on the day of the eighteen of the project available the release of the distribution ubuntu 22.10 ” Kinetic Kudu “, which is assigned to intermediate releases, updates for which are formed for 9 months (support will be is carried out until July 2023). Installation images are created for ubuntu, ubuntu server , lubuntu , kubuntu , ubuntu mate , ubuntu studio , xubuntu , ubuntukylin (editorial office for China) and ubuntu unity .
The main changes :
- The desktop was updated before the GNOME 43 release, in which a block with buttons for quick change of the most frequently used settings appeared, the transfer of applications to the use of GTK 4 and Libadwaita libraries, the Nautilus file manager was updated, and support configures were added, support was returned. Self-sufficient Web applications in PWA format (Progressive Web Apps).
- A transition to the default use of the Pipewire multimedia server for sound processing. To ensure compatibility, Pipewire-Pulse, which works on top of Pipewire, has been added, which allows you to maintain the work of all existing Pulseadio customers. Previously, Pipewire was used in Ubuntu for video processing when recording the screenshots and to provide access to the screen. The introduction of Pipewire will provide the possibility of professional sound processing, get rid of fragmentation and unify sound infrastructure for different applications.
- by default, the new text editor “Gnome Text Editor”, implemented using GTK 4 and Libadwaita libraries, is proposed. The previously proposed Gedit editor remained available for installation from the Universe repository. GNOME TEXT Editor in functionality and the organization of the interface is close to Gedit, the new editor also offers a set of basic functions of editing text files, syntax backlighting, a mini-card of a document and an interface based on tabs. Of the features, support for the dark design topic and the possibility of automatic maintenance of changes to protect against loss of work as a result of a malfunction.
- The application to Do, which can be installed from the repository under the name Endeavour, is excluded from the base delivery. The application and GNOME BOOKS are deleted, it is proposed to use foliate.
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