Canonical announced the latest version of Ubuntu 18.04.1 Boinic Beaver, along with other flavors. It features Linux kernel 4.15, OpenJDK 10 is the default JRE/JDK, Gnome desktop is the default desktop, GTK 3.28 & Gnome 3.28. On supported systems, Wayland display server is available. The older display server is still available: just choose Ubuntu on Xorg from the cog on the log in screen: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. As usual, this point release includes many updates, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...." You can checkout complete release announcement and release notes.
Highlights:
- Linux Kernel 4.15
- Gnome 3.28 Stack
- GTK 3.28 Support
- On supported systems, Wayland is now the default display server.
- Default applications of Ubuntu updated
- GDM as the display manager.
- Driverless printing support.
- LibreOffice has been updated to 6.0.
- Emoji now show in color in most apps. Keyboard shortcuts for the emoji input chooser are Ctrl+. or Ctrl+;
- Calendar now supports weather forecasts.
- The Ubuntu Software app allows easy switching between different channels for Snap apps.
- The To Do app has been added to the default normal install.
- GNOME Shell now supports Thunderbolt 3.
- Many changes and bug fixes under the hood
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