changed: GNOME-Calculator has been replaced with Mate Calc, GNOME System Monitor with Mate System Monitor, Evince with Atril, GNOME Font Viewer with font-manager, and Celluloid with Parole. GNOME-Calendar, GNOME-Maps, and GNOME Screenshot have been removed from the distribution.
- In Xubuntu The Xfce desktop has been updated to the experimental 4.17 branch. The elementary-xfce 0.17 theme has been updated. The following versions have been updated: Catfish 4.16.4, Exo 4.17.2, Gigolo 0.5.2, Mousepad 0.5.10, Ristretto 0.12.3, Thunar File Manager 4.17.9, Xfce Clipman Plugin 1.6.2, Xfce Netload Plugin 1.4.0, Xfce Panel 4.17.3, Xfce Screenshooter 1.9.11, Xfce Settings 4.16.2, Xfce Systemload Plugin 1.3.1, Xfce Task Manager 1.5.4, and Xfce Whisker Menu Plugin 2.7.1.
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