The next major version of Ubuntu Linux has been released, with Ubuntu 26.04 ("Resolute Raccoon") now available as a long-term support release. It will be supported until at least April 2031. So you're good to go on using this as a daily-driver on your PC for a long time.
What's new for you will depend on what version of Ubuntu you've been using. Between the last LTS and this one, there's masses new and improved. Even if you were using the previous interim release, there's still lots to look forward to.
For the standard Ubuntu edition you get GNOME 50 with lots of upgrades there like enhanced parental controls, a better Files app, improved remote desktop, better HDR colour management, smoother desktop with NVIDIA drivers and lots more. Plus Linux kernel 7.0 for improved hardware support, Mesa 26 for better graphics drivers performance and plenty of software updates.
You'll also see improved integration for applications installed via Snap, accessibility upgrades, theme tweaks, the App Center got upgrades for .deb packages and a big one - it's now Wayland-only.
Various flavours with different desktops were also updated with Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu.
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"Ubuntu 26.04 LTS sets the example for providing best-in-class resilience while simultaneously embracing innovation and the advancement of open source. By combining optimizations for silicon, the kernel, and the cloud with the latest upstream features, we’re delivering on our goal to bring the very best of open source to Ubuntu on whichever platform you choose." — Jon Seager, VP of Ubuntu Engineering at Canonical
And if you missed it, the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro is also Ubuntu Certified and will ship with it!
See the official release notes and download from the Ubuntu website.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: PenguinReminder that PipeWire is now a Snap, so if you remove snapd, your system will be completely silent. I found that amusingly funny 😆Mountain of salt. Pipewire is installed as a deb package not as Snap. It was discussed, but not implemented.
But seriously: packaging PipeWire as a Snap makes no sense to me. I'm not an expert though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Quoting: leinad965Thanks for the heads-up. Good to see it didn't made to the 1.0 release of 26.04. Great news!Quoting: PenguinReminder that PipeWire is now a Snap, so if you remove snapd, your system will be completely silent. I found that amusingly funny 😆Mountain of salt. Pipewire is installed as a deb package not as Snap. It was discussed, but not implemented.
But seriously: packaging PipeWire as a Snap makes no sense to me. I'm not an expert though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Quoting: leinad965I would say that one reason is the sandboxing and containering that snap would enable for a piece of software that does decoding and encoding of lots of different audio and video formats, formats that historically are filled with security holes in their implementation.Quoting: PenguinReminder that PipeWire is now a Snap, so if you remove snapd, your system will be completely silent. I found that amusingly funny 😆Mountain of salt. Pipewire is installed as a deb package not as Snap. It was discussed, but not implemented.
But seriously: packaging PipeWire as a Snap makes no sense to me. I'm not an expert though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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