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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 20, 2022,
updated Oct 23, 2022
Today, Canonical releases Ubuntu 22.10. Are you excited? Well, you probably shouldn't be. Don't get me wrong, the newest version of the operating system -- which is codenamed "Kinetic Kudu" -- seems fine, but there is nothing truly exciting to be found in it. Yeah, it is just another cookie-cutter Ubuntu release.
With all of that said, there are some notable improvements, such as the new GNOME 43 desktop environment and inclusion of the latest Mesa in the Steam snap. For the most part, however, desktop users will likely find this version very underwhelming.
"All users will benefit from the refinements in GNOME 43, including GTK4 theming for improved performance and consistency. Quick Settings now provide faster access to commonly used options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dark mode and power settings," says Canonical.
Read on
UPDATE
Some more early coverage and two official pages from Canonical:
> Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" is here. It brings many significant improvements, notably Linux Kernel 5.19 and the GNOME 43 experience.
> Of course, this is a customized GNOME experience that will be familiar to existing Ubuntu users.
> Ubuntu 22.10 will be available to download and install later today from https://ubuntu.com/download.
> Codenamed “Kinetic Kudu”, this interim release improves the experience of enterprise developers and IT administrators. It also includes the latest toolchains and applications with a particular focus on the IoT ecosystem.
> “Connected devices are an exciting area of innovation that also create new digital risks in the home and the business. We are focused on enabling a new generation of easy to use and highly secure IoT, so these developers in particular will find a number of quality of life improvements for embedded device and remote development in Ubuntu 22.10”, said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. ”This release also brings new capabilities to our enterprise management story. The new Landscape beta makes it easier than ever to administer your entire Ubuntu estate across any architecture”.
> When it comes to Raspberry Pi support, the theme of Ubuntu 22.10 is definitely embedded devices.
> In this release, Ubuntu now supports a range of embedded display HATs as well as under-the-hood improvements to the GPIO stack as we transition from RPI.GPIO to lgpio (more about that later).
> In addition we’ve worked hard to support the Raspberry Pi’s even smaller cousin, the Raspberry Pi Pico W with the full MicroPython stack now available in the Ubuntu repositories.
> We’ll run through these highlights and more in the rest of this post, but as usual Dave ‘Waveform’ Jones, our resident Raspberry Pi engineer at Canonical, has put together a suite of detailed blog posts to provide additional backstory to each feature. Check them out as we go through.
Many more updates by midnight, grouped below by ISO:
> In this post I show you how (relatively) easy it is to upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
> Just keep in mind that Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is a long-term support release and Ubuntu 22.10 is not! As an interim release, Ubuntu 22.10 gets just 9 months of guaranteed support compared to the (at least) 5 years of support Ubuntu 22.04 LTS receives.
> Which do you covet more: rock-solid stability and a UI you can depend on not changing for five years, or the latest features, refreshed software, and a big upgrade every six months?
> If you’re happy to ride the interim wave, here’s the actual “how to” bit.
> It’s live — Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” is available to download.
> Ubuntu 22.10 comes with a number of improvements to the user experience, a new sound server, new text editor app, and Linux kernel 5.19. It also boasts better-than-ever support for the Raspberry Pi single board computer.
> Ubuntu 22.10 has been released. "Codenamed 'Kinetic Kudu', this interim release improves the experience of enterprise developers and IT administrators. It also includes the latest toolchains and applications with a particular focus on the IoT ecosystem." See the release notes for details.
> Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 22.10, codenamed "Kinetic Kudu." The new release comes with some desktop and performance tweaks, as well as a focus on Internet of Things development.
> Canonical released a new version of its Linux distribution Ubuntu today. Ubuntu 22.10, codename Kinetic Kudu, is a short term support release that will be supported until July 2023. Ubuntu users who need long term support should use the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Long Term Support release, instead, as it is supported until April 2027.
> Downloads are not yet provided on the official Ubuntu website, but several mirrors host the new interim release already. Soon, downloads will also be offered on the official website and you may check out the main download page to find the Ubuntu 22.10 download.
> GNOME 43 Desktop Environment, PipeWire as default, and Linux kernel 5.19 are the key new features in the just-released Ubuntu 22.10.
> The wait is finally over. Ubuntu 22.10, codenamed ‘Kinetic Kudu’, has finally arrived and is available to download.
> Following a tradition, Ubuntu 22.10, like all prior versions of the x.10 series, was released on the penultimate Thursday in October, as planned. For those interested, this is the 37th release of Ubuntu since 2004, when the initial version, Ubuntu 4.10, debuted.
> The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 22.10.
> Xubuntu 22.10, codenamed Kinetic Kudu, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until July 2023.
> Xubuntu is an XFCE-powered official Ubuntu flavour.
> It is also one of the best lightweight Linux distributions available.
> The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 22.10 has been released, featuring the ‘beautiful’ KDE Plasma 5.25 simple by default, powerful when needed.
> Codenamed “Kinetic Kudu”, Kubuntu 22.10 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.
> Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.19-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.98, KDE Plasma 5.25 and KDE Gear 22.08.
> Kubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor that offers a lot of functionality in a refined KDE-powered package.
> The release of Kubuntu 22.10 promises various improvements and a newer version of KDE Plasma.
> Let us go through the highlights of this release.
> Ubuntu MATE 22.10 is a modest update by recent standards and focused on “quality of life improvements”. And there is good reason why this release of Ubuntu MATE doesn’t feature the usual bucket list of changes you’d typically expect, and that’s because I’ve been helping bring the full Ubuntu MATE experience to Debian MATE
> Ubuntu MATE is one of the official Ubuntu flavours that add interesting improvements with every upgrade.
> It is aimed at users who cherish the look and feel of a traditional desktop but also desire the functionality of a modern operating system.
> Ubuntu MATE 22.10 release adds a number of betterments and features, let us take a look at those.
> The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu Studio 22.10, code-named “Kinetic Kudu”. This marks Ubuntu Studio’s 32nd release. This release is a regular release and as such, it is supported for 9 months (until July 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.
> Ubuntu Budgie is an official flavor of Ubuntu, which is popular for its traditional desktop interface and minimal software bloat.
> The release of Ubuntu Budgie 22.10 brings in a few crucial tweaks and additions.
4 More links now (past mightnight, Friday GMT):
> Canonical has announced the availability of Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu”. This is described by the company as an interim release that is aimed at improving the experience for enterprise developers and IT administrators. It comes with the newest toolchains and applications for the IoT ecosystem. Unlike LTS versions of Ubuntu, such as Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, this interim release will only receive support for nine months.
> Ubuntu 22.10, codenamed “Kinetic Kudu”, is here. This release continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of 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, partnering with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.
> Ubuntu Desktop 22.10 users will benefit from the refinements in GNOME 43, including GTK4 theming for improved performance and consistency. Quick Settings now provide faster access to commonly used options such as wifi, bluetooth, dark mode and power settings.
> The Pipewire audio platform broadens support for audio devices and provides a step up in bluetooth connectivity, delivering improved performance for video conferencing. Linux 5.19 improves the power performance of Intel devices and now includes multithreaded decompression on Ubuntu to improve multi-core desktop snap performance.
> Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 22.10 has been released. With the codename Kinetic Kudu, Lubuntu 22.10 is the 23rd release of Lubuntu, the ninth release of Lubuntu with LXQt as the default desktop environment.
> Xubuntu 22.10, "Kinetic Kudu," has been released! The antelope-inspired release packs the latest and greatest GNOME 43, MATE 1.26, and Xfce 4.17 packages. Some long-running issues have finally been addressed, making for a better overall experience over recent releases. I hope this new release makes using your computer more enjoyable.
Friday links about this:
> Canonical has just released Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” with improved desktop usability and performance, upgrade enterprise management tooling, and tools to optimize developer workflows, but highlights most relevant to CNX Software readers are the inclusion of MicroPython and improved embedded display support for Raspberry Pi.
> Over six months of dedicated development has gone into Ubuntu 22.10, the latest version of the Linux desktop operating system. This is the 37th release of Ubuntu since it launched in 2004.
> Ubuntu 22.10, codenamed “Kinetic Kudu” comes with a number of improvements to the user experience, a new sound server, new text editor app, and Linux kernel 5.19. It also boasts better-than-ever support for the Raspberry Pi single board computer.
> The Canonical development team has today announce the availability of Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudo, bringing with it wealth of new features including toolchain updates to Ruby, Go, GCC and Rust, MicroPython support and more. Codenamed “Kinetic Kudu”, this interim release improves the experience of enterprise developers and IT administrators. It also includes the latest toolchains and applications with a particular focus on the IoT ecosystem.
> “Connected devices are an exciting area of innovation that also create new digital risks in the home and the business. We are focused on enabling a new generation of easy to use and highly secure IoT, so these developers in particular will find a number of quality of life improvements for embedded device and remote development in Ubuntu 22.10”, said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. ”This release also brings new capabilities to our enterprise management story. The new Landscape beta makes it easier than ever to administer your entire Ubuntu estate across any architecture”
> This is an interim release, meaning it will only be supported for nine months. In other words, unless you’re the kind of Ubuntu user who insists on always running at the cutting edge, you’ll probably want to stick with 22.04 LTS (“Jammy Jellyfish”), the long term support edition that was initially released in April, with a minor point update, 22.04.1, added in August. As an LTS release, it will receive hardware and maintenance updates through April 2027 — with security updates available through April 2032.
> Congratulations to Ubuntu community worldwide as Ubuntu 22.10 codenamed Kinetic Kudu has been released by Canonical on 20 October 2022. This is a regular release with 9-month support that comes with many new technologies. Special in this release is the return of Unity Desktop, the former user interface from Natty to Zesty era, welcomed as one of the official flavors. In this article, you will be able to download Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server and all official versions from Kubuntu to Ubuntu Unity. Happy downloading!
> Ubuntu Desktop 22.10, codenamed Kinetic Kudu, is here! This is the first release after Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which means that there are a number of changes in both the underlying technology and the user experience, as well as some previews of what might be on the horizon in future releases.
> Excited? Let’s jump straight into our highlights.
> The Ubuntu Linux distribution has a long history of colorful names, but that doesn’t deter at all from the serious enterprise capabilities the operating system provides.
> The new Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu release became generally available today, marking the second major release for Ubuntu in 2022. The new release provides users with an incremental update that provides features designed to help embedded and internet of things (IoT) use cases. The Kinetic Kudu also provides a new desktop user environment that will help to improve enterprise productivity.
> “We’re fully in with Gtk 4.0 theming and it’s much more slick than prior releases,” Oliver Smith, product manager for Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu WSL at Canonical, told VentureBeat.
> Alongside the release of the regular Ubuntu 22.10 desktop is a flurry of refreshed flavour releases to fawn over.
> In this post I give a short overview of the key new features and changes in a few of the most popular Ubuntu flavours, along with the downloads links you’ll need should you want to try them out first-hand, for yourself.
> Unless otherwise noted, all flavours inherit Ubuntu’s foundational packages, so you get the same Linux kernel 5.19, graphics drivers, and tooling as the regular version (so I won’t call those changes out specifically).
> Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu is out! Time to install the new system and do same configurations before ready for use. And, here are a list of things I can tell for you.
One more past midnight:
> Linux software company Canonical Ltd. today announced a major new release of its popular Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu is one of the most widely used versions of Linux and is especially popular with large enterprises, which use the software to power all kinds of public cloud environments and business applications.
OS News:
> While I’m personally not really using Ubuntu itself anymore, my gaming PC is still running Linux Mint, meaning I will still benefit from this new release. Ubuntu is still massively popular despite stumbles over the years, and countless popular distributions are all based on it.
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