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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver — Release Date And 9 Biggest Features


Following the release of Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth announced that Ubuntu 18.04, which would be an LTS release, is going to be called “Bionic Beaver.” While Beaver refers to a large, amphibious rodent with smooth fur and sharp teeth, Bionic is an ode to the robotics and artificial body parts.

Ubuntu 18.04 Release Schedule:

Canonical has made the Bionic Beaver release schedule public and expected release date isn’t surprising. The first Alpha for opt-in flavors is expected to ship on January 4th, 2018. The final stable release will be available on April 26th, 2018. Currently, you can grab the daily builds for your testing purposes.
  • Alpha 1 Release: 4th January
  • Alpha 2 Release: 1st February
  • Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze: 1st March
  • Beta 1 Release: 8th March
  • Final Beta Release: 5th April
  • Final Freeze, Release Candidate: 19th April
  • Final Ubuntu 18.04 release: 26th April
Ubuntu desktop development process is known to follow a strict timeline, so the above dates should turn out to be pretty accurate. Due to some minor hiccups in the development process, a few changes could also be made by Canonical. Still, this gives a pretty solid idea regarding when you should be planning the next Ubuntu release party.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Features

1. GNOME 3.28 desktop

In case you haven’t tried Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, 18.04 LTS is going to be a whole new experience for you. With 17.10, Canonical has already made a shift to GNOME desktop as default with some tweaks. So, for existing LTS users, things are going to be pretty new.
About the GNOME version, we can expect GNOME 3.28 to ship with 18.04.

2. Kernel 4.15

“Every 6 months the Ubuntu Kernel Team is tasked to pick the kernel to be used in the next release. We look at the Ubuntu release schedule and how that will line up with the upstream kernel releases,” the Ubuntu Kernel Team wrote in a recent post. The team expects that Linux kernel 4.15 will power Ubuntu 18.04.

3. New desktop and icon theme

Even though Ubuntu 17.10 has undergone an overhauling with GNOME desktop, its look still resembles a lot like earlier versions of Ubuntu. Based on the general feedback from community,

4. Xorg by default

Due in April 2018, the next LTS release will ship with both traditional Xorg graphics and new Wayland-based stack. However, Xorg will be the default. The Ubuntu development team has listed different reasons for this choice, including a better performance of software like Hangouts, Skype, and WebRTC services, in Xorg. It also recovers better from Shell crashes. For Ubuntu 18.10, the team will again re-evaluate Wayland as the default.

5. Minimal installation option

Along with the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release, the users will be able to perform a lean installation of Ubuntu. This option will strip away lots of software packages and you’ll get a system will a desktop environment, web browser, core system tools, and no much more. This option will appear in Ubuntu installer. Please note that it isn’t a replacement for pre-existing Ubuntu Minimal ISO.

6. Ubuntu will collect some data

As per a recent announcement made on Ubuntu mailing list, Canonical will start collecting some user data related to system configuration and installed packages on the machine. Starting from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, this opt-out option will be provided in the installer. Read about this expected feature in detail here.

7. New installer for Ubuntu Server

With Ubuntu 18.04, Canonical will finally refresh the Ubuntu Server’s command line installer. The new installer named Subiquity will be the default one in upcoming LTS release. This change will give it a new look to server installation process, which had been Debian’s text-based installer till now.

8. Support for color emojis

Yes, colorful emojis are finally coming to Ubuntu desktop. This new feature will let you display color emoji in different apps. Even though many die-hard Linux fans will deny that it’s a development worth much attention, emojis are important of today’s messaging and communication. So, being able to see emojis in their colorful attire is pleasing.

9. Faster boot time

Canonical is also working to speed up the boot-time of Ubuntu by using systemd’s features. This is an exciting change and it’ll be interesting to see what the desktop team manages to achieve in this area.
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