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Martin Wimpress ha anunciado el lanzamiento de Ubuntu MATE 22.10. Según los informes, esta versión ofrece una serie de pequeños cambios de pulido en lugar de muchos ajustes técnicos grandes. Algunos de los ajustes de escritorio incluyen lo siguiente: "Se han incluido las actualizaciones habituales de lanzamiento puntual para el escritorio MATE y los indicadores Ayatana que corrigen una variedad de errores menores. El cambio principal en el escritorio MATE es el Panel MATE, donde hemos incluido una versión preliminar de mate-panel 1.27.0 junto con un conjunto de parches que agrega alineación central de los applets del panel. Esta función tan solicitada proviene del colaborador de la comunidad de Ubuntu MATE, Gordon N. Squash, y permite que los subprogramas del panel estén alineados al centro, así como la alineación habitual a la izquierda y a la derecha. Estoy seguro de que todos se unirán a mí para agradecer a Gordon por trabajar en esta función. La alineación central de los íconos de los subprogramas se enviará con MATE Desktop 1.28, pero la incluiremos pronto para los usuarios de Ubuntu MATE. Hemos actualizado MATE Tweak para guardar/restaurar correctamente los diseños personalizados que utilizan subprogramas alineados al centro y todos los diseños de panel enviados con Ubuntu MATE 22.”Se pueden encontrar más detalles en el anuncio de lanzamiento del proyecto y en las notas de lanzamiento . Descarga : ubuntu-mate-22.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3051 MB, SHA256 , firma , torrent , pkglist ).

Puntualmente y con la regularidad y precisión que las caracteriza Canonical ha publicado la nueva versión de Ubuntu 21.04 nombre en código Hirsute Hippo.

No solo ha publicado la versión oficial de Ubuntu sino también la de todos sus sabores (derivadas oficiales de la distro). Algo a lo que ya nos tiene acostumbrados la distro creada hace más de 15 años por Mark Shuttleworth.

A continuación todos los enlaces de cada distribución y características a través del sitio Distrowatch:

Canonical has released Ubuntu 21.04 which carries the code name "Hirsute Hippo". The distribution's new version ships with GNOME running on a Wayland session as the default desktop and includes the built-in ability to join Active Directory domains. "Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies. Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps. Ubuntu 21.04 uses Wayland by default, a significant leap forward in security. Firefox, OBS Studio and many applications built with Electron and Flutter take advantage of Wayland automatically, for smoother graphics and better fractional scaling." Additional details can be found in the distribution's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): ubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,688MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), ubuntu-21.04-live-server-amd64.iso (1,119MB, SHA256, signature, torrent).

 

Ubuntu Budgie is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop. The Ubuntu Budgie team has released version 21.04 of their distribution which will receive support through to January 2022. The new release includes a new look, an updated Budgie desktop, and introduces a build for Raspberry Pi computers. "This is a regular release supported for 9 months. For those looking for a longer term support release we recommend our 20.04 LTS version which is supported for 3 years. Key highlights: Release of our first Raspberry Pi image. Thanks to new team member Sam, we are very proud of the work done and the positive feedback received from all beta testers. A huge 21.04 regular release: brand new budgie-desktop version. Layouts capability of our Window Shuffler. Refinements of our own unique Window Tiling capability - we have also received feedback that this works on Mate, GNOME Shell (Xorg), XFCE. So do give ‘Window Shuffler’ a try on your desktop. Brand new Mojave makeover in Budgie Themes and Layouts Brand new WhiteSur makeover in Budgie Themes and Layouts." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-budgie-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,628MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

 

Martin Wimpress has announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 21.04. The new version offers nine months of support and includes several visual changes. "The MATE Desktop team released maintenance updates for the current stable 1.24 release of MATE. We've updated the MATE packaging in Debian to incorporate all these bug fixes and translation updates and synced those packages to Ubuntu so they all feature in this 21.04 release. There are no new features, just fixes. Ayatana Indicators: A highlight of the Ubuntu MATE 20.10 release was the transition to Ayatana Indicators. You can read the 20.10 release notes to learn what Ayatana Indicators are and why this transition will be beneficial in the long term. We've added new versions of Ayatana Indicators including ‘Indicators' settings to the Control Center, which can be used to configure the installed indicators." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-mate-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,828MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). 

 
The Ubuntu Studio team have announced the release of version 21.04 of their multimedia-focused distribution. The project's latest release will be supported through to January 2022 and includes several updated utilities: "This release includes Plasma 5.21.4, the full-featured desktop environment made by KDE. It uses the Materia theme and the icons are Papirus icons. Studio Controls has seen further development as its own independent project and has been updated to version 2.1.4. Ardour 6.6+ (a future 6.7 snapshot). Ardour has been updated to version 6.6+, meaning this is a git snapshot of what will eventually be Ardour 6.7. This had to be done because Ardour 6.5 started to fail to build with a newer library introduced into the Ubuntu archives, and could only be resolved with this snapshot. We hope to have Ardour 6.7 in via official updates once released. Agordejo is new to Ubuntu Studio this release. It was brought-in for those unsatisfied with RaySession's audio session management but found New Session Manager's interface to be too old and clunky." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement.Download: ubuntustudio-20.10-dvd-amd64.iso (3,650MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Jonathan Riddell has announced the release of Kubuntu 21.04, a brand-new version of the project's official Ubuntu flavour featuring the KDE Plasma desktop: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.04 LTS has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.21: simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named 'Hirsute Hippo', Kubuntu 21.04 continues our tradition of giving you friendly computing by integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.11-based Linux kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.80, KDE Plasma 5.21 and KDE Release Service Applications 20.12.3. Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated." Read the resto of the release announcement for more information. Download: kubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,805MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

 

Yousuf Philips has announced the release of Xubuntu 21.04, a new stable build of the distribution that integrates the Ubuntu base system with the latest Xfce desktop: "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 21.04. Xubuntu 21.04, code-named 'Hirsute Hippo', is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until January 2022. Highlights: Xfce 4.16 - this is Xubuntu's first release with the new GTK 3-only Xfce 4.16, which features a year's worth of updates and fixes; new software - Xubuntu now comes pre-installed with HexChat and Synaptic to provide easy IRC communication and advanced package management; minimal install - you can now install a minimal version of the Xubuntu desktop through the ubiquity installer; UX tweaks - a number of User Experience (UX) tweaks were made on the desktop, application menu, panel, keyboard shortcuts and file manager. Known issues - the boot decryption password prompt is sometimes not displayed, press Escape twice to reveal the prompt." See the full release announcement for more information. Download: xubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,867MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

 

Dan Simmons has announced the release of Lubuntu 21.04, an updated version of the project's lightweight distribution with LXQt as its preferred desktop: "Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 21.04 has been released. With the code name 'Hirsute Hippo', Lubuntu 21.04 is the 20th release of Lubuntu, the sixth release of Lubuntu with LXQt as the default desktop environment. Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor which uses the Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment (LXQt). The project’s goal is to provide a lightweight yet functional Linux distribution based on a rock-solid Ubuntu base. Lubuntu provides a simple but modern and powerful graphical user interface, and comes with a wide variety of applications so you can browse, email, chat, play and be productive. You can find the following major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release: LXQt 0.16.0 – with many improvements over 0.15; LXQt Archiver 0.3.0 which is based on Engrampa, is now included; Qt 5.15.2; Mozilla Firefox 87.0...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: lubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,915MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

 Con la precisión habitual a que nos tiene acostumbrados Canonical ha liberado no solo la versión oficial de Ubuntu 20.20 "Groovy Gorilla" sino también, en forma simultánea, todos los sabores oficiales.

Como en el caso de la distro principal las restantes distribuciones no presentan demasiados cambios teniendo en cuenta que éstos se verifican, generalmente, en las versiones LTS.

Las versiones intermedias van ajustando detalles, incorporando nuevas versiones de software preexistente actualizado y modificando algunas bibliotecas. En otras palabras, van testeando modificaciones y cambios que luego aplicarán, si no presentan demasiados problemas, en la versión a largo término.

Principales cambios en Ubuntu MATE 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Varios han sido los cambios en esta nueva edición de Ubuntu MATE.

Veamos en detalle los principales.

Arctica Greeter se integra completamente con Ayatana Indicators.

Reemplazo de Cheese con Webcamoid como herramienta de cámara web predeterminada.

Ubuntu MATE 20.10 es la primera versión que incluye indicadores Ayatana.

Cambio de Slick Greeter a Arctica Greeter (ambas bifurcaciones de Unity Greeter)

Arctica Greeter se integra completamente con Ayatana Indicators; por lo que ahora hay una experiencia de indicador consistente en el escritorio y el entorno de bienvenida.

Kernel de Linux 5.8. 

Esto incluye numerosas actualizaciones y soporte adicional desde el kernel de Linux 5.4 lanzado en Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Junto con MATE Desktop 1.24.1 y Linux 5.8 se encuentran Firefox 81 , LibreOffice 7.0.2 , Evolution 3.38 y Celluloid 0.18 

Actualizaciones para numerosas apps.

Home Page.
Descarga.
Notas de Publicación.
Artículo publicado originalmente en mi cuenta en la plataforma de contenidos HIVE.blog

 En tiempo y forma, como es la costumbre de Canonical, han  sido liberadas todas las distribuciones de Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

De recordar que las distribuciones reconocidas oficialmente como derivadas o sabores de Ubuntu son: Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin y Xubuntu.

El orden no se refiere a su mayor o menor importancia sino a como fueron liberadas el 22 de octubre pasado.

Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" está lista para la descarga.

A continuación el detalle completo:

Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Home Page de Ubuntu.

Página Oficial de las Descargas.

Notas de Publicación - Releases Notes -.

Ubuntu MATE 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Home Page de Ubuntu MATE.
Página Oficial de las Descargas.
Notas de Publicación - Releases Notes -.

Ubuntu MATE 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Home Page de Ubuntu Studio.
Página Oficial de las Descargas.
Notas de Publicación - Releases Notes -.

Kubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Home Page de Kubuntu.
Página Oficial de las Descargas.
Notas de Publicación - Releases Notes -.

Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla".

Home Page de Xubuntu.
Página Oficial de las Descargas.
Notas de Publicación - Releases Notes -.

Con la precision habitual a que nos tiene acostumbrados Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 ha sido publicada puntualmente.

La primera en ver la luz fue Lubuntu. Esta vez el equipo de desarrolladores de Lubuntu le ganó la pulseada a Ubuntu y partió primero.

Una partida de Fórmula 1, con todas las actualizaciones de la derivada que más está trabajando últimamente.

A ella siguieron pocos minutos más tarde Ubuntu y Ubuntu Studio.

Publicada Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa" y sabores oficiales.

El detalle completo, las descargas y las notas de publicación a través de Distrowatch:

 

Lubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa".

The Lubuntu team has announced the availability of Lubuntu 20.04, a long-term support (LTS) release. This release used the LXQt desktop (most previous releases used LXDE as the default desktop) and uses the Calamares system installer instead of the Ubiquity installer used by most other official Ubuntu editions. "This is the fourth Lubuntu release with LXQt as the main desktop environment. The Lubuntu project, in 18.10 and successive releases, will no longer support the LXDE desktop environment or tools in the Ubuntu archive, and will instead focus on the LXQt desktop environment. You can find the following major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release: LXQt 0.14.1. Qt 5.12.8 LTS. Mozilla Firefox 75, which will receive updates from the Ubuntu Security Team throughout the support cycle of the release. The LibreOffice 6.4.2 suite. VLC 3.0.9.2, for viewing media and listening to music. Featherpad 0.12.1, for notes and code editing. Discover Software Center 5.18.4, for an easy, graphical way to install and update software. The powerful and fast email client Trojita 0.7 to get you to inbox zero in no time." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: lubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,668MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa".

Iain Lane has announced the release of Ubuntu 20.04, a new long-term support (LTS) version of the popular distribution. "The Ubuntu kernel has been updated to the 5.4 based Linux kernel, with additional support for Wireguard VPN, AUFS5, and improved support for IBM, Intel, Raspberry Pi and AMD hardware. Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS features the latest version of the GNOME desktop environment, 3.36. Notable changes from 18.04 LTS include performance improvements, a new lock screen design, and support for fractional scaling under X11. 20.04 LTS also features a new look-and-feel: the Yaru theme, available in both light and dark variants. 20.04 LTS also brings support for installing an Ubuntu desktop system on top of ZFS. The latest version brings performance enhancements and optional encryption support. Zsys, Ubuntu’s ZFS system tool, provides automated system and user state saving. Tight integration with GRUB allows a user to revert to any system state on boot and go back in time to pave the way to a bulletproof Ubuntu Desktop." Further details can be found in the distribution's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,589MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), ubuntu-20.04-live-server-amd64.iso (908MB, SHA256, signature, torrent).

Ubuntu Studio 20.04 "Focal Fossa". 

 

The Ubuntu Studio team has announced the release of Ubuntu Studio 20.04, a long-term support release which receives three years of security updates. "The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu Studio 20.04, code-named “Focal Fossa”. This marks Ubuntu Studio’s 27th release. This release is a Long-Term Support release and as such, it is supported for 3 years (until April 2023). Since it’s just out, you may experience some issues, so you might want to wait a bit before upgrading. Please see the release notes for a complete list of changes and known issues." The release announcement displays screenshots and offers upgrade instructions for existing users. It also lists new software available in this release, along with items which were removed from version 20.04, often due to Python 2 reaching the end of its supported life. Download: ubuntustudio-20.04-dvd-amd64.iso (3,424MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

 Kubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa".

The Kubuntu team has announced the release of Kubuntu 20.04. The new release features the KDE Plasma 5.18 desktop and offers three years of security updates. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 20.04 LTS has been released, featuring the beautiful KDE Plasma 5.18 LTS: simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed Focal Fossa, Kubuntu 20.04 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.4-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.68, Plasma 5.18 LTS and KDE Applications 19.12.3. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: kubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,244MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Ubuntu MATE 20.04 "Focal Fossa".

 
Martin Wimpress has announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 20.04. The new release, which will receive three years of support, ships with version 1.24 of the MATE desktop and introduces a firmware update tool called fwupd. "Those of you who follow the desktop Linux news will know that upstream MATE Desktop recently released version 1.24. Ubuntu MATE 20.04 is shipping with MATE Desktop 1.24. Thus, all of the improvements in MATE Desktop 1.24 are present in Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS. Since the last LTS we worked on the following: added multiple coloured theme variations as one-click installs for those of you who simply don't like Chelsea Cucumber; added experimental ZFS install option; added GameMode from Feral Interactive; fixed several crashers in Brisk Menu and added keyboard navigation; fixed panel layout switching which is now stable and reliable via MATE Tweak Tweak and Ubuntu MATE Welcome; fixed rendering window controls on HiDPI displays; fixed irregular icon sizes in MATE Control Center and made them render nicely on HiDPI displays." Further details on the new version can be found in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-mate-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,217MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Ubuntu Kulin 20.04 "Focal Fossa".

 
Ubuntu Kylin 20.04, an official Ubuntu edition customised for the users in China, has been released. This release comes with an updated version of the UKUI desktop environment (a fork of MATE): "The Ubuntu Kylin team is pleased to announce the official release of Ubuntu Kylin's open-source operating system, version 20.04 LTS (code-named 'Focal Fossa'). Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 is the fourth long-term support (LTS) version and it offers 3 years of technical support. The new version of Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 LTS comes with the new UKUI 3.0 desktop environment preview and it supports x86 and arm64 architectures, which further optimizes the 4K HD display effect and application component stability. The new Kirin cloud account function unifies the identity authentication of all platforms and provides users with the cloud synchronization function. It also fixes 539 known issues, such as the inability of the taskbar to preview minimized apps and a file manager memory leak." See the release announcements (in Simplified Chinese or in English) for further information and screenshots. Download: ubuntukylin-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,186MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Xubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa". 

 
Yousuf Philips has announced the release of Xubuntu 20.04, the latest stable version from the project that develops an official Ubuntu spin with Xfce as the preferred desktop: "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 20.04. Xubuntu 20.04, code-named 'Focal Fossa', is a long-term support (LTS) release and will be supported for three years, until April 2023. The Xubuntu team has been hard at work for the last six months of this development cycle improving both the Xfce desktop environment and the Xubuntu user experience following our 19.10 release, which introduced Xfce 4.14 for the first time. We were thrilled by the response to the Ubuntu testing week which helped us make 20.04 another great and stable release. Highlights: a brand-new dark theme, Greybird-dark, has been added, complementing the default Greybird theme; six community wallpapers are bundled from winners of the Community Wallpaper Contest; with the end of life of Python 2, we no longer ship it by default, while apt-offline and pidgin-libnotify are no longer included." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information and known issues. Download: xubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,586MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Ubuntu Budgie 20.04 "Focal Fossa". 

 
To conclude the much-awaited Ubuntu LTS release day, here is David Mohammed's announcement of the release of Ubuntu Budgie 20.04: "We are pleased to announce the release of the new version of our distribution, our second long-term support (LTS) release as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family. This LTS build is supported for three years while the regular releases are supported for 9 months. The new version rolls-up various developments, fixes and optimizations that have been released since the 18.04 LTS release in April 2018: stylish menu applet; Budgie-based network manager applet; Window Shuffler - a keyboard-friendly tiling CTRL+ALT+keypad numbers; the currently focussed window can be tiled to each corner, side to side or maximized and unmaximized all from the keyboard; desktop layouts - choose your default desktop layout with one click; 4K resolution Budgie desktop and Budgie applet support; GNOME Firmware and Drawing are the new default applications; Ubuntu Budgie team wallpapers for 20.04...." See the full release announcement for a complete list of new features. Download: ubuntu-budgie-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,084MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).