As you all know, Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus last Thursday, April 21. We have already written several articles about its launch and about their new arrivals, but today we wanted to write another more organized and direct, starting by remembering that a version Long Term Support includes support for over 18 months of support included in the normal versions (the non-LTS ones). Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Core and Ubuntu Kylin will have support for patches and updates for 5 years, while the rest of the official flavors, such as the Ubuntu MATE from which a server writes, will have it for 3 years, which is until 2021 and 2019 respectively.
What's new in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
General news
- Most are updated to GNOME 3.18.
- GLib has been updated to version 2.48, which is the equivalent of GNOME 3.20.
- GNOME Software replaces the Ubuntu Software Center. Now everything is much more fluid and we find packages that were not available before, such as Kodi or MAME. Without a doubt, they have eliminated one of the most negative points of Ubuntu 15.10 and earlier versions.
- All default applications and libraries have been ported to WebKit 2.
- GNOME Calendar have been included by default.
- Empathy and Brasero are no longer installed by default (less bloatware).
- Chromium has been updated to version 48.
- Firefox has been updated to version 45.
- Dash web searches are disabled by default.
- HiDPI support improved.
- Added support for more default languages.
- libvirt has been updated to version 1.3.1.
- qemu has been updated to version 2.5.
- OpenvSwitch 2.5.0 (LTS).
- Latest stable RC version of Ceph Jewel.
- The Nginx web server reaches version 1.9.15.
- LXD 2.0.
- docker 1.10.
- PHP 7.0.
- MySQL 5.7.
- Juju 2.0.
- Kernel 4.4.x (kernel v4.4.4 was already used in the betas)
- Possibility to move the launcher to the bottom (more information).
- Python 2 is not installed by default.
- Support for ZFS.
- Support for CephFS.
- Ubuntu 16.04 also includes the first GA release for the Nova driver for LXD (nova-lxd).
- Many bug fixes.
What's new in LibreOffice
- LibreOffice comes to version 5.1 with a new theme (Breeze).
- Python improvements.
- Support for WebDAV via HTTPS.
- Writter improvements:
- Add support for hiding blanks.
- Mailmerge can use spreadsheets as a data source.
- Verify text no longer closes automatically.
- Calc improvements:
- It has been enhanced so that you can handle "negative Y values".
- Performance has been improved by leveraging SSe3 for summation functions.
- Added support for exporting to PNG.
- Search for numbers as format / displayed.
Snap format for applications
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS includes a new application format: the snap packages. Snap packages can be installed as an alternative to .deb packages. The advantage of the snap is that users will receive the updates on the same day they are available and we do not have to wait for the developers to send it to Canonical and Canonical upload them to their repositories, which can take days and can be dangerous if the update includes a security patch.
What's New in Ubuntu Server 16.04
General news
- The kernel crash dump mechanism now supports remote kernel crash dump.
- It is now possible to send kernel crash dumps to a remote server using the SSH or NFS protocols.
Latest version of OpenStack Mitaka, including
- OpenStack identity: Keystone.
- OpenStack Imaging: Glance.
- OpenStack Block Storage: Cinder.
- OpenStack calculation: Nova.
- OpenStack Networks: Neutron.
- OpenStack Telemetry: Ceilometer and Aodh.
- OpenStack Orchestration: Heat.
- OpenStach Dashboard: Horizon.
- OpenStack Object Storage: Swift.
- OpenStack Database as a Service: Trove.
- OpenStack DNS: Designate.
- OpenStack Bare-metal: Ironic.
- OpenStack file system: Manila.
- OpenStack key manager: Barbican.
- OpenStack Mitaka is also provided via Ubuntu Cloud Archive for OpenStack Mitaka for Ubuntu 14.04 users.
Have you already tried Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? What do you think? Although I'm curious, I tried the beta until a couple of weeks ago and I stick with Ubuntu MATE. And you?
If you have already tried it, do not miss the things to do after installing ubuntu 16.04.
I like this version but eat resources that we go much more than the previous ones
Help I can't install google earth
Hello
I've been tinkering with 16.04 lts and trying via terminal to install xubuntu and lubuntu, on 16.10 with apt-get, kubuntu hits me on the test laptop and there is no doubt, I'll stick with ubuntu mate, also I have updated from 15.10 through the software updater the next day without problems.
regards
I'm installing a Ubuntu 16.04 server for my intranet, it's the first time I've done it, is there a HOW TO document for the administration of this version?
I want to install a web portal that I use for my administration, never manage a lamp from the console
I have 2 computers ... one with Server 13.04 that is great ... the other with 15.04 that is fine, but remote access through vnc gives me problems, and there is no way to fix it. And this is what bothers me the most ... what in 13 works in 15, which is a higher version, stops working. I wanted to go (regress) to 13, but now there is a problem with partition alignment on "large" (2-tera) disks and I'm reading info. As soon as I find out about this issue of misalignment of partitions, I will update my ubuntu server, BUT FOR ATRASSSS… ¡¡¡¡
Regarding the post ... I am not going to update to 16. I do not see repairs of ambiguous problems, known to developers, and that carry over from previous versions. A visit to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?search=Search&field.status=In+Progress It gives us a general idea of the time taken to solve critical problems. And it is that in the end ... I have concluded that in 16 there is a general interest in "fine-tuning" OpenStack, otherwise, I do not see anything of interest, and if above, a "compi" who has posted, ensures that throws much more resources…. even less.
If one thing I like about gnu-linux, it is that it can work, practically, on any system, and it is not necessarily mandatory, to focus on ubuntu, because today almost all distros "are for human beings" ... Do you remember , years ago, what was an installation of Slackware or Mandrake like? Well that, fortunately, has gone down in history .. Right?
Anyway, I say goodbye, congratulating you on your blog, time and effort, to send us this interesting info ... Greetings from the Costa del Sol (today it is cloudy).
hello to all the truth I have not been able to install office 2013, neither the suite of Adobe cc, if someone can help me I would appreciate it ...
regards
How do I install Hotot on Ubuntu 16.04 and make it work
Has anyone tested if they recognize 2560 × 1080 ultra wide monitors?
I had ubuntu 14.04 going very well. I installed 16.04, in principle many system errors, many more than 14.04, so far so good, then monitors do not recognize me, I can assume it, the "cherry on top", I install the printer and take it in "state of wait », I have googled and tried some things but it has not been solved (brother dcp 7055), conclusion I went back to 14.04
A year after its release, I have installed Ubuntu Server 16.04, and it is doing very well as a web page server and with owncloud.
It is August 2020 and I am testing it who would say has had 7 updates so far I am writing from a live in Ubuntu 16.04.7