Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Released

Release with a short support of 9 months.

Used Linux kernel version 5.0.

Development tools updated: glibc 2.29, OpenJDK 11, boost 1.67, rustc 1.31, GCC 8.3 (possible to install GCC 9), default Python 3.7.3, ruby ​​2.5.5, php 7.2.15, perl 5.28.1, golang 1.10.4


Main changes for the desktop edition:

  • New wallpaper. With the image of the Australian dingo dog mascot. Available in 4K in both color and grayscale.
  • The default Yaru theme, introduced with ubuntu 18.10, has received an expanded set of app icons.
  • The GNOME desktop has been updated to version 3.32. With performance improvements, with the ability to set non-multiple scaling in a Wayland session.
  • When installed on VmWare, open-vm-tools is automatically installed for better integration.
  • Added the ability to use IWD together with NetworkManager. IWD is positioned as a replacement for wpa supplicant.
  • The page for setting up the sound subsystem has been updated.
  • Added a new item "Safe Graphics Mode" to the GRUB bootloader. This allows you to boot with the NOMODESET option, which can help with graphics problems.

Major changes in the server edition:

  • QEMU has been updated to version 3.1. Included virglrenderer, which allows you to create virtual machines with a 3D GPU. This is inferior to GPU forwarding, but can be used on machines that don't.
  • Samba 4.10. Now supports Python 3.
  • Raspberry Pi images are now able to easily enable Bluetooth using the pi-bluetooth package

You can download images from this link. http://releases.ubuntu.com/disco/

Source: linux.org.ru

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