The launch of a new version of Ubuntu is approaching, as we are in April 2015 so as many already know, the numbering will be: 15.04, Name Live Vermet.
Just yesterday it went into its final freeze phase, which means it should be almost ready… it won't get any new features or anything like that, it'll just be working on major bugs or something. I mean, the final freeze period is what Debian takes months, but Ubuntu does it in a few weeks LOL!
However, this version of Ubuntu comes with several significant changes, change from init to systemd ... new kernel ... improvements to Unity, etc, we will detail some of these a little more.
Unity 7
Unity, something that has generated (and continues to generate, although to a lesser extent) a lot of controversy, mainly because of the imposition of Canonical, now brings a change in the application menu. Until now we only saw this menu (you know, File, Edit, etc) when we hovered the mouse cursor over where it is supposed to be, on the panel, well ... now the menu will be found not on the desktop panel as such, but more 'locally', on the top bar of each application.
Unity 7.3 also brings Dash, HUD, some new animations ... etc.
As it has been seen, they have solved some bugs that made Compiz with proprietary Nvidia drivers have errors. Also, they say that Compiz 0.9.12 now has full integration support with MATE.
Kernel and init … Uh, I meant, systemd
I won't stop to talk about the pros and cons of systemd, we have already talked about that (and much more) here in DesdeLinux…the point is that this new version of Ubuntu will use systemd and not init.
Will non-advanced users notice this change? ... dare I say no. Whoever uses the computer for multimedia, school or office work, that is, not advanced system administration ... does not have to notice this change in reality, but hey, let's see how well Ubuntu implements it 😀
Also, Ubuntu 15.04 will come with Linux kernel version 3.19.3 Updated applications, as usual
As usual, each version of Ubuntu comes with updated software, LibreOffice, Firefox, Chromium, etc. etc. Then if they want to use PPAs well ... they may have more updated software, although the level of stability of the system may be affected 😉
Ubuntu 15.04 Conclusions
Those who are interested in testing this version of Ubuntu can download the beta, notwithstanding the official launch of the final and stable version is the 23 April of this year 2015, so the wait will not be long either.
On the stability side, it's Ubuntu ... we'll see how it behaves.
It is not that I am always criticizing Ubuntu, it is one of the distros that brings the most users to our Linux universe ... but also, it is one of the ones that loses the most (if not the most) users, that is, users who stop using this distro to use another, either Linux Mint, Fedora, Arch or Debian, is it for something or not? ...
I hope from Ubuntu, that in the future they will improve energy consumption, my battery lasts only 30 minutes, with Windows it lasts 2 hours.
Since they are developing a system for mobiles, their applications should be compatible with a desktop PC, they should take the example of Microsoft, the applications that I use on my windowsphone, I can use them with windows 8.1.
»Take Microsoft's example»? Actually microsoft has taken the idea from Canonical, the difference is that microsoft has the means to make it happen in 1 year and Canonical needs 3 or 4.
But yes, what Ubuntu is looking for with its mobile system is convergence with the desktop, which will come with Unity 8, in theory for 2016 ...
Mozilla is doing the same with Firefox OS and its marketplace filled with Firefox-compatible web applications (they've already improved on the Mozilla Prism idea).
Raúl, in my case it is very different with Linux I have 1/2 hours more autonomy (and lower temperature) with Linux than in Windows 7, in my case I have the free drivers installed. Find the way for yourself! It is the only way
Hello
With this guide http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/18073964/Optimizacion-de-energia-Dell-Inspirion-5521.html, I got my Dell battery to last around 6 hours by having 10 tabs in firefoz and watching videos on youtube.
I hope you serve,
Perhaps something that I would like a lot about Ubuntu (Canonical anyway), is that the issue of releasing a new version every 6 months ends, it seems to me a completely unnecessary work team effort from any point of view. Maybe you should just go from LTS to LTS and give security updates as appropriate and add applications as the more "stable" versions appear.
The people of Canonical have done great in moving forward and bringing Linux closer and closer to ordinary people, since whenever someone wants to go to this side, they do it from Ubuntu or derivatives, there are not SO MANY forks of this distro.
That would be my wish, maybe I'm getting the hang of it, but "Hard-hitting Distros ™" almost always have too many problems and tend to frustrate the less experienced or novice user.
Greetings.
A logical step would be for Canonical to focus on a super stable distro to mix their server business, but if they do that, they leave a lot of people out. Therefore, staying from LTS to LTS I don't think is a good option unless they do the same as Debian.
I am a relatively new Linux user, I tried some distro but it ended up convincing me with Ubuntu with its Unity and all. I started with Linux in August of last year and went straight to 14.04 LTS.
And that's where my question goes: this new version 15.04 is not LTS? I know that each LTS is supported for 5 years, but I know that 12.04 is also LTS. So how many years does this kind of version come out?
Huy, a Ubuntu test like Debian, it would never get out of this 😀 But with Xfce 😀
Sergo S, on the Ubuntu page is all the information. LTSs come out every 2 years and, as of 14.04, they have 5 years of support. Next LTS is out next year
The versions that come out between the LTS are the "testing", that's why they last very little. The LTS are the ones that are really worth enjoying (these editions are the true derivatives of Debian, and from the first updates, they begin to have greater compatibility with the final versions of Debian).
Rolling releases like Arch or Antergos are the Distros in Trouble ™. That is why I refuse to use them.
Have you tried Manjaro? Rolling Release but without "rush", updates take a few weeks to arrive from Arch, in which problems and incompatibilities are fixed. All the benefits of both worlds. (You can tell that I like it, right? Since I use it I have not wanted to know anything about Ubuntu, and that I am quite a fan of Unity)
I totally agree with you, Canonical shouldn't waste money on non-LTS versions that no one uses.
But if they did what you say, wouldn't the non-"priority" software get very outdated in repos?
For example, right now in Ubuntu 14.10 I went to install the game 0ad and I found that it is 1 version backward. If it were 14.04, it would possibly be 2 or 3.
The truth is that the system of every 6 months seems good to me for people with more need or desire to be updated and the LTS for those who do not want to eat their heads and leave an installed system and forget about the rest (like when I put Linux on my grandfather, Linux mint 17 (LTS) and in 2019 see you
Beyond some tweaks to Unity that I don't like, the systemd and the new kernel, let's say they come by decantation for Debian, I don't know how much development / optimization Canonical has given for stability, etc. to this new version.
Although it is not an LTS, the truth is that the latest Ubuntu releases are boring, I do not see great advances, original new software, if stability but coming from the Debian filter it does not seem like a big thing ...
I will continue to use ubuntu for its more up-to-date software and ease of using ppa, but as a gnu / linux reference distro (like it or not) it's lagging. And if they do well with smartphones, I hope the desktop is not relegated
It is true. They are worrying a lot about Ubuntu Phone and stuff and forgetting about its desktop distribution. It was already so that Canonical had filled Ubuntu with good applications (perhaps their own, perhaps improved from others), but they continue to take apps from other projects and do not really make many changes. Outcome? Boring pitch after boring pitch.
However, if you want to use Updated Software + PPA (in this case AUR), I advise you to try Antergos 😉
Or chakra, crunchbang (if they are spelled that way). If you want a little more 'excitement', have them install Arch on an LVM from a previous installation XD
It's at least 4 or 5 more steps, but it's worth having an Arch on a brand new LVM.
Regarding the Software Center, unfortunately it will not be present in Debian Jessie as Squeeze and Wheezy had accustomed us (it has already been completely focused on Ubuntu in its latest releases). I would have liked this component to be present in Debian Jessie,
but what can be done if Ubuntu does not optimize its best components (Software Center, Unity) towards Debian or other distros so that it is on par with GNOME, KDE and other desktop interfacesalthough I would have loved it if the Software Center was on Debian Jessie, and the converged applications were already available on the rest of the desktops.ubuntu doesn't use upstart so far? i think init doesn't
In fact I had heard something like that, but by decision of Debian they stayed with SysVInit until Debian to avoid future problems, gave control to SystemD. As I recall, Ubuntu started looking at Upstart as soon as Debian was looking at SystemD.
It seems to me that it uses upstart, because the other time I was doing some little programs and I saw that it was not process 1 (init) that adopted the processes that were orphaned but a certain upstart and looking for a bit there, I got to that ubuntu did not use init but upstart which is like an improved version.
Much use of words like something, some and ellipsis.
It seems that the person who wrote the article did not know with certainty many things to expect from Ubuntu 15.04.
You have to remove some vices in the writing every day. It is not only criticizing for criticizing, you have to criticize well.
Successes with that.
Does the applications menu bar go back down?
meh ...
I think not, according to the image not at least. It seems to me that whoever made the article did not see that in Ubuntu there are already menus in the title bar.
I got to use Ubuntu at least 2 or 3 versions because of the drivers and software center issue. When they made the leap to GnomeShell and Unity, I preferred Gnome for mere nostalgia (I started mandriva 2010 with Gnome) and although it is not one of the best desktops, I really like it.
When Ubuntu stabilized a bit in the second release (or fix) of Unity, it gave me a lot of problems with Compiz Fusion, I remember that once I installed conky and it gave me a bug report message, that's when I said goodbye to Ubuntu.
Summing up the story ...
1) Unity gave me problems of many kinds.
2) At that time everyone complained about Fedora for always arriving later than planned and for the terrible performance of its applications, which in Ubuntu, although it was better, was not a reason for admiration.
3) I come from windows hoping to use something that does NOT look like it when suddenly a wild crash ad appears.
4) As absurd as it may sound, I hate purple.
5) On my sister's pc the package manager had a problem that after investigating a couple of days I did not find a solution due to lack of time, I decided to reinstall. Also several friends who approached the dark side had the same problem.
There are several more. I could also say that all of the above was just a pretext and that I just wanted to try a distro that would let me learn more about the system. I found Arch.
This wasn't going to be a rolling release? or was it just fruit those rumors
I was wondering how to install the Open office, since I use OpenLP and they only seem to be compatible with each other.
What to expect?… WHAT TO EXPECT ?????
The question is strange, I say, from Ubuntu you can not hope but the best !!!!
After all, Ubuntu is the only distro with a future in Linux, the rest, if not moving to the cloud or mobile devices, will be, so to speak, relegated.
On the desk over there. Although I do not need an Ubuntu One account the truth, but the mobile devices can be true.
The only distro with a commercial future you mean, but for this you have to wait many years.
GNU / Linux is a large community. Debian with its extremely wide range of supported architectures and all the distros that are in the same style as Gentoo still have a broad future, from there there are going to be people who will "branch" those distros to other platforms giving them their touch. The fact that Ubuntu is insistently invading other fields does not mean that it was the first or that it is the only one to do so.
Taking advantage of the fact that I already opened this comment (and for laziness to make another).
This Ubuntu fanboys reminds me a lot of DW users, those who have been settled for a long time, they are relaxed, cold, lonely. They keep their distance from the others. New users, on the other hand, are so restless and energetic that they do things that they later regret. With this I do not mean that the average ubunter is reckless by nature, but rather that they speak with too much pride of the flag they carry, when there are (I risk saying it) things that they might like more, be it more stable, more updated , prettier, much friendlier. And this does not go from a single point of view, it can be better from several more angles. For now I am keeping my Arch and will go back for more when I have read more documentation about Gentoo.
I do not understand why so fed up in Ubuntu, so why write about it?
What do we use it for?
An article written with such apathy reflects nothing but a lack of professionalism and a lack of respect for readers. Let's go! I don't want to end up leaving this blog.
I have not read it that way. In fact, the changes made in this version are relevant enough to catch the attention of GNU / Linux users (especially those who hoped in vain to use Ubuntu as a "last refuge" to combat SystemD ).
Regarding the menu bar merged with the title bar, it seems like a good idea to me.
For the moment, I will be encouraged to use Ubuntu version 14.04 (I have enough with putting up with systemd on Debian Jessie).
Better wait and download Debian 8 when it comes out in a few days.
I think Ubuntu has a long way to go in terms of these new inclusions (systemD, etc), we will have to wait to see how good that implementation is.
Regards!
I am one of those who started with Ubuntu and soon abandoned it for other distros. I am a newbie and my problem with 14.04 was that I could not create accesses on the desktop.
Personally I was waiting for the foray of systemd in ubuntu and debian for the homologation of tricks and tutorials among all the distros, there are more blogs to help users of these, also the wikis will have to be updated. With this update are also newer services such as (for example) the bluez 5 suite. Much to celebrate, really.
After analyzing both Ubuntu 15.04 and version 14.04 on the same computer, there is a notable change in terms of resource consumption, Ubuntu 15 is less fluid than 14, perhaps it is a matter of graphics drivers, or a matter of what Ubuntu 15 is heavily loaded. Use the 32-bit version in both cases ...
Who Collaborates Me !! With Applications Q They Are Homonyms Of Windows With Ubuntu !!
It's a **** my *** made all my PC fail the sound. I had to erase the entire disk with Ubuntu 12.04.
Man, what a bummer about this LTS thing. I upgraded to ubuntu 14.10 and ran out of update support. It asks me to update to 15.10 and is supposedly going to provide support for 9 months. I have a not very fast internet connection and now after 9 months I will have to update again. I better think about downgrading to 14.04.2 LTS! or better, switch to another GNU / Linux distribution!