Canonical announced the latest version of Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, along with other flavors. It features Linux kernel 4.13, Gnome desktop is the default desktop instead of Unity, GDM has replaced LightDM as the default display manager, GTK 3.26 & Gnome 3.26. Python 2 is no longer installed by default. Python 3 has been updated to 3.6. On supported systems, Wayland is now the default display server. The older display server is still available: just choose Ubuntu on Xorg from the cog on the log in screen.: "Codenamed "Artful Aardvark", Ubuntu 17.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technology into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. As always, 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 4.13-based kernel, glibc 2.26, gcc 7.2, and much more. Ubuntu Desktop has had a major overhaul, with the switch from Unity as our default desktop to GNOME3 and gnome-shell. Along with that, there are the usual incremental improvements, with newer versions of GTK and Qt, and updates to major packages like Firefox and LibreOffice..." You can checkout complete release announcement and release notes.
Highlights:
- Linux Kernel 4.13
- Gnome Desktop replaced the Unity
- Gnome 3.26 Stack
- GTK 3.26 Support
- On supported systems, Wayland is now the default display server.
- Default applications of Ubuntu updated
- GDM has replaced LightDM as the default display manager.
- Window control buttons are back on the right for the first time since 2010.
- Driverless printing support.
- Python 2 is no longer installed by default. Python 3 has been updated to 3.6.
- The Settings app has been redesigned.
- Many changes and bug fixes under the hood
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